It's all over so fast!

Just be thankful that there's not a huge break between seasons because of summer and winter airings. Poor TDZ and 4400 fans have to wait for the summer before getting new episodes. That is usually like a 9 month wait.

And what about the poor Sopranos fans. Talk about a long wait for new episodes.

Hi Bubba here, the preview of Jury Duty look good. I like how Adrian was spelling out his name.

That preview for the next week's episode is just too halarious. Can't wait to watch next week's either.

Hi Bubba here, the AOL preview of Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty is up.

AOL Preview
http://television.aol.com/feature/monk_tv

And the big question is, will this just be a standard season ender, or will something surprising come out of it (another clue for Trudy, or the occasionally rumored return of Monk Senior, perhaps?)?

I hope Monk senior makes his debut. that would be so cool.
Anyway TS himself said that Papa Monk may be coming back, in that TV guide article . I dont know whether he meant this season or next though.
And if he come back it will answer another big question, who will star as Monks dad?. Oooh!! Im itching to find out

I had assumed daddy Monk was going to be this season. I hope so! Jury Duty looks really funny. In the commercial there was a really funny line that totally escapes me now.

That aol preview was just way too funny. I can't wait to watch that one. Yeah it did seem like this season was way too short. I think that the Dad Monk is coming in next season. I wonder who is going to play him.

That line was, Adrian says something like, "I'd rather be sucked out of an airplane window." LOL!!

That line sounds funny. Was he saying that to get out of jury duty? Just wondering.

I'm not sure, that's what it looks like. We will see next week!

Didn't we make a suggestion, back on the old board, that it would be funny to see Monk get picked for jury duty?

There's certainly a world of opportunity for OCD in the jury box. I wonder if Monk will clean the blood off of the murder weapon... Or point to the DA and say that *he* did it.

"We, the jury, on the sole count of the indictment, find the defendant not guilty ... but the DA -- he's the guy. He did it." It would just be Sooooo Monkish....

I think we're due for another clue about Trudy, aren't we? It seems like we haven't had any this season, or am I not remembering?

They had something on Bumps his head, but didn't help any viewers. Yeah I would like to know more about Trudy's death too.

Hi Bubba here, does anyone know the name of the actor who plays judge in this episode? I know the face but, not the name.

I know I've seen that guy in other movies, but I forgot that guy's name too. Normally I'm good with names.

Hi Bubba here, I found out the actor's name who will play the judge on Friday night's episode. His name is Clyde Kusatsu. Here is his profile courtsey of imdb.com.

Clyde Kusatsu
http://imdb.com/name/nm0476226/

I've seen him in a lot of movies that were on that filmography. Thanks for sharing Bubba.

Okay, it amuses me that he played a judge in a movie called 'The United States Of Leland' for some reason I can't really explain.

I wonder if the twelfth juror will have six fingers...

Hi Bubba here, I am ready for tommorrow night's episode. What about you?

I can not wait to see that season finale. I bet it will be too funny.

OMG , Only 12 hours to go peoples. and then another 24 hours after that it will be on itunes for me to download YAY . I wont be coming back here till I've seen it, so that way I aint reading no spoilers

Tonight's the night!

Hi Bubba here, what did you think about tonight's season finale? I thought it was pretty good.

It was a good episode, but I would have liked more of a finale for the end of the season. The complete absence of any Trudy clues this season is a disappointment and I was hoping for something by the last ep.

Anyway,without giving away too much... good suspense in this one, and a new way to get Adrian in on the action. Loved how Natalie knew something was up because of the blinds. Charades was great, too.

~Cyn

I liked it. Monk was in his element wasn't he? He sure was enjoying himself. The ending was exciting too.
Adrian and Natalie yelling yelling endlessly about I.D. or idea was classic! I loved it. The way it went on and on was like the jackhammer scene from Manhattan.

This show always gets a laugh out loud from me. I loved when Natalie threw the pkg of wipes to Monk when he was sitting in the juror section....it went over his head...the judge lowered his head and said. "Oh, my God". That really cracked me up.

