Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networktv...t_id=1003552927 ABC Develop Geico Ad Cavemen Into TV Project A.J. Frutkin MARCH 02, 2007 - As network comedy continues to suffer through an extended down-cycle, it's no surprise that the commercials running in those sitcoms often are funnier than the shows themselves. What is surprising is that ABC is now looking to those ads--specifically, the Geico cavemen ads--for inspiration. The network is developing a half-hour comedy project based on the Geico ads. Produced by ABC TV Studio, the project revolves around three thirtysomething "cavemen" who battle bigotry in modern-day Atlanta. The pilot was written by Joe Lawson, the copywriter who came up with the cavemen ads at the Richmond, Va.-based Martin Agency. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 If it even makes the air - I can't see it lasting more than half a season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daileyxplanet 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 The reason why the Geico Cavemen commercials are so 'funny' is because the commercials are only 30 seconds long, it's funny in small doses. They should save themselves some money and try to purchase the SNL skits with Caveman Lawyer by the late great Phil Hartman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 If only Hartman was still around. That would have been an awesome sweeps appearence for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 So nobody remembers the successful Baby Bob series based off of a fast food commercial? It lasted about 5 weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Queen Leelee Report post Posted March 3, 2007 I'm already tired of the commercials... Horrible idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuna_Firerose 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 First thing I thought of with this thread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Tlb6ECPs0 DCLuigi is awesome. Does the best Chris Walken impersonation I've seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8hXKXtzQns Why post that? Because it's more clever and entertaining than the idea of this sitcom. I mean, really, they must be really desperate. EDIT: Crap, embeds don't work on this forum. Ah well. Click the damn links, ya lazy folk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Isn't the caveman "Ted" the nuclear guy on Heroes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epic Reine 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Awful, awful idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 If only Hartman was still around. That would have been an awesome sweeps appearence for him. He could of been the long lost father to one of the cavemen. The relationship would be immediatley strained, when the cavemen learns his father married outside the race. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DogOn Report post Posted March 3, 2007 I could see this working if it was a cartoon made in the late 1990's and aired 6:30 A.M Sunday on Comedy Central. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 So nobody remembers the successful Baby Bob series based off of a fast food commercial? It lasted about 5 weeks. Believe it or not, it was actually the other way around, he appeared in Quiznos commercials after the show got cancelled. But he had appeared in various dotcom company commercials. And are we all too young to forget that Joe Isuzu had his own failed sitcom? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darthtiki 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 And are we all too young to forget that Joe Isuzu had his own failed sitcom? Now was it based on Joe Isuzu or are you thinking of Empty Nest, which was the Golden Girls spinoff which ran for like 6 years? As for the Caveman skein, I see it as something that doesn't make it past the development stage only because the market research on it will be horrible. However if you did a something with the Gecko I could be into seeing that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Anyone remember "Dinosaurs"? Now that was a good show, ahead of it's time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 I still remember that episode where Robbie has like roid rage from eating those furball things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Failed Bridge 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Dinosaurs deserved a longer lifespan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 I don't know. I seem to remember it lost a lot of steam by the end of the run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 well "not the momma" got old after awhile Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Anyone remember "Dinosaurs"? Now that was a good show, ahead of it's time. Now that show owned, I have a couple of old VHS'. I never could tell whether it was supposed to be for kids or adults. The plots were pretty adult but then again you had Baby and his annoying catchphrases. Yeck. I have The Complete First and Second Season of Dinosaurs on my NetFlix queue. I think I'm gonna bump it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Failed Bridge 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 I thought they could have gotten two more good years out of it. Its certainly a TV-on-DVD series I have an eye on grabbing after I get out of bootcamp and settled in. the episode Porter was talking about was titled "Steroids to Heaven". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillenniumMan831 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 The only episode I remember somewhat vividly was when Baby grew a horn on his head from eating too much sugar but everyone thought the horn made him the king. Kinda weird. He also referred to Earl as Daddy for once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2007 I like the drug episode, which tells you to "Just Say No" not for the usual reasons, but so that shitty anti-drug sitcom episodes won't have to be made. Also "You're not the "thunderlizard", the Tyrannosaurus is." "How would you know that?" "I dated one in highschool." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2007 Coming soon: The Geico gecko video game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2007 I liked the Gulf War parody episode they did on "Dinosaurs". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2007 well it was a family sitcom, but definitely had a lot of in jokes aimed mostly for adults. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downhome 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2007 Well, the pilot for Cavemen hit the internet a few days ago. Have any of you actually watched it yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2007 so yeah, I left it on in the background, and while it wasn't unwatchable...there wasn't anything funny about it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck415 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2007 I'm curious to see if anyone watched this tonight. I didn't watch it all but some of it was actually kind of funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2007 I saw the network premiere tonight, and marked out hard for the surly caveman from the inaugural commercial. I think that I'll probably tune in for the (probably short) time that it is on, even though I usually dislike sitcoms. I like Cavemen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVenkman PhD 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2007 Haha, Cavemen in normal clothes look funny! Also, I hate this. I have it on as background noise / curiosity on the Seattle feed and it just seems to exist without a point. I liked seeing the guy from the commercial but it sucks he's not the focal point (which is pretty sad when you think about it). I do like the guy from Grandma's Boy / Blades of Glory, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
