10. Cavemen
With a focus on three cavemen going through an ordinary life in San Diego, Cavemen did nothing but leave critics confused and bamboozled. Creators thought that turning a popular 30-second insurance commercial into a 30-minute sitcom could only yield positive results, but they were wrong. As you guess, the reviews were harsh and borderline savage.
Cavemen
The New York Post summed it up nicely, writing that “It became clear to me that Cavemen is extinct on arrival”. Variety likened it to a “bland exercise”, with the Boston Globe describing the series as “Almost the stalest pieces of bread in the load”. We could continue, but you get the picture. These cavemen certainly deserve to stay in the past.
11. Killer Instinct
While many programs strive to go long run like Law & Order: SVU (the longest-running crime series on TV so far), Killer Instinct, unfortunately, didn’t get the chance to get remotely close to a good run. Critics and audiences agreed unanimously. Set in California, the series features cop, Jack Hale, in the relatively boringly titled SFPD Deviant Crime Unit.
Killer Instinct
A couple of early reviews were kinder in their putdowns, labeling the show a “mess”, and it wasn’t long before big guns like The New York Times stepped in to call it “pervasively disappointing”. Following suit was the San Francisco Chronicle, with the memorable line “You won’t see any worse acting across the broadcast spectrum. The writing is atrocious. The series is horrifically bad.” Meow!
