USA Network launched a TV show called "Monk" on July 12, 2002 with flair of comedy yet drama involved in it. The backdrop of the story is San Francisco Police Department. The show revolves round a detective called Adrian Monk very efficient in his detection work with razor sharp memory. Tony Shalhoub plays the role of Adrian Monk. As the story proceeds, Adrian suffers a heavy personal loss. His wife Trudy dies in a car bomb explosion inside a parking garage. The biggest blow to Adrian was that all the efforts of capturing the murderer gone into vain. As a result of this stress and shock Adrian became a patient of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Certain phobias also developed in his character.
The story shows that Adrian had a unique memory and crime detection ability by assimilating little clues. But unfortunately his beloved wife Trudy got murdered by a car bomb inside a parking garage and the murderer was not found. This incident was a major shock to Adrian and he fall victim to serious obsessive-compulsive disorder and different phobias.
His mental disorder became the cause of his forceful leave from the San Francisco Police Department. Adrian started to work as a private detective. The former detective then desperately tries to convince his former boss, Captain Leland Stottlemeyer to reassign him to his police duties. Monk's main aim is to find out the real motive behind the murder of his wife and the murderer. Stottlemeyer is confused about Monk. On one hand he feels disgusted about the eccentric behavior of Monk on the other hand is well aware of the credibility of Monk. In his medical leave Monk is called several times for help in criminal investigation. The person who is the second command in chief after Stottlemeyer ,also started to admire Adrian for his abilities and feel compassionate for his condition. His name is Lieutenant Randall Disher. This appreciation comes very lately as early on Randall Disher used to call Monk as a defective detective.
Ill effected nervous system brings some abnormalities in human behavior. Adrian's activities prove this. Like spending excessive time on just sharpening a pencil. Generally patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder are given sedatives to make them sleep. They are also kept in hospitals. But the series shows that Adrian is roaming around. This is probably a case of cinematic liberty where some portion of fantasy is required to entertain the audience.
The series has completed eight seasons so as far. Some changes have been there in these seasons. First comes the theme music of the show. The old one had a classical touch whereas the new song written and sung by Randy Newman It's a Jungle Out There, elaborates the hassles Monk has to face in his quest. The new song is good and a refreshing one. There used to be a nurse played by Bitty Schram for taking Adrian's care but due to some dispute she has been replaced by a character called Natalie Teeger portrayed by Traylor Howard as Monk's assistant.
The vital replacement of character in the series occurred due to an unfortunate incident. Stanley Kamel used to play as Adrian's psychiatrist Dr. Charles Kroger. In real life Stanley Kamel passed away due to heart attack. The production house showed respect by showing the exact reason of death of Dr. Charles Kroger as the character had. Hector Elizondo plays Monk's new therapist Dr. Neven Bell . Despite of changes the show has not lost its potentiality and is loved by numerous viewers.
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