Geico cavemen sit-com?

[jayem]

The Geico cavemen have helped make the insuror the fast-growing car insurance company in the country (much to the delight of Warren Buffet and his stockholders.) The 3 actors playing the roles actually have groupies and are mobbed by fans when they appear in costume.

ABC has now ordered a pilot for a sit-com. The Neandethals will live in Atlanta and date beautiful women.

The 30 second ads are pretty funny, but I don't know if the joke can sustain an entire TV series. (Though the talking lizard with the Cockney accent would be a good sidekick in the next Shreck film.)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17887559/site/newsweek/

 

[mwb]

This show is so easy to do that a caveman could do it.

 

[MichaelRM]

I was going to say "April fools!" but it actually looks legit.

 

[mwb]

It is legit. I saw it in TV Guide.

 

[GodrockDJ]

Yes, as incredulous as it might seem, it is legit. I think it all depends on how they play it. The premise is that the cavemen are just like they are in the commercials - current day, in our country, they just happen to be cavemen. The show will follow them trying to fit into and lead 'normal' lives. For me the one caveman who's in the airport commercial is the funniest - he owns that character. I might watch if he is committed to the show.

 

[MichaelRM]

Honestly, the concept could make for a funny show, but how many people are going to take something seriously that spun off of a car insurance commercial?

 

[bill'swife]

I love those commercials...I will watch the sit-com too...at least once. LOL

 

[mwb]

I think there are three cavemen. The caveman who part of the TV interview ("looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the rock"), & the guy at the airport are the best. The caveman with the therapist is too phony.

Either way, the show will probably fail.

 

[micro]

Well the concept to me sounds better than 90% of the new shows they are coming out as. If phil hartman was around he would probobly be on the show as well. Though he would be limited to playing a lawyer.

 

[mwb]

The could do a show about the Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer from SNL.

 

[Chilufya]

I would bet a lot of people would watch the first episode. Then about 30 seconds after the first episode ends, people are going to figure out it already jumped the shark and stay away from episode 2 in droves.

But no one EVER went broke trying to put dopey ideas on the small screen...

 

[Ame]

It will most likely garner an audience just because of it's shtick value and nothing else. But it would be a nice break from all the reality TV shows that are polluting the airs.

 

[Morghaine]

Well said - I'm so tired of reality shows - blech! I would LOVE a show about the cavemen, and I would watch it - at least once - maybe more. I agree, the one in the airport is the best!