Tag "The Flintstones"

Hoyt Curtin’s Jug band Session

March 15, 2012 by Michael Mallory 1 Comment divider image

You may or may not know the name Hoyt Curtin, but there’s no question you’ve heard his work. So has anyone who has owned a television since 1960. Hoyt was the musical director for Hanna-Barbera during their television heyday, and the composer of such classic theme songs those that opened [...]

MacFarlane Says He Wouldn’t Mind Wrapping ‘Family Guy’

October 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

In a Hollywood Reporter cover story, Seth MacFarlane says he wouldn’t mind ending his long-running Fox animated series Family Guy. “Part of me thinks that Family Guy should have already ended. I think seven seasons is about the right lifespan for a TV series. I talk to the fans and [...]

How Long Can They Hit a Homer?

September 22, 2011 by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image

It seems like only yesterday that those of us who write about animation were giving ink to the fact that The Simpsons was entering its seventh season, which made it the longest-running primetime animated series in history, surpassing the original run of The Flintstones. This week, however, the show begins [...]

Welcome to Your ‘Phineas & Ferb’ Summer!

July 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

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To mark the fifth anniversary of the show, a new TV movie featuring the popular animated siblings premieres on Disney Channel and Disney XD in August. Fans of the hit animated series Phineas and Ferb are in for a mega treat this summer as Disney Channel premieres a special original [...]

Timmy Turner Comes to Life!

July 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Butch Hartman and his Fairly OddParents team deliver a zany live-action movie adaptation of the global Nickelodeon hit phenom. Who can believe that it’s been more than a decade since Butch Hartman’s clever and highly imaginative show The Fairly OddParents first popped up on Nickelodeon? The beloved toon about husband-and-wife [...]

MacFarlane to Reboot ‘The Flintstones’

May 16, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 4 Comments divider image

According to a story in Deadline.com, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has acquired the rights to reboot Hanna Barbera’s iconic series The Flintstones both on TV and in features. Nikki Finke reports that the deal was ironed out after years of tough negotiating between Fox TV and Warner Bros TV, [...]