"Monk" Mr. Monk and the Blackout (2004)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Michael Zinberg

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator)
Daniel Dratch (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Monk" (2002)

Original Air Date:

9 July 2004 (Season 3, Episode 3)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Murder | Widower | Multiple Actors For One Character

Cast

Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Bitty Schram	...	Sharona Fleming
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Judge Reinhold	...	Alby Drake
Alicia Coppola	...	Michelle Rivas
Todd Stashwick	...	Winston Brenner
Kane Ritchotte	...	Benjy Fleming
Stacy Michelle	...	Herself
Stanley Kamel	...	Dr. Charles Kroger
Joan M. Blair	...	Rita
John O'Brien	...	Maitre'd
Scott Peat	...	Construction Foreman
Timothy Thomas Brown	...	Power Company Foreman

Certification:

Portugal:M/12

Trivia:

A number of topics can be seen on the stacks of index cards Monk prepares for his telephone conversation with Michelle from the power plant, including: investigation, where from?, thinking about you, history, English lit, biology, organic produce, reality television, travel: US, travel: Europe, 2004 compact sedans, 2004 film festivals, and, of course, Trudy.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the end, when Adrian is wearing his night-vision goggles, the lights come back on but he can still see normally. In reality, Adrian would have been blinded by the sudden wash of light.

Quotes:

Adrian Monk: [frantically pressing elevator buttons] Lobby... lobby... lobby... lobby...
Rita: Sir, there's no power. It's not going to move.
Adrian Monk: You're probably right.
[resumes pushing]
Adrian Monk: Lobby... lobby... lobby...

another technical error

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You really need a technical consultant, As I commented before for the episode "The Captain's Wife," I should be glad to help edit material for future shows. In the ending of the confrontation with the "bad guy" Mr Monk is using what is apparently a Russian surplus night vision device. He doesn't realize when the lights come on. That would be impossible. As soon as the lights come on, the "night-sight" would bloom out,that is the field of vision would become totally white and he would not see anything, and it would probably permanently disable the device. Other than that, excellent episode. I have ideas for future episodes: Mr.Monk solves Trudy's murder; Mr. Monk and Columbo, and Mr Monk and the Coven.