Tag: The Flintstones
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What Happened to Seth MacFarlane’s ‘The Flintstones’ Reboot?
In the early 2010s, Seth MacFarlane was considered to be one of the most important cultural critics of his generation. With Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, and American Dad! running simultaneously, MacFarlane essentially had a monopoly on the most popular adult animated shows, and he was set to both host the Academy Awards and direct…
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256 ‘Looney Tunes’ Shorts, 3 Seasons of ‘The Flintstones’ Removed from HBO Max
After a year of content purging and cancellations, HBO Max saved one last cull for the new year. On December 31, the streamer removed 256 “Looney Tunes” shorts and three seasons of “The Flintstones,” IndieWire has confirmed.The “Looney Tunes” shorts were marketed as “Seasons” 16-31 on the platform. Released between 1950 and 2004, the removed…
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What Happened to Saturday Morning Cartoons?
Television animated series began with Crusader Rabbit in 1950, followed shortly by The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, a creation of Crusader Rabbit’s producer Jay Ward. Animated series would reach immense popularity with the prime-time show The Flintstones in 1960, proving there was an audience for animation on TV. The Flintstones was the longest-running prime-time…
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The Simpsons’ Futurama Crossover Came With Some Serious Baggage
Whether the result of an exciting idea or a gimmick to boost ratings, crossovers are a time-honored tradition in television, especially in animation. When I was a kid, you better believe I was hyped for The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour, and plenty of kids and adults loved when “The Flintstones” met “The Jetsons.” It can…
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George Jetson Will Be Born This Sunday July 31, 2022, According to Hanna-Barbera Show’s Lore
If there was any doubt that the future is here (for better or worse), just remember that you are now living in George Jetson’s lifetime. Animation fans are celebrating an important milestone this weekend, as several savvy Twitter users noticed that the Spacely Sprockets employee, husband to Jane, and father of June and Elroy, is…
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The Michael Myers Vs Pinhead Crossover We Never Got To See
Crossover stories have excited audiences for generations, with “The Jetsons” meeting “The Flintstones,” Abbott and Costello meeting the Universal monsters, Godzilla coming to blows with other kaiju monsters, and even the NBA meeting the “Looney Tunes” with “Space Jam.” The world of comic books frequently featured crossover issues, which eventually led to the cinematic universes…
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‘Human Discoveries’ Review: Zac Efron’s Prehistoric Facebook Watch Comedy Is Dumb Fun
Prehistoric comedies are littered throughout TV history, from the time of the “Dinosaurs” to when “Cavemen” walked the Earth, but “Human Discoveries” — the new Facebook Watch comedy about a primitive group of people who fumble their way through humankind’s most significant industrial and social innovations — probably shares the most significant DNA with “The…
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Daily Podcast: The Flintstones, Varsity Blues, The Eternals, Mortal Kombat, Paper Girls, & The Mandalorian
On the July 12, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including The Flintstones, Varsity Blues, The Eternals, Mortal Kombat, Paper Girls, and The Mandalorian. In The News:…