(S01E02) Last week's review was not a kind one. I would have called Cavemen a train wreck, except that at least after a train wreck the survivors can begin to pull their lives together and learn to live again. My feeling last week was there was no such recovery possible after an episode of Cavemen.

A lot of the commentators came to the show's defense. There were cries of "it's not that bad" and "it could have been worse!" Not exactly ringing endorsements, but not the universal condemnation that I had been expecting, either. It took the careful consideration of both those comments and tonight's episode for me to figure out what, exactly, was wrong with this show...

Because it stinks.

That's what I'd like to say in my post about why I'm not reviewing The Class anymore, but since I get paid to actually render more thoughtful (and longer) opinions than that, I'll give you folks a little more insight.

I had faith in this show when it first started; after all, the comedic pedigree behind it -- James Burrows, David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik -- was stellar. And, while the pilot was a bit of a jumbled mess, the next two episodes had some laugh-out-loud moments. But after that, it crashed and burned, and really hasn't made me laugh since.