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ABC Recasts Cavemen For Geico Spin-Off??
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ABC has greenlit a sitcom pilot based on the Geico cavemen ads, but it looks like it’s hiring new actors to play the cavemen.
Nick Kroll, Bill English and Kaitlin Doubleday have been cast in the leads. No word of Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ben Weber, who play the teed-off Cro-Magnons in the commercials.
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This is an outrage! They can't do that...it's not canon!!!
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not happy. If the original guys aren't in it, it won't work! This is not shmart!
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phil hartman was great. this show will not be great.
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...just became worse.
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chrisd - shucks to be shecond, don't it?
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This is worse than the idea of recasting Kirk in the next TREK movie I mean he's played the cave man for years, he's the ONLY TRUE caveman. I won't watch some other "actor" play the part that has been a part of Americana since forever. BTW the preceeding has been written saracasticly in an attempt to get the hardcore trek people to get over Shatner and Nimoy and live in the now, or at least somewhere other than their parent's basements.
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The actors are 90% of what makes these ads funny in the first place...to replace them is an outrageous misjudgement.
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My knee-jerk reaction was that sounded incredibly stupid, but then I realized: a show about a fucking caveman in modern times. Yes, it could be done in a shitty way, but in the right hands such a balls-out wacky idea could be quite something.
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GOTTA EAT!
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Not really. Come on. This is a sitcom based on a commercial. Because of that alone it's probably destined to fail. I haven't even factored in that this will be on ABC. But are they really going to cast three unknown commercial actors for the roles? Of course not. Whatever. I still won't watch. I haven't seen a high concept sitcom since the one hour comedy block of "Homeboys in Outer Space" and "The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeifer." What a magical 5 weeks that was.
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Not that this is a slam dunk idea for a series, but it seems a little pointless to change the actors. People seemed to like THOSE cavemen specifically, and I can't help but feel the actors are a big part of that. Really, without them, couldn't they have just made ANY caveman series, whether it be Ice Man, Encino Man,Frozen Caveman Lawer, or Captain Caveman?
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thanks for the head up, this news really made my flippin day..
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the commercials were funny to me because of the recurring cavemen. I wont have any interest in the sitcom with new actors. i hope they keep the same cast for future commercials.
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The performances add a lot to the humor. If ABC is developing the idea because of the creative success of the commercials, don't they realize that those actors are integral to that success?
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It's obvious that all networks HAVE to hire union actors to do any TV series. Commercials really don't have to.
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Seriously, invite them into the friggin union NOW. Internet hype is all you have going for this other than people that will tune in maybe once or twice because they remember the commercials. But who really watches sitcoms these days anyway, so you've already got that working against you. The actors in the commercial are MORE than capable. Remember they executed and launched this idea off 30 second or less spots I'm sure they'll do fine in an expanded capacity. Replace them and you lose your core audience and kill the internet hype which equates to aborting the project before it even begins.
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Mosh, you can do one commercial without joining the union. After that you're supposed to. It's called the Taft-Hartley Act. I guarantee you those guys are all union members.
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The beauty of the caveman commercials is their brevity, their earnestness and their weirdness. How the hell are they going to sustain the joke through a half hour? Especially without the guys who made the commericals hilarious? This idea blows.
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The idea sounded bone headed to begin with, and going with different actors just adds to the stupidity.
Then again, it's a sitcom inspired by a friggin commercial. The only thing like that that's worked before was Max Headroom ( well I remember liking the show anyway), and that didn't last a season ( I don't think). -
Who knows the details of the actors' contract with Geico, or the actor's availability, or their desire to do a TV series, or their salary demands, etc. etc.
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In fact, it will be funnier than The War at Home and anything that airs on CNN.
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I've ever heard of, the one and only thing that makes those commercials funny is that ONE GUY. The one, pissed off Caveman. His mannerisms, facial expressions, and tone of voice are what makes the commercials funny. ABC, you immense fucking retards, it's the the *concept* of 'pissed off socialite cavemen' that people like, it's that specific character, played by that specific actor.
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a fake reality tv show with the cavemen. it is dumb, but someone mentioned reality shows in the tb... i am sure abc is already hard at work trying to match the hype. show will suck with new actors.
and the gecko's voice was recast once or twice. :) -
as the Revenge of the Nerds sitcom pilot.
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for the Tiny House reality show. I mean seriously if you are going to base a show on a Geico commercial that would be the one. The gecko could host it. Recasting cavemen = Bat nipples
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Uhh... it was the actors that made it funny. Hello flop.
