Nick Kroll Looks Back on "Cavemen" (2007) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 10-06-2017, 03:26 AM

"'Cavemen' was my first real acting job. It took about 4 hours of make-up every morning. I had to do 'The View' and John Mulaney came to my hotel room and wrote jokes for me in character for my appearance.

I went on 'The View' and Whoopi Goldberg is looking at me and said, 'I know you,' and I knew we were in trouble. Then the show came out and it was one of the most universally reviled shows ever on television."

http://ew.com/tv/2017/10/05/nick-kro...vemen-mulaney/

RetroGuy2000 · 10-06-2017, 06:04 AM

Seems like they're blaming the failure of Cavemen on bad make-up. The truth of the matter is that what worked okay as a 15-second commercial just didn't work has a half-hour series. The failure had nothing to do with make-up.

Edward216 · 03-31-2018, 08:45 PM

Wow it's been almost 11 years since this was on the air. I liked the cavemen commercials, and I wanted to like the series but it was absolutely awful. You just can't base a TV series off of characters in a TV commercial it's a bad idea.

Ed.

MrCleveland · 04-04-2018, 04:08 PM

I'm NOT a fan of Geico...
I'm NOT a fan of the Cavemen...

But what I hear is that once the cavemen actors knew what they were getting in...Oh God!

Let's hope this series never gets on DVD!

10-06-2017, 03:26 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,951	Nick Kroll Looks Back on "Cavemen" (2007) "'Cavemen' was my first real acting job. It took about 4 hours of make-up every morning. I had to do 'The View' and John Mulaney came to my hotel room and wrote jokes for me in character for my appearance. I went on 'The View' and Whoopi Goldberg is looking at me and said, 'I know you,' and I knew we were in trouble. Then the show came out and it was one of the most universally reviled shows ever on television." http://ew.com/tv/2017/10/05/nick-kro...vemen-mulaney/ Attached Images

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RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	Seems like they're blaming the failure of Cavemen on bad make-up. The truth of the matter is that what worked okay as a 15-second commercial just didn't work has a half-hour series. The failure had nothing to do with make-up.
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MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,222	I'm NOT a fan of Geico... I'm NOT a fan of the Cavemen... But what I hear is that once the cavemen actors knew what they were getting in...Oh God! Let's hope this series never gets on DVD!
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03-31-2018, 08:45 PM	#3
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,625	Wow it's been almost 11 years since this was on the air. I liked the cavemen commercials, and I wanted to like the series but it was absolutely awful. You just can't base a TV series off of characters in a TV commercial it's a bad idea. Ed.