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ThePowerstar01 t1_jbtfzpy wrote
Reply to comment by Fryceratops in Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Series ‘Bedrock’ As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox by MarvelsGrantMan136
I want a continuation of the Harvey Birdman Jetsons
Galactus2814 t1_jbtfl1l wrote
Reply to comment by CombatHarness in Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Series ‘Bedrock’ As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox by MarvelsGrantMan136
So good!
The Jetsons was the only one I wasn't that impressed with. It was good, but compared to Flintstones and Snagglepuss, it just doesn't hold up. Was cool to get an explanation of their housing/why we never see the ground though
CombatHarness t1_jbteym6 wrote
Reply to comment by Galactus2814 in Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Series ‘Bedrock’ As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox by MarvelsGrantMan136
Exit Stage Left the Snaglepuss Story is also a phenomenal examination of McCarthism and its effects on the theater industry and I'm not even joking
Lil_Mcgee t1_jbtehis wrote
Reply to comment by jogoso2014 in Which were the worst late cast additions to a popular show, in your opinion? by Lili_Danube
What do you mean he was there the whole time?
CombatHarness t1_jbtdrru wrote
Reply to comment by dont_worry_im_here in Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Series ‘Bedrock’ As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox by MarvelsGrantMan136
Is that just a side effect of there being more awards now though?
SwagginsYolo420 t1_jbtbpuw wrote
Reply to comment by PineappleZaddy in Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Series ‘Bedrock’ As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox by MarvelsGrantMan136
What a reboot means in fiction has a firmly established definition.
I agree that it isn't the ideal term, it should have been a better one, but it is the one that stuck.
The new show is definitely not a reboot or remake. Though obviously it's not a revival either. Whether it will be a re-imagining can't be ruled out yet, but everything announced about it so far points to a straight-up sequel.
gettit8998 t1_jbtboa3 wrote
Reply to comment by Queen_Of_InnisLear in Which were the worst late cast additions to a popular show, in your opinion? by Lili_Danube
I liked the chaotic energy Black brought. Browser was a bit stiff.
krazy_kat_laddie t1_jbt97e5 wrote
Reply to Which were the worst late cast additions to a popular show, in your opinion? by Lili_Danube
Where's Poochie?
cmmosher t1_jbt41s6 wrote
Reply to comment by Automatic_Randomizer in I just noticed when thinking of the popular modern sitcoms vs the popular sitcoms of the early/pre 2000s, many of the older ones used to be more centered around friends just hanging while modern are workplace set. Why do you think this is? by 3kool5you
I hadn't thought about that but it is different.
Automatic_Randomizer t1_jbt34ge wrote
Reply to comment by cmmosher in I just noticed when thinking of the popular modern sitcoms vs the popular sitcoms of the early/pre 2000s, many of the older ones used to be more centered around friends just hanging while modern are workplace set. Why do you think this is? by 3kool5you
It's got to be cyclical. How many places have you got a group of people who are routinely together? Work, family or friends. And if they are friends, it's a little easier if some of them are roommates.
Seinfeld stands out because it's a friends show, without them being roommates.
dont_worry_im_here t1_jbt34c2 wrote
cmmosher t1_jbt2my2 wrote
Reply to comment by Latter_Feeling2656 in I just noticed when thinking of the popular modern sitcoms vs the popular sitcoms of the early/pre 2000s, many of the older ones used to be more centered around friends just hanging while modern are workplace set. Why do you think this is? by 3kool5you
I didn't watch much of Wings, it may have played against something else. I remember watching WKRP with my dad as a kid. Both great shows.
[deleted] t1_jbt2ec8 wrote
Reply to comment by Premislaus in Which were the worst late cast additions to a popular show, in your opinion? by Lili_Danube
Dawn was added to the show specifically to subvert that common trope. Oh… and also because Joss Wheadon wanted a tween girl on set.
