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Brian Damage · 09-27-2007, 10:38 PM

ABC is not showing the retooled and reshot Cavemen to TV critics.

Now, this could be a strategy, a la CBS and Kid Nation, to not show the pilot of a show that has been savaged by critics and the industry, to create buzz, or it could be a matter of not showing it to critics because it's just bad, like when movie studios don't let movie critics screen a bad film before it opens on a Friday.

catlover79 · 09-27-2007, 10:50 PM

I have a feeling the show is just a clunker - and will probably be gone by Thanksgiving.

Mikado · 09-27-2007, 11:18 PM

Chances are, these cavemen will soon be extinct

catlover79 · 09-27-2007, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikado

Chances are, these cavemen will soon be extinct

Good one...and I think you're right on the money!

Mikado · 09-27-2007, 11:21 PM

Wow, quick reply, Cat

treky · 09-28-2007, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I have a feeling the show is just a clunker - and will probably be gone by Thanksgiving.

yea; I have the same feelling.

Brian Damage · 09-28-2007, 09:11 AM

I for one, can't wait to see this. ABC hyped it just enough to pique me interest.

livsforluv · 10-09-2007, 12:46 PM

i can't say this show disappointed me, as i had no expectations for it, whatsoever

Rezny@gmail.com · 10-09-2007, 04:00 PM

I saw the pilot,and it WAS a clunker.And it wasn't funny at all.I thought a comedy series were supposed to be funny.This thing WASN'T.The most boring-and I DO mean boring with a capital B comedy I have ever seen.What was ABC thinking?Absolutely pathetic with a Capital P.Verdict:Boring and Pathetic.If it lasts the entire season,it will be a miracle.Prediction:Look for immediate extinction and cancellation.

Chelsea · 10-09-2007, 04:05 PM

And now you know why ABC avoided the critics entirely.

Mikado · 10-09-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Seth

And now you know why ABC avoided the critics entirely.

Right, they wanted the viewing public to get the chance to hate it first

catlover79 · 10-09-2007, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikado

Right, they wanted the viewing public to get the chance to hate it first

09-27-2007, 10:38 PM	#1
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09-27-2007, 11:18 PM	#3
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	Chances are, these cavemen will soon be extinct

09-27-2007, 11:21 PM	#5
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	Wow, quick reply, Cat

09-28-2007, 09:11 AM	#7
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I for one, can't wait to see this. ABC hyped it just enough to pique me interest.

10-09-2007, 12:46 PM	#8
livsforluv Banned Banned!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 339	i can't say this show disappointed me, as i had no expectations for it, whatsoever

10-09-2007, 04:00 PM	#9
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	I saw the pilot,and it WAS a clunker.And it wasn't funny at all.I thought a comedy series were supposed to be funny.This thing WASN'T.The most boring-and I DO mean boring with a capital B comedy I have ever seen.What was ABC thinking?Absolutely pathetic with a Capital P.Verdict:Boring and Pathetic.If it lasts the entire season,it will be a miracle.Prediction:Look for immediate extinction and cancellation.