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Monk - Season One
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The complete first season of the tv series monk. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 06/15/2004 Rating: Nr
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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 phobias (germs, heights, asymmetry, and much, much else) aggravate Stottlemeyer and make Monk completely dependent on a long-suffering assistant, Sharona (Bitty Schram), a single mom who functions as Dr. Watson to Monk's Sherlock Holmes. Each of the 12 episodes included in Monk: The Complete First Season is a delightful mix of clever whodunit puzzler, neurotic schtick, and deepening relationships. Among the latter, the bond between Monk and Sharona is most touching, as the platonic friends, sometimes aghast at how involved they are in each other's lives, surprise themselves with the breadth of their trust and commitment. In "Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum," Monk is forced into a stay at a mental hospital, where a murderer has convinced him he's crazy; it's Sharona who makes her boss realize he's not. In "Mr. Monk and the Earthquake," it's Monk who rushes to Sharona's aid when he deduces that a lying friend is about to kill her. In almost every episode, Monk is confronted with a phobic limitation he must overcome in order to save the day. The question is whether he will heal enough, one day, to re-join his old squad. For the sake of Monk's winning formula and fans, one has to hope such good news never comes to pass. --Tom Keogh
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Monk - Season One
- DVD: 0 pages (2004-06-15)
- Publisher: Universal Studios
- Label: Universal Studios
- Director: Jerry Levine, Stephen Cragg, Michael Nankin, Adam Arkin, Kevin Inch
- Encoding: Region 1
- Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1,
- Rated: NR (Not Rated)
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: 2004-06-15
- Run Time: 563
- ISBN: 0783286104
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 121 reviews
- Sales Rank in DVD: #857
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Summary: You Can't Watch Just One 2008-11-30
Comment: Warning: Only watch Monk if you want to get hooked! The writing for this series is some of the best that I have seen on TV in years. The character is very relatable and brilliantly played by Tony Shalhoub. I literally watched almost the entire first season in one day when I bought it on DVD. If you are someone like me, I hadn't even watched one episode before I bought the first season. I knew it was popular, my friends liked it and that Tony is a brilliant actor. That's all you need to know to start watching now. It's popular for a reason, and that is reason is because it's good. So, if you have any doubts, at least buy the first season. You will be hooked! I warned you.
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Summary: My Monk 2008-10-12
Comment: The Monk DVD that I received is GREAT!! I received it on time. I had purchased the DVD from a chain of stores but unfortunately it got lost and I had to replace it. That's when I went on Amazon to repurchase the DVD.. and got it for HALF THE PRICE!!I AM SO HAPPY I DID.. I have recieved all 6 season from Amazon. I will NO LONGER purchase my DVD's from a chain of stores..Thanks Amazon :)
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Summary: Superb Shaloub 2008-09-29
Comment: Tony Shaloub brings Adrian Monk, a brilliant former police detective, to life with his performances of the OCD investigator and received a well deserved Emmy for his role.
The scripts are well written with a pefect mix of humor and mystery combined and seems more of a throwback type of series, think of mixing of Murder She Wrote with Columbo bought up to date - no over the top violence, effects or graphics just a mystery solving series.
Shaloub is surrounded by a very good cast, including his nurse and psyhciatrist.
Monk is a breath of fresh air in the crime/mystery genre on television and I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Monk is/was the best show I have ever seen. 2008-08-10
Comment: I love this show. It has everything and Tony Shaloub and Bitty Schram are simply brilliant. I was sad to see sharona go and the show managed to stay pretty good till the 5th season. Now, it is almost a parody....So sad, but seasons 1 and 2 are a knock out!
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Summary: Great TV Detective Series 2008-07-18
Comment: This is a wonderful series. Monk to me is just like Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, but turned modern. Poirot was once a policeman, like Monk, before he became a private detective. Poirot has a lot of the same quirks as Monk, or I should say Monk has a lot of the same quirks as Poirot. The Monk stories are interesting though not nearly as complex as Agatha Christie's writings. Another thing I like about this series is that it is only mildly violent with no adults-only scenes, so we can watch this as a family. We are enjoying having this first season as part of our dvd collection.
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