In the year 2002 on July 12 a series started on the USA Network called Monk. This series revolves round police proceedings with a comic touch in it. The central character’s name is Adrian Monk, portrayed by Tony Shalhoub, who works as a detective in San Francisco Police Department.
Due to mental disorder Adrian was no longer medically fit to pursue his career as a detective in San Francisco Police Department. He was discharged from his duty to a medical leave for uncertain period. His career takes a new turn when he starts to work as a freelance detective and consultant in crime detection. A repeated effort starts on Adrian’s part to get into the police department again by convincing the chief, Captain Leland Stottlemeyer about his ability to work. In his mind Monk has the desperate desire to find out his wife’s murderer.
Captain Stottlemeyer has a mixed feeling about Adrian. Adrian’s eccentricities disturb him very much but still he appreciates the incredible capability of one of the best men his force used to possess. Even in his neurotic condition the police department seeks help from Adrian. The second command in chief, just after Stottlemeyer is Lieutenant Randy Disher. In the beginning Disher was not in much good terms with Adrian and used to call him a defective detective. But later on Disher became sympathetic to Adrian and realized his credibility.
Several incidents shown in the series are very essential for making people belief that the former detective is really having some nervous breakdown. Like keeping on sharpening a pencil. In practical world a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder and phobias is admitted in the hospital and given heavy sedative to keep his nervous system cool. But cinematic liberty is given to the series where Adrian is able and allowed to work with serious nervous disorders.
During the tenure over eight seasons of the series the show has gone with some changes. The early theme music of the show was replaced with new songs which have livelier attitudes. Randy Newman wrote and performed the son It’s a Jungle Out There, plays as the background score whenever Adrian gets entangled in any kind of hazardous situation. The song perfectly blends with the theme of the story. The character played by Bitty Schram as Monk’s nurse is replaced by Traylor Howard, playing the character of Natalie Teeger, Adrian Monk’s new assistant. The most heavyweight change in the show is of the change of actor Stanley Kamel who was seen as Dr. Charles Kroger, a psychiatrist who had been treating Monk for eleven years. In real life Stanley Kamel suffered a heart attack and passed away. To show respect to him the show has shown the same purpose of death of Dr. Charles Kroger. Then came the appearance of Dr. Neven Bell played by Hector Elizondo who became Monk’s therapist.
The vital replacement of character in the series occurred due to an unfortunate incident. Stanley Kamel used to play as Adrian’s psychiatrist Dr. Charles Kroger. In real life Stanley Kamel passed away due to heart attack. The production house showed respect by showing the exact reason of death of Dr. Charles Kroger as the character had. Hector Elizondo plays Monk’s new therapist Dr. Neven Bell . Despite of changes the show has not lost its potentiality and is loved by numerous viewers.
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