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2007-03-05 -Short Attention Span Theater-

ABC orders pilot for show based on Geico cavemen ads

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Posted by Betty Throter5216 2007-03-05 14:36|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Oh dear God no!

Posted by Nick Morris 2007-03-05 15:00|| 2007-03-05 15:00|| Front Page Top

#2 ...I'm SICK of those damned commercials. The first couple were funny, but that was a while back. Bring back the gecko.

PS - Years ago I had to do business with a GEICO subsidiary called Criterion. After that nightmare I wouldn't do business with GEICO again if thye were the last insurance company on earth.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-03-05 15:01|| 2007-03-05 15:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Just kill me now.

Posted by Steve 2007-03-05 15:18|| 2007-03-05 15:18|| Front Page Top

#4 you degenerates stand on my shoulders yet give no respect..

MOM.. Homo sapiens are making fun of ME!

Posted by Caveman 2007-03-05 15:41|| 2007-03-05 15:41|| Front Page Top

#5 More proof that the entertainment industry is out of ideas.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-03-05 16:11|| 2007-03-05 16:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Never watched one with the sound up. Took me a long time to figure the premise.

Posted by Shipman 2007-03-05 16:20|| 2007-03-05 16:20|| Front Page Top

#7 I decided I didn't want to pay $55 dollars a month for the two channels I really want. So now, I don't watch TV. Oddly enough...I don't miss it. For entertainment I use the blockbuster online thing and get movies. Course, this means I hear people talking about all these weird shows I've never heard of on campus, but then, I'd not want to watch them anyway.

Personally, I think alot of people would be happier if they just turn the bloody thing off.

Posted by Silentbrick">Silentbrick 2007-03-05 16:49|| 2007-03-05 16:49|| Front Page Top

#8 I kinda like the GC caveman, specially the one where he's at the therapists' and puts his mom's call on speakerphone...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-03-05 17:09|| 2007-03-05 17:09|| Front Page Top

#9 Giving new meaning to the name "Homo Sapiens"...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-03-05 17:42|| 2007-03-05 17:42|| Front Page Top

#10 I've seen that one, Sea. It puts the therapist in her place, she being so species-centric, heh. I think that we Rantburgers could have made a pilot for ABC easily. We could crank out a good script, only it would have to be heavily edited in the Snark Dept, so it would be suitable for network tv.

Let's suggest it to ABC and we can get a righteous revenue stream for Fred coming to the Burg. Hell, we could set up an endowment, and a foundation, we could go on the lecture circuit in costume. WE...COULD....HAVE....IT.....ALL..........

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-03-05 17:44|| 2007-03-05 17:44|| Front Page Top

#11 Completely out of ideas ... (But you knew that when Disney (owner of ABC) started making movies based on theme park rides).

Posted by DMFD 2007-03-05 18:11|| 2007-03-05 18:11|| Front Page Top

#12 #5 DV - you needed proof?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-03-05 18:13|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-03-05 18:13|| Front Page Top

#13 I liked the one in the airport where he passed the sign. Didn't say a thing, just had this look of disgust on his face with that horrible muzak playing.

I think the campaign's fairly clever and far better than the idiot gecko (who started off complaining we were dumb and called him instead of Gieco and then suddenly became their employee of the month).

Still don't think any of their adds convince me to buy insurance from them.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-03-05 18:30|| 2007-03-05 18:30|| Front Page Top

#14 Didn't they do this awhile back with "Harry & The Henderson's"?

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-03-05 18:48|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2007-03-05 18:48|| Front Page Top

#15 Last time I watched a network sitcom, Taxi was on primetime.

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-03-05 18:53|| 2007-03-05 18:53|| Front Page Top

#16 Actually, the one with Peter Graves is funny as hell, if you get it.

Posted by Penguin 2007-03-05 19:18|| 2007-03-05 19:18|| Front Page Top

#17 I enjoy the comic relief of the Geico commercials. They're certainly waaaaay better than those ignorant and retarded "esurance" commercials. And some of the humor is pretty subtle, which is a nice change from the blatant in-your-face schtick.

I prefer insuring with Amica though. Something about several years of JD Power awards that seems more important than funny commercials.

Posted by Dar">Dar 2007-03-05 20:55|| 2007-03-05 20:55|| Front Page Top

#18 USAA is best - if you qualify.

Thanks, Daddy.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-03-05 21:18|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-03-05 21:18|| Front Page Top

#19 Joe to GEICO Boyz - do you know how Anna Nicole died???

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