Trainwreck in progress

ABC's attempt to turn the Geico caveman commercials into a sitcom has hit a snag.

Inspired by the popular Geico insurance commercials, Cavemen will continue to revolve around three modern cavemen—Joel, Joel's younger brother and Joel's cynical best friend, Nick (Nick Kroll)—as they struggle to fit in the human-dominated society.

The ABC Studios-produced comedy will launch not with the pilot but with another yet-to-be-filmed first episode, which is said to be delving more into the cavemen's backstories, the trade paper reported.

I have trouble seeing this go well.