The new season of "Monk" begins tonight on the USA network, airing at 10 pm ET (I think it probably repeats later tonight as well).
For those who follow the show, you might remember we're in for a change of venue. Following a lead about his wife's killer, Monk arrives tonight in New York City. Not sure if they plan on the whole season being in NYC, of if they'll end up back in San Francisco.
Apparently, USA is playing a "Monk Marathon" right now... (and I'm at work with no access to cable - and I didn't know this morning when I could have set up the VCR)
Focus on the positive - Monk tonight!
[ December 02, 2005, 09:05 PM: Message edited by: sndrake ]
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Thanks for the info! I just checked, and USA *is* running a Monk marathon right now.
Such a fun show...
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
I'm a fan.
I don't watch TV very much, yet he amused me. Not enough to make me watch him all the time though. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Thank you, Drakester!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am going out tonight though, dagnabbit, and our taper is broken. I missed so many shows last year.
Still, my all time favorite show was when Willie Nelso was on, and they played "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" over his wife's grave. I watch that show and laugh and laugh, but i always cry at one point.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
First,
I goofed on the time - it's playing at TEN tonight Eastern Time. I just corrected that in my initial post.
Elizabeth, don't despair - the episode is replaying at least twice tomorrow and again on Wednesday night. I'll look up the times later and post them - and try to get them right the first time. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Thank you, Drakemeister!
I just watched the end of the one about the circus, which I had not seen.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
I still haven't seen this show and I really want to... I love Tony and it looks like a great show... I need to set the PVR
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Jim-Me, Try to catch some of the older shows today.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Rebroadcasts of tonight's Monk opener:
(My schedule in AOL is given in central time, so I assume, so I have adjusted the times below to ET viewers. Best to double-check in case I messed up - not like I've ever done that before. )
Saturday, June 19
4:00 am 11:00 am Midnight - technically June 20 if you're setting up a recorder.
Wednesday, June 23
10:00 pm
Like I said, I am assuming AOL is giving me the CT air times - check your local schedules.
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
I love this show!! I had seen that it was starting up again tonight and when I get home I need to set my dvr to record it. If I'd thought ahead, I'd have done it this morning (and set it to record some of the episodes I missed). Hopefully I can at least record the finale from last season, since I missed it too.
I just love USA's Friday 10pm shows. I love Monk. I loved Touching Evil. May they never make the two shows I like watching go away.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
The last time I had 2 friday shows that I watched, they cancelled both Firefly and John Doe. I was sad. Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
I missed it!!
Thanks for the replay times though. I'm so glad it's back on, I've missed it.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
My wife and I had the day off Friday to get over our jet lag. We spent it with Sasha watching Monk.
Unfortunately, we all succumbed to Jet Lag before the new season opener. We will catch it later today.
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
Want to hear something crazy?
Picture the police captain on the show.
Now picture him without the mustache, but with long hair, a leaner body, leaning over a well and telling the girl at the bottom, "It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again."
Freaky, huh? It's him, allright.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Book,
What movie are you talking about? This scene doesn't sound familiar at all.
Dan --
This is as good a place as any to wish you a happy first Father's Day!
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Oooh, Steverino, I think that needs its own thread!!!
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Also, I am going to have to stay awake until midnight, somehow, to watch this show!
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
The movie is Silence of the Lambs, and I already knew that. It's very funny. Now picture him in a confederate uniform with a small phonograph for an ear.
Did anyone else find the scene with the jackhammer to be sad?
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
quote: Oooh, Steverino
Elizabeth, I will answer to just about any variation of my first or last names.
But as I said in another thread, the name "Steverino" belongs to the great late Steve Allen.
ArCHeR, would that movie be "Wild Wild West?" - haven't actually seen it.
I didn't find that jackhammer scene sad - just way too drawn out, playing a joke way too long.
We'd best not get too detailed - some people checking this haven't seen the episode yet and I should put a spoiler warning in the thread title.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
OK. How about Stevarina. Yup, I like it!
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Sounds a little too close to the stage name for a female impersonator for my tastes.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Stevedoro?
Could mean dock worker. Or Steve of gold(Spanish) Or "I love Steve"(Steve adore)
Anyway, I did not make it up for the Monk rerun. dang it. Now, I will have to try for one of the other times.
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
*bump*
So, I'm a little late to pitch in my love for this show. But, um, I love this show. I've only seen four episodes, but I think it's awesome that they can make such an in-depth show without adding needless sex and (much) violence to each episode. It's very unlike most other critically-acclaimed shows today.
