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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 Family Guy.
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This is super exciting. The Flintstones are practically an institution all their own. COuple that with Seth Macfarlane's sense of humor, I see this doing very well but I'm wondering what direction he's going to take. Will this be more directed to the 15+yrs olds or total family oriented? I suspect it's more geared towards adults since I really can't foresee him doing anything G rated...EVER!
That's actually pretty awesome. Very curious to see how he's gonna do it.
don't know how Seth will work it with his formula:
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First, let me say that I like Seth MacFarlane's work. I absolutely love Family Guy and it's one of my all-time favorite shows. Also, I used to very much enjoy The Flintstones as a kid. The idea of bringing them back sounds pretty cool.
Now, that being said, I'm not sure this is a good coupling. I just don't see MacFarlane's sense of humor blending well with what I know to be The Flinstones. And we can't turn the Flintstone family into some edgy family. At least not in that raunchy sense. The Flintstones need to be closer to a slightly less white-trash version of the Conners (that's a Roseanne reference) rather than another Griffin family. And that's not just because Goodman played Fred in the movie, though he made an ideal Fred.
On top of that, let's be honest here: as much as I love his work, all of Seth MacFarlane's work is the same. I really don't want to see The Flinstones turned into Family Guy 3,000 BC.
I am on the same page as both of you on that. Seth is very funny and I love him. But there are some things that should just be left alone. I don't know...I watch some of his stuff and some is toooooo much. He needs to be careful with The Flintstones and not take it too far and offend the wrong crowd.