Monk - Season 1

Crack detective Adrian Monk suffers from intense sadness at the loss of his wife and from a disruptive case of obsessive- compulsive disorder but actor Tony Shaloub plays him with just the right mix of pathos and perfect comic timing. The murder of Monk's wife Trudy pushed him to a breaking point intensifying his problems with his disorder and leading to his being placed on leave from his job as a police detective. Now working as a private detective along with his nurseassistant Sharon Bitty Schram Monk acts as a consultant on investigations so tough that the police can't make headway. With his photographic memory and amazing deductive skills Monk wants only to deal with Trudy's death and to regain his place on the force. Acclaimed for its stellar cast and fresh spin on the detective genre MONK provides sure comedy.

Release Date: 2004-06-15, Rating NR (Not Rated),

MOVIE DVD - The whodunit is an exacting dramatic form, requiring unusually intricate scripts to fool puzzle-solving viewers as well as colorful characterizations to keep people coming back for more. Monk succeeds on both counts, baffling audiences while keeping them interested in the leading characters. Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), a highly neurotic ex-cop turned private investigator, is an obsessive- compulsive with multiple phobias. He's also haunted by the murder of his wife, one of the few mysteries he's been unable to solve. Monk's former chief, Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine), is exasperated by the man's eccentricities but has great respect for his ability, which means that the newly minted P.I. is frequently called in on cases the police are unable to handle themselves. Since Monk can barely function outside his own private environment, assistant Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) accompanies him everywhere. Season 1's 13 episodes -- including the two-hour pilot -- are uniformly excellent, sporting

DVDs. Monk - Season 1

He's ingenious he's phobic he's obsessive- compulsive. Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner 'Tony Shalhoub is a riot' (TV Guide) in Monk the show that critics are praising as 'fresh exciting and utterly original.' (Chicago Tribune) Monk's hilarious offbeat antics have made him unfit for duty but he's back as a police consultant to help out on their most baffling cases. The brilliant but neurotic Monk is now fighting crime as well as his abnormal fears of germs cars heights crowds and virtually everything else known to man in 'the best detective show to come along in decades.' (NY Post) 'Nothing on TV generated more fun than this' (LA Times) and now you can enjoy the entire first season of Monk on DVD.Starring: Tony Shalhoub Bitty Schram Ted Levine Gail O'Grady