Fast paced, witty and slightly absurd, Monk is the perfect example of not only a good detective, but a man trying to right the ultimate wrong of murder. His OCD only adds to the humor and the humanity of this series. Not since Columbo, have we seen a more unusual hero.
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Monk - Season Three is a wonferful continuation of the Monk humor and suspense. The Buyer who selects this product will not be disappointed. It is a "must have" to your collection.
Natalie beats Sharona in my book
The first thing I'd like to say is that this truly is a show with a great ensemble cast. There's no need for me to praise Tony Shalhoub because the other reviewers (and his three well-deserved Emmy Awards) have already made that case more convincingly than I could. I'll just add, though, that Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford are both outstanding in their supporting roles, particularly when they're interacting with one another.
Since so many people have weighed in on the subject of Sharona vs. Natalie I guess I will too. Personally I found Sharona's "Joisey" accent grating and her character obnoxious and overbearing. Sharona frequently criticized Monk and made snide comments to him, not to mention quitting her job twice within the first six episodes of season one alone. I'm not sure what part of this behavior it was that appealed so some people but personally I consider Sharona's departure to be a positive and it certainly doesn't seem to have hurt the show's popularity overall.
Natalie, on the other hand, is a much nicer character but manages to do so without being a pushover or a bland Watson-like sidekick. She's kind and supportive to the fragile Monk but also sets boundaries on what she's willing to tolerate; in other words, she manages to be strong without being annoying. Monk was a great show with Sharona but in my opinion it's an even better show with Natalie.
Monk: Season Two finds the popular cable dramedy all the more satisfying and fun in its second year. Relationships between the series' core characters have (against all odds) actually deepened and sweetened, while the new whodunit storylines challenge obsessive-compulsive investigator hero Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) in fresh and novel ways. There are no big changes, but there is more compassion, even friendship, exchanged between Monk and his former boss, Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine), and grudging admiration for the difficult private sleuth from Stottlemeyer's second-in-command, Lieutenant Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford). As for Monk's crucial bond with his long-suffering assistant, Sharona (Bitty Schram), well, nothing comes easier than before. On the other hand, Sharona... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Adam Arkin - Daniel Dratch - Randall Zisk - Jerry Levine - Nick Marck DVD Release Date: Released the 11 January 2005 Usually ships in 6 to 11 days
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The ranks of fictional genius gumshoes were joined by former San Francisco detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) in the summer of 2002, and he is indeed a welcome addition. Cable channel USA Network introduced Monk, a bright comedy-drama series about an obsessive-compulsive sleuth drummed out of police work following the murder of his wife and a subsequent spike in his overwhelming neuroses. Once a rising star in the homicide department, the twitchy savant is still valuable to Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine), who reluctantly calls on Monk to solve difficult, high-profile murders of judges, billionaires, police informants, and famous attorneys. Monk's talent for finding clues and seeing the big picture in criminal investigations makes him a force to reckon with, but his many... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Adam Arkin - Daniel Dratch - Randall Zisk - Jerry Levine - Nick Marck DVD Release Date: Released the 15 June 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Adrian Monk is still "the man" as this brilliant fourth season demonstrates. Not that his confidence in his crime-solving abilities isn't tested from time to time. In the fun season-opener, Monk finds himself upstaged by low-rent private eye Marty Eels (guest star Jason Alexander in a spinoff-worthy role). The very flappable Monk is further undone by Eels' seemingly uncanny ability to find clues in the baffling case of a jewelry store robbery ("He's cheating," Monk protests in vain). This is something of a "threshold" season for Monk, to quote his psychiatrist, who is moved to openly weep when Monk uncharacteristically allows a glass to go uncoastered at one point. But his obsessive-compulsive disorders still get the best of him, as in one of the season's more clever episodes, "Mr. Monk... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Adam Arkin - Daniel Dratch - Randall Zisk - Jerry Levine - Nick Marck DVD Release Date: Released the 27 June 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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It hurts to give a single star to Monk, but this DVD is really not worth it. I bought it and then ended up purchasing the series. You'll likely do the same, so avoid my error. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Adam Shankman - Tony Bill - Michael Zinberg - Milan Cheylov - Adam Arkin DVD Release Date: Released the 24 June 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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He pops pills, watches soaps, and always, always says what's on his mind. He's Dr. Gregory House (Emmy nominee Hugh Laurie, Blackadder). Producers David Shore, Bryan Singer, Katie Jacobs, and Paul Attanasio haven't rewritten the hospital drama--at heart, it's a cross between St. Elsewhere, ER, and C.S.I.--but they've infused a moribund genre with new life and created one of TV's most compelling characters. More than any previous medical procedural, it resembles Attanasio’s underrated Gideon's Crossing, but House is lighter on its feet. As fascinating as he is, the show wouldn't work as well if it were all House all the time (that would be like Sherlock Holmes without Watson or Moriarty). Fortunately, he's joined by an intriguing cast of... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 30 August 2005 Usually ships in 6 to 10 days
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