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Title: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Cori on May 25, 2007, 10:16:35 AM: http://tvweek.com/page.cms?pageId=733

I can just imagine the writers' lightbulbs going off when they wrote the bit about it being okay for them to say "cro-magnon."

Utterly horrendous. Tom will be first in line to buy t-shirts.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Sarah on May 25, 2007, 10:25:29 AM: Why? Isn't there already enough suffering in the world?
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Josh on May 25, 2007, 10:42:19 AM: If you want the full revolting shock horror...
click (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G9SYGSP9).
(courtesy AST*)
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Jason on May 25, 2007, 07:32:31 PM: Now if they made the Gecko into a sit-com I could have had a job.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: John Junk on May 28, 2007, 03:23:17 PM: At first I thought those separate previews were all one long show. LIke Christina Applegate was somehow involved with one of the cavemen and the lives of the carpoolers were somehow going to entwine with those of the Cavemen during their drive, "Crash" style. Like Cavemen was going to be some Altman-esque portrait of Los Angeles. Encino Man meets Grand Canyon.

My favorite part of the whole CaveMan phenomenon is how it's a big joke about how stupid it is to be sensitive about your heritage and ethnic identity and how racism is actually funny and you shouldn't care about it.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Dorvid Barnas on May 28, 2007, 05:07:33 PM: Quote from: John H. on May 28, 2007, 03:23:17 PM
My favorite part of the whole CaveMan phenomenon is how it's a big joke about how stupid it is to be sensitive about your heritage and ethnic identity and how racism is actually funny and you shouldn't care about it.
I admittedly thought this show would be funny, ABC and all. Just crazy enough to work.

After seeing a few clips, though, yikes. I wish Geico had tried Tiny House (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lomy7xAVDKE) instead.

Cro-Maggers?
Come on , guys.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: johnfgillson on May 29, 2007, 03:33:13 AM: Quote from: Josh on May 25, 2007, 10:42:19 AM
If you want the full revolting shock horror...
click (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G9SYGSP9).
(courtesy AST*)

How did you get a hold of those? So they're taking every other tired "I hate my wife, my kids are brats, and I hate my job" sitcom and seeing what would happen if the Geico Cavemen lived the exact same lives? Sweet. If Two and a Half Men is the top sitcom now this is sure to be a hit.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: PatrickChew on May 29, 2007, 01:49:54 PM: Quote from: Dorvid on May 28, 2007, 05:07:33 PM
After seeing a few clips, though, yikes. I wish Geico had tried Tiny House (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lomy7xAVDKE) instead.

Man, I remember seeing that ad for the first time and thinking it was a real show. Then when my excitement had reached a fever pitch, I realized it was fake. I got Geico'd!
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: thecramedog on May 29, 2007, 11:52:10 PM: It's funny that THAT is the clip they decided to preview to everyone...
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: johnfgillson on May 30, 2007, 12:48:15 AM: Quote
Man, I remember seeing that ad for the first time and thinking it was a real show. Then when my excitement had reached a fever pitch, I realized it was fake. I got Geico'd!

That's a great new catchphrase if I've ever heard one.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Sploops on May 30, 2007, 01:19:43 AM: Quote
Man, I remember seeing that ad for the first time and thinking it was a real show. Then when my excitement had reached a fever pitch, I realized it was fake. I got Geico'd!

You're gonna get Geico'd! GEICO'D! GEICO'D!!
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Josh on July 29, 2007, 03:48:58 PM: The pilot's leaked. I couldn't finish it.
(http://www.arcuradio.com/etc/cavemen.gif)
'MAGGER, PLEASE!
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Laurie on July 29, 2007, 06:01:17 PM: REVERSE SHADES TIPPIN'!
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: chrisfoll577 on July 29, 2007, 07:06:51 PM: i just downloaded the pilot, and i think i've cringed and shuddered enough for the rest of the year.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: LostInReno on July 30, 2007, 07:40:59 PM: I can't wait to see utter garbage promoted and played. I would rather watch a tire burning yard for a half hour than watch Cavemen.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Richard_From_CHI on July 30, 2007, 09:57:33 PM: Quote from: Jason on May 25, 2007, 07:32:31 PM
Now if they made the Gecko into a sit-com I could have had a job.

at least the gecko is funny occasionally.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: GetOffMyBone on July 30, 2007, 10:18:55 PM: I can't wait for the episode where the cavemen have an unpleasant time at a comedy club.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Gregory on August 11, 2007, 12:23:12 PM: I logged into facebook today and there was this on the homepage:

Get a taste of the Caveman’s world.

