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Monk - Season One

starring: Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine, Stanley Kamel
directed by: Adam Arkin, Adam Davidson, Adam Shankman, Daniel Dratch, Dean Parisot

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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9780783286105
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783286104
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 15, 2004
Running Time: 563 minutes
Sales Rank: 1793
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: July 12, 2002



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Description:
He’s ingenious, he’s phobic, he’s obsessive-compulsive. Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner 'Tony Shalhoub is a riot' (TV Guide) in Monk, the show that critics are praising as 'fresh, exciting and utterly original.' (Chicago Tribune)

Monk’s hilarious, offbeat antics have made him unfit for duty but he’s back as a police consultant to help out on their most baffling cases. The brilliant but neurotic Monk is now fighting crime as well as his abnormal fears of germs, cars, heights, crowds and virtually everything else known to man in 'the best detective show to come along in decades.' (NY Post)

'Nothing on TV generated more fun than this' (LA Times) and now you can enjoy the entire first season of Monk on DVD.

Amazon.com:
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



Customer Reviews
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - My Monk
The Monk DVD that I received is GREAT!! I received it on time. I had purchased the DVD from a chain ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Superb Shaloub
Tony Shaloub brings Adrian Monk, a brilliant former police detective, to life with his performances ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Monk is/was the best show I have ever seen.
I love this show. It has everything and Tony Shaloub and Bitty Schram are simply brilliant. I was ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great TV Detective Series
This is a wonderful series. Monk to me is just like Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, but turned modern. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Why did I wait so long?
Here's a great cast, an interesting concept, and a treatment of OCDs that is not exploitative or cruel. And ... Read More

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