Monk - Series 1 - Complete
The ranks of fictional genius gumshoes were joined by former San Francisco detective
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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 a...
Monk - Series 1 - Complete
The ranks of fictional genius gumshoes were joined by former San Francisco detective
... more
Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) in the summer of 2002, and he is indeed a welcome addition. Cable channel USA Network introducedMonk, a bright comedy-drama series about an...
Advantages: Brilliant, Fascinating, TV Detective Show at its Best Disadvantages: Lack of Extra Features
...his wife, the one case Monk can't solve.
Aided by his private nursing assistant Sharona Fleming, played by "A League of Their Own" right fielder Bitty Schram, Monk uses his acute attention to detail and desire for everything to be in it's place to solve some baffling cases.
Shalhoub is at his best in this first season of Sherlock Holmes-esque collection of cases, guaranteed to keep in front of the TV in fear of missing that all important clue. ... ...the monologued recount at the end, to Columbo style reveals at the beginning resulting in a fascination as to how Monk, aided by his Dr Watson sidekick, will discover the fact to close the case.
This DVD boxset has taken pride of place in my collection, alongside the Season 2 Box and a gap for Season 3 released in February. If you enjoy the almost onmipotent arrogance of Conan-Doyle's 19th century detective, or the lateral thinking of Peter Falk's ...
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Advantages: More bonus features Disadvantages: Writing took a downturn
...feels his two main objectives in life are solving crime and cleaning, the latter he can even do in his sleep. For more detail on the show in general and characters see my review entitled 'The Obsessive Compulsive Collection' for the Monk Seasons 1-4 Box Set, which is more suited for newcomers to the series.
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Unfortunately Season 5 is not available in Region 2 yet because it has not finished airing in the UK, so you will need a Region 1 or Region Free DVD player to play these. Just to note - strangely the separate season DVD sets (such as this one) are certified as 12+ but multi-season box sets are classified with Age 15+ certification.
The season comes in a 4-disc set with 4 episodes per disc with a total run time over 12 hours. There are optional English sub-titles and thankfully more additional features than usual...
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28.03.2008
