Monk: Mr. Monk and the Candidate (2002)
Season 1, Episode 1
9/10
Monk is the Columbo of the new millenium!
12 July 2002
Antonio Scarpachi is dead! Adrian Monk Lives! Long Live Tony Shaloub.

Adrian Monk is a former Police Officer with Obsessive compulsive disorder and a fear of filth. He hates germs, has a plethora of other phobias, and wants to be reinstated to the Police Department.

Monk has a photographic memory and an ability to notice everything. He solves crimes by noticing the things most people over look.

In the premier I was totally impressed at how they use his obsessive compulsive disorder and his fear of germs to put him in predicaments that challenge his character. I love the way he struggles to overcome his phobias in order to get the bad guy. The show has comic relief that is classic Tony Shaloub schtick!

With his cohort Sharona, he solves crimes, impresses the police and confronts the many fears he has.

This is the Columbo of the new millenium! Not to be missed. I predict a long run for this program. I am not a USA Network watcher in general but I will be watching "Monk"!

I am also a USM grad in Maine and I am proud to call Shaloub a fellow graduate. Well done!
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