Bitty Schram (Sherona) leaves Monk

[ssampier]

I'm sure the replacement is a competent actress, but the show won't feel the same without "Sherona". I have my fingers crossed, but I have my doubts :\

 

[mojo1701]

I guess we'll have to wait and see what comes from this.

 

[WayneLigon]

Dang. I saw the frist episode on DVD and was instantly hooked. Been waiting for the second season on DVD. Man, I'll miss her.

 

[JediSoth]

As long as they don't replace her with Monk's annoying upstairs neighbor (what was that guy's name?) or that other nurse from Sherona's creative writing class ("My eyes are up here!"), I think it's possible that the show could go on.

If the show tanks after this, well, on the bright side, collecting the entire series on DVD won't require ritual sacrifice to come up with the money for it *COUGH*Star Trek*COUGH*.

JediSoth

 

[ShadowX]

His name is Kevin, and I like him, the lottery episode was one of the funniest I have seen. Of course he can not replace Bitty, and I doubt anyone can. What they need is a new charcter not a copy of Sherona.

 

[Henry]

The thing that made Sherona so special was that the character was the diametric opposite from Trudy - Trudy was from all depictions sweet, unassuming, no trace of accent, deeply caring for Adrian, upscale dresser, a lover of poetry, etc. Sherona is tough, brassy (Brooklyn as all heck), and a scrapper. Both women were headstrong, and both cared for Adrian - Sherona in a different way, but she was what Monk needed right after the accident. Someone who was shyer and more overtly compassionate would not have gotten him to even so much as crawl out of bed after Trudy died.

One line of the opening show of Season 3 really kicked in with me - when Stottlemeyer said, "When that bomb blew, it killed my best friend's wife - and it killed him, too." Monk without Sherona will be interesting to see if they can make it work, and be believable personality-wise.

 

[Mark]

I think one way they might manage it is by giving him back his detective's shield. Get him back on the force. Without some sort of significant lifestyle change to realistically explain why she shouldn't be around, I think they'll have a hard time retaining some of the audience (and I agree that a simple replacement of her is unlikely to work). I guess they could move him to another location/city, but that might be too much and too drastic of a change and I think that such a move would require Sherona to still be along for the ride.

 

[mojo1701]

I think one way they might manage it is by giving him back his detective's shield. Get him back on the force. Without some sort of significant lifestyle change to realistically explain why she shouldn't be around, I think they'll have a hard time retaining some of the audience (and I agree that a simple replacement of her is unlikely to work). I guess they could move him to another location/city, but that might be too much and too drastic of a change and I think that such a move would require Sherona to still be along for the ride.

Maybe they'll be something huge (maybe connected to Trudy's death somehow) that'll make him move somewhere.

 

[Lord Pendragon]

Even the loss of David Caruso was weathered despite his leaving unexpectedly and on bad terms with the producers.

Well, I think one can only hope for a scenario like this, since I personally found Caruso's replacement far better than Caruso himself. Sure, it may seem like the show's in trouble now, but you never know. There are a lot of incredibly talented actresses out there.

 

[takyris]

One line of the opening show of Season 3 really kicked in with me - when Stottlemeyer said, "When that bomb blew, it killed my best friend's wife - and it killed him, too." Monk without Sherona will be interesting to see if they can make it work, and be believable personality-wise.

Yes. completely, to everything you said.

I've really been impressed with the growth they've allowed Stottlemeyer this year -- letting him really become Monk's friend. Watching him call the other cops over to pop bubbles a few episodes back was understated and touching.