Ways to save ABC’s ‘Cavemen’ from itself

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In May, the pilot episode of Cavemen, the ABC sitcom based on Geico’s ad campaign, was proclaimed “astoundingly awful.” So it’s no surprise that Cavemen now ranks among the highest-rated new fall shows, at least in terms of viewer buzz. It actually placed second to NBC’s Bionic Woman remake in a TV Dailies poll. If both shows end up lacking in quality, perhaps they could join forces. There’s clearly crossover potential here. True fans will recall that the original Bionic Woman, played by the inimitable Lindsay Wagner (shown here), battled

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