Another Bad Creation
May 15, 2007 8:08 AM Subscribe
Can't get enough of the GEICO Cavemen? ABC has sealed the deal on a new fall series featuring the cavemen from the successful GEICO ad campaign. Video preview available too.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Apparently, we can get enough of them. -- cortex
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posted by Uther Bentrazor at 8:13 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by Uther Bentrazor at 8:13 AM on May 15, 2007
Oh, yes. I have had more than enough of the frickin Geico Cavemen. But this is old news, and you would have seen this for the double post that it is had you searched on your Geico tag.
posted by Dave Faris at 8:13 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by Dave Faris at 8:13 AM on May 15, 2007
I look forward to seeing him battle the AFLAC duck.
posted by srboisvert at 8:13 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by srboisvert at 8:13 AM on May 15, 2007
This will all end in "I have to go now. My planet needs me."
posted by brownpau at 8:15 AM on May 15, 2007 [2 favorites]
posted by brownpau at 8:15 AM on May 15, 2007 [2 favorites]
Can't get enough of the GEICO Cavemen?
Still beating your wife?
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:16 AM on May 15, 2007 [2 favorites]
Still beating your wife?
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:16 AM on May 15, 2007 [2 favorites]
Can't get enough of the GEICO Cavemen?
Still beating your wife?
That fucking caveman's beating my wife again? I gotta go!
posted by COBRA! at 8:18 AM on May 15, 2007
Still beating your wife?
That fucking caveman's beating my wife again? I gotta go!
posted by COBRA! at 8:18 AM on May 15, 2007
Nope. Got enough, long ago.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:18 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:18 AM on May 15, 2007
Seriously, Jeremy B. Aside from viral marketing shill crap, I can't really think of any rational reason why you'd make this a front page post.
posted by Dave Faris at 8:21 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by Dave Faris at 8:21 AM on May 15, 2007
Arright, you young haters. It was actually funny(+10 for Chorale Mix-A-Lot). It looks like this show (like all others) will live or die on the backs of the writers and actors. The actors have good rapport.
If this clip is representative (and they wouldn't just show us the best parts now, would they?), it could be classic surreal tv (Green Acres anyone?).
If not, it'll be godawful.
posted by djrock3k at 8:21 AM on May 15, 2007
If this clip is representative (and they wouldn't just show us the best parts now, would they?), it could be classic surreal tv (Green Acres anyone?).
If not, it'll be godawful.
posted by djrock3k at 8:21 AM on May 15, 2007
I dunno. It's kinda fun to rip on how bad television has gotten. At least television produced by the major networks.
posted by ruthsarian at 8:23 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by ruthsarian at 8:23 AM on May 15, 2007
I would much rather see a breakfast cereal mascot crime drama.
posted by kosem at 8:25 AM on May 15, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by kosem at 8:25 AM on May 15, 2007 [1 favorite]
Why are modern cavemen unable to shave or get haircuts?
posted by brain_drain at 8:26 AM on May 15, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by brain_drain at 8:26 AM on May 15, 2007 [1 favorite]
I will not rest until Mr. Clean has his own sitcom. It could be called "Hangin' with the Cleans" or something equally fresh and hip. It would follow the Clean family -- Mr. Clean, his wife and children of ages appropriate for the demographic the show wishes to capture. One of the show's cental conflicts would be -- are you ready? -- Mr. Clean's OCD and his wife's messiness! OMG. I am ROTFL already.
posted by veggieboy at 8:26 AM on May 15, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by veggieboy at 8:26 AM on May 15, 2007 [1 favorite]
Funny how some things never change. I hate this idea now just as much as when I posted about it in March.
posted by miss lynnster at 8:27 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by miss lynnster at 8:27 AM on May 15, 2007
Mr. TV Execs... there's a "Baby Bob" on line one for you. He says this is a really stupid idea. Shall I put him through?
posted by Hugh2d2 at 8:28 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by Hugh2d2 at 8:28 AM on May 15, 2007
I thought I heard they already pulled the plug on this, but I can find no sources confirming that. Well, regardless the show won't be long for this earth.
posted by piratebowling at 8:29 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by piratebowling at 8:29 AM on May 15, 2007
"It's about this mean, rude kid called Brian who everybody thinks they have to be nice to 'cause he's retarded."
