UPDATED: Seth McFarlane to Reboot The Flintstones

UPDATED: Seth McFarlane to Reboot The Flintstones

Deadline is reporting that Seth McFarlane has been given the green light to reboot The Flintstones as both a TV and film property. Many details still need to be ironed out — including how much of McFarlane's off-color humor can be incorporated into Fred, Barney, Wilma and Betty. Now McFarlane himself has weighed in on the reboot.

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By EdGross - May 16, 2011 12:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Animated Features
Source: Deadline

UPDATE — COMMENT FROM SETH MCFARLANE
“One of the first things I ever drew was Fred Flintstone,” MacFarlane said at the Fox Upfronts, noting that this new version has to keep up with the times, but that some things will remain familiar to fans of the original. “The characters will look the same but the only thing that will change is the stories. What’s the [prehistoric] version of an Ipod?”

As Deadline puts it, "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 what's the feeling out there about a reboot of the Flintstones -- Yabba Dabba Doo, or Yabba Dabba Don't?



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hellenkeller420
hellenkeller420 - 5/16/2011, 12:53 PM
http://elijahv.blog.com/
plasticman
plasticman - 5/16/2011, 1:02 PM
Why mess with a classic? You already have your own show to do as you please with Seth, but do you really need to make a mockery of the Flintstones. That is what it feels like, only because that is what you do in all your other cartoon comedies.

The Flintstones is a different beast and as such cannot be handled in the same way as Family Guy or The Cleveland Show. So if this does come into fruitation the rightholders better lay some very strict guidelines down. If that can be squared away it is worth a try, I just see this stuck in development hell.
JULEZ13
JULEZ13 - 5/16/2011, 1:03 PM
I always though that they should give The Flinstones on TV again. But Seth McFarlane as the man to reboot the franchise . . . I don't know. I don't want him to make it too raunchy and destroy its classicism. But I am willing to give it a try.

If this does go down I hope they don't change the animation style like they did with the Looney Tunes.
ThePuzzler
ThePuzzler - 5/16/2011, 1:04 PM
The last thing i ever want to see is a dirty flintstones show.
they shouldn't let this guy do it at all
Checkmate
Checkmate - 5/16/2011, 1:05 PM
I'm fine, as long as he keeps it childish, but he probably won't, so he should just stay away.
Thatsnogreg
Thatsnogreg - 5/16/2011, 1:06 PM
He is a bad predictable gag reliant writer. Hate to be controversial or snobbish but only stupid people find his writing funny.
vrbuzard
vrbuzard - 5/16/2011, 1:07 PM
Since Family Guy is ripping off Simpsons and the SImpsons are ripping off the Flintstones, this is like Seth getting back to the Root of it all

Jus Kidding

What I want is for Matt Greoning to reboot UNDERDOG (and not that lame live action movie)
revloveR
revloveR - 5/16/2011, 1:07 PM
peter griffin for fred flinstone!
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 5/16/2011, 1:08 PM
to a lfintstones rebbot yes
to seth macfarlene getting involved- HELL NO. his flintstones paradoy from before sucked so no
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/16/2011, 1:09 PM
adult humor in the flintstones would pretty cool.
EdGross
EdGross - 5/16/2011, 1:16 PM
Don't forget -- the Flintstones was originally an adult, prime time show in the '60s. Hell, there were TV commercials where Fred and Wilma were talking about the joys of smoking.
comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 5/16/2011, 1:18 PM
I would REALLY be upset to see the Flintstones reduced to a raunch-fest like McFarlane's other shows. The difference here is that the Flintstones has been established as a true FAMILY show since before most of us here were born.Keep it family-oriented and clean, and I'd be all for it. Yes, I know that Fred and Barney pitched cigarettes and beer, but those were very different times. People were a lot more tolerant of smoking in the early '60s than they are today. Also, keep the original animation style.

