Current Events > Is Monk the greatest show ever created?

(+) Yeah! (+)

Natalie: Brings back memories, huh?
Monk: Yeah...but what are you gonna do?

I think it took a bit of a dip when Sharona left overall but some of the best episodes/scenes happened after Natalie joined the party. What I like is how wholesome and heartfelt it is, how likable the main characters are, and how it remains interesting and exciting despite being so wholesome. Monk is just a great character and a great show. I hope they do a reunion show/movie (a gift,) even if those dont always turn out great (and a curse).

Sincerely,

Sarah Silverman Monks biggest fan
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It wasnt even the best show on that channel at that timeframe, Psych was better.

It is definitely up there.
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dodgefan91 posted...

It wasnt even the best show on that channel at that timeframe, Psych was better.

Yeah this
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Mmm I like Psych but cmon now. Maybe theyre the same tier but sheesh.
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Never shoulda dropped the season one theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cml6-InI2-U" data-time="

My favorite endings to a Monk episode is when Monk just solves the case at the last possible second

like the episode where Monk Sharona and Benji are on vacation, and Benji sees witness a hotel maid getting murdered, and at the end, Monk is kicked out of the hotel without solving it, and they leave, but immediately returns and shows the hotel manager a picture of the trio with three trunks behind them in the lobby, but there are now 4 trunks in the same spot, and that's where the dead body is.
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Monk: Oh there you are, what are ya doin?
Nat: (visibly upset) Just...gettin some air.
Monk: Theres a lot of air inside....Everyones in there, breathing away..
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Questionmarktarius posted...

Never shoulda dropped the season one theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cml6-InI2-U" data-time="

It will always have a special place in my heart but lets be clear that Randy Newmans music is a special thing.
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Kajagogo posted...

My favorite endings to a Monk episode is when Monk just solves the case at the last possible second

like the episode where Monk Sharona and Benji are on vacation, and Benji sees witness a hotel maid getting murdered, and at the end, Monk is kicked out of the hotel without solving it, and they leave, but immediately returns and shows the hotel manager a picture of the trio with three trunks behind them in the lobby, but there are now 4 trunks in the same spot, and that's where the dead body is.

Yes! Its one of the best examples of hero wins that Ive seen. Seriously. And he goes up against really bad odds sometimes (often).
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It's a gift... and a curse
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KFHEWUI posted...

It's a gift... and a curse

:)

Its awesome seeing Melora Hardin as Trudy, too. (Jan in The Office [Am.]) It is hard not to see her as Jan which is fun but dang shes a chameleon because she plays her role here well. Did not at all remember it was her who was Trudys actor.
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It's just too bad there was never a Monk and Mr. Bean crossover....

That show was poison in the very air we breathe
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MelzezDoor posted...

That show was poison in the very air we breathe

And do you know whats in the water that we drink? Well Randy Mr. Monk does.
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What I love about Monk is Monk.
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I like Monk, but prefer Psych.
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I liked watching Monk with my dad but honestly I don't remember much about it, it was kind of a gimmicky "lol he touches lamp posts when he walks by and wipes his hands down after he shakes people's hands" sort of deal but nothing about it really stands out.
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I've never seen "Monk," but I loved Tony Shalhoub on "Wings."
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Sariana21 posted...

I've never seen "Monk"

You really should

Questionmarktarius posted...

Sariana21 posted...

I've never seen "Monk"

You really should

This and I hear hes good in Marvelous Ms. Maisle (Amazon). Ill have to check out Wings now that I know hes in it. :)
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EzeDoesIt posted...

Natalie: Brings back memories, huh?
Monk: Yeah...but what are you gonna do?

I think it took a bit of a dip when Sharona left overall but some of the best episodes/scenes happened after Natalie joined the party.

This... that episode where he took in the small child really ripped at my heart

Questionmarktarius posted...

It's just too bad there was never a Monk and Mr. Bean crossover....

Whoa, nice.
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Ruvan22 posted...

EzeDoesIt posted...

Natalie: Brings back memories, huh?
Monk: Yeah...but what are you gonna do?

I think it took a bit of a dip when Sharona left overall but some of the best episodes/scenes happened after Natalie joined the party.

This... that episode where he took in the small child really ripped at my heart

Same, friend :(
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EzeDoesIt posted...

I think it took a bit of a dip when Sharona left overall

I quit watching right there, the show felt like it was just falling apart. Still haven't watched the rest except for the ending a couple of years later which turned out to be a complete wet fart.

I even bought all the DVDs and that's like six seasons that have sat on my shelf unwatched for years and years. I really should watch them someday since I loved the show up until Sharona left, but you know, DVDs. I have to put a disc in my PS4, and it's not even in HD. Like who has that kinda willpower these days

also I don't have Netflix because I broke up with my girlfriend and she's since changed the password and my parents canceled it years ago and I'm not about to start paying for it myself even though I can afford it because wah wah wah wah wah
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I absolutely love Monk. I feel like I saw the whole series like 2.5 times. I don't think the first season is particularly as great as the rest of the series though. I preferred Natalie's presence more for one thing, and the production value and the writing sorta got better over time
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Monk is definitely the very pinnacle of "eccentric police consultant" dramas, and we've even had Satan and Nathan Fillion in that genre.

ohnoitschris posted...

EzeDoesIt posted...

I think it took a bit of a dip when Sharona left overall

I quit watching right there, the show felt like it was just falling apart. Still haven't watched the rest except for the ending a couple of years later which turned out to be a complete wet fart.