Also, there's going to be a Monk marathon on Sunday.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I ove this show, and so does JenniK.
Too bad we don't have USA...
Kwea
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I'm going to try to record the Chunk of Monk this Sunday.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Monk is a phenomenal show. If I had cable, I'd watch it religiously. As it is, I'll just content myself with renting the episodes. Anyone have any idea when they plan to release season 2 on DVD?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I must confess that, while I enjoyed earlier seasons of Monk, this one has been rather heavy on the farce and guest stars. Why -- WHY -- do producers think that shows can be improved by adding broad farce and guest stars?
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
I think they should have a MONK - The Dead Zone crossover, and not just a commercial.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
*bump*
Diane and I just got to watch a replay of Friday's MONK episode last night. Did anyone else see it?
It may be our favorite so far - the flashbacks of Monk with his wife were wonderful! You could see all the same issues he was struggling with - he still had OCD, but this was a guy who could laugh, joke, and be comfortable. The difference of someone who's really "making it" with a disability and someone who's barely hanging on.
It was also great to see the interaction between him and his in-laws - the affection and acceptance. For the most part, Monk's issues are "tolerated," rather than accepted. (I understand the world really isn't that accepting, but it was a nice picture of how family should be.)
So, Tom, I'd agree with your comments in regard to several episodes this season - but not in regard to this last one. There isn't one I've enjoyed more.
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
I saw it. I thought the emotional development was astounding, but the big "mystery" (which, in my opinion, is just as large a part of the show as each of the characters and their sub-plots) wasn't as clever as most of them have been. Still, a mighty good episode.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Yeah, Goat, I agree about the mystery part. If they'd devoted half the care to that part of the script as the personal part, it would have been hands-down Emmy material.
I was personally so caught up in the parts of the plot dealing with his inlaws and the flashbacks I have to admit I didn't even pay that much attention to the mystery - I'm a little weird that way (OK, and some other ways, too.). Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :
No, we missed it. Wonder if it got Tivoed? I'll have to check. We've got several hours worth of Daily Show that we have to watch, too. *grin* We've been a bit short on tv time.
I've actually had to turn off several this season, though. They were just too obvious, and not just the mystery, the humour as well. Others have been good. Weird.
[ August 19, 2004, 05:53 PM: Message edited by: Christy ]
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
My wife spells "humour" with a "u." I never knew that. Maybe she'll start wearing pinafores and eating finger sandwiches and sipping tea with her pinky out.
(Monk-related note: it got Tivoed, and we watched it tonight. Best ep of the season so far, IMO.)
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Dagnabbit,
I only saw maybe three shows of this season. It is too hard to be home Friday nights. My daughter had really gotten into it, too. When we went to visit my aunt, who is probably OCD, she asked, "Is Aunt Bev like Monk?"
I have mentioned before that one of the most poignant tv moments I have ever experienced was when Willie Nelson and monk played "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" over Trudy's grave. I couldn't stop crying. But it was a happy cry, or maybe just a cathartic one. I always empathize with widowers because I grew up with my dad, and witnessed his silent pain.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
You know what's odd? The Willie Nelson episode made me twitch with uncontrollable loathing. *shudder* Even the memory of it elicits the same reaction.
I mean: Adrian Monk as a WILLIE NELSON fan? Is there anything less conceivable? Of course, we've also seen him idolize marathon runners this season, too, which suggests that the writers have decided that the best way to show off some quirky side of his character is to have him flatter the last guest star we'd have expected.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Tom, It was really Trudy who was the fan, more than Monk. What can I say? I am a sucker for my musical heroes!
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I would have bought the whole "Trudy loves Willie Nelson" bit, too, if they hadn't shown us Trudy's room -- and her punk rock posters -- in the last episode. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
She just had eclectic taste, Tom. Perhaps she had to hide her love o' Wille from her punk rocker friends. Peer pressure doesn't end with the teen years, after all.
I do not, for instance, publicize my love of John Denver, and the spine-tingling rush I feel when I hear "Annie's Song." Some things must remain in the heart. ha ha.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Perhaps -- and this is just speculation so far -- it was her secret love of Willie Nelson that got her killed.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Killed by the punk rockers?
(Are you serious, cuz I have missed so many episodes)
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:I do not, for instance, publicize my love of John Denver
Well, be sure not to post anything about it on any internationally read internet forums or anything! Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
No, I would NEVER do that, Noemon, because then someone might come out of the woodwork and tease me about it, and I would really HATE that.
