Sadly, I think I'm going to hate the new Geico Caveman TV show

[Bucky]

I really like the Geico commercials with the cavemen. They make fun of how shallow Americans can be and how overly sensitive we are about race and how pouty and self indulgent we can be about stress in the world. I was really looking forward to seeing this show.

But after reading the review of it in New York magazine, it looks kind of offensive.

Pilot report: Three cavemen live together as roommates in the suburban South: sarcastic Nick (Kroll); lunkheaded Jamie (Dash Mihok); and Joel (English), an everyman IKEA salesman. In the pilot, the three cavemen attend a country-club barbecue hosted by the father of Joel's girlfriend, hot non-cavewoman Kate (Doubleday). Each of the three encounters the prejudices faced by cavemen in contemporary society: Jamie is seduced by a woman eager for a walk on the wild side, Nick sees racism (species-ism?) everywhere, and Joel just wants Kate's father to look past their differences and accept him as a potential husband for his daughter.

Julie White is SO hot!!!

Representative dialogue: "If you think you can blend right in with your snappy cocktail patter and your stylish hat, you are fooling yourself. I know these people. They've been oppressing our people for 750,000 years."

Instead of being whiny, passive aggressive, upscale, neurotic metrosexuals, the Cavemen seem to be only a metaphor for African-Americans--only spun so it's sapiens discriminating against neanderthals instead of white society discriminating against blacks. It looks like they have some real good actors in it, so the show may do better than the reviewer predicts. Do we really need a show to give us a weekly reminder of how silly black are getting all worked up about civil rights and subtle racism? Is this even healthy?

Maybe I'm missing the point. But this looks like a stinker that may last.

[seemunkee]

1. It looked so bad they reworked it

No longer taking place in Atlanta, they moved it to San Diego and haven't allowed anyone to see the new premiere episode.

[Bucky]

2. If they took out the racist angle and kept Julie White... I'd welcome it again.

I love those Cavemen. They are so... us.

[racaulk]

3. I hate to prejudge, but...

This just looks like an awful concept for a TV show to me. I haven't seen it, I have no desire to see it, and I've already determined that I'm not going to like it. Maybe the buzz surrounding the show after it starts airing will change my mind, but I doubt it. I just can't help thinking that this one is going to be a train wreck.

It's also too bad that Dash Mihok has to wear all of that makeup for this role. He's a hottie. :loveya:

[WinkyDink]

4. I think they needed the original commercial guys.