adult swim has this wonderful thing called the "Friday Night Fix" whereas you can watch the newest episode of their shows prior to them airing them at their regular time. It's only accessible on their website. So, I watched the newest "The Boondocks" episode - "Guess Hoes Coming To Dinner". Brief synopsis - Granddad meets a young lady by the name of Cristal ("you know, like the champagne?") and proceeds to fall for her not realizing that she's a, well, she's a.... umm how can I put this delicately? Fuck it - she's a hoe.
Everyone else can tell but Granddad. Even Cristal is perplexed but hey, for her this is her sugar daddy so, she ain't complaining. Thing is - Huey and Riley are. Later we meet "A Pimp Named Slickback".
You need to watch this. If you can't check out FNF, then check out "The Boondocks" on adult swim - Sunday nights - 11PM est. This is funniest damn thing I've ever seen. No, really - I can't begin to tell you that if this doesn't get a fuckin' nomination for Comedy Series of the Year - I'm whippin somebody's natural ass.
For whatever reason, I'm hooked on "Lost" and "Invasion". As of 9PM, I'm camped in front of the tv and God help anyone who disturbs me. Couple of weeks ago, my wife came in the room and started talking and she stated the look I gave her scared the hell out of her. She also said it's been over six years since she's seen that look. Hey, I married a good woman - it takes alot to make me angry and very rarely does she cross that line.
Back to my obsession. I have no idea why I'm hooked the way I am to both these shows. Especially Invasion. There's not much anyone can do for me in the Sci-Fi department anymore. I mean after Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica (new series), and the Matrix - plus Outer Limits, the Prisoner and the Twilight Zone - I'm rarely surprised. Invasion suprises me - not with the "big reveals" but the little things. The sudden character changes, the bits of history that pop up suddenly, suspicion and then explainations and then suspicions again.
"Lost" wants that and they achieve it but at a different level. You now expect it from Lost and look for it. Red herrings abound in Lost. They're there on purpose. Just to make the viewer crazy. But Invasion is a different beast even though both shows have been compared. Acutally they are a great tag team. They both make you think and dispel the old adage - believe what you see. With Lost and Invasion, you can't believe what you see, because everything is a lie.
I was once told by a master con-artist the art of the great con. He said, "Boy, it isn't the lie, per-se. You see, all great lies - the ones you believe have one thing in common. The truth. The truth has to be in there somewhere or at least the semblance of the truth. Because it is the last vestage of the lie. Once the lie is exposed, and the lie is always exposed, you still win because they have now abandoned the truth. Without that bit of truth, the secret will never be revealed."
Lost and Invasion - Wednesday nights on ABC.
This is the orignal "Boondocks" crew. Yep, the gang's all there: Huey, Riley, Jazmine, Caesar, Hiro and is that Cindy in the corner? Nope - I forgot the character's name but yep, he's a part of the original crew too.
"The Boondocks" is a comic strip and now animated series created by Aaron McGruder. Mr. McGruder started the series while in college and it morphed into a series in The Source Magazine, and then morphed again as a newspaper comic strip. Some characters were added and some have left, the main characters of Huey Freeman, Riley Freeman and Robert Freeman have ever remained constant.
A brief synopsis - Huey and his younger brother Riley are now in the care of their Grandfather, Robert Freeman. Robert or Granddad, has taken the children's inheritance (it is assumed their parents have passed away) and moved them from the South Side of Chicago to Woodcrest - an upper middle class, predominantly white neighborhood. Needless to say, the kids are out of their element and are causing havoc in retaliation of being "kidnapped" from their beloved Chicago home.
Mr. McGruder does not shy away from controversy. As a matter of fact, since most things of importance carry some controversy, basically Mr. McGruder's strip is a commentary on the world today in his world view. The fact that many people (myself included) can understand and agree with this world view is something that should be acknowledged and thought about. Basically, it should scare the crap out of anyone in political and social power.
"The Boondocks" has morphed again - they are now an animated show on Cartoon Network's late night adult-oriented block aptly named "adult swim". A slew of networks attempted to have the series but were not totally enthralled with Mr. McGruder's entire vision. adult swim has given the majority of creative control to Mr. McGruder (as it should be), and he had delivered his brand of wit, humor and insight to a public that is sorely in need especially in this day and age.
The Boondocks - Sunday Nights. adult swim. 11PM - do not miss it.
