Kaufman is funny and smart when he is working off a real topic, not when he is lowering the bar for "satire."

This thing is just disappointing.

Ha! I never schlepped! I got where I was fair and square -- I schlupped the studio boss' wife! Ha!

Alf

PS - She wasn't that great, and BTW -- that Spuds is a real bitch. Seriously, a bitch.

King, you have watched way too much TV in your life. And I got all the jokes. Damn.

schtupped

If you've seen the promos for the show - the ones that deliberately avoid showing the leads of the show in anything like a situation from the episodes - you know this show is DOA.

ABC is putting a bold front on it. They have to. Bluster can sometimes get you through; look at the career of Michael Bay. But not this time.

There are a few promos that look like clips from an episode, with the cavemen singing karaoke in a style known well to science fiction fans as "Klingon opera." As one of the guys makes a sound similar to a cat being given a gasoline enema, the others sit back, drinks in hand, and wryly comment.

Watch this show closely. It'll be canceled in three episodes and become a tough question for Jeopardy this spring, since people will have wiped it out of their memories with large doses of tequila.

Now that we've taken care of that...Mr. Kaufman, if you don't want to fall to the awful writer status of Heather Havrilesky, don't review television. You're good at sports. Maybe that's all you're good at. Know that this was a misstep; learn and adjust.

...that Wiggles bit you did a while ago, King. I don't understand why this item needed to be posted. It isn't all that funny. I wish you would stop.

I am usually suspicious of any activity that bear the whiff of the Orwellian. But I'd be pleased as punch if this word-based object disappeared entirely from the Internet and the smart, engaging sportswriter King Kaufman stared blankly and said, "Huh? What?" whenever somebody said the words "They're (formerly) grrrrreat!"

Expunge, King; expunge.

manly yes, but i like it too!

Lighten up! He was just having some fun. I kind of enjoyed it.

nice.

According to this mornings Wall Street Journal - MTV is doing a similar show. It's called 'The Gamekillers' and it's all about the pitfalls of picking up women. The answer, laughably enough, is Axe Body Spray. Over-under on # of episodes until cancellation -- 3.

Does anyone think this caveman thing will last?

I want to see a show with those Bacardi and Cola guys. Kind of like Miami Vice, except with flashier clothing and less plot. Could be fun.

How about a reality show with Mr. Clean? He could be a personal trainer for housewifes by morning, and get in their collective grill about cleaning in the afternoon. Afterward, he begrudgingly hides under the kitchen sink when hubby's taurus pulls into the garage.

How about a show depicting the ultra-boring world of brokerage houses? Sam Waterson gently pushing papers over at TDW for the Rukeyser set.

I didn't want to say something so obviously nerdy, but...if they had to make a TV series out of a commercial, it should have been the pink-haired girl (recently, thank God, given the name Erin Esurance) who appears in that series of commercials for Esurance.com.

Whatever the virtues or vices of that company - they're rich Republicans, so ultimately they hate life and every one of us - their animated icon is one of the most joyous characters ever drawn in the last decade. Although mostly a silhouette in black commando gear, she appears sexy - but charming, in that nineteen-year-old sense. The art style is reminiscent of Genndy Tartakofsky's Samurai Jack, but more abstract and iconic; you don't have time for detailed beauty in a 30 second commercial. She moves with elegance, grace and speed, and as the "special agent" is more competent than Buffy Summers, Sydney Bristow and Kim Possible put together.

The most amazing commercial done with Ms. Esurance was a combination of model sheet, storyboard and illustration of the animation process. While pitching their Internet insurance scam (all insurance, ultimately, is a scam) the character goes from a pencil sketch, through a dip in color and through several pages of enemy combatants. Whatever overpaid fratboy studio exec greenlit the Geico Caveman show never saw these commercials.

As a -15 or -30 sec bit it's great. Scary thing is if for some unholy reason it's a hit, get ready for a lizard cameo.

and a welcome distraction from world news. entertainment writing as it SHOULD be done.

As a an avid comsumer of KKSD, I enjoyed this little foray outside the sports box to the detritus of 70s advertising. Especially the comparison between the Ty-D-Bowl man and The 'Do It To Me One More Time' Captain. Also the Madge/Mikey/Reeses skit was blocked out nicely.

I agree that this show *must* have been green-lighted as a result of some elaborate bet or there must be an exec setup with a lifetime supply of Willie Nelson-grade weed or Jessica Biel and a Zebra rug. It's this sort of decision-making that makes us believe that Entourage might actually be a documentary.

I guess I don't feel too bad for George Lopez after seeing PBS show where he got $5m for last season of show and another $15m for the syndication. And getting cancelled for a Cavemen show gives you new material for your next standup tour where you charge $50 a head.

I find the caveman mildly amusing as an advertising figure, though I've never quite understood the supposed stupidity of a caveman being a major selling point for insurance. ("So easy a caveman can do it." Is that supposed to mean that ease of applying is more important than rates, comprehensiveness of coverage or quality of service?) Still I can't imagine how that kind of joke can be sustained for a full episode, much less for a series. I will be amazed if this show lasts more than a month.