The Flintstones is getting a remake... by Seth MacFarlane

the G-man · May 17 2011, 12:24 AM

Get used to hearing Wilma and Barney say that a lot because Seth MacFarlane and his team of manatees have been hired to reboot the Flintstones:

The Flintstones will be produced jointly by 20th Century Fox Television and Warner Bros Television. Dan Palladino (Gilmore Girls) and Kara Vallow (Family Guy) will serve as executive producers with Seth MacFarlane who says the very first cartoon character he drew at age 2 was Fred Flintstone. “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.”

I'm sure that this will be nothing like his other shows: Family Guy, Secret Agent Family Guy and Black Family Guy.

Trekker4747 · May 17 2011, 02:29 AM

What do we have to do to get Seth MacFarlane to stop making cartoons?

Kelso · May 17 2011, 02:32 AM

Cool. I like the Flintstones.

UssGlenn · May 17 2011, 02:36 AM

this is his first time adapting a previously existing franchise, so his previous track record may not be a true predictor of performance.

Candlelight · May 17 2011, 03:56 AM

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment...The-Flintsones

The Flintstones are heading back to television, courtesy of irreverent Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, Fox television said on Monday.
MacFarlane will give a 21st century spin to the classic 1960s animated comedy series about the lives of Fred Flintstone, his wife Wilma, and their neighbours Barney and Betty Rubble.
"The very first cartoon character I drew at age two was Fred Flintstone," MacFarlane said in a statement.
"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," he added.
The new animated series will feature MacFarlane's modern-day take on the lives of the Flintstones and the Rubbles, two hard-working middle-class families living with contemporary conveniences in the dinosaur-era town of Bedrock.

I can see this being veeeeeery popular news.

startrekwatcher · May 17 2011, 04:04 AM

Oh goodness not another remake of a pop culture fave at the hands of some twit--this time Seth McFarlane.

Don't they get it you can only catch lightning in a bottle once.

billcosby · May 17 2011, 04:11 AM

Incredible - this guy has made a career out of being uncreative.

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," he added.

Trekker4747 · May 17 2011, 04:22 AM

Man, the sea-otters in the giant tank are going to need to write over-time now.

Obiwanshinobi · May 17 2011, 04:26 AM

Seth used to work at Hanna-Barbara as an animator and writer. I guess it's come full circle.

C.E. Evans · May 17 2011, 04:41 AM

Yep. He's going back to his roots. And in a way, so will The Flintstones as a series for both kids and adults, IMO...

Gojira · May 17 2011, 05:03 AM

startrekwatcher wrote:

Don't they get it you can only catch lightning in a bottle once.

I guess you never heard of Star Trek The Next Generation DS9 etc...

BDJ · May 17 2011, 05:19 AM

I grew up with the Flintstones. (I happen to think that Barney Rubble is a helluva actor!) If Hack McFarlane desecrates one of my childhood icons, in even the slightest manner, I personally will enlist my friends, load them into my suv and drive to his house and drop a 55 gallon barrell of whoop-ass on his head. (I know I'm probably taking this too seriously, but dammit man! Seth Frickin' McFarlin???)
There had better not be a single fart-drug-gay-insest-sacriligious-leftwing political piece of crap attempt at humor ... or...soooo....heelllppp...meeeeeeee (fist raised toward Hollywood!)

Mr. Laser Beam · May 17 2011, 05:23 AM

A 21st century spin, to a 60's series, set in the stone age.

J. Allen · May 17 2011, 05:27 AM

It won't make it through the fog of nostalgia.

startrekwatcher · May 17 2011, 05:40 AM

Space Therapist wrote:

startrekwatcher wrote:

Don't they get it you can only catch lightning in a bottle once.

I guess you never heard of Star Trek The Next Generation DS9 etc...

TNG was nothing like TOS--and it wasn't a remake of TOS it was a sequel.

