Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane to reboot The Flintstones

[Matt]

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.

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

First Disney brings back Art Attack, now FOX resurrects The Flintstones... must TV execs meddle with my favourite childhood shows? :(

[Doogle]

ew wtf no :(

[Ramsay]

oh dear fook

[Stu]

Hey Wilma remember that time I got caught up in a drive by with Bill Murray?

[Patrick]

Oh God.

Family Guy is a ******ing disgrace, only bastards who are easily amused can laugh at it.

But :amazed:

Seth and Mc Farlane are both names in Red Dead Redemption lol.

/trivia

Hey Wilma remember that time I got caught up in a drive by with Bill Murray?

:joker::joker:

[Shaun]

nice of him after he essentially stole their character designs.

[Matt]

[Seth MacFarlane] said: "The very first cartoon character I 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."

The actor went on to promise that the show will appeal to old fans, though it will be updated for the modern-day audience.

"The characters will look the same but the only thing that will change is the stories," MacFarlane said. "What's the [prehistoric] version of an iPod?"

Kevin Reilly, President of Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company, added: "The Flintstones are among the funniest and most beloved characters in television history, and we can't wait to introduce them to a whole new generation on Fox.

"Fox has long been home to iconic families like the Simpsons and the Griffins, so I have no doubt that the Flintstones and the Rubbles are going to fit right in on our air."

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a319864/flintstones-to-be-remade-by-seth-macfarlane.html

[Scarlett.]

I'll admit, I'm looking forward to seeing it

[Jordan.]

Is he actually serious about this or just planning to turn it into another trashy Family guy spin off?