monk be a decent new tv show . the title character be a former police detective who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder ( ocd ) . at first i be worry that the show would milk his ocd too much for humor value and make it a mean spirited run on joke and or that it would become too sappy with fawn sympathy for him . thankfully and the show writer and director have find a good middle path combine human dignity with enough humorous situation to keep it fresh and upbeat . the character be fairly good and with two exception represent the police chief assistant and the weekly villain . the assistant be one dimensional a a dunce . he the sort of character who funny once but unbelievable and annoy a a regular role . the weekly villain often engage too much in chew the scenery . it like watch scooby doo and where at the end the apprehended bad guy always sneer and and i would have get away with it and too and if it weren not for this crazy guy and his sexy nurse . the aspect of the show that weak in my opinion be it believability a a police procedural . yes and i know this be character drama and not another spinoff from the law and order franchise and but i do see an interview with the show creator where he say that one of the main goal of this show be to function a a clue find whodunnit and much like a sherlock holmes story . in that respect i have difficulty believe monk ability . his astute eye for detail and i will accept a a combination of him be a smart guy and a trained detective and and an ocd sufferer . but his encyclopedic knowledge of seemingly every topic that come up in the course of evaluate evidence and i can not swallow . in addition and that preternatural genius remove some of the plot buildup . there no increase tension a monk put in legwork or research time figure thing out while he just have to see all the clue and and bam . and he get the answer . on the whole and monk be a good show . it definitely above average for network and cable tv series . but i be a very picky viewer ( i currently watch about 5 hour or week ) and and after watch several episode i find the show shortfalls put it right at the borderline between what i think be worth watch and what be not .