Monk (USA)

[FischerKing]

does anyone here watch this show? it comes on the USA Network channel - absolutely hilarious.

shawn

 

[Brian in Mesa]

BIM is Monkish.



Monk Picked Up for Seasons 5 & 6
Source: USA Network
January 12, 2006

USA Network announced today that Monk, the award-winning original series starring Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award winner Tony Shalhoub, has been picked up for seasons five and six, with a 16 episode order per season. Additionally, USA has picked up the back-end strip rights to Monk from NBC Universal Television Distribution. Beginning in 2008, USA will strip all six seasons of the show, totaling 93 episodes. The announcement was made jointly by Jeff Wachtel, USA's executive vice president, original programming and Jane Blaney, USA's senior vice president, programming.

"'Monk' is the cornerstone of USA's original programming," said Wachtel. "It remains one of the highest-rated series in basic cable history. We are so proud to bring it to the next level."

"We are thrilled to keep such an acclaimed and beloved series in our stable of programming," added Blaney. "'Monk' is such a consistent performer, we are confident that it will have a long, successful life on USA for many years to come."

Tony Shalhoub (Big Night, Wings, Men in Black) has earned two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two SAG Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Adrian Monk, a brilliant detective who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Monk's psychological disorder costs him his position as a legendary homicide detective on the San Francisco Police Force. Due to the tragic unsolved murder of his wife, Monk has developed an abnormal fear of germs, heights, crowds and virtually everything else, which provides an unusual challenge to solving crimes ... not to mention his day-to-day existence. Traylor Howard (Two Guys and a Girl, Me, Myself and Irene), Ted Levine (Heat, Moby Dick) and Jason Gray-Stanford (Taken, A Beautiful Mind) also star.

Monk is executive produced by David Hoberman, Andy Breckman, Tony Shalhoub and Randy Zisk. Fern Field and Tom Scharpling serve as co-executive producers. Anthony Santa Croce and David Breckman are producers. Monk is from NBC Universal Television Studio in association with Mandeville Films and Touchstone Television.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

I've heard this show is funny, just never have watched it...

 

[D-Dogg]

I love Monk, very funny. Tony Shalhoub is hilarious.

I need to sit down and rent this and watch it season through season, because I've been very hit or miss with it.

 

[Yuma]

Monk is the bomb. I wash my hands like 100 times a day. I am a little Monkish.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Watching the season premiere right now with Sarah Silverman guest starring. Loving it!

 

[TucsonDevil]

So glad the '1st assistant' wanted too much money to come back... Natalie is much prettier and better in the role. Monk is a funny show.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Great episode so far with Snoop Dogg.

 

[FischerKing]

that was pretty funny...yo

shawn

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Great episode last night. Monk bumps into a woman on a sidewalk and becomes obsessed with finding her. He doesn't know why and he can't get to sleep until he figures out who she is and why he's drawn to her.

 

[TucsonDevil]

I can't really see how anyone is better as a lead actor in a comedy series than Tony Schalhoub. The writing for the show is great as well.

 

[AZ Shocker]

This is my favorite show! Been watching for 4 or 5 years now! I too love Natalie way better than Sharona!!! BIM...that finale was cool when he finally met the cab driver chick! Didn't even see that one coming. Cool!

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Great episode last week with Monk being pulled into a cult.

Tonight's episode is about a bank heist - and Monk, Natalie, Leland, and Randy all get locked inside the vault.

 

[former user 1]

Love it!

I started watching it when my cousin told me that I reminded him of the way Adrian acts. ... It's true ... for the most part.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

USA Orders More Monk
Source: Variety
February 19, 2008

USA Network has greenlit a seventh season of "Monk" and will use the Tony Shalhoub starrer to anchor an aggressive summer schedule of originals, reports Variety.

This summer the NBC-owned cable channel will have fresh episodes of no less than seven series -- a number unlikely to be surpassed by any other cable channel, according to USA executive VP of original programming Jeff Wachtel.

In addition to "Monk" -- which will return with new episodes in May -- Wachtel plans to run fresh episodes of "Psych," "The Starter Wife," "Burn Notice" and newcomer "In Plain Sight" during the warm weather months. A new batch of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" episodes, originally slated for March, has been pushed to summer because of the Writers Guild strike.

The seventh series on USA's summer slate has yet to be decided. USA expects to greenlight a couple of pilots in the next few months with the aim of launching one of them as a series in the summer.

Despite "Monk's" value to USA, the show's pricetag could make the seventh season the last.

"We have to be thinking of that," Wachtel said. Andy Breckman is "starting to wrap up the show's mythology if this is, in fact, the final season."

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The first half of the season finale was great, but it did feel like loose ends were starting to get tied up...

Monk is closer than he's ever been to getting to the bottom of his wife's murder.

 

[former user 1]

Whoohoo. This makes me very happy.

 

[joeshmo]

So good to hear 3 of my favorite shows are coming back - Monk, Psych, and Burn Notice.

 

[FischerKing]

So good to hear 3 of my favorite shows are coming back - Monk, Psych, and Burn Notice.

ditto

shawn

 

[Brian in Mesa]

I wonder how they will handle the death of Stanley Kamel on the show. They have to say that Monk's doctor, Charles Kroger is dead. I can't see them doing anything else - another actor, etc. He was such a pivotal part of the show each week.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Adrian Monk's new therapist, Dr. Neven Bell, will be played by Hector Elizondo.

Great casting, IMHO. Wow.

 

[Hollywood]

when does the new season start?

 

[Louis]

Tonight.

 

[blindseyed]

OK 1st episode of the season.
I didn't realize Stanley Kamel (Dr. Kroeger) died in real life.

 

[Hollywood]

Tonight.

Good thing I have my DVR set up to tape it.

 

[former user 1]

Adrian Monk's new therapist, Dr. Neven Bell, will be played by Hector Elizondo.

Great casting, IMHO. Wow.

Haha. It's not a perfect palindrome.

Love this show.