cwhowho This is not a kids show, that's why it's on after hours.That being said. Code Monkeys is great off the wall humor that has no fear, and is quick to barbecue any sacred cow that crosses their path. It's bold and brash sense of humor will make you laugh out loud to the point that you might wake the kids up. Even though the animation style is big and blocky and reminiscent of the old NES games, there are plenty of references back to the Atari, and Colecovision for us really old-timer game fans.The company they work for is called "Game A Vision", and "Activision" analog, their competitors are "Bellico-Vision", and "Protendo". Both analogs of "Collecovision", and "Nintendo" respectively.Do yourself a favor and watch this cartoon. Your sides will hurt from the belly laughs.

Renjuku This show is possibly one of the funniest shows of all time. Both gamers and people who really don't care can absolutely adore this show. The gamers will be able to pick out small references to other games (such as the Majora's Mask in Woz's office in the very first episode and Mr. Larrity's desk looking like a shop in The Legend of Zelda), and other people will simply laugh at the show's wacky sense of humor. The layout of the show is one of its strongest points, as the entire show is seen through what looks like a game screen (i.e. there is a point counter, a health bar, etc.), and it only helps the show seem more ingenious. I find very little fault with this show and have actually seen every episode more than twice. This show should continue on with its zany cast of characters and impeccable, small touches for as long as possible, and I cannot wait for the new season, which will premiere on April 20th, 2008... Dave will just love that, a 4/20 episode.In closing, this show is absolutely hilarious, everyone (that isn't easily offended) can love it, and it cements Adam de la Pena as a comic genius. 10/10

howmuchyabench I found Code Monkeys a great time-waster. Along with The IT Crowd on G4TechTV, both these shows have an original flavour that feels new - at least until Adult Swim brings back the Venture brothers. Like the Venture brothers and honestly, Arrested Development, I find the humour layered and easy to watch repeatedly just to pick up on the embedded 80's pop culture references and visual gags you missed the first time you watched it. (with a WTF look on your face, no doubt) Hat's off to the writers and animators for really thinking out some of the visuals that only a few hard-core gamers over 40 might get. Pop culture references are great to hear (Steve Wozniak from Apple and "Bellecovision" for example) and watching the programming hacks proudly crank out these atrocious games is hilarious. Borderline racist, sexist, vulgar and generally no boundaries to contain the direction they want to take the episode, it's a poke at the terrible games we used to enjoy when we were young - with some updated Seth MacFarlane-esquire dialogue thrown in for good measure. It's not going to be for everyone's taste but for some late-night PVR viewing, it goes down good with a bottle of night-time cough syrup, hit from the bong or even straight-up.

MaximumMadness I was very optimistic when I first saw previews for the new animated show "Code Monkeys" on the G4 channel. Being a fan of video-games (both retro and new), I thought a show done in the style of an old 8-bit game would be an interesting take on animated comedy. I was wrong.How can I describe the sheer crappiness that is "Code Monkeys"? The only way I can think of is this: If you sat Ray Charles down in front of a TV playing the show, and then muted it, even he would complain that it was horrible... despite the fact he cannot see or hear it! The show just seems to give off the foul oder of atrocity. That is really saying something.Among the many down-points the show has are...-Painfully unfunny jokes. The show is still early in it's first season, and already the humor is gone, which is not a good sign for the creative team behind it. In the portions of the show that I have seen (It is literally so bad I cannot force myself to watch a full episode), most jokes involve characters randomly screaming out stupid phrases like "It's Hump-day!" or "I have butt-hole cancer!" How is this funny? The jokes have no structure or payoff. It is like an ADHD-stricken three-year-old is writing the jokes for the show, based on what he heard his drunken trailer-trash father saying to his sister/wife. Actually, never mind, that would be funnier that this show.-Failure to take advantage of the animation style. Despite looking like a video-game, the show does not feel like a video game in any way whatsoever. I thought the stories would at least be structured like a video game (set-up for the story, levels and boss-battles in the form plot-points, and a final showdown and conclusion), however, it is hard to structure a plot line if there is no plot. They treat the animation style with no regard, which hurts the show in the end.-And finally, those annoying life/mission/experience bars at the top and bottom of the screen. The only video-game-like aspect of the show is also one of the most annoying things about the show. It is hard enough to focus on the show already, with the horrible jokes and stupid stories, and on top of it, I have to try and concentrate while numbers and inventory bars update every single second. It really hurts the show in an unforgivable way, as it takes away from what little it has to offer by distracting the viewer. And the last episode I saw, I kid you not, a character's level-up bar filled and a pink unicorn flew across the screen for about 10 seconds. Heinous and outstandingly bad decision on the part of the creators.I am totally flabbergasted that anyone could like such a terrible slight against society, and it leads me to believe that perhaps the world is coming to an end.Honestly, I would not wish this show on my worst enemy. Someone could kill all my family and friends in front of me, and if the judge ordered the killer to watch this show, I would beg them to reconsider because that would be cruel and unusual punishment.My overall grade... The worst animated show I have seen in some time. Avoid like the plague.