The Flintstones return to TV ... courtesy of Seth McFarlane

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Syt

May 17, 2011, 12:07:10 AM
http://tv.ign.com/articles/116/1168551p1.html

QuoteFOX reported today that animation overlord Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, American Dad), after many years of negotiations between 20th Century Fox TV and Warner Bros Television, is rebooting The Flintstones as a TV and film property. A dream-come-true, reportedly, for MacFarlane, a mega-saurus Flintstones fan.

There was some concern from the Flintstone rights-holders regarding MacFarlane's raunchy tone and how the new Flintstones would be treated, but it seems like everything got smoothed out in the end. The new Flintstones will begin production in fall 2011 and will be set in stone on the FOX schedule in 2013

"The very first cartoon character I drew at age two was Fred Flintstone," said MacFarlane. "So it's appropriate that events have come full circle, allowing me to produce the newest incarnation of this great franchise. Plus, I think America is finally ready for an animated sitcom about a fat, stupid guy with a wife who's too good for him."

:hmm:
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Brazen

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May 17, 2011, 01:22:21 AM
Quote from: Syt on May 17, 2011, 12:07:10 AM
"Plus, I think America is finally ready for an animated sitcom about a fat, stupid guy with a wife who's too good for him."
[/quote] :lol:

jimmy olsen

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May 17, 2011, 01:29:52 AM
He's gonna go nuts with all those living appliances to play with it.
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Syt

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May 17, 2011, 01:56:47 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 17, 2011, 01:29:52 AM
He's gonna go nuts with all those living appliances to play with it.

Yes, seeing 2010s tech adapted for the stone age should be interesting. It worked pretty well with the comparatively low tech 1950s/60s, but for modern tech it could either be awesome, or supersuck.
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Ideologue

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May 17, 2011, 05:08:01 AM
This really sounds like a terrible idea.  I don't even remember the Flintstones being particularly funny in the first place.
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Eddie Teach

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May 17, 2011, 05:26:28 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 17, 2011, 05:08:01 AM
This really sounds like a terrible idea. 

Almost as bad as a live action movie version.
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Syt

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May 17, 2011, 05:32:23 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 17, 2011, 05:08:01 AM
I don't even remember the Flintstones being particularly funny in the first place.

No idea what you mean.

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Grey Fox

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May 17, 2011, 06:00:31 AM
What I really liked about the Flintstones was the Quebec French translation. Sadly this won't get reproduce as most of the voice actors are dead & have been for quite some time.
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Richard Hakluyt

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May 17, 2011, 06:31:15 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 17, 2011, 05:08:01 AM
This really sounds like a terrible idea.  I don't even remember the Flintstones being particularly funny in the first place.

You were not there "in the first place", the initial run taking place from 1960-66  :D

I really enjoyed the show c. 1964  :cool:

Eddie Teach

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May 17, 2011, 07:51:31 AM
It was engrossing enough when I was 8. Whether I considered it "funny" or not, I can't really say.
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Ed Anger

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May 17, 2011, 07:53:57 AM
Great, more douchebag MacFarlane.  <_<
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Ideologue

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May 17, 2011, 08:05:21 AM Last Edit: May 17, 2011, 08:07:54 AM by Ideologue
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on May 17, 2011, 06:31:15 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 17, 2011, 05:08:01 AM
This really sounds like a terrible idea.  I don't even remember the Flintstones being particularly funny in the first place.

You were not there "in the first place", the initial run taking place from 1960-66  :D

I really enjoyed the show c. 1964  :cool:

I am eternal.

But yeah, it was fine, but it never struck me as special--maybe in its historical context it was, but a lot of things are special in their historical context but suffer greatly in hindsight and would not be considered special if they instead were created today... indeed, might well be thought embarrassing.  Consider, for example, 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still, Green Lantern/Green Arrow's Hard Traveling Heroes, or the discography of the Captain and Teneille.
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Razgovory

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May 17, 2011, 08:10:02 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 17, 2011, 07:53:57 AM
Great, more douchebag MacFarlane.  <_<

I always confuse him with the Spawn guy.
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Monoriu

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May 17, 2011, 08:41:31 AM
Quote from: Syt on May 17, 2011, 12:07:10 AM
I think America is finally ready for an animated sitcom about a fat, stupid guy with a wife who's too good for him."


:ph34r:

garbon

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May 17, 2011, 08:45:31 AM
Quote from: Monoriu on May 17, 2011, 08:41:31 AM
Quote from: Syt on May 17, 2011, 12:07:10 AM
I think America is finally ready for an animated sitcom about a fat, stupid guy with a wife who's too good for him."


:ph34r:

Don't worry. It's the premise of a million sitcoms.
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