Monk. My favourite show ever.

If you are not familiar with the tv show 'Monk', then let me tell you that you are missing out on a truly unique experience.

Adrian Monk is a SFPD detective, who lost his wife prior to the start of the series. Due to her death, he suffered a breakdown, and was suspended from the police department. Adrian suffers from a lot of phobias (heights, enclosed spaces, germs, milk) and has ocd. He also has the ability to solve crimes, due to his ability to see things that other people miss, due to his photographic memory. The only crime he can't solve is who murdered his beloved wife, Trudy.

The show is much more than just your average 'crime of the week' show. For a start, the crimes (often murders), are all unique. We have men in coma's suspected of murder. We have chimps accused of murder. And every detail is important. Every thing mentioned in the episode has some meaning. Sometimes you know who did it, sometimes you don't. The great thing is wondering how Adrian will solve the case when there's always some barrier in the way (such as he loses his memory, or is blinded, or takes medication that makes him have a personality transplant).

There's a lot of humour in the show. Sometimes it's just plaim silly humour (such as Captain Stottlemeyer 'interviewing' a chimp, and trying to get the chimp to shoot him in 'MR.Monk and the panic room') There's also Randy Disher's 'unique' (and sometimes bizzare) theories on who the killer is, and why the victim was killed. Also, Adrian's phobia's and ocd are often dealt with in a humerous way.

This show is also a drama about a man dealing with the loss of his wife, and trying to rebuild his life, even though he can't move on because he never knew why Trudy died, and who killed her.(He does find out in the final episode). The thing i adore about the show is the fact that one moment, you are crying with laughter, and the next second you can be crying with sadness. It's not afraid to put emotion into the show, and the characters are like a family to each other. They care about each other, and thats another thing i really love about the show. Also, a lot of show's put the main character as somebody who everyone will love, and that's not the case with Adrian. He can be selfish and annoying at times. But that also makes him human. He is written and acted like a real person, and not just a tv character.

I have seen every episode about a dozen times, and i still watch them. I always find something new to laugh at, and something new to cry at. Monk is the show that i watch when i need a 'pick me up'. That is why it's my favourite show. I love every episode. I love all the characters (even the re-occuring one's, like Kevin), i never fail to laugh at the jokes and the one liner's, and i always find something new everytime i watch it.

If you love shows like The Mentalist, or Columbo, i would recommend you check out 'Monk'. You never know, you may grow to love it as much as i do.