Title: Monk: “Mr. Monk &
The Paperboy” And “Mr. Monk & The Three Pies”
Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Bitty
Schram, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stansford, and John Turturro
Executive Producers: David
Hoberman, Andy Breckman, and Tony Shalhoub
“Mr. Monk & The
Paperboy” Running Time: 43 minutes without commercials
“Mr. Monk & The Three
Pies” Running Time: 44 minutes without commercials
Media: USA Network Original TV
Series (NTSC VHS Screener)
“Mr. Monk & The
Paperboy” Premiere: Friday, January 16, 2004, at 10pm (ET/PT)
“Mr. Monk & The Three
Pies” Premiere: Friday, January 23, 2004, at 10pm (ET/PT)
Network: USA Network (Check your
local cable/satellite listings for channel)
TV Rating: Not Available At Time
Of Review
Reviewer: Mark A. Rivera
The amazing
Tony Shalhoub returns as his signature TV detective character in the hit USA
Network original TV series “Monk” in seven new episodes from the show’s
second season that include “Mr. Monk & The Paperboy” on Friday, January
16, 2004, at 10pm (ET/PT) and John Turturro will guest star as Monk’s
agoraphobic brother the week after in “Mr. Monk & The Three Pies” on
Friday, January 23, 2004, at 10pm. In
“Mr. Monk & The Paperboy” our neurotic obsessive compulsive detective
uses pages of the newspaper to unlock the mystery behind the murder of his
paperboy while Monk gets a “life or death” phone call from his brother (Turturro)
in a humorous guest starring role and returns to the home where he grew up and
where his brother hasn’t stepped out of in nearly 32 years. Turturro and
Shalhoub work great off of each other. They even look at though they really
could be related
At times I
think “Monk” is given one too many idiosyncrasies to seem believable and
then he seems to be able to overcome certain obstacles a little to easily for
anyone with any form of neurosis to do, but the important theme of the show is
how a person can overcome their personal demons and succeed on a daily business
in even the most unlikely of circumstances. Overall both episodes are
entertaining and “Monk” fans should be pleased so tune in.
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2004 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.