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And all "principal talent" (i.e. The Caveman actors) have to be in the Screen Actors Guild. So, no, the Union explanation doesn't fly. I really think the current guys are tremendous with the deadpan delivery. Maybe THAT'S why they were recast. People in sitcoms need to be loud and over the top.
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Jesus. So, imagine the one-page treatment: "caveman walks by Geico poster with caveman/slogan on it. Caveman becomes angry. The end." Doesn't exactly leap off the page, eh? What makes that spot a fucking howl is the ACTOR.
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Leave it to the big networks (especially ABC) to go and fuck up something that I found genuinely funny. And it wasn't typical 'Ricky Bobby' crap funny that you laugh at immediately and then forget a few hours later.
Mainstream TV sucks. They are only out for ratings, and only ratings to sell more commercials to make more money. (The only recent exception in my mind was “Lost” the other night. Very dark, and really cool, I am glad that they didn’t get all pussyfied and have the two window-dressing 3rd season additions somehow come out of their paralyzed state and dig their way up, “Kill Bill” style.)
The one where the two cavemen are standing out on the porch, talking about switching to Geico and not 'being a real cave man.' That one has such perfect timing. These guys are great for the parts and it makes no damn sense at all to pull them for who? Probably the same old, same old sitcom shitheads...Patrick Warburton, Charlie Sheen, Judd Nelson, David Spade, Tony Danza, John Cryer, you-fill-in-the-crappy-actor...
Hollywood, and especially network TV, sucks Nancy Pelosi’s weathered old cunt.
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Much like their characters, now the actors aren't getting any respect.
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The ghost of Phil Hartman is coming for you!!!
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What's something that flop's a lot?
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to make this show good would be to keep it as deadpan as the commercials--- that's why they are funny, they play it utterly straight-- and they cant do that for a half hour. or, they could, it it could be fucking brilliant... but my bro jorson and his focus groups would not make any money that way
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"[x] is gonna flop like the fish at the end of the faith no more video" has served me well for years
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i know...
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You bastards! You're like Lucas! How can I possibly relate to these 'new' actors in these roles that were defined, nay, fleshed out so beautifully by those...other...actors. Huh? Nipples on Cavemen!
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Why bother doing this?
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...even a caveman can do it. Sorry. Couldn't resist.
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*sigh* no, they couldn't/wouldn't give us a cute little geeko tv show. It's got to be the pissed off cavemen. I don't find it remotely funny, but that's nothing new - i don't dig many of the sitcoms on the tube these days. Sitcoms of yester-year actually had things to say occasionally. Surprised? Not really. Any one I've ever mentioned this to gets that look on their face and asks me if I'm serious. Why, Good Lord, Why Are They Wasting Money On This?!?! (totally rhetorical question because I really don't care if some fat cat wastes his cash - it just pisses me off - stupid idiots)
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...they're gonna need another whole round of apologetic commercials where they try to appease the anger and indination of the original cavemen.
Man! not getting cast in the roles you made famous... There isn't enough roast duck with mango salsa to make up for that snub... -
Another round of commercials with the existing cavemen, pissed off because now there's a show about cavemen that doesn't star actual cavemen. The show within a show should feature really handsome non-caveman dudes with really bad makeup who look like the Indians on F Troop or something. The Geico cavemen can then be pissed off like Asian people were when "Kung Fu" came out with David Carradine instead of Bruce Lee.
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evolved than the "neanderthal" next door neighbor. In other words, he should move next door to According to Jim.
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Come on, AICN, with all those writers you can't get it online sooner than that?
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Is this the Bill English of the "My Fave 5" commercial?
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no need to recast. I was honestly excited for this but my excitement is considerably diminished now.
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Typical TV producer logic.
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... when it was called The Charmings.
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since when were the caveman commercials funny?
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They should have made THAT a sitcom and re-cast it with Estelle Getty and Bea Arthur.
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the subtlety of the original performance. I cry bullshit!
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Yep.
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..all are eaten by a T Rex..end of show. Goodnight everybody!
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While I'm at it.
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...and develop a hidden camera show with those squirrels that make people wreck. And then recast the squirrels.
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Holy Jesus H. Christ.
