Rick & & Morty took house the prize for Best Animated Series at the Critics’ Option Awards Thursday.

The irreverent Grownup Swim comedy, created by Justin Roiland and Community creator Dan Harmon, beat out FX’s Archer, FOX’s The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers, Netflix’s BoJackHorseman , and Amazon’s Danger & Eggs. Rick & Morty is expected to debut its 4th season sometime in late 2019.”They actually take their time,”said series writer Ryan Ridley.”I never understood why

everyone– all parties, Dan, Justin, and Adult Swim– didn’t get their shit together, and make the show quickly; I simply don’t get it. It does not make any sense to me. I make sure they all have their reasons. “Harmon, who was fired from cult-hit Neighborhood in its fourth season, wants to prove that he’s” grown” with Rick & Morty season 4.”I wish to prove it with the very first 10 [episodes] of season four– show it to ourselves, to production, to & the network– that it’s

so simple that we’ll earn additional episodes,”Harmon stated.”Due to the fact that I never got this far on Neighborhood.”The Rick & Morty showrunner made headings previously this month for his treatment

towards Neighborhood author Megan Ganz, who Harmon states he treated “like trash.”Harmon added he”stained “the NBC comedy and Ganz’s talent with his “self-centered, childish sh

— t. “Rick & Morty drew the ire of McDonald’s workers in past months for its Szechaun Sauce promotion

, motivated by scientist Rick’s taste for the sauce that was when a limited-time-only promotional dipping sauce offered by McDonald’s dining establishments in collaboration with the 1998 animated Disney film Mulan.”It’s simply a f– king dipping sauce, people,”Roiland stated, following debates raised by McDonald’s revival of the now extremely desirable condiment. Fan outrage motivated by minimal amounts of the sauce later on caused McDonald’s to bring Szechaun sauce back in larger numbers. Rick & Morty’s 3rd season delivered Adult Swim its highest-ever ratings, making the’toon the # 1 comedy on tv with adults ages 18 to 24 and 18 to34. The fan-favorite animated program has actually influenced video games, top-selling clothing lines at Spencer’s and

Hot Subject shops, a virtual truth video game, and a comics series. Rick & Morty go back to Adult Swim sometime in 2019. Rick and Morty Sunday at on Grownup