"Cool and green, and shadeeeee..."
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
quote:People think I'm crazy, 'cause I worry all the time. If you paid attention, you'd be worried too.
New episodes start airing January 21, 2005. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I watched the marathon yesterday and saw a bunch of episodes I had missed. Now, my husband and I keep saying these lines over and over:
(Monk up on table, afraid of a snake)
Captain: Get down from there. I thought you were afraid of heights.
Monk: Snakes trump heights.
Then he goes through his hierarchy of phobias. I thought I would wet my pants.
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Yeah!
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Snakes Mushrooms Heights Crowds Milk Death
(I am pretty sure-with help from Steve)
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Found it quoted online:
quote:Stottlemeyer: I thought you were afraid of heights. Monk: Snakes trump heights. It goes, germs, needles, milk, death, snakes, mushrooms, heights, crowds, elevators. . . . Stottlemeyer: Okay, okay. I don't need the entire list.
Hysterical. Shaloub's delivery is note-perfect.
[ January 02, 2005, 11:43 AM: Message edited by: Sara Sasse ]
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Ha ha ha!! Thank you! I knew milk was way up there.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I stayed up all night watching the Monk marathon. What a great way to screw up one's circadian rhythms!
::also laughed aloud at the phobia hierarchy::
[ January 02, 2005, 01:36 PM: Message edited by: Noemon ]
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
I was watching while working on my tables for a paper. 24 h of Monk = very good mood today.
( sndrake )
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Not only is milk way up there, he is more afraid of milk than death. Week-old milk delivered intravenously would presumably render him catatonic.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
And mushrooms are WAY up there. Cream of mushroom soup would be instant death. (which, of course, would not be as scary as the mushrooms or the cream in the soup)
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Tonight tonight tonight!!!!!!!
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
*imagines Elizabeth doing Monk's "happy dance"*
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
How can you imagine me doing something which I can't even imagine HIM doing?
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Wait, what time!?!?
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
The usual time. Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
It's gonna be weird with Sharona gone though. Really weird. I hope I adjust okay.
And how will Adrian handle it? I'm so protective of him, us sharing the same name and all.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
quote:Sharona: What are you doing?
Monk: I'm doing a jig.
Sharona: That's not a jig.
Monk: What is it, then?
Sharona: I don't know, and I don't want to know.
Apparently it was a happy dance, sndrake?
<Imagines Elizabeth doing a jig.>
--Pop
Posted by Mama Squirrel (Member # 4155) on :
Did something happen to Sharona that I don't remember?
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Mama Squirrel, the actress left the show.
This episode tonight will feature Monk interviewing and hiring a new assistant.
In the storyline, it will be said that she has moved back to NJ and remarried her ex-husband.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
?!?!
I didn't know Sharona was gonna be gone, either. Things are rough for Adrian when she's not there.
quote:What are you looking at? My eyes are up here.
(((Monk)))
I wonder if parentheses would bother him as much as a real hug.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
quote: Apparently it was a happy dance, sndrake?
The cumulative effective of reading Peanuts just about every day from the ages of about 8-12 has, among other things, resulted in me misremembering exchanges like that as being about a "happy dance."
But Xander really did talk about doing the "happy dance" on Buffy. Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
I was wondering how they were going to explain sherona leaving...
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Papa Moose, When imagining me doing a jig, please keep in mind that, with my current recovery from ADEM, I cannot jump off the ground. Ha ha. So now, I am imagining myself doing a jig. OK, I am going to get up and try it now.
OK, it's scary.
And I must scream:
WHAT, NO SHARONA???????
And then I must add a line from the last time he had a "stand-in," who was Neecy from Clean House, or the (forget her character's name) black woman from Reno 911. Hysterical.
(about the bathroom in his apartment):
"Um, that isn't really a public rest room."
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
quote:WHAT, NO SHARONA???????
No, it's <dum dum dum> MYYY SHARONA!!!
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
My name is Adrian, my daughter's name is Natalie. This is just weird. It's like, cosmic or something - we were meant to watch this show! Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Belle, be afraid. Be very afraid.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
And Sara? There are certain songs I want to stay outside my head, thank you.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Okay, I just watched the new episode of Monk. If you've taped it and won't be watching it until later, or if it hasn't yet aired in your timezone be forewarned--thar be Spoilers ahead! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Okay, that done, I think I must have missed something--why were the guards searching everybody at the science museum? I had the impression that he's swapped out the moon rock with the fake without detection, so what's the deal? What am I missing/misunderstanding/whatever?
