La CQ
La CQ is a Mexican television series created by Pedro Ortíz de Pinedo. Recorded at RCTV Studios in Caracas, it is a co-production between Televisa and Cartoon Network Latin America, making it also the first local original live-action series. The show's original broadcasting time was 11:00 AM, 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM; currently it is broadcast Monday through Friday on Cartoon Network in Latin America, and on Canal 5 in Mexico from 5:00-6:00 PM. The show follows a group of friends as they experience conflicts throughout their middle school years. The series first premiered  on August 6, 2012, and then returned with the Season 2 on December 6, 2012. In September 2013, it started airing in the United States on UniMás' weekend morning lineup. Plot. "La CQ" tells the story of eight friends at the middle school called Constantino Quijano. The friends: Angel, Clara, Beto, Monche, Jenny, Danny, Adri, and Roque often go through funny conflicts causing great stories, misunderstandings, but more importantly always showing the value of friendship and being a team. Commercial production. The characters in "La CQ" were in commercial campaigns for Cartoon Network's: "Enough of Bullying", were also used  to Cartoon Network Latin America bumpers to mark commercial spaces, and to start series, these bumpers were removed from the air in October 2012. After all, both Cartoon Network and Televisa received soon negative criticisms, especially from the first one's fans. Reception. The series received criticism since its launch. Audiences and critics criticized the plot of the episodes, the poor performances, the effects and the humor, considered as very simple. It is also criticized by Hispanics that the design of the school is completely similar to American schools, although the series is set in Mexico. The series is considered  by many to be a very bad series and too childish. Monche's humor is considered very simplistic and boring, and also criticize the excessive use of laugh track.