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tony shalhoub is one of the best things to happen to the sitcom world ;D there's something about his quirky, innocent personality in the show as a detective and as a person that draws you into [i]monk[/i]. he's an awesomely awesome man.

[size=150]Monk[/size]

When American network USA launched the series last year it sold it on three words: Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective. Monk suffers from, in no particular order, mysophobia (a fear of germs), acrophobia (heights), agoraphobia (crowds), bacteriophobia, which has rendered him fearful of milk, and more. To top it off, he's a neatness freak, he can't walk past parking meters without counting them and he doesn't like shaking hands.
"I was never aware of the hand-shaking thing but because of Monk now there is always a problem," Shalhoub laughs. "I don't act on it, but a little thing goes through your mind - 'I don't know where this guy's hand has been.' I know it's ridiculous, but the thought now comes into my head."

Once a rising star in the San Francisco Police Department, Monk is recovering from the (still-unsolved) murder of his wife, killed by a car bomb some time before the series begins. The criminal insights that made him the department's golden boy failed him in that case, and the resulting fear of everything eventually cost him his job.

As the series opens, he is on the slow path to recovery, taking his first, cautious steps back on the beat as a private investigator.

- {extract} t.v.'s latest super sleuth - sept 03

(i watched the 1st season, but they stopped airing the show after it finished ;_; is it airing in local networks across the u.s./canada?)

the return of monk/

[i]Over the course of our hour-long conversation, Shalhoub slowly, unconsciously peels his croissant inside out, consumes its fluffy interior and then proceeds to fold the crusty exterior into squares before eating them. How are we spelling c-o-m-p-u-l-s-i-v-e today?
Did he do that before Monk? Shalhoub blushes, exposed. He takes a moment to think about what he has done. "No," he says, smiling. "That's probably a recently acquired trait."[/i]

[i]monk[/i] is one show that keeps you glued till the next airing

i love monk. it's an amazing show. my uncle turned me on to it. i haven't been watching it lately though. i never seem to be able to catch it.

Yay!

they're airing monk on [url=http://www.onetv.ae]one tv[/url]!

i just realized that they're showing the first season though ;_;
so that means i watched the second season first...?

wahah. we need more monk fans.

this year, who won the lead actor emmy award?
tony shalhoub was nominated, but i'm not sure he won = (

Monk is a very cool show. I've seen a few episodes from the new season, but lately I've been forgetting to watch it. I really liked the one where Jason Alexander (George from Seinfeld) guest starred.

I know Monk won something this year. It was probably best actor since Everybody Loves Raymond won for best comedy.

YAY for Monk!!!! I love this show. Not that I ever watch TV (virtually), but I loved this show when I did see it.

This is easily one of my favorite shows on TV.

Suck that new eps are until July though.

easily one of my favorite shows as well

but i havent watched it lately

yeah, same stuff as above

Why watch Monk when you can watch SVU. Thats where the [i]real[/i] detectives are, saving the lolis.

[quote="Shurite_ya_Lite"]Why watch Monk when you can watch SVU. Thats where the [i]real[/i] detectives are, saving the lolis.[/quote]

Because Monk is brilliant, and all the Law and Order series are comprised of recycled themes and boring dialogue, all while glorifying and limelighting a skewed vision of the justice system?

Seriously, though. I don't think many shows are brilliant. But I am 100% sure that Monk is one of them.