The show was originally developed for ABC in , but the network eventually passed when an actor hadn't been cast for the role after a two-year search. When the producers found eventual Monk star Tony Shalhoub, he didn't want to take the part , not knowing how to relate to the character. After some words of wisdom from his manager, he relented—and the rest was TV history.
Bitty Schram, who played Adrian Monk's nurse Sharona Fleming, had established herself as an integral part of the show by season 3, so her departure that season surprised a lot of viewers. According to some reports, she left due to creative differences between herself and the network; however, industry observers know "creative differences" is often a euphemism for wanting more money.
At the time, she and two other supporting actors were renegotiating their contracts with the network. Unfortunately for Schram, the network took this opportunity to " go in a different creative direction ," although the two sides mended fences long enough for her to make an appearance in the eighth and final season.
USA almost filmed a th episode of Monk , but circumstances beyond their control prevented it. For season 3, writers penned an episode entitled "Mr. Monk Is At Sea," and the plot involved a murder mystery on a cruise ship. Unfortunately, the network couldn't find a cruise line that wanted to participate.
None wanted to loan out a ship for the set—and even worse, none of the cruise lines approached wanted to be associated with the idea of passengers being murdered aboard one of their vessels, real or fake. Eventually, the script served as the foundation for the Monk novel Mr. Monk Gets on Board. Not only was Tony Shalhoub reluctant to take the role of Adrian Monk, he almost didn't have the opportunity. Originally, producers wanted to hire Michael Richards, of Seinfeld fame; fortunately for Shalhoub, Richards didn't like the script and passed on it.
Interestingly, Richards did go on to play a detective in his very short-lived series The Michael Richards Show. Monk 's original theme song was an award-winning jazz instrumental, which won an Emmy in You are commenting using your WordPress.
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