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Mar 30, 2007 10:43:22 AM CDT
And they can't hire the TV ad actors because... why...?
by yotzvonfrelnik
That doesn't make any sense. The guys on the ads are the reason they're making the damn show in the first place! What, are we supposed to believe they've got "prior commitments" or something? "Sorry, but Jeff and Ben are needed over at Proctor and Gamble for a baking soda campaign." While they're at it, why don't they alter the makeup or by the end of the first episode have them get a shave and a haircut along with major dental work so they look nothing like cavemen! YEAH! But we'll know they still are. That's the genius of it, man! Oh, barf!
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aren't in the show? Seriously..what's the deal here? The show is completely inane either way, but if your going to make a show after a commercial that which is only successful because of the actors why change it up? ABC needs a brain.
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news?...seriously?...who gives a flying fuck...
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I cant believe that they're making this show to begin with. I think those are some of the worst commercials that have ever been made. I havent found one of them to be even slightly amusing, much less funny. Im am slightly taken aback that so many of you have. No wonder George W Bush is in office..America is made up of a much of easily amused idiots.
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Haven't the cavemen suffered enough?!
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Mar 30, 2007 11:09:10 AM CDT
First of all, I'm not 100% in love w/ ur tone right now
by holyguacamole
Genius. With the little squint and the sarcasm. Pure genius. ABC must have woke up on the wrong side of the rock. (slump). (sigh).
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When season 7 comes around. This will be a uniting show that brings together evolutionists and creationists. The uniting of these powers will create a new religion and bring about world peace. This of course after the new religion officially decides that all arabs are in fact evil, and kills them all. Caveman show will then start a new world government and people will discard their non-cavemanish belongings. Then a flu will wipe out the planet. Moral of the story -- if your TV tells you to throw itself away -- don't listen. And don't watch this stupid piece of crap. Homeboys from Outer Space and The Mullets are enough garbage for one decade -- right????
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That's way cheaper than Amazon. Cheapest it will be, I'd wager. Its listed as "pre-order, will ship when available" but still, good price to snatch up while we can. And free shipping within the U.S. ($5.95 for Canada)
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that's what I was gonna say.
I wanna see a show where the Dunkin Donuts guy has sex with the Taco Bell dog. No I don't. Not at all.
"Gotta make the donuts! After I'm done banging this dog's ass that is".
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For the love of Christ somebody make this shit stop. Whoever made the decision to go forward with this needs to be sterilized, killed, and then off of his offspring killed. This is recockulous.
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Seriously, that's a bad idea. Those guys are what makes that concept work. This is already off to a bad start.
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Unless you're a midget, fat, or white, we can't make fun of each other anymore. So we need to dream up such premises as modern day "cavepeople" to make fun of. It's so very chauvinistic to call them as "cavemen" isn't it?What this show needs is a caveman from Haiti, so we can refer to him as "the African-American caveman" on the show. Yeah, because Americans from Haiti looove being lumped into the African-American demographic.
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But I looked over and Kurt Russell was laughing, so I guess it was okay.
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I know 'fish out of water' but.. they just appear? Unfrozen? Found?
Will the opening SONG tell us the premise?
Will it have a laugh track?
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He'd want the TV actors to keep their roles.
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only the original actors can ever be the cavemen. leave it to t.v. to screw this up. im not watching unless the original cavemen are in it.
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I have no idea how the show is going to be, one report stated they would be in modern day Atlanta. But a friend told me that he did some work on the pilot and it's starts with a multi camera sitcom, very hokey, and the regular guys are starring in it, then after a few bad caveman jokes one of the cavemen breaks character, he's still really a caveman but we discover that part of their settlement with Geico was a t.v. deal, and so the show, at least for the pilot has a show-within-a show premise. That's what I heard. Also, I think they should cast Dennis Quaid and Ringo Starr, the original funny cavemen!
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THE AFLAC DUCK CHRONICLES???
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This show will never see the light of day.
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Pangea was millions of years ago. Modern man has only walked the earth for about 200,000 years. But yes there is consistent and convincing evidence that modern homo sapiens arose out of the continent of Africa and spread to the rest of the continents from there.
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I couldn't resist saying it :-) I'm surprised the whole "Even A Caveman Can Do It" hasn't become an AICN TB staple like "...Gotta Eat". I would've expected to see a Transformers TB somehow equating Michael Bay to a caveman
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Just bah.
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nuff said!
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That was brilliant.
