TV: The Boondocks

I am the stone that the builder refused, I am the visual...

With only 3 series and 45 episodes at 19mins each, it didn't take me long to watch them all. At first, having watched the first few episodes i didn't find it all that entertaining. But when I'm giving shows a trial run I only really start judging by the third episode. I'm glad to say that by the third episode I was entertained by brothers Huey, Riley (aged 10 and 8) and their Grandad Robert Freeman.

The kids have been sent to live with their grandad, though as with most TV shows the reasoning to why is vague and fuzzy. The suburban town they now reside is a culture shock for the kids who were raised in the city of Chicago, Illinois. The difference in environment, culture and weather is the basis of the show which helps to highlight both the living ways and mentality of a range of extreme African Americans. The show over exaggerates certain situations to give it a comical element whilst leaving you thinking "That kinda happened to me last week, but I'd never go that far..."

We all know about sibling rivalry but these kids take it to the extreme, using both a mix of advance karate and just your bog standard weaponary on each other during a daily beat-down. Its both a little conically strange yet mesmerising all the same.

Though the kids are essentially babies, eight your old Riley considers himself a gangstar, often referring to himself as "Young Reezy" a play off of Lil Waynes Weezy and Chris Browns Breezy. Calling ladies Bitches and generally swearing like there's no tomorrow.

On the other hand his older brother Huey, made distintive by his massive and oddly shaped afro, can be seen as the level headed of the two, being into politics and black rights doing all he can to explain his theories and promote equality, though being only nine ears old, nobody takes him seriously, giving him a pat on the head and fawning over how adorable he is.

Grandad Robert Freeman is a grumpy but loveable character who is just trying to live out his retirement in style and won't let Huey and Riley get in the way of him going out with various women he met over the internet or from being seen as a valued neighbour in the small community of Woodcrest.

There have been a vast number of guest appearances, and spoof characters mostly in the Afro Caribbean sector, as to help promote the key themes of the show including R Kelly, Barack Obama, Xzibit and Snoop Dog to name but a few.

Okay i know this just sounds like a sociology lesson about the impact of been black in a white society but the show is defiantly uniquely awesome and can be enjoyed and understood by people of all races. Three Unicorns.

Started Late March