8 Awful TV Shows That Were Clearly Doomed To Fail
3. Cavemen (2007)
-->-->Heres how I imagine the pitch went for this: So, we have officially drained what little creative juices we had. Why dont we take the cavemen from the Geico commercials, and make a satirical comedy about racism? It was then that there were high-fives all around, and copious amounts of coke were snorted. Thats the only explanation I have as to why anyone would think this was a good idea. I just want to know who sat down and actually though a 30 second commercial deserved to be a 30 minute sitcom.
They couldn't use the Geico guys, obviously, but the similarities were more than present. The show pretty much used the cavemen characters as an excuse to talk about racism in a not-so-subtle attempt at satire. Apparently racism is totally okay when its against a group that no longer exists, although it didn't stop it being so punishingly awkward and unfunny for the audience that they turned off in droves. The filthy "Maggers" got cancelled after a month on air, even after a massive overhaul of the script, and haven't been seen since.