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March 08, 2006
Chunky Monk
During the two weeks of Olympic coverage that I made Brian peripherally suffer thru while I watched intently (or sometimes not), we happened to stumble across "Monk" on USA Network...I've always liked the actor who plays Monk and I have been aware of the show, but I feel that I don't need to add any more television shows into my world, so I always have ignored it...but after watching a few episodes, I must say we have found it very funny indeed...I think the thing that I am MOST fascinated with is his boss, Stotlemeyer - who as you might remember, was the psycopath from "Silence of the Lambs"...to see him doing 'normal' tv still makes me uneasy...I am never sure...
..when he's going to mention 'oh yeah, was she a big ol' fat girl'? or 'it puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again'...I think he does a great job on the show, he's lost some more hair, grown a mustache, added some weight, almost doesn't look like himself...but that voice is still there...and it still freaks me out...
Isn't Monk just the funniest dude? He yelled at a poor school girl cause her entire row had raised their hands, but she didn't and of course it threw off the balance and made him nervous...'put up your hand!'...priceless...I like that the show is funny, without prancing out every opportunity to show Monk's tics...we know he's got them, but they don't overdo it...I like the little blonde sidekick who calls him 'Mr. Monk'...you don't ever hear formalities anymore, no one ever says 'Mister' unless you are six years old...And Tony Shaloub deserves all the Emmies the voters bestow on him...good for him for getting recognized on a basic cable show, especially after being a 4th level bit player on 'Wings'...Maybe Crystal Bernard will make a special guest appearance as a victim...he could figure out where her career went...
Posted by Donner at March 8, 2006 12:33 PM
Comments
Ooooooh! Please let it reboot quickly! I have to leave for work and I don't wanna miss it. Wahhhh!
Posted by: Sandra at March 8, 2006 11:38 AM
I remember Tony best from his cameo appearance in 1995 on The X-Files episode 'Soft Light' where Mulder ponders the idea of spontaneous human combustion but rethinks it when they find a man who is afraid of his own shadow. Tony's shadow was a blackhole where people simply disappeared if they stepped into it. He rocked! :)
Posted by: Brian at March 8, 2006 01:55 PM
WOW! Those Pickins today are wonderful! I wish I had logged in sooner - they're all gone! :-( Maybe next time!
Posted by: Kathy James at March 8, 2006 01:56 PM
I love Monk! I haven't seen it for a long time. I'll have to try to catch an episode! My husband and I laugh so hard when we watch it together...he gets a kick out of him, too.
Posted by: Rachel at March 8, 2006 02:10 PM