Monk

This show had a pretty long run with 8 Seasons and 125 Episodes.With each episode being about 44 minutes long. And it was a ride. If you watch the entire series then the finale episodes mean a lot more. It can even make it a little painful to watch.The show has mild language, some violence, little sexual content.

Alright, basic rundown of the show. Adrian Monk is a highly observant extremely intelligent man. Unfortunately Monk is also a person who has 312 phobias including milk, driving, harmonicas and just about everything else. He suffers from a rather intense case of Obsessive Compulsion Disorder. And his compulsions are just as ridiculous at times as his phobias. Even with these problems Monk still manages to be a consultant for the San Francisco Police Department. Few people can understand and deal with Monk, but everyone is Awed by his amazing detective work. Generally each episode is based on a homicide in which Monk joins the investigation to solve and find the murderer. However the entire series is Monk attempting to solve the one and only case he failed to solve; the murder of his wife Trudy. Monk is constantly in need of an assistant/caretaker. For the first 3 seasons this role is filled by Sharona Fleming who is a strict and often fierce person. She leaves the show at the end of season 3 and in season 4 a new woman gets somewhat thrust into the job, Natalie Teeger.

All the mysteries are solved, including who killed Trudy. That is the finale though and i highly recommend you watch the whole series before the end. The entire show is watching Monk cope and live without Trudy. We learn of many things such as Monk sealed Trudy's pillow in plastic so that it would keep her scent on it. Which by the way we also learn of Adrian's childhood, of which we see that he has always had these compulsions and phobias. But when he was with Trudy he was normal. Trudy was killed by a car bomb close to Christmas time. Because of this Monk kept one of the presents under the tree from Trudy and never opened it. Finally however for the series finale we learn what that last loving present contained.

This show was a very enjoyable one, but unfortunately the show became fairly predictable after awhile. If you observed the show enough you could figure out who the killer was within the first 15 minutes. But the interesting part is usually how they did it. Or why, or and this is usually my favorite way, how the killer faked the alibi. Each episode is its own adventure into a violent society with a lovable Detective. Most of the time you can't help but feel sorry for him.

I was extremely satisfied with the series finale. The finale itself i give a 10.5 out of 11.
For the show as a whole i would give it a 9.5 out of 11. I do this because at times the predictability of the show made some episodes boring. But it was still a great show to watch.