antonio scarpachi be dead . adrian monk life . long live tony shaloub . adrian monk be a former police officer with obsessive compulsive disorder and a fear of filth . he hat germ and have a plethora of other phobia and and want to be reinstate to the police department . monk have a photographic memory and an ability to notice everything . he solve crime by notice the thing most people over look . in the premier i be totally impressed at how they use his obsessive compulsive disorder and his fear of germ to put him in predicament that challenge his character . i love the way he struggle to overcome his phobia in order to get the bad guy . the show have comic relief that be classic tony shaloub schtick . with his cohort sharona and he solve crime and impress the police and confront the many fear he have . this be the columbo of the new millenium . not to be miss . i predict a long run for this program . i be not a usa network watcher in general but i will be watch monk . i be also a usm grad in maine and i be proud to call shaloub a fellow graduate . well do .