One of the more clever television creations of the new millennium, Monk combines the high-grade suspense of a traditional TV drama with the quirky humor of a big screen comedy. Originally developed for ABC, the show became an instant prime-time lynchpin for the USA network, proving itself one of the more successful shows on cable TV In Monk, Tony Shalhoub stars in the title role of Adrian Monk, a former San Francisco detective placed on psychiatric leave. A true legend in the community, Monk solves unsolvable crimes via his towering intellect, photographic memory, and meticulous observations. But the one case that alludes Monk is the 1997 murder of his wife Trudy, which forever altered Monk's capacity to perform his job. Suffering from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and a number of odd phobias, Monk requires a personal assistant, Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram), for even his most basic daily activities. Yet Monk remains a police consultant on difficult cases, and he hopes to persuade Capt. Leland Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) to give him his old job back. But Stottlemeyer and colleague Lt. Randall Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford), harbor doubts about Monk's mental faculties. As Monk solves cases though, those doubts dissipate and Stottlemeyer and Disher learn to appreciate Monk's special talents - despite his inability to cope with the day-to-day activities of a normal detective Nevertheless, he remains a de facto investigator as he and Sharona aid the San Francisco police department in solving numerous high profile cases The Monk (Season 2) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "Mr. Monk Goes Back to School" in which Monk is called in to investigate the apparent suicide of a high school English teacher who fell from a clock tower. Monk quickly establishes that the teacher's suicide was a murder, but his prime suspect has the perfect alibi. Perfect, that is, until Monk unravels the mystery Other notable episodes from Season 2 include "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame" in which Monk investigates the murder of a wealthy CEO and his beautiful wife, and "Mr. Monk and the T.V. Star" in which Monk suspects a famous television star from Crime Lab S.F. of murdering his wife despite the man's airtight alibi Below is a list of episodes included on the Monk (Season 2) DVD: Episode 14 (Mr. Monk Goes Back to School) Air Date: 06-20-2003
Episode 15 (Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico) Air Date: 06-27-2003
Episode 16 (Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame) Air Date: 07-11-2003
Episode 17 (Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus) Air Date: 07-18-2003
Episode 18 (Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man) Air Date: 07-25-2003
Episode 19 (Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater) Air Date: 08-01-2003
Episode 20 (Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect) Air Date: 08-08-2003
Episode 21 (Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy) Air Date: 08-15-2003
Episode 22 (Mr. Monk and the 12th Man) Air Date: 08-22-2003
Episode 23 (Mr. Monk and the Paperboy) Air Date: 01-16-2004
Episode 24 (Mr. Monk and the Three Pies) Air Date: 01-23-2004
Episode 25 (Mr. Monk and the T.V. Star) Air Date: 01-30-2004
Episode 26 (Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny) Air Date: 02-06-2004
Episode 27 (Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife) Air Date: 02-13-2004
Episode 28 (Mr. Monk Gets Married) Air Date: 02-27-2004
Episode 29 (Mr. Monk Goes to Jail) Air Date: 03-05-2004 |
