Search results

Mabye Sharona's coming in to give Natalie a boob-transplant, thus finally creating the perfect Monk assistant. ;) Regards, Joe

I think this is great. Although I'm one of those who has come to prefer Natalie to Sharona (especially given the way the character and her relationship with Monk have developed), Sharona was a big part of the show's early success and of Monk's life and it is only right that she be included in...

Actually, it is, at least in a well-crafted story. The plot of Moby Dick is inseperable from the character of Ahab. Put Capt. Steubing from The Love Boat in command of the Pequod and you have a completely different story. Casablanca only has the ending it does because of the journey Rick Blaine...

Actually, the promos didn't really do that. They were certainly made in such a way as to suggest something along those lines, but I happened to see one of the promos while watching my recording of Psych after I watched Monk, and I have to admit it was less misleading than I remembered. Part of...

There's a tiny thing bothering me re: next week's episode. I could have sworn there was a flashback early in the series that showed Trudy's car parked on the street when it blew up. No big deal if they decided to change that detail for purposes of this story, more that I'm trying to figure out...

I must say the second shooting caught me off guard. I assumed that Monk broke Natalie's foot when he ran it over, and they were both going to end up in wheelchairs at the end. And I certainly thought that Monk, rather than Natalie, would have found a silver lining in the fact that his legs at...

I can't believe there has been no comment on the last two episodes, which were two fo the best of the whole series. Natalie shooting Monk? Twice? And Friday's episode. It was worth watching for the Chinatown hommage alone. Regards, Joe

I don't think there's any question that they will. That's one of the nice things about having a planned end point instead of getting cancelled between seasons because you cost too much or in mid-season because the ratings drop - you get to tie off loose ends and deal with plot points. (Something...

I would say, "No." I think one of the reasons they did that episode (and "Trudy's eyes") was to foreclose the possibility of ever bringing her back - like Dorothy Fontana making Spock an only child when she wrote "Journey to Babel". It not only strengthened the father-son conflict in that...

Reminder: New episodes of Monk (and Psych for those who also follow that show) start tonight. (Check local listings for time. ;)) While you're waiting, you might want to read this column from today's Wall Street Journal: "Here's What Happened: How Natalie Saved Monk" about Traylor Howard...

That was very good, although for me the best thing in the show was the dinner scene. It was just so painful for Adrian to have those guys around him and eating at his table. And I loved Natalie's line, "Mr. Monk and the Monk". It was a cute nod to the audience. Regards, Joe

Just a reminder that the Monk holiday special debuts tonight. (Along with the annual Psych holiday episode.) Regards and Happy Thanskgiving, Joe

Oh, I fully expect the series finale to involve two things: a solution for Trudy's murder and a resolution to Monk's police career. (Either his return to the force or his decision not to return - which I think he could make after solving Trudy's murder.) I also think the romance thing is...

I don't think there is anything intentional about any of this. Partly the limitations of the self-imposed "Mr. Monk and the..." format make a certain degree of repetition inevitable. The "Shrink" title in particular strikes me as accidental, since no one was anticipating a permanent replacement...

Well, that isn't to say that Harold doesn't have a friend or relative who got in trouble because of Trudy's reporting, or who didn't get locked up by Monk. Anybody seen in the series could have had that kind of indirect motive for killing Trudy. The way I see it there are two possible...

I think it's Disher. ;) Nobody could actually be that stupid. It has to be an act, the perfect disguise of a master criminal. :D Regards, Joe

I was actually a little fooled, because I thought Eric McCormack had killed all the victims - including the photographer. My theory until fairly late in the episode: The TV host found his victims while looking for actresses for the recreations used in his TV show. He chose them from head...

Loved "Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever". Natalie letting fame go to her head and Monk's reaction to it all were great. I also loved how the bus-side advertisement gave Natalie some cleavage that nature didn't - shades of Kiera Knightley. But I thought she still looked awfully cute in the show gowns...

Susan Shaloub Larkin (sometimes credited as Susan Larkin, according to TV.com) played Paulina, the housekeeper. She doesn't seem to have a listing on the IMDB under any version of the name, so I can't check any other credits. Given her age, I'd guess she's Shaloub's sister, using either a...

I couldn't log in to the HTF at all last night. Not sure if I tried from work during the day. Obviously the site was having some problems. Regards, Joe

Or she's been living somewhere else under another name, a victim of that ol' TV stand-by, amnesia. ;) I agree, it would be a total cop-out and undercut everything we've seen in the series. Finally there's the ending I know we won't see - where Monk wakes up one morning, goes to the bathroom...

The window subplot was seen in "Mr. Monk Goes to Jail", the S2 season finale. Tim Curry played Dale "The Whale" in that episode, in which Dales gives Monk a clue to Trudy's murder, and tells him the man he's looking for was last seen in New York. The last shot in the episode shows Dale looking...

I think the actor change was more a matter of price and/or availability than a planned evolution of the character, but I guess you work with what you have. ;) That's the problem with recurring characters, you can never be sure that you're going to be able to get the actor who created a given...

I don't think Trudy's return was ever in the cards, but solving her murder certainly is. And it may be that Monk will move on once that happens and find happiness with someone else. Regards, Joe

Obviously I misremembered something I read as stating that this was definitely the final season. I stand corrected. It is not certain, just "likely." I guess it depends on your expectations. I never watched Monk for the mystery or the plot - both of which have clearly always been secondary...

Since this is the last season, I seriously doubt they're going to "run out of ideas" before reaching the finale. (I also seem to recall reading that this will be a short season because of budget problems.) As for Bitty Schram returning... I could see it going either way. Sharona and Benjy...