[NEWS] Live-Action Jetsons TV series in development

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More stupidity from the numbnuts in Hollyweird. Live-action versions of
animated shows almost never work. :-(


From ComingSoon.net ...

Live-Action Jetsons TV Series in Development
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TVLine brings word that Warner Bros. Television is quietly
developing a live-action Jetsons TV series. Gary Janetti
(Family Guy, Will & Grace) has been hired to shepherd the
multi-cam sitcom which, like its animated source, will be
set 100 years from now (the original series was produced
in 1962 and set in 2062).

Back to the Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit filmmaker
Robert Zemeckis is also attached to executive produce the
series alongside his producing partner Jack Rapke.

As WBTV plans this television outing, Warner Bros.
Pictures is still developing a feature-film version of the
property, having recently brought Sausage Party director 
Conrad Vernon (Monsters vs. Aliens, Shrek 2) on to develop
the project with an eye to direct. Back in 2015, Matt
Lieberman (Doctor Dolittle: Tail to the Chief) was hired
to provide the screenplay for an animated Jetsons, which
had previously been developed as a live-action movie for
the likes of directors Adam Shankman and Robert Rodriguez.

Produced by Hanna-Barbera, the original incarnation of The
Jetsons followed the success of the studio's The
Flintstones, following a nuclear family in a space age
future. A primetime series, The Jetsons aired Sunday
nights on ABC from September 23, 1962 to March 3, 1963.

George Jetson and his family previously hit the big screen
in a 1990 animated film, titled Jetsons: The Movie.
Directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the film
posthumously featured original voice talents George
O'Hanlon and Mel Blanc.

<http://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/863771-live-action-jetsons-tv-series-in-development>

[Ted Nolan <tednolan>]

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George Jetson and his family previously hit the big screen
in a 1990 animated film, titled Jetsons: The Movie.
Directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the film
posthumously featured original voice talents George
O'Hanlon and Mel Blanc.

That's kind of a weird way to phrase it. It's not like they
cut&pasted up a ransom-note of vocals from old tracks. Both guys
were alive, if not in great shape, for their takes.

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Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

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George Jetson and his family previously hit the big screen
in a 1990 animated film, titled Jetsons: The Movie.
Directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the film
posthumously featured original voice talents George
O'Hanlon and Mel Blanc.

That's kind of a weird way to phrase it. It's not like they
cut&pasted up a ransom-note of vocals from old tracks. Both guys
were alive, if not in great shape, for their takes.

Perhaps. The movie was released in July, 1990, and they both died the
year before in 1989 - George O'Hanlon in February and Mel Blanc in
July. The movie was dedicated to both voice-actors, so perhaps
"posthumously" refers to that.