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pan6467 · 12-04-2009, 09:33 AM

There are very few shows that I can honestly say I would never miss an episode of even though we don't have cable.

Monk is one of them.

I have always had an affection for Tony Shaloub as a comedic actor since the first time I ever saw him on Wings and he was to give Antonio Scarpachi life. So, when I saw he had his own quirky series on the USA Network (which has always been my favorite cable network), I was excited.

I immediately fell in love with the character Adrian Monk. In some ways I could relate. It was like watching a brother or crazy cousin. I was ecstatic to share my Friday nights with him and his sidekicks Sharona and the very beautiful Natalee Teeger.

During the Monk "season", Friday nights would find me in front of my tv watching, laughing at the newest episode. My favorite was the trash strike and how a delirious Monk came up with a great conclusion that Alice Cooper killed the Union Boss for his antique chair. "Alice is a hippy, but the bad kind of hippy." I still laugh watching it on DVD. 1 bag, 1 truck.

Tonight, I say goodbye to a tv show that I watched from its beginning. I'll miss the show. I have tried to prepare myself since this Spring when they announced it would be the final season, but now that the day is here and the minutes ticking down, I am feeling a deep remorse for the ending.

Goodbye, Mr. Monk. Thank you to the show's creative staff, to the actors (It was a hell of an ensemble), to the writers, directors and everyone that made the show as great as it was.

In the end, the show over its 8y ears has gotten better in some araes (growth of characters, Monk's drive to get better) and hurt in others (RIP Stanley Kamel - AKA Dr. Kroger). I Will miss the show but as the adage goes, "Leave the audience wanting more" and that they have.

Maybe, just maybe, in time we will see a reunion and be able to visit these characters... these members of our family again.

Goodbye, farewell and God bless Adrian Monk... Fridays will never be the same without you.

12-04-2009, 09:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Goodbye, farewell and God bless you Adrian Monk There are very few shows that I can honestly say I would never miss an episode of even though we don't have cable. Monk is one of them. I have always had an affection for Tony Shaloub as a comedic actor since the first time I ever saw him on Wings and he was to give Antonio Scarpachi life. So, when I saw he had his own quirky series on the USA Network (which has always been my favorite cable network), I was excited. I immediately fell in love with the character Adrian Monk. In some ways I could relate. It was like watching a brother or crazy cousin. I was ecstatic to share my Friday nights with him and his sidekicks Sharona and the very beautiful Natalee Teeger. During the Monk "season", Friday nights would find me in front of my tv watching, laughing at the newest episode. My favorite was the trash strike and how a delirious Monk came up with a great conclusion that Alice Cooper killed the Union Boss for his antique chair. "Alice is a hippy, but the bad kind of hippy." I still laugh watching it on DVD. 1 bag, 1 truck. Tonight, I say goodbye to a tv show that I watched from its beginning. I'll miss the show. I have tried to prepare myself since this Spring when they announced it would be the final season, but now that the day is here and the minutes ticking down, I am feeling a deep remorse for the ending. Goodbye, Mr. Monk. Thank you to the show's creative staff, to the actors (It was a hell of an ensemble), to the writers, directors and everyone that made the show as great as it was. In the end, the show over its 8y ears has gotten better in some araes (growth of characters, Monk's drive to get better) and hurt in others (RIP Stanley Kamel - AKA Dr. Kroger). I Will miss the show but as the adage goes, "Leave the audience wanting more" and that they have. Maybe, just maybe, in time we will see a reunion and be able to visit these characters... these members of our family again. Goodbye, farewell and God bless Adrian Monk... Fridays will never be the same without you. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"