Monk is not a comedy
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Tony Shalhoub
jcape52 — 21 years ago(July 18, 2004 04:33 PM)
I love the show "Monk" and know that the show and lead actor - Tony Shaloub - deserve to be nominated for an Emmy - but in the category of drama. The comedy category makes no senses at all. The show always begins with a very bloody murder (never funny - always dramatic) and Tony S. does a fantastic job of portraying a mentally disturbed, tenacious, and very talented detective. While the character of Monk is often amusing, he is always very sad. It drives me crazy to see "Monk" listed as a comedy.
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sanss_soleil — 21 years ago(July 20, 2004 09:50 PM)
i think it is , i always get a laugh at least every episode , so far this season it was pretty funny when he was in new york and he has the tambourine in his hand and he starts to scream fornicater at sharona and in the episode when he gets fired its funny when he does that dance .
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bossanovachin — 21 years ago(August 15, 2004 01:00 PM)
I have OCD, from a nervous breakdown at the age of 16, I didn't get treatment until I was 31 and I take Zoloft now. For years I coped on my own, and I LOVE Monk, because when you're constructively coping with your neurosis rather than nurturing it, the show gives you the opportunity to laugh at yourself, to put things in perspective, to not feel isolated.
Monk is TRULY HILARIOUS! When you have a neurosis, you can either be mastered by it or challenge yourself to master it. I always observed how others coped with situations and a little at a time, made myself cope with things that I truly dreaded. It was excrutiating, but sitting in your room rocking back and forth, crying and making lists just doesn't work either. To master your neurosis you HAVE to be able to laugh at yourself, to realize that no matter how panicked you are at what's happening to you, it's still not the end of the world, you'll live through it, and you must never use denial or fear as an excuse to not work things through. Monk gives people with neuroses refreshing, healing hysterical entertainment!! LOL! -
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DontMentionThatWhoreToMe — 17 years ago(November 29, 2008 10:56 PM)
Yes, you must be OCD because it's one of the only times I've seen a post that had no errors in grammar, spelling, syntax, or punctuation. Bravo, we need more posters like you.
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bill_the_galactic_hero — 18 years ago(October 04, 2007 07:45 AM)
In classic theater, the opposite of comedy is not drama. The opposite of comedy is tragedy. Both are forms of drama. In a drama, as in real life, there is conflict. In a tragedy, things end badly, often with the death of the hero(es). In a comedy, things end on an up note, if not happily. A show with the classic "Hollywood ending" would make it a comedy: "they rode off into the sunset," or "they all lived happily ever-after." Humor can play a role in either a comedy or a tragedy just as in the drama of real life.
Of course, neither the Emmys nor the Oscars, nor imdb use the classic meaning of the words comedy or drama for their genre classifications, so you could say that my point is moot. But, there it is for what it's worth. -
drjohnhwatson — 19 years ago(December 30, 2006 04:19 PM)
yeah monk can be funny at times n 3n thats why i like it. but it is more drama, like with my favorite episode; Mr Monk vs the cobra or whatever where's he b16d0uried alive and he's dying and he talks to trudy..
then too their categories never make sense. They shut out lost for chrissakes and put desperate housewives for comedy when it too should be drama. -
31073 — 21 years ago(August 16, 2004 09:20 AM)
Its not a "Sit-Com" (like say seinfeld) but its still a comedy.. My #1 favorite show on tv is "Scrubs"
(Monk is probably #2.) Now scrubs is about a bunch of intern's at a hospital.. People die every episode, sometimes its the main characters fault. The show swings from very sad and touching, to downright hysterical. Thats what great shows do. They find that balance of drama and comedy that makes it way over the top, but still believable.
ER= Drama
Scrubs = Comedy
CSI = Drama
Monk = Comedy