I spent this last weekend watching the entire first season of Monk on DVD. I’d seen the trailers on Star World, and I’d heard how great it was.
It’s certainly quirky enough — Tony Shalhoub is amazing — and I love a good mystery, conveniently wrapped up in one hour. I’m always trying to guess whodunit and why before Monk makes that face.
Definitely worth watching. Bitty Schram is convincing as Monk’s long-suffering nurse / partner, and I love Ted Levine’s voice. I’ve enjoyed the experience completely. It’s not perfect, Monk’s OCD seems a little inconsistent at times, but what a fun show.
As for OCD and phobias, I totally agree that we all suffer, to some degree, from obsessive compulsive behaviour. I had a minor panic attack a couple of mornings ago that I’d forgotten to shut the fridge door, I’m always checking and double checking that I’ve locked the front door, I have a routine when it comes to getting dressed — if I mix it up, it throws me completely off.
So I feel we can all identify with Adrian Monk in some way, and this is why the series is so good.
Comments
25 August 2004
23:10
kristen
hrm. maybe i should put ‘monk’ on my netflix list.
26 August 2004
06:25
Terry
I have enjoyed several of the episodes of Monk. It was on broadcast TV after the ratings on pay cable took off, but it turned out that most everybody that wanted to watch it already was, so it did not take off like the network hoped.
Hey Andrea, have you seen Twin Peaks? It is sort of a cross between the movie Blue Velvet and the X-Files.
26 August 2004
07:47
TuTu
I enjoyed Monk. ‘Millenium’ is another good X-filesy type of show (by Chris Carter again)
26 August 2004
08:22
andrea
I was a big Twin Peaks fan when it was on Singapore teevee. It was on late on a Monday night. I want to watch MI5 next.
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