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 8:30 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 8:30 AM on May 15, 2007
I want TINY HOUSE!
Cavemen are for cro-mags, Tiny House would be the shizznit.
posted by unixrat at 8:30 AM on May 15, 2007
Cavemen are for cro-mags, Tiny House would be the shizznit.
posted by unixrat at 8:30 AM on May 15, 2007
Word is that there will be guest appearances by Spuds McKenzie and the embalmed corpse of the "Where's the Beef?" lady.
posted by The Straightener at 8:32 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by The Straightener at 8:32 AM on May 15, 2007
veggieboy, I'd be more likely to watch the episode where Mr. Clean gets a job with FEMA, cleaning up after the White Tornado destroy's Mr. Whipple's store.
But not much more likely.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:32 AM on May 15, 2007
But not much more likely.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:32 AM on May 15, 2007
I will not rest until Mr. Clean has his own sitcom.
Robert Tessier, RIP.
posted by octobersurprise at 8:33 AM on May 15, 2007
Robert Tessier, RIP.
posted by octobersurprise at 8:33 AM on May 15, 2007
"So easy a caveman can do it." doesn't apply to inline WMV videos. Bad zap2it bad.
posted by jca at 8:33 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by jca at 8:33 AM on May 15, 2007
I don't know whether it's due to the fact that I haven't seen a TV commercial in over a year, the fact that I live in Europe or the fact that I'm 'cavemanist'...
... but I'm blissfully, blissfully ignorant of this pop phenomenon.
Sometimes, being an elitist rocks.
posted by chuckdarwin at 8:36 AM on May 15, 2007
... but I'm blissfully, blissfully ignorant of this pop phenomenon.
Sometimes, being an elitist rocks.
posted by chuckdarwin at 8:36 AM on May 15, 2007
I don't know about you all, but I've become so calloused by bad television that any pitch, no matter how good it might actually be, makes me cringe.
I'm kind of going off the cuff here, but maybe everyone is like that, and the TV studios know it. They give us hours of dramas that look exactly like CSI and comedies that look exactly like Friends, in fear that anything novel will turn people away. We'd rather have the boring we know than the boring we don't know.
And then there's The Office.
posted by roll truck roll at 8:36 AM on May 15, 2007
I'm kind of going off the cuff here, but maybe everyone is like that, and the TV studios know it. They give us hours of dramas that look exactly like CSI and comedies that look exactly like Friends, in fear that anything novel will turn people away. We'd rather have the boring we know than the boring we don't know.
And then there's The Office.
posted by roll truck roll at 8:36 AM on May 15, 2007
I've had quite enough of the cavemen already.
I think most of the cavemen in the world today work at market research firms, using the age-old method of working out what people want: throwing their own feces at the wall.
posted by mephron at 8:40 AM on May 15, 2007
I think most of the cavemen in the world today work at market research firms, using the age-old method of working out what people want: throwing their own feces at the wall.
posted by mephron at 8:40 AM on May 15, 2007
Actually I saw one of these ads on TV the other day and it was brilliant. this one, in fact. It's just so well done. I don't watch much TV, but if the direction is as good as the ads it could work out.
You people need to stop whining.
posted by delmoi at 8:41 AM on May 15, 2007
You people need to stop whining.
posted by delmoi at 8:41 AM on May 15, 2007
The very first ad had one good moment in it, where he snaps the menu shut & declares "I'm not hungry right now." It was well-acted for an advertisement, and I got a chuckle. A series it does not make, however.
