and boy, did it go out with a whimper.
I didn't detect a meaningful attempt at closure in the last episode. I was hoping that they'd take a swing at the Zimmerman case, but no. At least they went completely "un-PC" with the last episode (The New Black;) they're probably the only show on basic cable that could get away with taking shots at both gays and the developmentally disabled. The last ep wasn't that bad, but I thought it was a weird way to end a show that had been on the air for almost 10 years now (albeit intermittently). I'll remember it fondly; the Obama episode (with the dick riding Obama song) took some real courage. I suspect that McGruder is a crypto-conservative (notwithstanding his little "Ronald Reagan is the devil" speech in the first episode;) he had Huey acting like a prepper in "Fried Chicken Flu"--sans guns, and the show has never really been afraid of discussing problems in the Black community. I tip my fedora to the series--It owes me nothing--and many of the episodes were painfully entertaining. RIP Freeman family.
I'll leave those of you unfamiliar with the series with the imitation Will I Am song
Dick Riding Obama from an episode meant to be a "meta-commentary" documentary about the rise of Barak Obama during the runup to the 2008 election (the episode, however, was released in 2010) . The episode features the voice of Werner Herzog as the documentarian, which should give you some idea about the sophistication and thoughfulness of the series. It's rare that you see Black "creative types" be as critical of Black culture as McGruder was:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgCRK25tiFU