How do you put a new spin on an old Sherlock Holmes formula? Elementary, my dear Watson. Cross a classic TV detective like Columbo with an obsessive-compulsive personality like Felix Unger from The Odd Couple, hire a great character actor like Tony Shalhoub to play him and you've got Monk -- a light delight and one of the best new dramas of the coming season.
Monk debuts in Canada tonight at 9 p.m. on The New VR and on Ottawa's New RO. It's the latest plum plucked from a U.S. cable network.
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