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A Flintstones parody on Family Guy.

Status: Lost

The Flintstones is an animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and aired between September 1960 and April 1966. The show is generally regarded as a televised animated classic, spawning several spinoffs. There have been many attempts to reboot the series, such as in early 2011, when Seth MacFarlane (best known for 'Family Guy and American Dad fame) announced that he was planning on reviving the series.

Development/Cancellation

The reboot was first announced as a promo on Fox in early 2011, with the first episode releasing sometime in 2013. The show was going to be geared more to a Fox audience as MacFarlane grew up with the 60s show. The reboot was going to try to capture the essence of the 1960 version of The Flintstones but have the stories that take place in the world to be a bit more current. The humor was going to be somewhere around "1990s Simpsons".^[1]

In early April 2012, a draft from one of the scripts was sent to the former head of Fox Kevin Reilly for approval. He was quoted as stating that "he liked it, but didn't love it."^[2] He then talked to Seth, which he gave him a choice of starting over on the reboot or shelving the project altogether to work on other projects (at the time he was working on several projects including his theatrical directorial debut with Ted, updating Carl Sagan's Cosmos, and working on Family Guy, American Dad, and The Cleveland Show). He chose to do the later.^[3]^[4] The team that worked on the reboot was reportedly disappointed at Seth Macfarlane's decision and most of them were eventually laid off, with the promise of they might get to work on American Dad one day.

On September 15th, 2017, Seth MacFarlane hosted a Reddit AMA. When asked about The Flintstones reboot, he had this to say:

"As of now, probably not. Honestly I couldn't figure out a way to find enough differentiation between a modern-day Fred Flintstone and... Peter Griffin."^[5]

Availability

Before 2019, there was no concept art nor any animations posted online. There is known to be storyboards for several episodes as well as 10 minutes of animation only shown to investors and not to be broadcasted. On April 19th, 2019, YouTube user Rebeltaxi reuploaded his video on 4 adult reboots of The Flintstones including Seth MacFarlane's. In the reupload he has shown off some never before seen concept art colorized by artist Andy Clark (known for working on Sanjay and Craig, We Bare Bears, and Dexter's Lab).^[6]

Gallery

A promo discussing the reboot.

Rebeltaxi's video on Seth MacFarlane's Flintstones reboot, as well as 4 others.

External Link

The Wikipedia page on The Flintstones. Retrieved 19 Apr '19

References

↑ A Huffington Post interview with Seth MacFarlane about the reboot. Retrieved 19 Apr '19
↑ A Hollywood Reporter article on the reboot, which was put onto hold. Retrieved 19 Apr '19
↑ AVClub article on Seth's The Flintstones reboot being put on hold. Retrieved 19 Apr '19
↑ Another Hollywood Reporter article on the delay of Seth Macfarlane's The Flintstones project. Retrieved 19 Apr '19
↑ Seth MacFarlane's 2017 Reddit AMA, where he was asked about his Flintstones reboot. Retrieved 19 Apr '19
↑ Andy Clark's website portfolio which had some background art from the cancelled reboot. Retrieved 19 Apr '19

[1] A Huffington Post interview with Seth MacFarlane about the reboot. Retrieved 19 Apr '19

[2] A Hollywood Reporter article on the reboot, which was put onto hold. Retrieved 19 Apr '19

[3] AVClub article on Seth's The Flintstones reboot being put on hold. Retrieved 19 Apr '19

[4] Another Hollywood Reporter article on the delay of Seth Macfarlane's The Flintstones project. Retrieved 19 Apr '19

[5] Seth MacFarlane's 2017 Reddit AMA, where he was asked about his Flintstones reboot. Retrieved 19 Apr '19

[6] Andy Clark's website portfolio which had some background art from the cancelled reboot. Retrieved 19 Apr '19

