New Flintstones TV Series

[TurtleTitan97]

Warner Bros. Animation and Elizabeth Banks’ Brownstone Productions are teaming up for a new “Flintstones” series, Variety has learned exclusively.
The project, which is in early development, is described as a primetime animated adult comedy series based on an original idea featuring characters from “The Flintstones.” The series will be produced by Warner Bros. Animation. No network is currently attached.
“The Flintstones” originally ran for six seasons and over 150 episodes on ABC between 1960 and 1966. The series followed the misadventures of the titular modern Stone Age family, comprised of Fred, Wilma, Pebbles, and family pet Dino. The show also heavily featured the Flintstones’ neighbors, the Rubbles — Fred’s best friend Barney, Wilma’s best friend Betty, and their son, Bamm-Bamm.

There have been multiple attempts at new versions of the show over the years, including short-lived series like “The New Fred and Barney Show” and “The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show.” There have also been several “Flintstones” TV specials as well as two live-action films. Seth MacFarlane also developed a reboot of the series for Fox back in 2011, but that project ultimately did not go forward.
Banks and Brownstone recently re-signed their overall deal with Warner Bros. Television. Banks has been increasingly active as a producer in recent years, setting up multiple projects and pilots across all of the broadcast networks as well as cable channels and streaming platforms. Variety exclusively reported in June that Banks is currently developing a series adaptation of the podcast “Over My Dead Body” for the WarnerMedia streaming service, which was recently christened HBO Max. Banks is also preparing to release a new film version of “Charlie’s Angels,” which she wrote, directed, and executive produced in addition to starring as Bosley. She will also appear in the upcoming FX drama series “Mrs. America.”
Banks and Brownstone are repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment, and Ziffren Brittenham.

https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/fli...ks-1203264684/

[ZariusTwo]

How many times have they announced a new Flintstones revival this decade?

[CyberCubed]

What was the last Flintstones series? Was Flintstone kids the last one or was there something in the 2000's?

[Allio]

Aside from I think that one bed rock bottom special

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Allio

Aside from I think that one bed rock bottom special

You are referring to the more adult humor oriented Flintstones On The Rocks in 2001. Between that and Flinstones Kids were the few Cartoon Cartoon shorts which leaned toward On The Rocks type humor.

This is the third attempt in a decade at a new Flintstones series. I will believe it when it has a released promo.

[Sumac]

The Flintstones tied too much to the era when they have been made.

I don't think they will work in a modern toxic environment of eternally offended snowflakes, without major updates, which basically render the whole thing un-Flintstone-like.

[Coola Yagami]

Dang, it's so weird to think that the ever-so-classic marriage where the guy works and the wife tends to the house is becoming such a rarity. I assume Wilma and Betty will have jobs, assuming they don't make Betty a lesbian or something.

Also expect a much more diverse Bedrock.

Honestly surprised long-running shows like the Simpsons and Family Guy haven't updated the family dynamic by now, but I guess it's just too late.

[ZariusTwo]

I know people don't like the years and specials where Pebbles and Bam Bam grew up, got married and had a family, but at least that shows the characters were allowed to advance. That's something The Simpsons will never do outside of non-canonical one-shots.

Now everything needs encased in amber.

[Skinrash]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

What was the last Flintstones series? Was Flintstone kids the last one or was there something in the 2000's?

Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs was the last one.

[CyberCubed]

I am now interested in Flintstones canon and lore. Are all the series except the live action movies in the same continuity? Flintstones kids showed them all meet as kids but in the original show I vaguely remember an episode that showed a flashback that Fred and Barney didn’t meet Wilma and Betty till they were teens. But it’s been decades so I don’t remember.

Are the shows with Pebbles and Bam Bam grown up as adults still canon? And of course the Jetsons crossover movie? I am now interested in the lore.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Are the shows with Pebbles and Bam Bam grown up as adults still canon? And of course the Jetsons crossover movie? I am now interested in the lore.

The adult Pebbles and Bam Bam years are mostly forgotten, just like the Scrappy years of Scooby Doo...even if they were pretty fleshed out and gave the franchise proper closure

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I am now interested in Flintstones canon and lore. Are all the series except the live action movies in the same continuity? Flintstones kids showed them all meet as kids but in the original show I vaguely remember an episode that showed a flashback that Fred and Barney didn’t meet Wilma and Betty till they were teens. But it’s been decades so I don’t remember.

Are the shows with Pebbles and Bam Bam grown up as adults still canon? And of course the Jetsons crossover movie? I am now interested in the lore.

It's hard to say what is recognized as cannon because Flintstone Kids contradicted the season 4 episode that revealed that Fred and Barney met Wilma and Betty where worked a summer job as cigarette girls where Fred and Barney worked as bellhops. So unless Warner Bros. comes out with an official cannon it's up to you what to include. The two live action films are recent comic miniseries are their own things, but anything else is up to you. I don't count Flintstone Kids, but you can.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Get ready for more cheap Flash style animation

[drgon78]

Not just cheap animation but cheap writing, bad voice work, etc.

[Mr Salk]

Hopefully John Goodman will be involved again.

[CyberCubed]

Flintstone lore is serious business. If they make a new series I hope it's in continuity with the originals and just takes place after it ended with Pebbles and Bam Bam there rather than just go back to two couples with no kids.

[Redeemer]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

What was the last Flintstones series? Was Flintstone kids the last one or was there something in the 2000's?

I am pretty sure that came out in the 90s, edit 86'

[CyberCubed]

Is Gazoo still canon?

[sdp]

I feel the Flintstones would make a great adult oriented show, the kids version did everything it could possibly do and we don't need a worse version for kids that has cavemen living with dinosaurs. Here we have a nice video detailing the flintstones adult focused shows and history. The Mcfarlane reboot could've been amazing but counting he couldn't do it it's best it didn't come out if it was just going to be a Family Guy clone.

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I am now interested in Flintstones canon and lore. Are all the series except the live action movies in the same continuity?

There were some nice discussions on TooZone back in the mid 00's about Flintstones continuity, great stuff. Basically we get a full timeline from all the shows and specials they made over the years so it's quite something. Gazoo is technically canon though he just disappears. The Jetsons are also canon to the Flintstones world. The latest Flintstones media we got was a WWE Crossover, who also crossed over with the Jetsons so I guess WWE existed in the past and future.

Flintstones kids does create continuity problems but I guess the easiest solution is that they were so young that they don't remember meeting at that time. They've really done all with the characters so it's best to have an interesting new take on the flintstones or let them die.