Vrbuzard: I'd be all for a proper reboot of the Underdog cartoon series myself. One of my childhood favorites.
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 5/16/2011, 1:22 PM
Yabba dabba DO!!
ThaMessenger07
ThaMessenger07 - 5/16/2011, 1:23 PM
He would do great with this! He is trying to hard with "Family Guy" so the jokes seem forced and pointless. He is not involved with "The Cleavland Show" which he could help but the show just sucks. And hes not pushing "American Dad" which I feel is still brilliant and the only one holding up. He just needs something new and to stop hashing up whatever crap he can for his older projects.
ThaMessenger07
ThaMessenger07 - 5/16/2011, 1:25 PM
@ comicb00kguy: I agree with you on plenty but somethings need to change....Simple facts of life...
VictorHugo
VictorHugo - 5/16/2011, 1:25 PM
This is awful news. Makes me wanna poke my eyes out.

Have you guys seen the original FLINTSTONES? it´s adult timeless humor, it´s beyond Seth McFarlane´s reach, it shouldn´t be touched.
InSpace
InSpace - 5/16/2011, 1:31 PM
Guys Seth has done more family oriented stuff to he originally started by writing episodes of Dexter's Labratory, Johnny Bravo, and Cow and Chicken . I have faith in him and i know he loves the source material and wont do wrong with it
NateHawk89
NateHawk89 - 5/16/2011, 1:39 PM
he'd ruin it! he should leave it alone!!

if they're gonna redo the Flinstones, get someone else to do it!
JaySchluffy
JaySchluffy - 5/16/2011, 1:40 PM
Really....REALLY!?!
JR
JR - 5/16/2011, 1:55 PM
.......this is May not April so just stop the joke please,
SeaSerpentine
SeaSerpentine - 5/16/2011, 1:57 PM
I don't care for The Flintstones but I like Family Guy, might be neat to see what he does.

How he is able to make three sitcoms at once is beyond me; I guess he'll work on this after FG is finished.
plasticman
plasticman - 5/16/2011, 1:58 PM
@ InSpace- You hit the nail on the head; he wrote two episodes of Cow and Chicken one of the most outrageously stupid cartoons of all time.

I would boycott buying Pebbles cereal if this were to happen and don't expect my kids to take Flintstones vitamins anymore.
ScottPilgrim
ScottPilgrim - 5/16/2011, 2:00 PM
I MAY DIE WITH JOY ! ! !
Ryden
Ryden - 5/16/2011, 2:10 PM
Seth Macfarlene is not funny at all, in the [frick]ing least. Family Guy is DUMB. It's just "Hey lois remembert the time I sat on Mr T's face for an hour and a half" Cut to- "Get off ma face fool!"

Anyone can right a family guy joke, it's pimples.
blinkuldhc
blinkuldhc - 5/16/2011, 2:11 PM
How is this anywhere close to "comic book movie" news?

This article is not about comic books or movies or comic book movies....

What's next? Articles on the stock market? Or how about weather and sports?

That's the big problem with this site -- it's having a hard enough time trying to provide accurate, reliable and interesting news about CBMs, yet it tries to cover other topics like video games, TV shows etc.

It's not like it's October and it's a dead period for CBM news.... We are in the eye of the CBM news storm. Come on now.
Blackmatter
Blackmatter - 5/16/2011, 2:14 PM
This makes me want to engage in an involuntary personal protein spill. That being said........

I Love the ole Flintstones, but they need to leave em alone, tho I do like Seth incorporating them in his show now & then. Thats some funny shit
JosePetrelli12
JosePetrelli12 - 5/16/2011, 2:19 PM
Who cares...
Dewey
Dewey - 5/16/2011, 2:30 PM
noooooooooo
MarkV
MarkV - 5/16/2011, 2:42 PM
[frick] this reboot
[frick] Seth McFarlane

Bring on the Flintstones reboot reboot.
HelaGood
HelaGood - 5/16/2011, 2:49 PM
lame

why reboot the flintstones???? another fantastic idea brought to you by Warner Bros.
SuperGeek1990
SuperGeek1990 - 5/16/2011, 2:54 PM
No
EdGross
EdGross - 5/16/2011, 3:05 PM
blinkudlhc, there have been MANY Flintstones comics published over the years, making it as legitimate as any other film or TV show that has been turned into a comic that we cover on this site.
Fonzieismypal
Fonzieismypal - 5/16/2011, 3:08 PM
Haters gon hate!
YABBA DABBA DOO!
AstonishingSpiderMan
AstonishingSpiderMan - 5/16/2011, 3:18 PM
@SamHell Amen
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