Tony Shalhoub

Mr. Monk and the Candidate

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  • Title: Monk – Mr. Monk and the Candidate
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Mr. Monk and the Candidate

Monk Monday takes us back to San Francisco and the toils of the defective detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). Premiering in July of 2002, the double-sized opener introduced us not only to former police detective Adrian Monk, whose OCD and neuroses kicked into overdrive following the murder of his wife Trudy, but also his long-suffering nurse and assistant Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram), his psychiatrist Dr. Kroger (Stanley Kamel), and both Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) and Lieutenant Randy Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford). Part Sherlock Holmes, part Columbo, and part something very different, for the better part of the next decade Mr. Monk put his unique skills to the test against his demons and phobias and always came out on top.

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The Company You Keep – The Truth Hurts

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  • Title: The Company You Keep – The Truth Hurts
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With the future of the show still in doubt, The Company You Keep completes its First Season with one more con against the Maguires which Charlie (Milo Ventimiglia) and his family also use to tank the deal with Frankie (Tony Shalhoub) after learning his plans for the neightbor should they sell the bar. The series also makes a dramatic shift in the life of Emma (Catherine Haena Kim) which would pull her more into the gray of Charlie’s world and suggest a path where the pair could stay together.

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The Company You Keep – The Truth Shall Set You Free

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The penultimate episode of the season makes some big shifts heading into next week’s finale. Charlie (Milo Ventimiglia) and his family pull off a double con to give Emma (Catherine Haena Kim) the evidence she needs on the Maguires and keep the Daphne’s (Felisha Terrell) arms dealer (Michael Gladis) from Patrick (Timothy V. Murphy) and Connor (Barry Sloane) and provide evidence back to Daphne of his father’s decision to cut her out of the operation. The risky gambit prove sucessful, with even Ollie (Shaylee Mansfield) getting involved in the family business, and allows Charlie the opportunity to walk away from the entire situation… or so he thinks.

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Never Surrender

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  • Title: Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
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Never Surrender movie reviewFor one night only the documentary looking back at Galaxy Quest played as part of Fathom Events. Just in time for the film’s 20th anniversary, Screen Junkies puts together a solid documentary with interviews from director Dean Parisot, screenwriter Robert Gordon, editor Don Zimmerman, producer Mark Johnson, fans (including a pair of notable Star Trek: The Next Generation stars), and the cast (Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Justin Long, and others) of the 1999 film that examines the troubled history of bringing the film to screen and its enduring legacy as the best Star Trek movie ever made.

Both spoofing and honoring the original Star Trek, with a mix of humor, drama, and sci-fi, it’s not surprising to learn that the studio didn’t know quite what to make of Galaxy Quest. Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary is a loving look at the under-performing box office release that has found a rabid fan base over the years. There are some nice tidbits here, including Harold Ramis signing as the original director for the film, stories from the set, and the studio’s original choice for Jason Nesmith.

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The Good Cop – Who Framed the Good Cop?

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The Good Cop - Who Framed the Good Cop? television review

With Monk Andy Breckman struck a chord with audiences by delivering a genius detective, played for the better part of a decade by multi-award winner Tony Shalhoub, whose phobias were his own worst enemy. Breckman’s new show, now available on Netflix, lacks any such genius either in front or behind the camera. Instead Breckman delivers a run-of-the-mill odd couple procedural with a by-the-book police detective (Josh Groban) living with his recently paroled dirty cop father (Tony Danza). The pilot episode paints both men in the broadest strokes possible. If there’s a short-cut to be had Tony Sr. will take it. No mater how small a regulation, Tony Jr. will abide by it. The pair are surrounded by a mostly forgettable supporting cast aside from Senior’s parole officer (Monica Barbaro), and potential love interest for Junior, who will be given a larger role starting in the show’s second episode.

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