Cavemen on TV..I mean, more so

This review by Derek Flint of the new Geico Cavemen TV pilot might be ill news to the many fans of the commercials who have visited the site.

To quote:

“The creators have tried to infuse social satire by making the show an allegory for prejudice. They draw astoundingly leaden parallels to every minority group in the world without a laugh in sight. It’s jaw dropping horrendous and actually makes “American Dad’s” lunkheaded topicality seem sophisticated.”

Though the thing which seems to place the show most in jeopardy is the confirmation that none of the original actors we like so much in the original commercials appear in the show. Even though I like the spots, I admit the idea of a TV show concerned me. I’m wondering if the pilot will ever see the light of broadcast now.

Update:
Oh no, here is official footage on abc.com from the pilot.

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It was the weirdest episode of Reading Rainbow

This two minute mock video for the Axe ESP campaign is a good follow-up to our previous post about body spray commercials, and is one of my favorite things in the world: a parody of an awful commercial.

The video mocks home-shopping TV commercials and pokes some fun at its own campaign.

Explore their web site (danger: audio, maybe NSFW), and watch the actual video commercials that go along with this campaign.

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All Geico Cavemen Commercials and FAQ

I first reviewed the restaurant Geico Cavemen ad here, and from the huge comment response I learned a lot of other people liked the ad as well.

Since then I’ve posted on other cavemen spots. With the amount of cavemen commercials out there I felt the need to start this definitive caveman article, which will feature all the current ads, and be updated with the reviews on the new ones when and if they show up.

Additionally, if one more person asks if a caveman is really Val Kilmer, or what the song playing in the airport is, I will go insane. So at the bottom of this article I will also maintain a “Geico Caveman FAQ”. So read the frequently-asked-questions before you ask a frequently asked question. For the love of god, read it first.

(Oh there is more…)

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There’s a new Simpsons Movie trailer out now, and it’s looking pretty good, especially if you see it at a nice resolution and in great sound quality.

Earlier I called a previous televised trailer for the movie one of the worst commercials of 2006. This new trailer sways me from the first impressions of that somewhat disappointing preview. It answers one big question, the one asking why even bother with a Simpsons movie. Seeing it as it will probably appear on the big screen, it’s showing off some great looking animation, and certainly has cinematic qualities that will makes sure the movie isn’t just a bigger, longer, and uncut Simpsons television episode.

Also: parts of this trailer are actually funny.

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Pictured above: Offending Ad

awfcom89: there have been a lot of purported “controversies” over the Super Bowl ads this year.

rosco-9000: you mean snickers has men kissing

awfcom89: right, and the countless other controversies

rosco-9000: like what

awfcom89: well anna nicole smith died

rosco-9000: that wasn’t really related to the super bowl ads

awfcom89: or WAS it? (conspiracy!!)

rosco-9000: :O omg!

awfcom89: yeah, think about it. anyway i thought we could help out fedEx today by fabricating some controversy around their “moon-base ad”, which would lead to more publicity of the ad, which, scientifically, leads to more people shipping items to the moon via Federal Express 14-Day Guanranteed Moon Delivery

(Oh there is more…)

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