Cavemen

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 2, 2007
User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 128 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 128
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 128
  3. Negative: 57 out of 128

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  1. RonaldB.
    Aug 9, 2008
    10
    This is a comment for the latest commercial Caveman vs Billy Jean King in a tennis match sponsored by Geico. Everytime I think of the commercial I laugh. A must see.
  2. GeraldV.
    Apr 16, 2008
    10
    I loved this show. It was a shame it was taken off the air. I think people panned this show without even watching it, really. The characters were very likable and it made me laugh more than most sitcoms that have been on for years!
  3. EvelynL.s
    Mar 29, 2008
    0
    Totally. epic. FAIL.
  4. AmberW.
    Dec 18, 2007
    1
    I was only able to watch a few moments of this horrible show before changing the channel. I think the whole idea for this show was a bad one.
  5. CodyM
    Dec 15, 2007
    9
    I love this show. Its very well written and a convenient vehicle for plays on stereotypes. I agree most people wont get it, imagination has been replaced by 'reality'.
  6. TupacS
    Nov 22, 2007
    10
    I don't get how people don't like this show. It's very funny if you have a weird sense of humor.
  7. AndrewH.
    Nov 20, 2007
    8
    Dumb, and obvious, yes. But also occasionally insightful and quite often funny.
  8. PeterJ.
    Nov 13, 2007
    2
    Just not funny. At. All.
  9. JohnD.
    Nov 6, 2007
    7
    Yes, Cavemen is stupid, but after accepting that premise one can enjoy its very real wit and silliness. The characters are actually quite clever and likable, and the show makes me laugh. A masterpiece it ain't, but a fun 30 minutes it is. Too many critics were predisposed to pan it, which is a pity.
  10. SteveW.
    Nov 3, 2007
    0
    They stole the idea from me. I looked just like that in the '70s. Bastards.
  11. JohnsonJ.
    Oct 29, 2007
    9
    It is getting better with each episode. Nice work. I don't think America will get it though.
  12. KseniaH.
    Oct 29, 2007
    1
    Dumb, not funny, and leaves a bad taste in your mouth with its racist undertones.
  13. MattM.
    Oct 27, 2007
    1
    I think this show is terrible. It makes all the geico commercials look bad. This show is not funny because unlike the geico commercials there are bo offensive situations. I recommend you not watch this show instead tune into Chuck
  14. MichelleA.
    Oct 26, 2007
    10
    I love this show. It wasn't meant to be hysterical, but just a good show on life as cavemen. The interaction with the characters are good.
  15. UncleDougBigelow
    Oct 25, 2007
    0
    Horrible. This show was so bad, so unbelievably terrible, that my T.V. self-destructed in protest. Can you blame it?
  16. BenK
    Oct 24, 2007
    8
    having watched three episodes, I like the personalities that are developing in each character. People, not everything has to be high-brow - I mean Monty Python is a CLASSIC and it's all low-brow schtick.
  17. PeteM.
    Oct 23, 2007
    7
    No, I am not a network plant. Actually, I am a middle aged guy who only watches about 5-10 hours of TV shows a week. And, this is 30 minutes of silliness that makes me laugh and I can watch with my teenagers. Keep the episodes coming, ABC.
  18. NickJ.
    Oct 23, 2007
    10
    the show is hilarious. who cares what the hell they look like. the point is, American television is now really based on reality. we want everyday issues. here we go. a good tv show, with no dull moments. by the way, this is just a reminder. its just an idea for another comedy show. ideas. they get brought to the table hundreds by the hour. this one in my opinion is great. great actors, the show is hilarious. who cares what the hell they look like. the point is, American television is now really based on reality. we want everyday issues. here we go. a good tv show, with no dull moments. by the way, this is just a reminder. its just an idea for another comedy show. ideas. they get brought to the table hundreds by the hour. this one in my opinion is great. great actors, great plots, great script, great show. all they are, are cavemen. its funny to me. but the show is based on cavemen actually living in the modern day earth time. as if they never did disappear or whatever. its a great show, i love it. i would love to see a second season. if not, oh well. cause the first season has been delicious. thank you for your time… Expand
  19. GM.
    Oct 22, 2007
    7
    This is the only decent new show this year.
  20. ShawnS
    Oct 22, 2007
    8
    This is a show about nothing. Which is exactly why I love this show. Society has got so incredibly over serious. Sure I love dramas like The Sopranos and Lost in which we invest much of our lives to the show- but why can't we just have some mindless fun watching a show that simple and fun. I love this show!
  21. camerons.
    Oct 21, 2007
    1
    I've heard of tv shows based on movies, and tv shows based on books, even tv shows based on video games, but COME ON!! A tv show based on a commercial?? I mean, the commercials were great, but putting it into a tv show was too much.
  22. DickS.
    Oct 19, 2007
    1
    This hasn't been canceled yet?
  23. Tracey
    Oct 19, 2007
    0
    The show seems to have lost track of what made the commercials clever: the contrast between the caveman archetype and these metrosexuals with Cro-Magnan features. They are so busy trying to carefully, inoffensively parody real-world racial stereotypes that they lose track of more promising caveman stereotypes -- for example, that cavemen get girls by wacking them with a club. The whole The show seems to have lost track of what made the commercials clever: the contrast between the caveman archetype and these metrosexuals with Cro-Magnan features. They are so busy trying to carefully, inoffensively parody real-world racial stereotypes that they lose track of more promising caveman stereotypes -- for example, that cavemen get girls by wacking them with a club. The whole series was clearly written by WASPs who have never experienced stereotyping and don't know what it's like.… Expand
  24. toml
    Oct 18, 2007
    0
    I wasted five whole minutes of my life on this show.
  25. C.B.
    Oct 18, 2007
    6
    It has it moments. Nick Swardson was great in the first episode.
  26. RyanS.
    Oct 17, 2007
    10
    I'll be the diversity in the crowd. I think the first episode was pretty impressive. It was well acted and the characters are well rendered, even though it was the first episode.
  27. JuneS.
    Oct 17, 2007
    10
    Please Give It A Chance !!! We Love it !!!
  28. jonc.
    Oct 17, 2007
    10
    Excellent show love it.
  29. jay
    Oct 16, 2007
    10
    I liked it a lot and laughed heartily. It also has a good chance at really poking a lot of fun at political correctness and the whole touchy tension-filled situation around that (the n word, minority identity, etc) that fills our culture wars. it would be great to be able to laugh at some of that touchiness for a change. I really like it so far and I think, given a chance, it can fulfill I liked it a lot and laughed heartily. It also has a good chance at really poking a lot of fun at political correctness and the whole touchy tension-filled situation around that (the n word, minority identity, etc) that fills our culture wars. it would be great to be able to laugh at some of that touchiness for a change. I really like it so far and I think, given a chance, it can fulfill all that potential too. And if it winds up being seinfeld-with-cavement, well thats pretty funny too.… Expand
  30. AliceS.
    Oct 16, 2007
    10
    i like it coz it's funny to me , but it just depends on what you like
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#99 Best TV Season of 2007
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#21 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007

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Metascore
19

Overwhelming dislike - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 12 out of 13
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    10
    It’s easy to see why preview DVDs weren’t distributed–the show just isn’t funny.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Richmond
    10
    What few laughs were once there [in the orginal pilot] have now been effectively removed.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    0
    A show that is no longer offensively not funny, just pointless and not funny.
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