ThePopeofHell t1_jbt1x3z wrote
Reply to comment by TalkToTheLord in Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Series ‘Bedrock’ As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox by MarvelsGrantMan136
They’ve been trying to make this for a long time. It was attached to Seth Macfarlane. I think he used to talk about it in interviews.
Latter_Feeling2656 t1_jbt1wal wrote
Reply to comment by cmmosher in I just noticed when thinking of the popular modern sitcoms vs the popular sitcoms of the early/pre 2000s, many of the older ones used to be more centered around friends just hanging while modern are workplace set. Why do you think this is? by 3kool5you
WKRP, Wings. Before these, the military shows were also "workplace" shows.
Premislaus t1_jbt1o1n wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Which were the worst late cast additions to a popular show, in your opinion? by Lili_Danube
I did too. The last time this was discussed the general opinion was that she's primary disliked by the original viewers for whom the "annoying younger sibling" archetype hit too close to home.
BoringAccount4Work t1_jbt18cz wrote
Reply to comment by CoolIceCreamCone in I just noticed when thinking of the popular modern sitcoms vs the popular sitcoms of the early/pre 2000s, many of the older ones used to be more centered around friends just hanging while modern are workplace set. Why do you think this is? by 3kool5you
How dare you forget about the Pizza Place. That's like talking about Zoe and forgetting about Duncan, Jack and Jane
Latter_Feeling2656 t1_jbt0xt1 wrote
Reply to I just noticed when thinking of the popular modern sitcoms vs the popular sitcoms of the early/pre 2000s, many of the older ones used to be more centered around friends just hanging while modern are workplace set. Why do you think this is? by 3kool5you
The dominant sitcom up to about five years ago was The Big Bang Theory, which was a Friends knockoff. There was also How I Met Your Mother, which copied a lot from Friends. The dominant single camera show was Modern Family, which was certainly on the "hanging out" tree. And then there's Curb, where all Larry does is wander around.
cosi_bloggs t1_jbt0kvh wrote
Reply to I just noticed when thinking of the popular modern sitcoms vs the popular sitcoms of the early/pre 2000s, many of the older ones used to be more centered around friends just hanging while modern are workplace set. Why do you think this is? by 3kool5you
I don't know, but sitcoms moved from "just hanging" to a more aggressive approach to comedy in the mid to late '90s - Seinfeld, Frasier, Friends. Shows naturally sped up as they went along even if they only briefly touched this period -- like Cheers. Arrested Development was one of the first to truly capitalise on this by moving at a quick clip, jam-packed with self-referential stuff. I far preferred the lazier early seasons of sitcoms pre-mid/late '90s.
MillBeeks t1_jbt05iu wrote
Reply to comment by OneGoodRib in Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Series ‘Bedrock’ As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox by MarvelsGrantMan136
Gazoo is in the top 10 greatest things about that show, and how dare you sully his name by connecting him with the Bewitched crossover... Which wasn't even that bad.
Latter_Feeling2656 t1_jbszquo wrote
Reply to comment by Golden_Jiggy in I just noticed when thinking of the popular modern sitcoms vs the popular sitcoms of the early/pre 2000s, many of the older ones used to be more centered around friends just hanging while modern are workplace set. Why do you think this is? by 3kool5you
Cheers was seen as a workplace show, following on Taxi.
Reasonable_Life7175 t1_jbsysfs wrote
Reply to Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Series ‘Bedrock’ As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox by MarvelsGrantMan136
“Idk cast the latino as bam bam”
Golden_Jiggy t1_jbsx7mn wrote
Dangerous-Basket1064 t1_jbsviy4 wrote
Reply to comment by MGD109 in Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Series ‘Bedrock’ As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox by MarvelsGrantMan136
Today you can still find stone age communities
ThePowerstar01 t1_jbtg2ml wrote
Reply to comment by NeuHundred in Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of ‘The Flintstones’ Animated Series ‘Bedrock’ As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox by MarvelsGrantMan136
I love this idea