Love Monkey

Chicago TribuneSid Smith

"Love Monkey" may well be the smartest and most innovative network comedy-drama in many a year.

NewsdayDiane Werts

It all flows from the heart in a way few shows do, unfolding with the ease of being surrounded by people you've known forever already.

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

Tremendously likable.

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

A thoroughly enjoyable series, the kind that makes you smile throughout and occasionally burst out laughing.

TV GuideMatt Roush

It's sexy, funny, hip and heartfelt.

San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman

"Love Monkey" manages in one hour to be both funny and endearing, a more option-rich version of "Ed."

New York PostAdam Buckman

This is a series with potential.

USA TodayRobert Bianco

There are times when the show feels both weightless and way too precious (that title), but those are counterbalanced by the charm and skill of the cast.

Washington PostTom Shales

"Love Monkey" is easy to dismiss yet hard to dislike.

PopMattersStephen Kelly

Love Monkey is an anomaly, an intelligent, well-written dramedy for adults about adults, even if some of the chords it hits are in a minor key.

Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd

It is so well-assembled and well-played that its contrivances and clichés play like something reasonably close to life.

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

Unless you're a cold, cynical, seen-it-all kind of guy (or chick), odds are you'll find a lot to like about the first episode.

VarietyBrian Lowry

Familiar as it all sounds, series creator Michael Rauch plucks most of the right chords.

Wall Street JournalDorothy Rabinowitz

Smarter and snappier than one might have expected from a familiar sitcom premise.

LA WeeklyRobert Abele

I was initially concerned that this was going to become a male Grey’s Anatomy... but Love Monkey creator Michael Rauch... keeps facile wisdom to a bare minimum, and a certain urban energy level turned up.

Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn

For all the amiability of the cast, few of their interactions feel natural. [27 Jan 2006, p.73]

Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin

To say that Love Monkey is derivative and predictable is not quite the same as saying it's bad.

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

Without its classic, punk, and alternative allusions, the New York romantic comedy would be just another ''Sex and the City" with dudes, another ''Jake in Progress" or ''Four Kings." But with its musical knowing, ''Love Monkey" comes off more like a small-screen ''High Fidelity."

The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley

The series is well written, and has its moments.

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

Ed and Tom may be similar, but Ed was plenty more satisfying than this Monkey business

Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman

"Love Monkey" does have its endearing moments. A few chuckles, even. But tonight's debut clomps all over predictable territory.

TimeJames Poniewozik

As with many other instances of men sharing their feelings, Love is better in theory than in practice.

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

The premise of an attractive group of friends living and loving in the Big Apple is not exactly a novel idea, but there's always room for a series that resonates with a distinctive new take, a unique perspective or memorable characters. Unfortunately, this isn't it.

New York MagazineAdam Sternbergh

What ultimately hampers Love Monkey isn’t its lack of credibility. It’s a severe shortage of preposterousness.

Village VoiceJoy Press

Another failed attempt to use rock as the backdrop for an insipid sitcom.