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| Monk - Season One | 
 enlarge | Directors: Jerry Levine, Stephen Cragg, Michael Nankin, Adam Arkin, Kevin Inch
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 537
Format: Anamorphic, Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 563
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2
MPN: 025192304828
ISBN: 0783286104
UPC: 025192304828
EAN: 9780783286105
ASIN: B0001KL5IU
Theatrical Release Date: July 12, 2002
Release Date: June 15, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 refreshingly original January 7, 2008
"Monk" is the first American detective/crime series in years that I have enjoyed - comedic or otherwise. Shows like "CSI" and other slick, new crime productions fall flat compared to their British counterparts, with too much shoot-em-up violence, lame dialogue and all the lead actors looking like they stepped out of a Calvin Klein ad.
The fact that "Monk" is comedy-based doesn't at all retract from it's being a valid detective show. It works on all levels. Both Tony Salhoub and Bitty Schram do fabulous jobs. A real must-see.
We Love Tony Shalhoub December 31, 2007
Monk is great! This season one disc set is 4 DVDs, with a total of 12 episodes (that's 3 per disc). The last disc contains a few special features, which I haven't watched yet - Mr. Monk and His Origins, Mr. Monk and His O.C.D., Mr. Monk and His Fellow Sufferers, Mr. Monk and His Emmy Award-Winning Performance, and Mr. Monk and His Partners in Crime. I loved Mr. Shalhoub is Wings, and Monk does not disappoint! I think there's alittle O.C.D. in all of us (some more than others ~cough~ lol). I can't wait to get my gf the rest of the seasons, so I can watch 'em too!
wonderful December 29, 2007
the person who gave this show just one star i want to say "you suuuck" !!!!!!!!!!!! it is a wonderful show to watch and enjoy it. you are not perfect,so-called "a detective writer"...hee-hee-hee....
Monk - Season One September 16, 2007
Excellent series, even better without the long commercials! A must have for any present or future Monk fan.
 A good actor stuck in a bad role... August 27, 2007
5 out of 15 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying that Tony Shalhoub's portrayal of a former cop suffering from OCD is excellent (haunting even) and he really makes me want to like this show.
Unfortunately, his wonderful performance is just not enough to lift the rest of the show above the other 'dramedic' shows out there. The plots are contrived (and worse: predictable!) and I probably empathize with the Monk character too much to enjoy the supposedly funny situations he repeatedly finds himself in. I just don't think it's funny when a man with fear of heights has to crawl onto a ferris wheel/rooftop/ladder or when he, being extremely fearful of germs, has to wade through a filthy sewer.
Add to that plots and twist that have been used more than once before (Columbo, The Commish, Diagnosis Murder, Sherlock Holmes...) and a supporting cast that's less than stellar and you end up with a very run-of-the-mill show that just doesn't manage to hold my interest. And that's actually a pity, because there really is a great potential in this show, if only the creators/writers had stepped up to the plate. Too bad.
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