Adult Swim has released the Boondocks Season 4 trailer and it shows some new footage that lets fans know how this season will shape up after the exit of the series creator Aaron McGruder.
It seems that from the look of things, not much has changed in term of tone. In this brand new Boondocks Season 4 trailer, Granddad goes broke after refinancing with an adjustable rate mortgage and tells the boys they have to move out of Woodcrest.
A few million dollars in the hole, The Freeman clan is forced to do whatever it takes to make ends meet, including menial jobs for Uncle Ruckus and becoming Ruckus' slave and "manwhore".
When finally pushed to the limit Granddad "breaks bad" and things go predictably amok. Watch the mayhem unfold in the trailer below.
When it was revealed that Aaron McGruder would not be involved with the creation of the Boondocks Season 4 in any capacity, fans immediately began to speculate as to whether the quality of the show will be affected and whether the split was on bad terms.
In an attempt to answer some of the conjecture, McGruder posted the following statement:
"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 seasons."
"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."
"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 it's 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 simply unacceptable."
"As for me, I'm finally putting a life of controversy and troublemaking behind me with my upcoming Adult Swim show, BLACK JESUS."
There are rumors that Aaron McGruder himself would be parodied in the Boondocks season 4, it has not been confirmed by Adult Swim, though the parody is unlikely to happen.
While many fans have been split about whether they'd still watch the show, 57% of The Urban Daily readers said in a poll that they would give the series a chance without McGruder before passing judgment on the Boondocks Season 4.
