Seth MacFarlane to reboot The Flintstones

phasers

http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/yabba-dabba-doo-seth-macfarlane-finally-gets-go-ahead-to-reboot-the-flintstones/

EXCLUSIVE: Seth MacFarlane is one of the busiest creatives in show business -- and he just got a lot busier. I've just learned that he's finally realized one of his life's ambitions: to reboot The Flintstones as a TV and film property. My scoop today follows years of very complicated negotiations between 20th Century Fox TV, where McFarlane is based, and Warner Bros Television, which owns the rights to the series after absorbing The Flintstones' famed producer Hanna-Barbera. Not only did the suits have a ton of deal points to work through, but I hear the "Yabba Dabba Doo" prehistoric family sitcom's rightholders were somewhat concerned how the classic series would be interpreted given MacFarlane's brand of raunchy comedies like The Family Guy. (But, if you ask me, Universal's dreadful Flintstones films were the real abomination...) So here are all the Hollywood players who had to unentangle this mess: MacFarlane's attorney Jim Jackoway, WME's Ari Emanuel and Greg Hodes; 20th Century Fox TV's Gary Newman, Ira Kurghan, and Howard Kurtzman; And Warner Bros Television's Peter Roth, Brett Paul and even Bruce Rosenblum. There's no broadcast date as of yet, but the reboot will air on Fox.

Thoughts? Reckon it'll be a prehistoric Family Guy or something decent?

I am not best pleased. The Flintstones should be left alone imo, it's the Genesis of prime time animation!

Dman001

phasers wrote: »

http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/yabba-dabba-doo-seth-macfarlane-finally-gets-go-ahead-to-reboot-the-flintstones/


Thoughts? Reckon it'll be a prehistoric Family Guy or something decent?

I am not best pleased. The Flintstones should be left alone imo, it's the Genesis of prime time animation!

I agree, it should be left alone. The Flintstones marked the beginning of Prime Time animation and a cartoon adults could enjoy too. These reboots never work. How is MacFarlane going to approach this? Will he target towards children, or will he include some crud humour to target towards Teens (ala Family Guy and the likes).

Dunny

Wonder if it will be anything like the clips we have seen before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsOwEhJGYX8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amo0Af7JJFo

craftypaddy

i think it will be a success, remember he did johnny bravo