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List Price: $59.98 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 364
Released: June 15, 2004 |
| Our Price: $36.84 |
| Used Price: $24.95 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
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.
Description of Monk - Season One:
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
Monk - Season One Reviews:
Monk Season 1 
2009-12-13 - There were no problems with this dvd set when i received it. It came in almost perfect condition and it arrived quickly.
The Beginning of a Legend!!!
2009-12-05 - Monk is a hilarious and an incredibly entertaining series. Three years earlier, Adrian Monk's wife, Trudy was murdered by a car bomb. He has extreme O.C.D. and relies on his Nurse/Assistant Sharona to help him while he solves murders with Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, and Lt. Randy Disher. Throughout the season Monk investigates an assassination attempt on a Mayoral Candidate, goes to an asylum, takes a vacation, deals with an earthquake, helps prove the innocence of Willie Nelson, and much more. I highly recommend MONK: SEASON ONE!!!
Monk
2009-11-29 -
This is a great series. I never watched it until it went into re-runs.
The DVD was in perfect condition. I will gradually purchase all of the series. I will also buy from this seller again.
Intelligent & Entertaining
2009-11-28 - Intelligent and entertaining are very hard attributes to obtain in the same show, but Monk does this very well. Character development builds with every episode without being intrusive to the mystery in each episode. Monk is a very likeable character despite how frustrating his phobias are to watch. If you're a fan of humor and mysteries, than this is a can't miss show for you.
Excellent !!
2009-11-22 - Excellent detective show. Monk is a great character, some of the episodes are so funny!
Great show for the whole family.
-Patrick.