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-In early 2011, ''Family Guy'' creator Seth MacFarlane announced he would be reviving '''''The Flintstones''''', but for a Fox audience, as he was a fan of the original series from the 60's. The first episode of the reboot was planned to air in 2013.
+''The Flintstones'' is an animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and aired between September 1960 and April 1966. The show is generally regarded as a televised animated classic, spawning several spinoffs. There have been many attempts to reboot the series, such as in early 2011, when Seth MacFarlane (best known for 'Family Guy'' and ''American Dad'' fame) announced that he was planning on reviving the series.
-Little was known about the project for a while, even if it was still being developed or not. Production of MacFarlane's 2012 film, ''Ted'', also made people believe it was cancelled.
+==Development/Cancellation==
+The reboot was first announced as a promo on Fox in early 2011, with the first episode releasing sometime in 2013. The show was going to be geared more to a Fox audience as MacFarlane grew up with the 60s show. The reboot was going to try to capture the essence of the 1960 version of ''The Flintstones'' but have the stories that take place in the world to be a bit more current. The humor was going to be somewhere around "1990s Simpsons".<ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seth-macfarlane-flintstones_n_1337725 A Huffington Post interview with Seth MacFarlane about the reboot.] Retrieved 19 Apr '19</ref>
-When asked about the progress of ''The Flintstones'' at a convention to raise awareness about ''Ted'', MacFarlane confirmed that whatever he had completed was shelved because Fox didn't think that an adult-oriented ''The Flintstones'' would be appealing to a large audience.
+In early April 2012, a draft from one of the scripts was sent to the former head of Fox Kevin Reilly for approval. He was quoted as stating that "he liked it, but didn't love it."<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seth-macfarlane-flintstones-tv-series-315980 A Hollywood Reporter article on the reboot, which was put onto hold.] Retrieved 19 Apr '19</ref> He then talked to Seth, which he gave him a choice of starting over on the reboot or shelving the project altogether to work on other projects (at the time he was working on several projects including his theatrical directorial debut with ''Ted'', updating Carl Sagan's ''Cosmos'', and working on ''Family Guy'', ''American Dad'', and ''The Cleveland Show''). He chose to do the later.<ref>[https://news.avclub.com/it-seems-seth-macfarlane-will-not-be-rebooting-the-flin-1798231002 AVClub article on Seth's ''The Flintstones'' reboot being put on hold.] Retrieved 19 Apr '19</ref><ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fox-delays-seth-macfarlane-flintstones-311667 Another Hollywood Reporter article on the delay of Seth Macfarlane's ''The Flintstones'' project.] Retrieved 19 Apr '19</ref> The team that worked on the reboot was reportedly disappointed at Seth Macfarlane's decision and most of them were eventually laid off, with the promise of they might get to work on ''American Dad'' one day.
-There is no more information about the project's development, and no element of whatever material has been made has been shown.
+On September 15th, 2017, Seth MacFarlane hosted a Reddit AMA. When asked about ''The Flintstones'' reboot, he had this to say:
+"As of now, probably not. Honestly I couldn't figure out a way to find enough differentiation between a modern-day Fred Flintstone and... Peter Griffin."<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/70bf9u/i_am_seth_macfarlane_back_for_a_new_and_better_go/?utm_term=29692165758&utm_medium=comment_embed&utm_source=embed&utm_name=8e6ef849-ddd6-4eee-9db9-3e0133314d29&utm_content=footer Seth MacFarlane's 2017 Reddit AMA, where he was asked about his Flintstones reboot.] Retrieved 19 Apr '19</ref>
+==Availability==
+Before 2019, there was no concept art nor any animations posted online. There is known to be storyboards for several episodes as well as 10 minutes of animation only shown to investors and not to be broadcasted. On April 19th, 2019, YouTube user [https://www.youtube.com/user/RebelTaxi99 Rebeltaxi] reuploaded his video on 4 adult reboots of ''The Flintstones'' including Seth MacFarlane's. In the reupload he has shown off some never before seen concept art colorized by artist Andy Clark (known for working on ''Sanjay and Craig'', ''We Bare Bears'', and ''Dexter's Lab'').<ref>[https://www.andyclark.us/GalleryMain.asp?GalleryID=128772&AKey=HJXCH6TA Andy Clark's website portfolio which had some background art from the cancelled reboot.] Retrieved 19 Apr '19</ref>
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+==External Link==
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstones The Wikipedia page on ''The Flintstones''.] Retrieved 19 Apr '19
+==References==
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