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How about with Dennis Haysbert as a regular schmoe with a knack for knowing when minor-impact collisions are going to occur. Allstate secretly recruits him to appear at the scenes with settlement release and $500.00 checks for the "injured" parties before they reach the hospital. The pilot episode could have him stumbling upon a mother-son African American team who stages accidents then conspires with ambulance-chasing attorneys and the chiropractors who love them to fleece Allstate out of $2500.00 a month for each month of treatment for soft-tissue injuries. Then, the season finale could have the 24 prez heading to a Washington committee to explain why the Allstate exclusions in the policy preclude coverage for the flood damaged homes from Katrina. Of course, we find out in the second season premiere that President Palmer's persuasive powers were successful---thereby preserving Allstate's $5 billion dollar profit for 2007.
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...then who's left to play the race card?Suddenly, Sharpton's great, great granddaddy being owned by Thurmond's great, great granddaddy no longer holds the monumental significance it once carried.
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I thought this show would be unbelievably stupid, but then looked over at Kurt Russell and saw he was laughing, so I guess it's ok.
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I think Chuck Norris will roundhouse Kurt Russell into a smoldering pile of flesh and blood .....Chuck makes it so easy ...that even a caveman "thinks" he can do it .
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Oh, well, then... SOLD!! All you need are Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in your adaptation to make it fully and completely faithful to the source material devoid of any tampering at all. This series should be directed by Bryan Singer! Lookit how well he handled his utterly faithful adaptation of Superman! And that movie made some serious bank.
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The old bat from the 80's Wendy's commercials was beating up Chuck Norris the other day yelling "Where's the Beef! Where's the Beef!" Sure she had to crawl out of her grave to do it, but Kurt Russell was laughing pretty hard, so I guess it was okay.
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Lamerz , that was frickin funny , I completely forgot about the old bat!
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I can't wait for the Lost crossover.
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What, no "Thanks for the info, monorail"?? Sheesh, who cares about bloody cavemen?
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long time reader.....sometime poster.
a few of the daily tabliods in the uk [either daily express or daily mail @ a day or so ago reported that Ray had been cast as Indy's sidekick for the new movie along with kate 'thingy' [name escapes me].
Then they got a bit confused and said that the role he was picking up was played by a small asian boy in TOD[!!!???]
presumably shortround but I can't see ray playing an asian grownup.
the speculation was, will he stay in cockney or put on a yank accent a le 'The Departed'.
not seen this on your site, but they did have a quote from ray confirming it in the article.
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bad enough to make a series out of this but to replace the original actors is even more moronic.
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It so way does put a very new spin on things, doesn't it?Dunno 'bout chu, but nex time I be pulled ova and chit, I's be holla, "Is 'cause I'm WHITE!" But that would be misrepresenting myself.Did you see my post above on the new racism?
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my first reaction was WHAT? then my second reaction was, why did i react like that to a show based on a commerical, but then i thought about it some more (too much brain power dedicated to this i think) and came to the conclusion that i liked those commercials based on the characters that came off the screen. i will boycott this until the original actors are back.
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...with Dick York replacing Dick Sergeant (or was it the other way around?), Roger Moore replacing Sean Connery, those automotans that replaced John Schneider and Tom Wopat, and Beau Delibar replacing Vinnie Barbarino. Is nothing sacred????
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check out http://www.cavemanscrib.com/. Watch out for the pissy metrosexual attitude. Check out the kitchen for the recipe for Roast Duck with Mango Salsa.
I think a show definitely has potential. -
they pitched the idea to Kurt Russell and he laughed hard, so it must be ok.
http://tinyurl.com/pv8do -
Thats why I fucking HATE actor unions. It's not a dangerous profession, andthe dues are huge fucking rip offs. Go to the SAG website and check out the prices. Rip Offs.
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This is horse shit! Where was the tv show for Clara Peller back in the day? Where's the beef, indeed....
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Shows based on moderately amusing television commercials?!? What's next? Movies based on videogames? Nevermind...
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any Andy Richter so-called comedy (what does he have on Conan to make him give him TV shows) or two! different shows about the behind-the-scenes goings-on of psuedo-Saturday Night Live shows.
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ABC....THE ACTORS IN THE COMMERCIAL MAKE THE DAMN CHARACTERS!
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clever, huh? well, F- U, then.
When i first saw that second ad where they were out to lunch with the ad guy and being pompous assholes, i hated them. i couldnt stop watching it though. i kept saying "man i would pick up one of the chairs and fucking KaBong that prick if he shrugged off MY apology like that. then i saw another one and it was like, "oh man, a new commercial series..." not that it was the best ever, and i did hate it, but its cool when you see something you recognize but haven't seen before you know. i was hooked. The actors hooked me. iv'e run out of clever things to compare all this too, no wait; first Starbucks a girl, and now this?
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