May 17 2011, 12:24 AM	#1
the G-man Commodore Location: to your immediate right	Hey, Fred, Remember that Time You... Get used to hearing Wilma and Barney say that a lot because Seth MacFarlane and his team of manatees have been hired to reboot the Flintstones: The Flintstones will be produced jointly by 20th Century Fox Television and Warner Bros Television. Dan Palladino (Gilmore Girls) and Kara Vallow (Family Guy) will serve as executive producers with Seth MacFarlane who says the very first cartoon character he drew at age 2 was Fred Flintstone. “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.” I'm sure that this will be nothing like his other shows: Family Guy, Secret Agent Family Guy and Black Family Guy.

May 17 2011, 02:29 AM	#2
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: Hey, Fred, Remember that Time You... What do we have to do to get Seth MacFarlane to stop making cartoons? __________________ Just because it's futuristic doesn't mean it's practical.

May 17 2011, 02:32 AM	#3
Kelso Vice Admiral Location: On the destruct button until the last minute!	Re: Hey, Fred, Remember that Time You... Cool. I like the Flintstones. __________________ "Murder on Tuesday"! The all-new comic strip from Kail Tescar's startrekanimated.com My Puppet Building Blog!

May 17 2011, 02:36 AM	#4
UssGlenn Captain Location: New Orleans, LA	Re: Hey, Fred, Remember that Time You... this is his first time adapting a previously existing franchise, so his previous track record may not be a true predictor of performance. __________________ "What are you going to do?" "I don't know. I'm making this up as I go."

May 17 2011, 04:04 AM	#6
startrekwatcher Rear Admiral	Re: The Flintstones is getting a remake... by Seth MacFarlane Oh goodness not another remake of a pop culture fave at the hands of some twit--this time Seth McFarlane. Don't they get it you can only catch lightning in a bottle once.

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May 17 2011, 04:11 AM	#7
billcosby Commodore Location: billcosby	Re: The Flintstones is getting a remake... by Seth MacFarlane Incredible - this guy has made a career out of being uncreative. 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," he added. __________________ My 1st Edition TrekCCG virtual expansion: http://billcosbytrekccg.blogspot.com/

May 17 2011, 04:22 AM	#8
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: The Flintstones is getting a remake... by Seth MacFarlane Man, the sea-otters in the giant tank are going to need to write over-time now. __________________ Just because it's futuristic doesn't mean it's practical.

May 17 2011, 04:26 AM	#9
Obiwanshinobi Rear Admiral Location: ObiWanShinobi	Re: The Flintstones is getting a remake... by Seth MacFarlane Seth used to work at Hanna-Barbara as an animator and writer. I guess it's come full circle.

May 17 2011, 04:41 AM	#10
C.E. Evans Vice Admiral Location: Saint Louis (aka Defiance)	Re: The Flintstones is getting a remake... by Seth MacFarlane Yep. He's going back to his roots. And in a way, so will The Flintstones as a series for both kids and adults, IMO... __________________ "Shout, shout, let it all out..."

May 17 2011, 05:19 AM	#12
BDJ Lieutenant Commander Location: Lovely little shire known as Cave City	Re: The Flintstones is getting a remake... by Seth MacFarlane I grew up with the Flintstones. (I happen to think that Barney Rubble is a helluva actor!) If Hack McFarlane desecrates one of my childhood icons, in even the slightest manner, I personally will enlist my friends, load them into my suv and drive to his house and drop a 55 gallon barrell of whoop-ass on his head. (I know I'm probably taking this too seriously, but dammit man! Seth Frickin' McFarlin???) There had better not be a single fart-drug-gay-insest-sacriligious-leftwing political piece of crap attempt at humor ... or...soooo....heelllppp...meeeeeeee (fist raised toward Hollywood!)

May 17 2011, 05:23 AM	#13
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: The Flintstones is getting a remake... by Seth MacFarlane A 21st century spin, to a 60's series, set in the stone age. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

May 17 2011, 05:27 AM	#14
J. Allen Probably Satan™ Location: A Quantum State	Re: The Flintstones is getting a remake... by Seth MacFarlane It won't make it through the fog of nostalgia. __________________ “In all of the time forward, and backward, throughout the universe, we have all been alive and dead, and all at the same time.”