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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
EAN: 0025195017251
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 08, 2008
Running Time: 686 minutes
Sales Rank: 118
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: July 12, 2002
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Description:
Get even more obsessed with TV's funniest and quirkiest detective series, Monk, as every episode from the smash-hit sixth season comes to DVD on 4 discs! Tony Shalhoub reprises his 3-time Primetime Emmy® Award and Golden Globe-winning role as the brilliant but phobia-laden detective Adrian Monk, who never lets his obsessive-compulsive disorder stop him from solving a crime in the most ingenious way imaginable! Dropping the clues this season are a roster of red-hot guest stars including Alfred Molina, David Koechner, Sarah Silverman, Snoop Dogg, Angela Kinsey and Vincent Ventresca. Take a tip from an insider: you'll be 'committed' to the best detective series now on TV!
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Rating:  - Starts badly, gets better
3 1/2 stars
Because I don't have cable I have watched all seasons of the show on DVD this last year. I can say then that I have a pretty good sense for whether one season or another is good and that I'm not at all nostalgic for any particular season, or any particular partner Monk has had. My fairly clear-headed assessment of the new season is this: This sixth season unfortunately opens with two of the all-time weakest episodes I have seen from Monk. Thankfully the set of discs recovers by episodes three and four.
The problem with the first two episodes in the sixth season is that they feature surprise guest-stars at the expense of the usual interaction between Monk and his assistant.
In the first episode, guest-star Sarah Silverman returns as Monk's obsessed fan -- but gets much less mileage out of the part than when she first appeared as the obsessed fan in an earlier season of the show. The second episode in the sixth season of the show features guest-star Snoop Dog, who barely acts (This episode also substitutes Monk's great theme song with a mediocre rap version of the song).
I enjoy Monk and the only times he loses me in the sixth season is when the show's writers try to substitute the enjoyable interactions between Monk and the other regular characters with "big-name" guest stars that don't really fit the proceedings.
Rating:  - Monk returns to top form
This review is dedicated in the memory of Stanley Kamel who played Dr. Charles Kroger in the first 6 seasons of Monk. Stanley Kamel sadly passed away in April of 2008. He was a deeply talented character actor and he will be missed on Monk.
In general as a show goes on it doesn't get better, but there are exceptions; some shows like The Shield seem to get better each season and Monk while maybe not getting better is still just as good now as it ever was. After the first half of season 3 ended Sharona was out as Monk's assistant and Traylor Howard as Natalie was in. I thought that gave Monk a much needed jolt and helped keep things fresh. In many ways it was like starting over again.
A lot of critics felt season 3 was a letdown, I disagree; the 2nd half of Season 3 are in my opinion some of the best episodes of the series. After that the 4th and 5th seasons while very good and had some of my favorite episodes of the series also featured some of the weaker ones as well, but I still liked both those seasons as a whole more than the first and 2nd. Season 4 & 5 are excellent they just lacked slightly despite being every bit as good as the previous seasons. The best way to put it I suppose is Seasons 4 & 5 had some of the best episodes, and a few that were excellent that just fell slightly short of greatness and a few sub-par episodes. But again I loved both those seasons and liked them more than the first 2 Seasons, which were also great.
But Season 6 of ... Read More
Rating: - Fun but Weaker Season
Why mess with success? That seems to be the idea behind this season of Monk. And while it wasn't as strong as some of the other seasons have been, it was certain still fun.
The season opens with Sarah Silverman reprising her role as Monk's biggest fan. She hires Monk (Tony Shalhoub) to find out who is framing her dog for murder. The catch? The dog died before the murder took place.
And there is more fun to be had. Monk suspects Captain Stottlemeyer's (Ted Levine) new girlfriend of murder. Natalie's (Traylor Howard) daughter Julie (Emmy Clarke) gets her first boyfriend and learns to drive. Monk takes a job as a security guard at his bank to catch a robber. And he must deal with the consequences of shooting Santa. And he falls under the spell of cult leader Howie Mandel.
When I reviewed season five, I did mention that they were occasionally crossing the line from character to caricature. That seemed to be more of a problem here in my eyes. In fact, there were several in a row near the beginning that seemed to be forced for laughs. The episodes dealing with the nude beach and the rapper were painful instead of funny. And some of the others had a been there, done that feel to them.
On the other hand, there are still so many good moments. This is especially true of the two part season finale which advances the Trudy storyline when Monk is accused of murdering the six fingered man.
And I can't fault the acting. All four leads ... Read More
Rating: - Great show. OK DVD
First, let me prefise this by saying I still enjoy the show a bunch but the DVD is lacking.
"Monk" one of the few series I try to watch every week and if I can't, will DVR it. While each episode still follows the same formula from seasons 1-5 (murder happens, Monk solves it), for the most part each case is still quite interesting and the 2-part season finale was great (I certainly hope they keep pushing the Trudy case forward, however).
The DVD, on the other hand, isn't as good and deserved better (maybe it was limited due to the writer's strike). According to the individual slim cases, there are "Video Commentaries" on certain episodes. When I first read that I thought it was an awesome idea, not entirely original but I you don't see that very often. But boy when I played them, I was severely disappointed. These are not video commentaries in the traditional sense. Instead what we got were interviews with the writers on 7 episodes. What they had to say was fine, but I felt it was a bit misleading to call them video commentaries.
The only other feature is one commentary track on "Mr. Monk Stays Up All Night" with Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford and Director/Exec Producer Randall Zisk. It's a fine track with too many dead spots, however.
The sixth season of "Monk" still features some good episodes and fun cases and, despite the lack of features, is well worth buying! I will definitely be tuning in for season seven (wow, has time flies).
Rating: - Monk is the best
I bought all the seasons and I can't wait for the season 6 to come out!
A MUST buy!
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