Review of Cavemen

Cavemen (2007–2008)
7/10
Like it, Love it, Gotta Have it!!
27 November 2007
Warning: Spoilers
This show has so much going for it. Smart sardonic writing, no irritating laugh tracks, an actual story per episode instead of a bunch of punchlines thrown together(you know who you are Friends). I really liked the idea that the show wasn't exclusively about exploring the cavemen lifestyle and tended to focus more on the border collisions between their lives and ours. I like finding little things and facets about them (shavers, cave-women, cavemen-politicians etc.) The fact that they are different allows them to fire some real zingers about our lifestyle today. The Ikea esquire Norskbild just cracks me up. I am surprised by how well fleshed out the supporting characters are: Kate, her mom, thorne, Joel's boss etc. Nick with his screw-you-sapiens attitude and Joel as the easy going assimilation-embracer make for great contrasts. I can't understand why people and the goddamnn critics hate this show so much. I am a little worried it might be on its way out because it hasn't aired in some weeks now
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