GEICO? I Think I'll Go With Progressive. Thanks.

A while back, a good friend of mine, Dave, told me some surprising and disturbing news. He said that a sitcom was being developed centered around the fat guy from the Dytec commercials. Not only that, he would also play his mother as well (Oh, and his catchphrase would be "Lost another one to Dytec!"). I wouldn't believe it. It was too ridiculous and absurd. Well, we would go out to parties, clubs, bars and bathhouses and Dave would somehow bring up the Dytec guy and his new show to people we'd meet. I thought to myself "why does he keep saying this?" Why would they produce a sitcom or any series for that matter around a commercial character. It finally turned out to be false (for future reference, if Dave says something completely outrageous and silly, it's probably not true. He thinks its funny.) I mean, c'mon. The Dytec guy was a one-line wonder with no substance (figuratively, obviously. Physically he has a lot of substance... because he's fat.)

Well, I'm sure Dave will be thrilled at the following news, but I loathe the person/people who even came up with these characters: ABC picked up for their fall schedule--not mid-season, mind you--a show based around the cavemen from the GEICO commercials. The show aptly titled, Cavemen, will star the 3 well-spoken, neanderthals from the commercial who try to live in a world where they are stereotyped as being unintelligent and uncouth. If this show makes it past its first season, then TV is in a sorrier state than in its current form.

For a taste of what's to come here is a clip from the show, Cavemen.