Cavemen

Cro-Magnons are a separate race in 21st-century America. They wear our clothing and go to our cookouts -- rumor has it they even buy our car insurance -- but something seems not right about them. It would be easier for nice cave-guy Joel (Bill English) if he didn't have to deal with his dim bulb cave-brother Jamie (Sam Huntington) and his angry cave-buddy Nick (Nick Kroll). It would also help if the racism and prejudice that the Cavemen faced wasn’t so obviously a direct mapping of our society’s existing racist traits.

The Pitch:	It's like those 30-second Geico ads stretched out to a full half-hour. Why are you looking at me like that?
When It’s On	Tuesdays at 8 PT/ET, ABC
When It Starts	Tue 10/2
What It’s Up Against	NCIS (CBS), The Biggest Loser 9NBC), Bones (Fox), Beauty and the Geek (CW)
Cliche-o-Meter	Fish out of Water Rich Folks Sci-Fi
Fandom Factor	Lukewarm
Do Not Adjust Your Set:	Replacing all instances of the word "Caveman" in the series premiere with "African-American" turns a merely unfunny show into one that's both unfunny and uncomfortable.
Why It Will Be First To Go:	If we don't make our stand now, we're only asking for "Subway Spokesman Jared: The Series" next fall.
Why It Won't:	We are continuously impressed by our countrymen's ability to latch onto the stupid and never, ever let go.
Odds of Failure:	3-2
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