They are back! The Freeman family finally return to Adult Swim, tonight for the premiere of the very last season of The Boondocks. However, not every family member is coming back. Show creator Aaron McGruder and Sony have went their separate ways. McGruder will not be gone from Adult Swim for too long. He is currently working on a new series, Black Jesus.
The Boondocks kick off it’s final season tonight at 10:30 on Adult Swim. Where most of the world have one last season to say goodbye to the Freeman family, the show’s creator, Aaron McGruder already has.
McGruder did not return for the fourth season, explaining in an open letter to fans:
"As the world now knows, The Boondocks will be returning for a fourth season, but I will not be returning with it. I'd like to extend my gratitude to Sony and Adult Swim for three great. I created The Boondocks two decades ago in college, did the daily comic for six years and was showrunner on the animated series for the first three seasons. The Boondocks' pretty much represents my life's work to this point. Huey, Riley and Granddad are not just property to me. They are my fictional blood relatives. Nothing is more painful than to leave them behind.”
McGruder may be heartbroken but he is not bitter, adding:
"To quote a great white man, 'Hollywood is a business.' And to quote another great white man, 'Don't hold grudges.'”
"What has never been lost on me is the enormous responsibility that came with 'The Boondocks' -- particularly the television show and its relatively young audience. It was important to offend, but equally important to offend for the right reasons. For three seasons I personally navigated this show through the minefields of controversy. It was not perfect. And it definitely was not quick. But it was always done with a keen sense of duty, history, culture and love. Anything less would have been unacceptable.”
However, McGruder is not leaving Adult Swim. He went on to tease his new live action series, Black Jesus:
"As for me, I'm finally putting a life of controversy and troublemaking behind me with my upcoming Adult Swim Show, 'Black Jesus.' "
Black Jesus will star Gerald Johnson, Charlie Murphy and Boondocks vet, John Witherspoon.
Do you think The Boondocks will still hold up without McGruder at the helm? Let us know in the comments section below.
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