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Spoilers . . . . . . . . . . . Because it's very valuable, and some one might try to steal it. Better to catch them in the act. It would actually be easy for a museum worker to take it otherwise.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
So do they search all the employees every night, or did this guy have the bad luck to try stealing it on the night they decided to institute the search policy?
Also, if that rock is worth untold millions why don't they have better security for it?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I loved that "the miracle of birth" is high on Monk's list of phobias, by the way.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Noemon, I had the same thought about the moon rock!
Exact quote:
Monk: I have a few phobias New Sharona: You? Monk: One of them..near the top of the list? is the miracle of birth.
I cried at the end. Just so you all know. And I like the new assistant.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
OK, the miracle of birth is not really at the top of the list, cuz here's the list:
germs needles milk death snakes mushrooms heights crowds elevators
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Sorry, one more.
On second thought, the miracle of life is sort of contained within the list:
germs(obviously, lots of germ capability in childbirth) needles(those dang blood tests) milk(breasts tend to drip with it) death(orgasm referred to as "little death" by Shakespeare) snakes(I hope this one is obvious) mushrooms(you know, sort of like the end of the snake) heights(of ecstasy) crowds(that chaotic race of sperm to fertilize the egg) elevators(going up? then coming back down)
[ January 21, 2005, 11:31 PM: Message edited by: Elizabeth ]
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
I like her too.
I especially loved the way it ended. "No I can't come over tonight, I've got my daughter. Ok, calm down..how big is the spider?"
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
If that bad dude reached in and grabbed the rock later on, why did he have a ... oh, the fish scooper upper green thing... to begin with?
Anyway, I like Natalie, but I miss Sharona's accent.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
He had to use the scooper so Monk could find it, Da_Goat.
I realize, now that it is absent, that I do not miss Sharona's accent.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Elizabeth, I'm completely with you there. I liked the character well enough, but I'm not sorry to see the accent go at all. And I like Natalie. However, if they set it up for a romance between them, I'm gonna get upset. For me, at least, Trudy is a big part of the show despite the fact that she's not actually a character.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
I like the new character.
But I'm a little concerned about the "mystery" part of the show. Tom Davidson commented on this awhile ago. I had the "mystery" pretty much figured out a little over halfway through the show.
They've got to do better. Monk can't just be cute and odd. This has to be a show that when he smiles and says "I know what happened," we don't know what he's going to say.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
yeah, I had that one figured out pretty quickly too. And I agree, I like for the mysteries to be something that really surprises me at the end.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I agree that a romance between the two would be wrong, but I love to see him go on dates.
As for the mystery, I miss a ton of shows, and tend to ignore that part of the series. It is more a stand-alone for me. I realized when the 24 hour marathon was on that I had missed most of last year's episodes.
For some reason, I really like the hokey aspect of the show.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Does anybody know when that episode will re-air? I was busy elsewhere when it aired, and I really want to watch it.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
Midnight tonight (adjust for local time as necessary), and 1:00 PM and 9:00 PM on Friday (same caveat). At least that's what my listings show.
--Pop
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
"It is more a stand-alone for me."
See, hokey doesn't appeal to me. Wacky people living their wacky lives and being smart-asses to each other? I can get that at home.
Wacky people solving mysteries in a brilliant way before I do, even though all the necessary information's been shown to the viewer? That's impressive.
I would like Monk to start impressing me again, and concentrate less on the guest stars and the cute spit-takes.
I mean, you know it's gotten lazy when Christy and I looked at each other and said, almost simultaneously, that we found it almost impossible for Monk not to have considered the rocks in the fish tank when performing his analysis. Even if he hadn't figured out the whole moon rock angle, he'd've sifted through the rest of the rocks looking for diamonds or something.
[ January 24, 2005, 11:16 AM: Message edited by: TomDavidson ]
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I really was sort of bothered by the miracle of life being pegged as a top-of-the-list phobia. If they are trying to get nerds to watch this show, then they better realize that we will remember, if not the exact order, the fact that this alleged phobia was not mentioned previously.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Which means that we need a whole society of Monk apologists out there, like they have for Sherlock Holmes and Star Trek.
So if the miracle of birth wasn't at the top of his list, what happened to put it there -- or was he lying about the order, and if so, why?
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Well, if you read my post above, you could argue that the miracle of birth phobia was contained within the top phobias.
Or, did the loss of Sharona, whose presence symbolized for him a womblike comfort, feel like a birth to Monk? The cold slap of reality, you know?