The GEICO Cavemen are partying and now you can join them. Watch the video and go to www.cavemanscrib.com (http://www.cavemanscrib.com) to see the highlights.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Putin on August 11, 2007, 02:21:01 PM: I hope that they spin off the series into a full-length movie after 2 seasons. And then i can get the seasons on DVD and buy advance tickets, and get some caveman t-shirts, and buy some geico caveman brand bottled water.... ::)
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Josh on August 12, 2007, 12:20:14 AM: Quote from: Putin on August 11, 2007, 02:21:01 PM
and buy some geico caveman brand bottled water....
It comes in a Caveman-branded geode! Collect all 13!!!
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Kibblesmith on September 13, 2007, 09:04:51 PM: I'm not done with this.

Here's why. I thought the whole point was that they had chunky heads. I signed on for that. But the make-up, I guess, needed to be toned down a little to allow for comedic expressiveness and inflection. So now, it's just a show about whiny roommates with beards.

[youtube=425,350]VwGz9eqVmYg[/youtube]

Check it out! They're doing some kind of improvised comedy.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: paul on September 13, 2007, 09:52:30 PM: hahahha Dirty Vegas. that's their example of cutting edge club music, huh.
that band is as much a punchline as they are.

the only Geico commercial that makes me laugh is the one with the youtube clip of the guys fighting in a hallway with mattresses. so stupid, yet i ALWAYS have to hide myself chucking uncontrollably when it comes on when i'm at work.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: John Junk on September 13, 2007, 11:13:22 PM: Quote from: paul on September 13, 2007, 09:52:30 PM
hahahha Dirty Vegas. that's their example of cutting edge club music, huh.
that band is as much a punchline as they are.

To be fair to the man behind the caveman makeup, I'm pretty sure that in this case Dirty Vegas was a punchline. On purpose.

Having said that "The straw is for religious reasons" is about the most throw-away unfunny thing possible to say. They had to have known that. The guy that said that is probably like "Oh why the hell couldn't they have edited it right after I said the thing about eating organic!!"
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Richard_From_CHI on September 14, 2007, 12:09:28 PM: The real hero here is the exec who green lighted this nightmare.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: buffcoat on September 14, 2007, 02:17:39 PM: See, I loved the commercials when they first came out, especially the lunch one. I thought it was a funny twist. I didn't get what it had to do with GEICO, but I wasn't going to switch to them anyway.

The actor who portrayed the offended caveman in the commericals was GOOD at it. I looked at the online thing, and it started to get a little tired. Then I heard about the TV show.

I thought, well, if they get those original guys, or some good improv people, it won't be exponentially worse than anything else on TV.

Then I saw these guys. And I saw the script. And I wondered how in holy hell the TV networks managed to ever turn out anything good. Then I remembered the American version of "Coupling," and I thought, yeah, if they can ruin the humor of that then the humor of the caveman commercials is fish in a barrel.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Dan B on September 15, 2007, 01:28:48 AM: During class today, I looked out the window and saw a plane flying by with a Geico Caveman banner. Pretty much made my day.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Richard_From_CHI on September 15, 2007, 09:34:44 AM: Is there somewhere that sells Caveman memorabilia? Honestly it is becoming a metaphor for bad choices, like the Edsel, or New Coke.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: PhilH on September 18, 2007, 03:30:54 PM: I was "lucky" enough to see the Caveman in the front seat on the left host a comedy show featuring David Cross and Aziz Ansari. Sadly, Cavemen look a lot more dignified than his act, which featured him in drag doing a mildly racist accent.
Title: Re: Geico Cavemen Official Preview
Post by: Denim Gremlin on September 19, 2007, 03:33:25 AM: I'm without a TV right now. (this is horrible for so many other reasons) but I'm really considering putting up the money for a new one just for the experience of seeing this trainwreck. plus Tom doing live commentary while watching it on the air is an awesome bonus