# Monk-a-thon!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monk-a-thon/195882>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 18, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monk-a-thon/195882 "2003-08-18T02:39:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monk-a-thon/195882/1 "2003-08-18T02:39:56Z")

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I just watched about 2 straight hours of _Monk_ on USA… I’d heard of the show, and always meant to watch it, but this was my first time actually seeing it.

What a great show! Tony Shaloub is great as usual, adding depth and reailty to a character who would otherwise seem utterly ridicuolus. The other characters are pretty good too (I like his assistant), and the stories are clever and interesting.

All in all, a pretty good half-hour of television, even better when strung together! Anyone else like this…?

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**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monk-a-thon/195882/2 "2003-08-18T03:26:43Z")

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Each show is an hour long.  
Eight hours of tape. I can rewatch when ever I want.

I got hooked when ABC ran the show on Mondays. first view on USA. A cable network!!

Very well done show.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monk-a-thon/195882/3 "2003-08-18T03:41:53Z")

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Raise your hands if you thought this was gonna be about Thelonious Monk.