I like crime dramas. But crime doesn't balance well with humor. I'm all for the odd joke or two for comic relief, i.e. Jerry Orbach's wicked one-liners on "Law And Order", but "Monk"'s writers go too far over the top.
And piling on insult to injury, the humor is based on phobias and idiosyncrasies. I've dealt with most of Adrian Monk's mental limitations myself, and I never want to see it or the people who are forced to endure it become the object of comedy. Don't say I need to lighten up and stop taking it so seriously(I'm just as light-hearted as the next guy), but I think "Monk" has crossed the line.
And piling on insult to injury, the humor is based on phobias and idiosyncrasies. I've dealt with most of Adrian Monk's mental limitations myself, and I never want to see it or the people who are forced to endure it become the object of comedy. Don't say I need to lighten up and stop taking it so seriously(I'm just as light-hearted as the next guy), but I think "Monk" has crossed the line.
