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==Broadcasting==
==Broadcasting==
*Airs on [[Seven Network|Channel Seven]] in [[Australia]] in 2008.<ref name="Australia">{{cite web |url=http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/caveman-tv-ratings-041007.html |title= Seven - Cavemen No1 in 18-49s|accessdate=6 October |accessyear=2007 |publisher= ebroadcast}}</ref>
*Airs on [[Seven Network|Channel Seven]] in [[Australia]] in 2008.<ref name="Australia">{{cite web |url=http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/caveman-tv-ratings-041007.html |title= Seven - Cavemen No1 in 18-49s|accessdate=6 October |accessyear=2007 |publisher= ebroadcast}}</ref>

===Reception===
Critical reception for the show has been extremely negative so far. It currently has a rating of 14 on [[Metacritic]]. <ref name="Metacritic">http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/cavemen?q=Cavemen</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 05:32, 9 October 2007

Cavemen
File:Vlcsnap-11232982.png
Created byJoe Lawson
StarringBill English
Sam Huntington
John Heard
Kaitlin Doubleday
Nick Kroll
Stephanie Lemelin
Julie White
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes1
Production
Running timeApprox. 22 min.
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseOctober 2, 2007 –
present

Cavemen is an American television comedy created by Joe Lawson and set in San Diego, California.[1] Inspired by the popular GEICO Cavemen advertisements made for the American vehicle insurance company GEICO that were written by Lawson, the show is described by the network as a "unique buddy comedy that offers a clever twist on stereotypes and turns race relations on its head."[2]

Produced by ABC Studios and Management 360, the series began on October 2, 2007 and will continue to air on Tuesday nights at 8:00/7:00c on ABC, leading out fellow freshman comedy, Carpoolers.[3]


Cast

Production history

Conception

In March 2007, ABC gave a pilot order to a script written by Joe Lawson which was inspired by the GEICO Cavemen advertisements. Lawson would be executive producer alongside Guymon Casady, Josh Gordon, Daniel Rappaport and Will Speck. Gordon and Speck directed the pilot.[6] Later in the same month, Bill Martin and Mike Schiff joined the staff as executive producers.[7] ABC gave the series an early pick-up and a thirteen-episode order on May 11, 2007.[8]

Discrimination and stereotypes concerning the perception of cavemen within society was a large factor of the pilot episode, seen by some reviewers as "clunky racial allegories." After the initial limited screening of the pilot episode was met with a less than favorable reception the series subsequently underwent a major creative "retooling". [9][10]

Casting

When the pilot was greenlit by the network in March, it was unclear if the original actors, Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ben Weber, who played the cavemen in the advertisements, were going to be part of the series.[6] This wasn't to be when it was later reported that Nick Kroll, Kaitlin Doubleday, and Bill English had all landed roles in the series in the same month.[7] Dash Mihok and Stephanie Lemelin were respectively cast in April as Jamie, Joel's younger brother, and Thorne, a party girl.[11] John Heard rounded up the regular cast when he was chosen to play Trip in the same month.[12] Mihok was replaced by Sam Huntington and the character of Jamie was re-named Andy in July. Tony Award winner, Julie White, was also promoted to a regular cast member as Kate's mother in the same month.[4][5]

In July of 2007 it was announced that Jeff Daniel Phillips had been cast for the series.[13] He subsequently appeared in the first broadcast episode playing Maurice, a friend of the three main characters.

Filming

Episodes are currently being shot at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City.[citation needed]

Broadcasting

Reception

Critical reception for the show has been extremely negative so far. It currently has a rating of 14 on Metacritic. [15]

References

  1. ^ ABC.com [1]
  2. ^ ABC UNVEILS 2007-08 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE The Futon Critic
  3. ^ Cavemen at The Futon Critic
  4. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (2007-07-09). "Huntington joins "Cavemen" as series revamps". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2007-07-09. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (2007-07-17). "White sticks with "Cavemen"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2007-07-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 2 The Futon Critic
  7. ^ a b DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 30 The Futon Critic
  8. ^ Sullivan, Brian Ford (2007-05-11). "ABC ADDS 10 NEWCOMERS, RENEWS 'NOTES,' 'ROAD'". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2007-07-09. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Chris Kaltenbach. "Will 'Cavemen' have more than 30 seconds of laughs?". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
  10. ^ ABC's "Cavemen" Retooled, SciFi Wire, July 9, 2007.
  11. ^ DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: MONDAY, APRIL 2 [2]
  12. ^ DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, APRIL 4-5 The Futon Critic
  13. ^ http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070726/D8QK93DG1.html
  14. ^ "Seven - Cavemen No1 in 18-49s". ebroadcast. Retrieved 6 October. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/cavemen?q=Cavemen
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