Comedy-sleuth series Monk returns for its seventh season July 18 on USA Network. Following the death of actor Stanley Kamel, film and TV veteran Hector Elizondo joins the cast as the new therapist for compulsive detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). Go to the official site for info, online games, 2-minute replays, and more.
In other Monk news: the sixth season comes to DVD on July 8, and the next original Monk novel, Mr. Monk Goes To Germany, hits book shelves July 1. Buy Monk books and DVDs at the StudioWell store
TVShowsonDVD reports that classic 60s TV spy spoof Get Smart is finally coming to retail stores this summer -- without any bonus materials ... not even those that appeared in Time Life's award-winning Get Smart: The Complete Series ...
My wife and I finally got to see the Iron Man movie yesterday -- and LOVED it. In honor of the hilarious post-credits teaser of things to come, here are some classic (if lovably goofy) 1960s TV intros from Marvel superhero cartoons ...
TV writer/producer and novelist Lee Goldberg is giving away two signed galleys of his upcoming Monk tie-in original novel, Mr. Monk Goes to Germany. Check out the details at his blog, A Writer's Life.
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot To Marple) Set in 1930s London, and starring Agatha Christie's two most famous sleuths, this 2004 Japanese animation series was based on Christie's original novels and stories. Detective Hercule Poirot and his trusted assistant Arthur Hastings, and Miss Jane Marple investigate several complicated cases. The great detectives are joined in their adventures by newly developed characters Mabel West (Marple's inquisitive sixteen-year-old great-niece), and Oliver, a curious ... duck. (Well, it is a cartoon.) Despite these additions, it is said that the series was relatively faithful to the source material.
Actor Stanley Kamel, who played Dr. Charles Kroger on USA's hit series Monk, was found dead of a heart attack in his Hollywood Hills home Tuesday. He was 65. Kamel's numerous TV appearances over the years include West Wing, Six Feet Under, Melrose Place, The Golden Girls, Days of Our Lives, Murder One, and Beverly Hills, 90210.
From the "garbage strike" episode:
Meanwhile, Monk's NBC debut this past Sunday did not find many viewers -- in fact, all five TV networks found Sunday night's viewership its lowest since Christmas Eve 2006.
Spotlighting the great themes from mystery/crime TV shows ...
THE AVENGERS (1961-1969) THE NEW AVENGERS (1976-77) "Crimes against the people and the state have to be avenged by agents extra-ordinary ... " One of British television's most famous exports, the quirky '60s spy show The Avengers starred Patrick Macnee as gentleman government agent John Steed, working with a variety of partners to keep Great Britain safe from a variety of outlandish threats. Although his most famous co-Avenger was Mrs. Emma Peele (Diana Rigg, 1965-1967), he also worked with Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry, 1961), Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman, 1962-64), and Tara King (Linda Thorson, 1968-69). In the short-lived revival The New Avengers, it was Steed with Mike Gambit and Purdey (Gareth Hunt and Joanna Lumley, 1976-77).
Composer Laurie Johnson wrote the opening theme to The Avengers (starting with the Emma Peel episodes), as well as for The New Avengers, for which he also served as co-producer. Born 1927, Johnson studied at the Royal College of Music and later taught there. In the 1950s, he worked with big bands and recording orchestras, before turning his attention to composing scores for film, television, the theatre, concert halls and the recording studio. His film scores include Dr. Strangelove (1964) and The First Men In The Moon (1964).
THE AVENGERS MAIN TITLES (1965)
THE AVENGERS MAIN TITLES (1967)
Playlist: THE AVENGERS 1960s (Chessboard Intro, Main Titles 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969)
Comedy-sleuth series Monk returns for its seventh season July 18 on USA Network. Following the death of actor Stanley Kamel, film and TV veteran Hector Elizondo joins the cast as the new therapist for compulsive detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). Go to the official site for info, online games, 2-minute replays, and more.
