Alona Tal and Tony Shalhoub Spoilers as usual, but I promise this is the last time. The time for us to say goodbye is near The day I hoped would never come is here Though many hearts are broken we must somehow carry on Cause I think you’re gonna miss me when I’m gone I [...]

Tony Shalhoub and Melora Hardin Spoilers are inevitable. Resistance is futile. I won’t be sure how much I enjoyed “Mr. Monk and the End: Part I” until I see the second half this Friday, which I hope will finally wrap up all the series’ mysteries and relationships. However, I think it’s a promising beginning. The [...]

Tony Shalhoub Spoilers Below “Mr. Monk and the Badge” wraps up another major Monk story line and brings the series one step closer to the end. Monk’s return to the force has been a crucial theme throughout the series. The character growth we’ve seen in this final season has finally made the goal believably attainable. [...]

Tony Shalhoub and Carol Kane This review contains lots of spoilery goodness. This guy walks into a psychiatrist’s office with a duck on his head. The psychiatrist says, “Can I help you?” The duck says, “Yeah, get this guy off my ass! Sorry, if anyone’s offended by that particular colloquialism, but that’s how one of [...]

Tony Shalhoub and Alex Wolff Spoilers. There are always spoilers. “Mr. Monk Goes Camping” is perhaps the least outstanding episode of the season so far. Certainly there were some high points, but it was uneven overall and not quite as impressive and dazzling as it might have been. Some of the humor was just a [...]

Sparky and Tony Shalhoub Rest assured there will be spoilers below, because I don’t know how to analyze an episode without them. “Mr. Monk and the Dog” seems like another one of those ideas that the Monk writers have probably had on the drawing board for years. The comic potential of Monk enduring the joys [...]

Tony Shalhoub and Bitty Schram ”Mr. Monk and Sharona” is the episode for all those fans who thought that Monk’s first assistant, Sharona Fleming, didn’t get a proper send-off because of the precipitous departure of Bitty Schram, who played the character for Monk’s first two and a half season’s. Ms. Schram left over a contract [...]

Tony Shalhoub and Bitty Schram joined me and a couple dozen other online press types (so “exclusive” is a relative term) for a conference call earlier this week to promote the return of Sharona in this week’s all new episode of Monk. Here’s the network description of the episode: When Sharona returns to San Francisco [...]

Tony Shalhoub and John Carroll Lynch Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers! “Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk” is the first Monk episode title ever that doesn’t begin with “Mr. Monk….” No particular significance, just saying. It’s a little more action-packed than usual, but aside from that it’s a classic Monk episode, with some cleverly interwoven plot lines and some [...]

Tony Shalhoub, Hector Elizondo and Tim Bagley Major spoilers. I mean it. It’s here: the halfway point. “Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy” is the eighth of sixteen episodes in the eighth and final season of Monk. I’m sure it’s completely subjective, but it seems like they’re going by far too quickly and each episode [...]

Meat Loaf and Tony Shalhoub “You remind me of a man.” “What man?” “The man with the power.” “What power?” “The power of hoodoo.” “Who-do?” “You do.” “Do what?” “Remind me of a man.” “What man?” “The man with the power.” “What power?” “The power of hoodoo.” “Who-do?” “You do.” “Do what?” …and so on. [...]

Dylan Baker, Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard The mystery in “Mr. Monk and the Critic” isn’t a who-dun-it. As with many Monk plots, who is obvious, how is the question. As far as that goes, it’s a great little mystery. This episode is perhaps more reminiscent of those in earlier seasons, but mainly it’s a showcase [...]

This review contains spoilers. Let’s face it, only former detective Adrian Monk can solve the cases he solves. If any random CSI tech could gather evidence at the crime scene or if they could run some perp’s fingerprints through a database or whatever it is they do, they wouldn’t need Monk. Consequently, the mysteries on [...]

Spoilers ahead. Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode. “Mr. Monk is Someone Else” is the fourth episode of the final season of Monk. Never let it be said that an old-fashioned show like Monk would pass up a classic maneuver like the “evil twin”. Jeannie had one on I Dream of Jeannie. [...]

“Mr. Monk and the UFO” is the third entry in the eighth season of USA Network’s cornerstone series Monk. Since it is the final season it appears that Monk will be allowed to demonstrate a little personal growth. Tony Shalhoub discussed that aspect of the character in a recent interview: “I feel like Monk has [...]

After last week’s mostly comedic episode, Monk has a more dramatic offering this week with “Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man”. Yes, there are some laugh-out-loud moments as Monk helps his new friend to adapt to “American” culture (which is actually Monk culture), but primarily the story serves to reawaken Monk’s hope that he can [...]

Spoilers ahead. This is a review, which means I’m going to discuss what happens in the episode. If you haven’t seen it yet and you want to be surprised read no further. The final season of Monk is upon us, beginning with the season premiere on Friday, August 7th. The decision to end the series [...]

I was invited to participate in a press conference call with Tony Shalhoub, the star of USA Network’s hit series Monk. Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award winner Tony Shalhoub not only stars as Adrian Monk, a brilliant detective who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, he also serves as executive producer on the eighth and final [...]