Monk: Season Three [4 Discs]

Tony Shalhoub

Overview

An ex-cop suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder solves crimes with various (and usually exasperated) sidekicks in tow in this first-rate mystery with a breakout Emmy-winning star in Tony Shalhoub. The 'defective detective' may have an abundance of phobias (heights, crowds, and even milk, among them), but he also has razor-sharp deductive skills, which he uses to help the San Francisco police with especially baffling cases.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/05/2005
UPC:	0025192800320
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	NR
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	11:45:00

Special Features

Favorites: Cast and crew reveal their favorite scenes; Monk profile: An in-depth conversation with Tony Shalhoub; "Life Before Monk": The official back story of Adrian Monk, Capt. Stottlemeyer, and Lt. Disher; Natalie Teeger profile: In-depth conversation with Traylor Howard; Quirks: Learn more about Adrian Monk's phobias and compulsions

Editorial Reviews

Some Monk fans felt that this delightfully offbeat series started running out of gas in Season 3, but the midseason introduction of a new assistant for the "defective detective" (Tony Shalhoub) helped rev up the show. It's undeniably true that in the 2004-5 episodes Adrian Monk's schtick no longer has the juice it once did, but clever writing and inventive use of new locales keep things peppy. The departure of original assistant Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) finds our hero practically climbing the walls at the beginning of "Mr. Monk and the Red Herring." He manages to hold himself together while investigating a home invasion that turns into a self-defense killing when single mom Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard) is forced to slay the intruder. Monk takes a liking to Natalie and her daughter, Julie (Emmy Clarke), and after solving the mystery he offers the former bartender a job as his new assistant. In "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month," Adrian re-teams with his disgraced ex-partner, Joe Christie (Veronica Mars's Enrico Colantoni), who's now the security chief at a big chain store where a falling TV set has apparently killed a model employee. "Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas" begins with a middle-of-the-night phone call from vacationing Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine), who urges Monk to immediately head for Lost Wages and help investigate the sudden death of a casino owner's wife. Monk gets to show his tender side in the season finale, "Mr. Monk and the Kid," when he becomes emotionally attached to an intelligent, sensitive toddler whose discovery of a severed finger puts the eccentric detective on the trail of kidnappers.