Adrian Monk was a police detective but his world fell apart when his wife was murdered. He is now extremely obsessive compulsive and paranoid to the point that it has cost him his job on the police force. However, he still has a great knack for solving crimes and serves as a consultant to the San Francisco Police Department.
A mildly entertaining detective series. Rather than concentrating on good old-fashioned intrigue and figuring out who did it relies heavily on the antics and weirdnesses of its central character, Monk. These things are meant to lighten the mood but are sometimes more annoying than entertaining. Moreover, they're a sleight of hand trick, meant to distract you from the fact that the murder plot is generally quite thin.
Viewed in small doses though, maybe one episode a week like it originally was broadcast, it's okay. The weirdnesses are bearable and it can be quite funny.
However, watching the episodes back-to-back highlights how reliant on the OCD schtick the series is and how formulaic it is in that regard. Also, one should only be exposed to Sharona saying "Adrian!" so many times a day, the most annoying use of "Adrian" since Rocky.
A mildly entertaining detective series. Rather than concentrating on good old-fashioned intrigue and figuring out who did it relies heavily on the antics and weirdnesses of its central character, Monk. These things are meant to lighten the mood but are sometimes more annoying than entertaining. Moreover, they're a sleight of hand trick, meant to distract you from the fact that the murder plot is generally quite thin.
Viewed in small doses though, maybe one episode a week like it originally was broadcast, it's okay. The weirdnesses are bearable and it can be quite funny.
However, watching the episodes back-to-back highlights how reliant on the OCD schtick the series is and how formulaic it is in that regard. Also, one should only be exposed to Sharona saying "Adrian!" so many times a day, the most annoying use of "Adrian" since Rocky.