Thanks to the absolute schmuckitude of Fox, THR is reporting that the most consistently funny and intelligent comic strip (take that, Family Circus!) is soon going to be an animated show on the hipster Adult Swim lineup on the Cartoon Network. And, for icing on the proverbial cake, there's also plans to make a Boondocks movie as well.
I couldn't be more pleased.
Fox actually had first dibs on the show and turned it down. Because, you know, nothing could possibly top the highly intellectual comedy that Fox already provides with shows like The Simple Life, Banzai, or Bamboozled Method and Red. I can just imagine Fox's execs at the meeting giving insightful suggestions like "Does Huey have to be so angry?" or "Could we have the kids raised by a white family?"
By the way, if you don't already read Aaron McGruder's Boondocks, I really do suggest you give it a look. You can pretty much read it for free if you're a cheap bastard. It's not just some kook-assed fringe lefty (and eek! black!) comic like some critics would have you believe; the comic really has a much broader appeal. Plus, they're always taking on pop culture icons as well, which is the express ticket to my heart. Here's some examples:
Huey in a letter to Queen Latifah
"If you do not cease and desist with embarrassing and stereotypical movie roles, the Council will have no choice but to rename you Whoopi Latifah."
Exchange between Huey and Caesar on bad black movies
Huey: Want a bad black movie update?
Caesar: Lemme guess, more Eddie Griffin news?
Huey: Says he's teaming up with Orlando Jones again, this time they're playing two motorcycle cops.
Article comments
1 - Thad Boyd
...Why does the info for Right to Be Hostile list Michael Moore as the author? He only wrote the foreword; Aaron McGruder wrote and drew it. I know Moore's name is an attention-grabber, but good Lord.
2 - Morgan
Great blog! I agree that that Fox have the worst track record when it comes to shows they pass up. Cartoon network does always does a good of taking Fox's trash and turning into treasure.
3 - Eric
I agree and was in the middle of posting about this on my blog. The only thing is tho, the way you put it makes it out like the shows really are trash. They're not. They're great. It's the shows that FOX keeps that are trash. And that's why people actually watch those on FOX. FOX shows trash, and people have come to expect that from them.