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Pvt_Wierzbowski t1_jbpn37e wrote

Wasn't Seth MacFarlane trying to develop a Flintstones reboot at one point?

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Realshow t1_jbpuwxa wrote

Apparently part of the reason it didn’t pan out was because he couldn’t figure out how to distinguish Fred from Peter Griffin. Not that he wanted them to be similar, he genuinely didn’t seem to know Fred acts nothing like Peter to begin with. That should tell you everything.

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kianworld t1_jbqcanl wrote

I thought the situation was Seth wanted The Flintstones and Fox wanted Rock Family Guy

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makovince t1_jbqdvqu wrote

Kinda like how Seth wanted to make a Star Trek show and Fox wanted him to make a Star Trek show with fart jokes in it. I enjoy the early seasons of The Orville, but I LOVE the new Hulu season. Hope it gets another.

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mike10dude t1_jbqwzce wrote

they were making it seem like he just got too busy to do it

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Comptoirgeneral t1_jbr87vs wrote

He obviously knows they’re very different characters. It sounds like he chose not to go ahead with it for that specific reason

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Hausgebrauch t1_jbpnqwq wrote

Thankfully that didn't work out. Don't think we need the Flintstones with rape jokes.

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Quezavious t1_jbs00t7 wrote

Or Dino being brutalized over and over for comedic effect. Or a criminally insane Pebbles.

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quettil t1_jbuwzlt wrote

Or Fred tripping over a Brontosaurus bone and holding his leg for five minutes.

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beefcat_ t1_jbpsyvv wrote

That fizzled out about a decade ago.

He doesn't seem interested in making animated sitcoms anymore.

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