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Geico Insurance “Cavemen” To Become ABC Sitcom

Entertainment reporters and Hollywood watchers seem to have mixed reviews about ABC TV Studio’s decision to create a television comedy sitcom featuring Geico advertising characters. The Caveman series will be based on the personalities created for the recent campaign pressing the fact that Geico Insurance is so simple to sign up for that, “Even a Caveman can do it.” It won’t be the first time a commercial character has grown into a television series idea. Some critics think “Caveman” will turn out the same as all the past. Many of the past TV shows that have been produced based on … Continue reading →

“Cavemen” Craze

I have a friend who loves the cavemen from the Geico commercials. The ad seems to be on all the time. It features cavemen (they look like rejects from the defunct TV series, “Land of the Lost”) who appear insulted by a Geico pitchman’s claim that the company’s website is so easy to use that “even a caveman can do it.” My friend used the line the other night when I asked him if he could help me reconfigure a program on my computer. “Of course,” he said, my request was so easy “even a caveman could do it.” (Silly … Continue reading →

Stranger Things Have Happened

I live in Wisconsin so technically I should be a Brewers fan who sends bad wishes in the direction of Chicago and their world famous Cubs. The problem is I love Eddie Vedder and the Pearl Jam font man has just released a song for the Chicago baseball team that I find intoxicating. The new tune (which was created at the request of Cubs great Ernie Banks) is called “All the Way.” The song is available on Pearl Jam’s Web site right now, but you can hear it being played almost non-stop on Chicago radio stations and in bars near … Continue reading →

Beatles Song + Diaper Commercial = Controversy

Have you seen the TV ad? Devoted Beatles fans are lashing out at the maker of a popular brand of disposable diapers. Procter & Gamble, the maker of Luvs diapers, is currently running a TV commercial which features the Fab Four’s 1967 peace anthem “All You Need Is Love.” The TV ad shows a diaper-clad tot wrestling with a stuffed bear as his smiling family looks on. The commercial’s tag line is: “All you need is Luvs.” Company executives say their use of the song was simply to provide consumers with an upbeat introduction to the new Luvs’ “Bear Hug … Continue reading →

D’Oh… The Simpsons Are Going To Vermont

Don’t count out the underdog. It’s a lesson 13 other Springfields learned the hard way today. In a contest to crown the Springfield of all Springfields, tiny Springfield, Vermont beat out more than a dozen other like-named cities for the right to host the premiere of “The Simpsons Movie.” Thousands of “Simpsons” fans were asked to cast their online ballots on “The Simpsons Movie Springfield Challenge” website. In the end Vermont (population 9300) got 15,367 votes, edging out Springfield, Illinois, which received 14,634. Next week the sparely populated Vermont city will host the film’s premiere in its 100-seat movie theater. … Continue reading →

Goodbye “Gilmore Girls”… Hello Maytag Repairman

Television is losing a fan favorite. “Gilmore Girls,” a drama about an independent mother and daughter, is ending its run after seven seasons. The show used to be one of the most popular sagas on the WB lineup, but last year it moved to the CW network (when WB and UPN merged) and ratings dipped. Yesterday, network executives announced it will be pulling the plug on the series that some described as a show filled with “memorable and lovable characters.” The series stars Lauren Graham as single mom Lorelai Gilmore and Alexis Bledel as her equally sharp and beautiful daughter. … Continue reading →

Which Springfield Will Be THE Springfield?

Have you ever visited Springfield, Oregon? How about Springfield, Missouri or Springfield, Massachusetts? I’ve traveled to Springfield, Missouri and was impressed by its charming small town feel, but wonder if that will be enough to earn it the title of “The Simpsons Springfield.” More than a dozen Springfields from Oregon to Massachusetts are competing to host the movie debut of Homer, Bart, Marge and the rest of the TV Simpson family (who live in their own fictional Springfield) this summer. Officials from 16 Springfields throughout North America have accepted an invitation from 20th Century Fox to compete for the honor … Continue reading →