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Monk - Season Six
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Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), the phobic private detective on psychiatric leave from the San Francisco police department, has his work--both professional and personal--cut out for him in Monk: Season Six. Typical of the long-running TV dramedy, Season Six doesn't cultivate any new story arcs played out over its 16 episodes. But Monk does get a little closer both to understanding himself and the mystery behind his wife Trudy's unsolved murder--the defining event that drove Monk into off-the-charts obsessive-compulsive behavior. The season opens with the enjoyable "Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan," guest-starring Sarah Silverman as Marcy Maven, a largely benign stalker of Monk who annoys him and his long-suffering assistant, Natalie (Traylor Howard). When Marcy is accused of using her dog to murder a neighbor, however, Monk leaps to her rescue, endangering himself and Natalie. The episode is particularly noteworthy for a scene in which Monk reluctantly takes part in a go-on-a-date-with-a-studly-cop charity auction, and no one bids on him. (Except Marcy, of course.) "Mr. Monk and the Rapper" stars Snoop Dogg as a successful rap artist who hires Monk to prove he didn't murder a rival. Problem is, Monk actually believes Dogg's character did the misdeed. The story re-introduces Monk's neurotic tendency to blend in with stressful situations during a kind of mental blackout. Shalhoub is hilarious taking on hip-hop affectations in his language and manner, and he has the same chameleon-like problem in a later episode called "Mr. Monk Joins a Cult." In the latter, Monk infiltrates a religious cult under the sway of a charismatic leader (Howie Mandel) suspected of murder. But while investigating the alleged spiritual figure, Monk is persuaded by him to leave his life and join the group. Monk's psychiatrist, Dr. Kroger (Stanley Kamel), proves instrumental in helping Monk free himself from the cult, one of many services that makes Monk feel obliged to help Kroger when the shrink's son, Troy (Cody McMains), gets in trouble in "Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure." One of the more harrowing scenes in Season Six takes place in that story: Monk and Troy are buried alive in a car covered by a ton of gravel. "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa" finds Monk a pariah after being accused of wounding a seemingly friendly fellow tossing stuffed toys to people on the street. Finally, the two-part "Mr. Monk Is On the Run" finds Monk himself turned fugitive after he appears to have shot a man involved in Trudy's death. Pursued by a crooked lawman (Scott Glenn), Monk conspires with Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levin) to help him disappear, much to the distress of Natalie. --Tom Keogh
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Get even more obsessed with TV's funniest and quirkiest detective series, Monk, as every episode from the smash-hit sixth season comes to DVD on 4 discs! Tony Shalhoub reprises his 3-time Primetime Emmy® Award and Golden Globe-winning role as the brilliant but phobia-laden detective Adrian Monk, who never lets his obsessive-compulsive disorder stop him from solving a crime in the most ingenious way imaginable! Dropping the clues this season are a roster of red-hot guest stars including Alfred Molina, David Koechner, Sarah Silverman, Snoop Dogg, Angela Kinsey and Vincent Ventresca. Take a tip from an insider: you'll be "committed" to the best detective series now on TV!
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Monk - Season Six
- DVD: 0 pages (2008-07-08)
- Publisher: Universal Studios
- Label: Universal Studios
- Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford, Traylor Howard, Stanley Kamel
- Encoding: Region 1
- Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1,
- Rated: NR (Not Rated)
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: 2008-07-08
- Run Time: 686
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 23 reviews
- Sales Rank in DVD: #487
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Summary: Monk comes up trumps again! 2008-08-30
Comment: My daughter and I are keen fans of Monk and could not wait for it to come out in the UK. We ordered from the US and have just finished watching it. We were so delighted with the quality of the writing and the originality of the stories. I have a feeling that different writers have been brought in and the emphasis is not so much of the OCD - However, Monk came up trumps again and gave us several hours of great viewing.
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Summary: Enjoyed my purchase 2008-08-29
Comment: My husband and I enjoy "Monk" and we were excited when we received this season in the mail. The item arrived just as described and very quickly.
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Summary: Still fun but starting to slow down 2008-08-28
Comment: While I loved Monk Season 6, and recommend it to anyone, I would say that this is the first season where I started to notice the writers having trouble coming up with new and interesting stories. By no means do I think that this isn't worth watching, I'm just concerned that this season may have been the beginning of the inevitable point in any series where it starts going downhill. I'll keep my fingers crossed for season 7!
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Summary: Great family show 2008-08-18
Comment: This has been and always be a great family show. Can't say that for too much nowadays. Seeing Monk in Jail part 1 and 2 is truly a must see.
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Summary: Keeps on Improving 2008-08-17
Comment: As new series of "Monk" isn't on free to air television in New Zealand I couldn't wait for this series to arrive in the mail, and wasn't disappointed. Each series seems better than the last. I love the way the Monk character developes and doesn't stagnate. I marvel at the writing, how do they come up with these story lines? Would have got five stars but took one off for the dreadful makeup of Mr Big.
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