And yes, I've had enough, by now.
posted by Devils Rancher at 8:43 AM on May 15, 2007
And yes, I've had enough, by now.
posted by Devils Rancher at 8:43 AM on May 15, 2007
The upfonts this year had a lot of potential, and NBC passed on a lot of good material. The caveman thing could become a decent hit, but I don't see it lasting more then 6 episodes... then again, "Joey" was on for more then a season...
posted by Derek at 8:44 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by Derek at 8:44 AM on May 15, 2007
I do have to say that I love the commercials, but it's something that WILL NEVER WORK as a television show.
posted by mrbill at 8:46 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by mrbill at 8:46 AM on May 15, 2007
This is a post related to services for which people pay money! Therefore I am outraged!
posted by ibmcginty at 8:54 AM on May 15, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by ibmcginty at 8:54 AM on May 15, 2007 [1 favorite]
There's no way this can be anywhere near as good as Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I'm just a caveman. I fell on some ice and was later thawed by some of your scientists. Your world frightens and confuses me! When I see my image on the security camera at the country club, I wonder, are they stealing my soul? I get so upset, I hop out of my Range Rover, and run across the fairway to the clubhouse, where I get Carlos to make me one of those martinis he's so famous for, to soothe my primitive caveman brain. But whatever world you're from, I do know one thing: in the 20 years from March 22, 1972, when he first ordered that extra nicotine be put into his product, until February 25, 1992, when he issued an interoffice memorandum stopping the addition of that nicotine, my client was legally insane."
posted by katemonster at 8:58 AM on May 15, 2007
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I'm just a caveman. I fell on some ice and was later thawed by some of your scientists. Your world frightens and confuses me! When I see my image on the security camera at the country club, I wonder, are they stealing my soul? I get so upset, I hop out of my Range Rover, and run across the fairway to the clubhouse, where I get Carlos to make me one of those martinis he's so famous for, to soothe my primitive caveman brain. But whatever world you're from, I do know one thing: in the 20 years from March 22, 1972, when he first ordered that extra nicotine be put into his product, until February 25, 1992, when he issued an interoffice memorandum stopping the addition of that nicotine, my client was legally insane."
posted by katemonster at 8:58 AM on May 15, 2007
"It's about this mean, rude kid called Brian who everybody thinks they have to be nice to 'cause he's retarded."
Not the Maimonides again.
posted by y2karl at 9:05 AM on May 15, 2007
Not the Maimonides again.
posted by y2karl at 9:05 AM on May 15, 2007
Dave Faris, do you not have the ability to send a message without being an asshole? I mean shit, I agree with you, but can't you just pass along the message in a nice way? Am I being idealistic here?
posted by ORthey at 9:08 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by ORthey at 9:08 AM on May 15, 2007
When does the Kool-Aid man get a show?
When he's not drunk.
posted by veggieboy at 9:09 AM on May 15, 2007
When he's not drunk.
posted by veggieboy at 9:09 AM on May 15, 2007
Wow. This post really is kinda mirroring the other one. Creepy! I was juuust waiting for Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer quotes to show up in small type. Et voila!
posted by miss lynnster at 9:09 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by miss lynnster at 9:09 AM on May 15, 2007
Brought to you by Big Fat Bean™, why eat hundreds of little beans when you can eat one BIG one?
posted by oneirodynia at 9:10 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by oneirodynia at 9:10 AM on May 15, 2007
misslynnster, I live to serve.
posted by katemonster at 9:17 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by katemonster at 9:17 AM on May 15, 2007
I'm holding out for the 8" action figures and the breakfast cereal.
posted by CynicalKnight at 9:17 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by CynicalKnight at 9:17 AM on May 15, 2007
You rock katemonster. As does Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer.
As does NOT? The Geico caveman.
posted by miss lynnster at 9:28 AM on May 15, 2007
As does NOT? The Geico caveman.
posted by miss lynnster at 9:28 AM on May 15, 2007
Emeril couldn't do it, what makes them think the Cavemen can?
posted by LexRockhard at 9:29 AM on May 15, 2007
posted by LexRockhard at 9:29 AM on May 15, 2007
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