This is my favorite episode of all. I remember trying to get out of jury duty for personal medical reasons. I almost made it. I agreed to be in a jury pool for traffic court.There were 100 people waiting. Thankfully my number was closer to 100 than 1. I sat there trying to figure out a good excuse after I heard it was a drunk driving case. I decided that I was very sympathetic to MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

I hate to say this, but the Jury Duty episode really didn't work for me, although the part where Randy didn't have Stottlemeyer's notes written down and the Capt let out an aggravated sigh was funny. Seems like in general lately the writers are trying too hard.

Joe

Hmmm, this was definitely one of my favorite episodes of the season. It had everything I like about Monk. Although we've become so impressed with Tony's dramatic acting skills - and the subtle nuances that he puts into the character that make him so sympathetic, this episode really showcased his comic timing brilliantly. It had the zingy one-liners I love (The well preserved guy who invinted tupperware, I'd rather be sucked out an airplane window, and my new personal favorite "I was saying, 'for the love of God, don't rip off the tape!'"). And only Monk gets away with the long, drawn out comic bits like the ID/Idea charades scene and the Not Guilty vote. Again, the vote had me in stitches - it went on so long and by the time they were done, the fact that it was no longer a "secret" ballot added to the joke. Tony plays those scenes so well. The villains were believable and the villianess, although obvious, was much more subtley so than previous episodes. Previous villians might as well have been wearing t-shirts proclaiming "I'm the guy!" The clues to her identity were there to figure out, and it was obvious that one of the jurors would end up being the killer, but she wasn't so over the top that by the time she made the phone call to confirm her flight to Bogota, I had nearly forgotten all of the clues and was slapping myself for not realizing who she was immediately. Stott & Randy were used well as support in this episode (especially Randy who makes an excellent letter D!). Some of the jokes were so old and obvious, which again makes for a great comedy, that I was reciting them right along with them (ok, you KNEW Monk wasn't going after the knife to untie himself or his fellow jurors - he HAD to fix that blind!) and "Can you repeat the part after 'I'm only telling you this once' may in fact be the oldest joke in the book! That not only doesn't make them any less funny, it almost makes them more so!

I loved that Natalie was willing to risk contempt to help Monk (and that she even had to be in the Jury pool with him when he was being called) and that she was the one who recognized that he was in danger. And I loved that the Captain and Randy got to make the arrest at the end after being so badly abused by the government guys.

Overall, this was one of my top episodes, and definately my favorite for the season. Although I wouldn't have minded clues about Trudy or even a Trudy cliffhanger, this IMHO was really the ideal way to end the season - definately on a high note! I for one can't wait for summer!

The part with Natalie and the blinds was so good. I love those small details that turn out to be important to the episode.
I too was disappointed about no Trudy clues. I wonder why they didn't deal with that subject this season??
But great episode....I wanted Adrian to go back and enjoy himself straightening up the room.

I really liked last night's eppy. It was really cool how Adrian solved two mysteries instead of just one. I love how the weirdest stuff gives him clues.

Okay, who else screamed when Monk started to use the knife to fix the blind?

I liked this one a lot. At first it seemed a little draggy, but then it got really good. Major kudos to the writers for trying some new and different ideas and making them work. They've still got a lot of creativity left after multiple seasons, and you don't see that every day.

This was definitely an upscale episode, with lots of actors, eextended chase scenes, etc. Very exciting, though it did let up a little (The "No ID" gag got tiring eventually, and Monk took too long to cast his vote, in my opinion.) However, this was a great episode. Like many others here, I wish there was a clue about Trudy, but hopefully they will reveal something next season.

All in all, a very good episode.

I thought this one was by far the episode of the season and one of the best since Sharona left.

I didn't like that clue about the towel. They said no one would fold a towel before putting it on a stab wound. But some people keep folded towels or blankets in their cars.

This one was too funny. I too loved the blind part. I had no idea he was going to do that. The best part (I thought) was when Monk was yelling at Natalie and Randy from the window.