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Television Sun Dec 06 2009
Good Riddance Monk
Now that the show "Monk" has ended, I'm going to say what I've been thinking for a long time: it wasn't even good anymore! It especially went downhill when Bitty Schram (who played Sharona) left the show. There was always an interesting tension between them because they had different personalities, and she called him out on his weird behavior.
But more than the unfortunate departure of Sharona was that the early episodes were actually mysteries, and after a while, the show became just about him and his annoying quirks. What we ended up watching was his amicable relationship with his new assistant Natalie, which seemed boring because there was no tension, and one big character sketch, supported by lots of extras at the show's site. I stopped watching it, even when Sharona came back to the show for one episode, though I did see the finale (which was better than most of the show's episodes anyway).
And btw: Tony Shalhoub, who's the producer and lead actor, is Jonathan Brandmeier's cousin (at least according to Shalhoub's IMDb bio).
Fred / December 6, 2009 8:19 PM
I was happy when Sharona left, she was annoying and she brought the show down. Natalee was a huge improvement.