You probably never watched the Monk prequel set way before The Tony Shalhoub Show

The beloved detective series Monkwhich starred Tony Shahub as a brilliant detective, surprisingly had a prequel set years earlier Monk started. Monk ran for seven years, earning its place as one of the best and most popular comedy detective shows to air. It is best known for Shalhoub’s incredible acting as the main character in the Monk Cast, Adrian Monk, was known to be a tragic yet comedic figure.

In some Monk episodes, Monk often talked about his life before becoming a police officer, and the prequel offered a closer look at what Monk was referring to. The prequel, which is called little monkOffered glimpses of Monk’s life before he met Trudy. little monk Praised side by side with Monk During Monks last season in 2009. While Monk was widely popular, little monk Was not as well known and never reached the same popularity.

Little Monk was a Monk webseries starring Adrian as a child

The short series looks at Monk’s childhood

little monk Focused on Adrian’s life as a child as he and his brother, Ambrose, solved mysteries together. The show aired on USA Network’s website in 2009. The web series is quite short as it only lasted one season. The prequel is directed by MonkDirector, Randall Ziskand starring Aaron Linker as Adrian Monk. The premise for little monk Probably grew out of these Monk Episode “Mr. Monk and Little Monk,” which features a young monk as he tries to right a wrong when his crush is framed for theft.

little monk Gave a closer look at how some of Monk’s habits developed over the years and offered an introduction to Monk’s interest in detective work. Linker’s image of Monk is significantly different from Shahub’s, but it makes senseSeeing as the prequel is set a long time before Monk’s nervous breakdown. Trudy’s death, which happens between the two shows, is what triggers Monk’s breakdown and turns him into the character Shahub plays. Monk.

Little Monk’s premise didn’t really make sense

Little Monk relied on ignoring one major monk concept

While an interesting concept, little monk Didn’t work in reality. Monk became the character he is now known for after Trudy’s death. To show that Monk has always been the way he is in little monk Undermines Monks whole basis. The prequel tried to replicate too much of Monk’s character in MonkWhich came across as an odd move given how much of Monk’s personality was dictated by his reaction to Trudy’s murder.

To be fair, Monk showed signs of OCD as a child, and he always had a complicated relationship with his family, which was portrayed in little monk too. however, The premise for little monk lies in completely ignoring the biggest part of its origin story, Despite being a prequel. Monk has always been a little different as a result of his family life, and little monk Tried to portray this, but it still seemed like the show was trying to be a Monk Replace rather than feature an original idea.

Key background

• Monk was the first basic cable series to be nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Comedy.

• All episode titles begin with “Mr. Monk…” except for Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk (2009) (Season 8, Episode 9).

• Adrian Monk contains ten letters, Monk’s favorite number.