Token Cavemen given sitcom...
 

If you're anything like me, you love the Cavemen commercials from Geico. You enjoy the lighthearted take on the serious topic of racism in our modern world. You sympathize with the plight of a forgotten minority, trying to find their way in a big world.

Guess what? ABC is developing a pilot for a half hour sitcom based on their misadventures!!
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...=1300&cs=1&p=0

I couldn't be more happy.

It's an idea so ridiculous, not even a caveman would green-light it!

Uh oh.

I will die a happy man if they have cameos with the Gecko, and use the whole "I have good news" scenario at least ONCE in the show.

I love Geico.

I'm both horrified and amused. Maybe I'll be surprised and the latter will overtake the former. If the writers are good, this just might - maybe - have potential.

If they do this right, and keep the awkward-is-funny spirit of the commercials, it could fun. I'll definitely watch if it's in the vein of The Office or Curb Your Enthusiasm.

On the other hand, if they just run with the gimmick, like say That 80's Show, complete with over-zealous laugh-track, it's complete a waste of time.

The writers and producers have a real challenge on their hands here. That Shark is just a hop, skip and a jump away.

this is fantastic!!! I have to say all of the geico commercials are my favs....wonder if they could incorporate "the movie guy" thats one of my favorites of theirs outside the caveman ones.

I will def watch!!!

I laughed earlier when I found out that one of the cavemen is one of the guys from Queer Eye for the Straight Girl (the bald one)

The cavemen are:
Jeff Daniel Phillips
http://www.hidetheshortfilm.com/images/29.jpg

and

Ben Weber
http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Events/1108/weber_ben

I don't see Queer Eye for the Straight Girl on their IMDBs, but that person may have been an extra caveperson.

agh, nevermind. The guy I'm thinking of was the bald dancing guy for the Six Flags commercials

Ahhhh...you're just gonna watch 'cause it's set in Atlanta. :p

Seriously...I love those "caveman" commercials. Funny funny funny shit. Often, better than the shows that they're sponsoring. But a sitcom? I just don't see it working. I give it three episodes before it's axed, and then even the commercials will be ruined.

So simple...even a caveman can see it coming.

Ha, these must have started running after I left North America.

Funny stuff. Oddly, I know the guy that is the voice at the end of the commercials. He makes a mint doing those tags.

As for the sitcom... could work but I tend to see Bill's suggested scenario as the most likely one.

...I wonder if Geico is going to help pay for the production budget on the series.

I like cavemen. I really like these commercials.

I will watch this show.

The commercials are hilarious, but I don't see stretching that humor into a half hour program. If it works..then good for the cavemen!

I hope the writers are good too. The guys always look hilarious. Love all the eye-rolling.
A good way :devious: to promote more unquestioning general acceptance of evolution, as it should be. :thumbsup: :)

I agree with the majority here. I think the Geico commercials (as a whole, not just the caveman series) are some of the best done out there, if not THE best.

But taking this EXACT idea and putting it into a sitcom leaves me scratching my head. It looks like all the same creative team is on board, so on that hand I think it should work. On the other hand, think of all the SNL sketches that were really funny on the show, but SUCKED as a full-feature film.

oh come on, Night at the Roxbury rocks hehehehe

Ahh, if only Phil Hartman were still alive - the Geico guy could hire Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer to handle his civil rights complaints.

Warrrreagl, you've got that right. I'd not only watch that, I'd download the podcasts!

Queue the Guinness Commercial guys... "Brilliant! Brilliant!"

mr.coaster got my exact sentiments down. unless there is some serious shannigan development to this thing, i think its very likely to turn into a vortex of suck so sucky that geico will have to completely abandon the whole funny commercial gimmick.

Oh good god. I can't believe that all of you are getting excited about something based on something AN INSURANCE COMPANY is doing. Something is seriously wrong when there are people that aren't me getting excited about something an insurance company is doing. Hey, anyone want to discuss the new excess policy for invasive medical devices that Colony just came out with? :love:

While the commercials are funny, I think that it's going to be difficult to wrap this into a show-length format without either making it an infomercial for Geico or amputating the edge that these commercials have.

For the record, I'd like to watch a "Less Filling, Taste Great" debate for a half hour with the 70's and 80's celebrities Miller Lite recruited than what's proposed here.

The Jazz.....are you a caveman?

We prefer the term "insurance broker".

Touché. :thumbsup:

Oh and congrats again on making moderator. Even though there wasn't a vote, I voted for you.

I KNEW it!!!!


Sure there was. Your vote just didn't count. Consider yourself...Ohio :D

Too bad that 1) neither of you are hot chicks that I could hit over the head with my club and drag back to my cave and 2) that my wife would be horrified by me both abducting a young woman to hold hostage as well as referring to our house as a "cave".

Consider yourselves luck.

BOR, I hope you realize that you're responsible for all my sins as a moderator. I guess that makes you more of an Ohioan than poor poor Will.

The cavemen are awesome. People always ask me what the hell is wrong with me when I laugh so hard at the commercials. It's hard to explain why they are so funny.

It's like I feel bad for what they go through, but then again... YOU'RE A FREAKING CAVEMAN... or something like that.

If they can do it right (good writing, acting, situations, etc.), this might be the next big thing. I certainly love the commercials.

Thank you for twisting that knife...:cry:

There...there...
At least you guys tried.

I live in Nebraska. The battlecry; "Go Big Red" doesn't just mean Husker football. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/rhlandis/huh.gif

I always thought Nebraska was full of communists. America! Love it or leave it! Let's invade Nebraska!

Sorry, back on topic: cavemn R teh shiat. :) :expressionless: :no: :oogle: :rolleyes: :grumpy: :orly: :paranoid: :sad: :surprised: :confused: :eek: :mad: :thumbsup: :shakehead:

I should ban myself for being an asshat...

see.... just the man trying to keep the caveman down...

Hmmm...see? They're already well on their way to screwing this up. :shakehead:

And it's not even filming yet. :rolleyes:

Steeeerike one!!

I call it blatant bigotry against cro-magnons.

Sir, yes sir. Call it strike one or call it the first nail in the coffin, the so-called "Hollywood experts" are screwing up this screwy idea. I'll still watch the pilot, assuming it gets made and put on the air.

oh god... this reminds me of the Baby Bob show. Now that was a POS and I worked at the company that spawned it.

I need a reason not to ban you for that admission. Please, gimme something redeaming that you've done.... :)

Let me clarify. I worked for FreeInternet.com which started the original ad campaign. I had nothing to do with the making of the tv show, I would have killed myself long ago if I had.