Trapped in the Boondocks

I have to apologize for the failure to update for the past few months. I would love to tell you it was due to a pilgrimage to Nepal to learn ancient blogging arts to combat evil and bring the funny, but really I have been uninspired to write anything.

However, tonight I have been inspired to write, and I hope you in turn will be inspired to do two things which I will list later.

So why now I am I posting, you ask with baited breath?

Well because this Sunday night at 11:00 eastern time, the next great television show premieres. Aaron McGruder's "The Boondocks" airs on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

Never heard of "The Boondocks"? Well you have a lot of catching up to do. The Boondocks is a comic strip involving two kids living with their grandfather. 10 year old Huey is how I imagine a pre-teen Calvin of "Calvin and Hobbes" would turn out. Politically astute, and well spoken; Huey points out the ridiculousness of today's society in a way that is always funny.

His 8 year old brother Riley is a product of the Hip-Hop generation and is a great foil to Huey. Both kids have grown up in the city. However, upon retirement, their grandfather moved them to suburbia and now they most live in a rich neighborhood where the hypocrisy around them knows no bounds.

Based on what I read, the satire in the television show will not be as current as the strip (each episode has been in development for over a year). However it sounds like it takes the issues head on. The people at Cartoon Network gave them full creative control and, from what I have read and seen, they have used it.

If you are curious about this great comic strip and show, check out the following links:

The Comic Strip
The TV Show
A Review
Some Reading


Now for the 2 things you can do for me that I mentioned earlier:

1. Watch "The Boondocks" this Sunday at 11:00 pm on The Cartoon Network.
2. Let me know if you missed me in my long hiatus. A comment or two may just be the inspiration I have been looking for!