I even bought all the DVDs and that's like six seasons that have sat on my shelf unwatched for years and years. I really should watch them someday since I loved the show up until Sharona left, but you know, DVDs. I have to put a disc in my PS4, and it's not even in HD. Like who has that kinda willpower these days

also I don't have Netflix because I broke up with my girlfriend and she's since changed the password and my parents canceled it years ago and I'm not about to start paying for it myself even though I can afford it because wah wah wah wah wah

You really should watch the one after Sharona left.. she and her son definitely had better/more believable interactions w/ Monk, but a lot of the episodes after dove further into his pathos (beyond the surface level humor).

Yeah it only gets better after Sharona leaves. Natalie is way funnier than Sharona on top of having a much closer and respectful dynamic to Monk
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And then, Craig T. Nelson shows up, and Adrian Monk goes completely epic.

Has any series ever, got a denouement that good, give or take Firefly?

Lol no
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No. Because in later episodes they turned his disabilities into quirks.

coinstarcad posted...

No. Because in later episodes they turned his disabilities into quirks.

Tbf, couldn't that be seen as him getting better, thus turning what were crippling disabilities into manageable quirks?
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pegusus123456 posted...

coinstarcad posted...

No. Because in later episodes they turned his disabilities into quirks.

Tbf, couldn't that be seen as him getting better, thus turning what were crippling disabilities into manageable quirks?

Did you not see Rainman?

Sharona had dat booty but Natalie is 10/10 cute
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salandrews posted...

Sharona had dat booty but Natalie is 10/10 cute

Sharona was annoying nj accent ho
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Ruvan22 posted...

ohnoitschris posted...

EzeDoesIt posted...

I think it took a bit of a dip when Sharona left overall

I quit watching right there, the show felt like it was just falling apart. Still haven't watched the rest except for the ending a couple of years later which turned out to be a complete wet fart.

I even bought all the DVDs and that's like six seasons that have sat on my shelf unwatched for years and years. I really should watch them someday since I loved the show up until Sharona left, but you know, DVDs. I have to put a disc in my PS4, and it's not even in HD. Like who has that kinda willpower these days

also I don't have Netflix because I broke up with my girlfriend and she's since changed the password and my parents canceled it years ago and I'm not about to start paying for it myself even though I can afford it because wah wah wah wah wah

You really should watch the one after Sharona left.. she and her son definitely had better/more believable interactions w/ Monk, but a lot of the episodes after dove further into his pathos (beyond the surface level humor).

That sounds interesting. I'd be down to give it another chance, I think I have the show copied to my Plex box
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I've been rewatching it sporadically and I still love it, though not nearly as much as Psych.

Season 3 finale... ;_;
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The episode where the garbage men go on strike was fucking hilarious.
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I used to watch this with my mom. Loved Monk.
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littlebro07 posted...

The episode where the garbage men go on strike was fucking hilarious.

Oh, yeah, he just loses his mind and decides he's going to be the garbage man for the entire city lol
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Were I have to pick an "eccentric police consultant" show, my default choice is always Due South.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PINmbqb4Z18" data-time="

pegusus123456 posted...

littlebro07 posted...

The episode where the garbage men go on strike was fucking hilarious.

Oh, yeah, he just loses his mind and decides he's going to be the garbage man for the entire city lol

The best part was his theory on Alice Cooper being the murderer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGOCVyZanAQ" data-time="
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Questionmarktarius posted...

Were I have to pick an "eccentric police consultant" show, my default choice is always Due South.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PINmbqb4Z18" data-time="

Holy shit, didnt think I'd see that show mentioned anywhere
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Yeah I just watched the garbage episode; hilarious. I forget how exactly he said it but he does like a tongue twister in the middle of his heres what happened speech and I forget how it went exactly but it was about the chair and omg I almost died it was so funny how he said it.

Also Ive seen 2 future Parks & Rec stars so far (Nick Offerman & Jim OHeir), which is cool, wonder if therell be any others. I think the last time I watched Monk was before P&R so it is a nice surprise.
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Its been so long I really need to re-watch this series. I can't even remember any standout episodes.

But I remember my favorite line was

"There's an old saying, Natalie: Don't change anything. Ever."

"That's not an old saying."

"I've been saying it for years!"
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AlisLandale posted...

Its been so long I really need to re-watch this series. I can't even remember any standout episodes.

But I remember my favorite line was

"There's an old saying, Natalie: Don't change anything. Ever."

"That's not an old saying."

"I've been saying it for years!"

One of my favorites, too!

And the one where Natalie and he are at her daughters school watching kids play on the playground-

Natalie: Brings back memories, huh?
Monk: Yeah...but what are you gonna do?
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Never liked the show.
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EzeDoesIt posted...

AlisLandale posted...

Its been so long I really need to re-watch this series. I can't even remember any standout episodes.

But I remember my favorite line was

"There's an old saying, Natalie: Don't change anything. Ever."

"That's not an old saying."

"I've been saying it for years!"

One of my favorites, too!

And the one where Natalie and he are at her daughters school watching kids play on the playground-

Natalie: Brings back memories, huh?
Monk: Yeah...but what are you gonna do?

Monk: "Oh. I know this store. It used to be called McCabes. I grew up four blocks away. After school, all the kids would hang out right here in the parking lot drinking sodas and listening to music."
Natalie: "That sounds like fun."
Monk: "Oh, yeah. It was a lot of fun. I used to stand over there across the street. I had a perfect view. Good times. Good times."
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