"Monk" (2002) TV series 2002-????

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Creator:

Andy Breckman

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

12 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

Tagline:

Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective.

Plot:

Adrian Monk is a brilliant San Francisco detective, whose obsessive compulsive disorder just happens to get in the way.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Murder | Widower | Multiple Actors For One Character

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 32 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19	9:00 AM	USA	Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever	#7.3
Mon. July 20	12:30 AM	NBC	Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man	#2.5

Cast

Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk / ... (111 episodes, 2002-2009)
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher / ... (111 episodes, 2002-2009)
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer / ... (111 episodes, 2002-2009)
Traylor Howard	...	Natalie Teeger / ... (73 episodes, 2005-2009)

Runtime:

47 min | USA:60 min (including commercials) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Germany:12 | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 6) | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mandeville Films

Trivia:

Adrian Monk contains ten letters, Monk's favorite number.

Quotes:

[repeated line - spoken when he solves the case]
Adrian Monk: Here's what happened.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

It's a Jungle Out There

One of the best shows around...

Monk is one of the best new shows around.

Tony Shalhoub plays Monk perfectly. Monk isn't your average detective. His wife was killed in a car explosion 3 year ago. He suffered a major breakdown and is now trying to get reinstated on the police force with the help of his private nurse. Monk's got lots of problems. He is Obsessive Compulsive, has fear of crowds, heights, the dark, and milk. Yes milk. Yet he is the greatest detective around. In one episode he even tried to straighten up the crime scene because the mess was driving him crazy.

Here is a sample story. The chief described Monk's first day on the job in one ep. It was as follows:

They were called to a run down hotel. A prostitute had ODed on some pills. Over a dozen cops said suicide. Monk said murder. They all thought he was crazy. The chief asked "why murder?". Monk points out that if she was commiting suicide where was the glass of water needed to get the pills down..

He notices little thing no one else would.

I give this show a 10/10.