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Lovely metaphor. Does this mean Monk is now Benjy's brother?
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Good question, Joldo.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
My question, did he, or she, adopt the parrot?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I really, really wanted to see him adopt the parrot.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I'm sorry, Tom and Dan, but I think adoption would be close to the miracle of birth. Think, guys, think!
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
OK, has Tom poisoned me, taking me out of my "I love hokey" existence, or was that the worst Monk EVER ?
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
OMG, Monk is NOT in there. (freaks out on his behalf)
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Ryuko, that is one of my lifelong fears. I guess it is on top of my list.
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
Actually, Elizabeth, I liked that episode a lot. Better than last week, anyway. And I loved how it ended.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Look, like most other hard-core Monk fans, I enjoy the quirky plot details about him.
And so I was able to enjoy the episode.
But I suspect a lot of viewers who were not so hard core figured things out about 30-35 minutes into the episode.
Unless they get back to writing real mysteries that aren't solved until the very end, I'm afraid that the ratings will drop. Even though it won't lose me as a viewer.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
It wasn't even the mystery part that bothered me. It just fell flat for me, and I am not really sure I can put my finger on why. It might be that I miss Sharona more than I thought.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
I really do miss Sharona. She had an unconditional love thing going on for Monk that just made their partnership so cool. She rolled her eyes, but she was totally accepting and tried so hard to take care of him in weird situations. Hopefully this new chic will get into that, but it's going to take a while.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
quote:SEASON 4 IS COMING! When a fellow detective shows up at a crime scene knowing all the answers, has Monk finally met his match... or is the other detective cheating? Don't miss guest star Jason Alexander in the Monk season premiere, "Mr. Monk and the Other Detective," premiering Friday, July 8th at 10/9C.
Friday nights are back. Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Yea I really liked Sharona too. But alas I no longer have a TV w/cable so I can't watch it. But my parents tape it so when I get home for breaks I have a monk marathon that lasts for about 7 hours. It's great. =D
One of my faves was when he took in the little kid for a few days.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Hooray for the new season of Monk...I hope I can stand Jason Alexander. Ah, well, at least it's only for one episode.
Right? ...Right?!
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Sndrake!
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Did anyone watch last night's episode?
It seemed such a stretch to me.
And so sad.
"If this is true, then nothing is true."
Posted by jexx (Member # 3450) on :
It killed me, absolutely kill me. The whole episode killed me.
Fantastic.
Yeah, the premise was stretchy, but Shalhoub was amazing as always.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
OK, but what did you think about the perfume(Shalimar), and a bunch of other things about her that he noticed. Was that on purpose? Because I didn't buy it if it was.
I also think it was dumb to have the woman "play" Janice as well as Trudy.
However, it was just heartbreaking.
Paraphrase City:
"What happened at the cemetary? How did you know she was dead?"
"Because it still hurt."
Oh, man.
Posted by jexx (Member # 3450) on :
Oh, the Shalimar thing, the being allergic to fish, way over the top. It had to have been on purpose, but I don't get that they would target him like that...silly writers this ep. Usually they are much better plottish-wise.
But joining you in Paraphrase City is Natalie's reply:
"I get that"
*sob*
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
quote: Usually they are much better plottish-wise
No. No, lately, they aren't. It's why I'm not watching anymore. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Wait, I posted here, darn it.
Anyway, I agree, Tom, and it makes it easier because I always forget it is on on Fridays anyway. Last night was the first I'd watched in a long time.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Diane was checking the TV channel guide and saw there's a new episode of MONK on tonight. The episode has something to do with him doing a gig as a store Santa, I think.
The plots last season weren disappointing, but I'll tune in tonight to see if the writers have gotten their act together.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
And we finally got our TV back, just in time. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Are you sure it is the start of the new season? I think it might just be a Christmas special. I remember seeing an ad for it.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Having seen the first 20 minutes: gee, that was predictable.
But some cute moments.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
It does appear they're just doing special episodes for the holidays of a few shows.
Oh, and I totally knew who did it far too early in the episode. *sigh*
Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
Didn't see it, but just the thought of Monk as a Department Store Santa ... how does he continually get himself into the worst possible scenarios for him? I mean, walking in a sewer? Having dozens of little kids sitting on his lap?
Oh, yeah. The writers. They have to keep showing off his quirks. Right.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
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Sounds a little too close to the stage name for a female impersonator for my tastes.
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Hysterical. Shaloub's delivery is note-perfect.![[Wave]](graemlins/wave.gif)
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