Spectators Goldbergs wondered how Jeff Garlin’s departure from the show would be handled, and now the fate of his character, patriarch Murray Goldberg, has been revealed. Comedy takes a page from the play conners by killing the character Garlin. season 10 Goldbergs will begin a few months after Murray’s death.
The ABC series, starring Wendy McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Haley Orrantia, Sam Lerner and Patton Oswalt (voice), is set in the 1980s and depicts the early life of series creator Adam Goldberg. In real life, Goldberg’s father died in 2008.
Co-showrunner Alex Barnow had this to say about the series and how Garlin’s departure will be handled. Entertainment Weekly:
“It will be a family that has not come to terms with the fact that their father is gone, but kind of moved on and faced a lot of this. So, we start off optimistic about having a baby and look forward to the future. This is an opportunity for this interesting emotional basis of human behavior.”
Co-showrunner Chris Bishop added: “Honestly, this feels like a huge reboot for us. So we have a lot of momentum for this new season.”
Goldbergs returns to ABC’s September 21.
What do you think? Are you surprised at how things are going with Garlin’s departure? Goldbergs?
