Monk Night

Sam and I started to watch monk together- probably somewhere around two or three months ago. It started out as me watching it, while Sam was on the computer. After some time, Sam started to notice. At first, Sam would occasionally turn around in his chair and look over for a minute or two, then turn back to the computer.

After a couple of weeks, he would get up, approach the edge of the living room rug, and watch for a few minutes, sometimes asking a few questions- before returning to the computer. When this became more of a routine, I suggested that maybe he think about sitting down next to me and watching some of the show.

Part of the idea behind this was to expose Sam to something that was a little bit more mature than some of the shows he was currently watching, but was still safe and wasn’t threatening. “Monk” seemed like a perfect show for this.

The other part of the idea behind all of this was that I enjoy spending time with Sam and this was a good way to do it.

Sam joined me and it became a routine. I think we were 4 or maybe 5 weeks into this routine when they stopped showing this on TV. Both of us were disappointed. I decided I was going to go online and look and see if I could buy the entire series somewhere.

As luck would have it, my luck anyway, the series was no longer available. That led me to eBay where I bid on a brand new set of the entire series- which I won. But in my desperation, I way overpaid for it. Also, as my luck would have it, the exact same set was available on Amazon about two weeks later- as a Lightening Deal, no less.

Still, it was worth the sacrifice. The set showed up about a week after ordering it, and the very next Friday night, Sam and I were back in business.

Since then, every Friday night, Sam and I turn it into an event. Actually, it really starts on Thursday night. On Thursday night, when I'm putting Sam to bed, he reminds me that "Tomorrow is Friday. That means “Monk Night!”

So, on Friday nights, after we take our showers, Sam and I have popcorn. I sit at the end of the couch with pillows at my side. Sam lays down against me, munching on his popcorn and commenting all the way through the program.

Sam and I are somewhere about half way through the fourth season- which puts us close to half way through the entire series. I have no idea what we’ll watch after we’re all the way through this, but I’ll have to come up with something. I don't want to lose out on our Friday nights together.

I would post an episode here, but I'm having a hard time finding one of any quality. I'll keep looking, though. In the mean time, here's a short, but interesting clip of an interview with Tony Shaloub...



On another note, I'm happy to report that there are currently limited sets of the series available on Amazon- and they are not only considerably more than their Lighting Deal, they're also considerably more than what I had paid on eBay. I'm feeling pretty good about that. Buying the DVD's when I did was a good investment after all- for a lot of reasons.