Ain’t It Cool News has posted the first seat-of-the-pants review of ABC’s sitcom Cavemen, adapted from Geico’s ad campaign. And the news isn’t great. Derek Flint, who sat through the pilot, writes: “Cavemen has a lot of people talking since it was first announced. People will continue to talk … about just how astoundingly awful it is.” Flint reveals that the show is set up as “an allegory for prejudice. They draw astoundingly leaden parallels to every minority group in the world without a laugh in sight. It’s jaw-dropping horrendous and actually makes American Dad’s lunkheaded topicality seem sophisticated.” Most disappointing is the news that the actors from the ads have been replaced. But it gets worse. One of the new actors, says Flint, “actually reminded me a little bit of Sanjaya.” ==================== If ABC picks up CAVEMEN, I will not watch anything on that net except for General Hospital (LOVE it too much to give it up)! I will also boycott companies that advertise on ABC, SOAPnet, ABC.com, ABC Family.
We heard about your expected boycott of ABC and we are now convinced that putting on this show is a big mistake. We have scrapped all of our plans because we here at ABC value you too much as a viewer to withstand your boycott. And thanks for not threatening to leave General Hospital. We have such a difficult time these days keeping our Daytime Soap fans and don't want to have to replace General Hospital with Good Afternoon America starring Rosie O'Donnell and Joan Lunden.
Sincerely, ABC Programming Executive #4-A6
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Posts: 5957 | Location: Chicago, IL | Registered: 20 September 2006
No problem - I like to set other's expectations low and then if I surprise them, more power to me - Being the wittiest person on this board is just way too much pressure for one person to handle.
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Originally posted by TV-aholic: Sorry for the higher expectations.
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Originally posted by xwiseguyx: I'm only as good as the material that my writer friends at 30 Rock send me.
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Posts: 5957 | Location: Chicago, IL | Registered: 20 September 2006
I was thinking more along the lines of a comedy that aired on Sundays about 5 summers ago on CBS. It was with Nathan Lane and it lasted like 2 episodes. Something with Charlie I believe in the title. He was a congressman or something.
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Originally posted by Ginger: I vote for the US version of Coupling because I believe that people actively weren't watching this show.
Being the wittiest person on this board is just way too much pressure for one person to handle.
