Kim (fan4sure) already tipped her hand in the Writer's Strike thread below, but she's been waiting for me to return and make a main post. Last Friday (Nov. 9th) Kim and I spent a couple of hours on the set where they were shooting a couple of scenes from the last episode to be filmed for season six, Mr. Monk and the Three Julies. Of course I'm preparing a nauseatingly detailed report on the whole experience to which Kim will be contributing generously. She took almost all the pictures, none of which were actually taken on the stage where they were shooting. We didn't want to ruin the episode for anyone and more importantly it's against the rules. We did however get an opportunity to visit the standing sets and we got quite a few pictures there.


More later.

I just flew back into San Francisco last night... and boy are my arms tired.

Monk Set Visit

Wow! I hope you had fun I'm waiting for the rest of photos.

Although my plane landed days ago, I haven’t! I’m still floating on air, or at least my spirits are. It was an absolute thrill of a lifetime to visit Paramount Studios, and even more so, to visit the set of my favorite TV show, Monk.

Never in my wildest dreams (well, maybe in my wildest!) did I ever think I would have the privileged opportunity to be an “invited” guest on the set of Monk. I had briefly contemplated scaling the studio walls to sneak in or taking a paid tour and then ditching the guide. But that may have landed me in jail.

Instead, Teresa graciously asked me to accompany her on her studio visit which would be her second time on the Monk set. No date had been set but we anticipated it to be in November.

I tried not to think about it too much (yeah, right!!) because “things” happen and the set visit might not happen. And, boy, did “things” happen. Southern California was on fire, and then the writers went on strike.

But a date was settled on and we synchronized our travel plans. Hollywood, here we come! That town never knew what hit ‘em.

Oh wow you're both so lucky. I would do everything to be there for an hour... heh... Oh well, maybe someday on different set. I'm waiting for more info...

Awesome , lucky for you too.

Teresa, you look like you belong at the captains desk

Eagerly waiting for the long report !!!

You guys are so very lucky! How did you both get invited there, or how did that work? I want to go visit the set some day!
I can hardly wait to read what happened.

Teresa and Kim, sounds like you both had such a great time! I can hardly wait to read the detailed account of your visit.

That is awesome! You are very lucky - didn't you say you had already met Tony Shalhoub three times? I'm jealous. How do you arrange these things? I assume they completed filming all the episodes they had planned?

I can't wait to hear more!
Ashley

Wow. That is just amazing/awesome... And now I'll echo some of the others here... How did you get so lucky?/How did you end up getting to go?

Looking forward to reading your report.

Thanks "captain" Teresa.
I would like to see more photos too.

Vanna

You guys were sooooo lucky to visit the set! I can't wait until all the details are spilled!

Sorry everybody, I have just been buried under a pile of work ever since I got back fron the trip and haven't been able to write it up. But I will as soon as I can.

Meanwhile, here are a couple more pictures (if you click on them they get bigger):

Great photos Teresa. Thank you for sharing it with us

That's so neat, thanks Teresa. I can hardly wait to read what happened!

Great pictures Teresa. One question what is on Natalie's table. Isn't that a menorah is it? The seven branched candelabrum but it looks for me like a new version of it. Am I right?

Great photos, Teresa. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Great pictures, Teresa! I can't wait to hear the rest of the story.

Ashley

Don't worry Teresa. Thanks for the photos.
Vanna

That's just a light-up plastic Christmas candle decoration - my mom has one exactly like it.

Ashley

YAY! for more fun pictures... Thanks for sharing them, and don't worry - take as long as you need to.

i know this is a crazy time of the year, and you must be very busy, but please give us a little info on your set visit. you always have the best stories to share. im not pressuring you, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! thanks

I have been crazy busy, even working weekends, but I'm working on it. I promise to put something up very soon, like tonight or tommorrow.

Pressure is good. Thanks.

thanks teresa, i knew i could count on you.

Take your time, Teresa. I know how busy I am this time of year, and I am not even working full time! Your commentaries and stories are always very thorough, so I know it will be worth the wait for us!

Season's Greetings!
Ashley

It's finished! Well, almost. In any case it's ready for viewing. This is the account of our visit to the set in November.

Monk Set Visit

Let me know what you think. Was it worth the wait?

Kim, if I wrote anything to embarrass you I'll remove it at your request.

THANKS Teresa! It's great! There's a much more pictures and details from the last time I was on your site reading your and fan4sure set visit.
Great job.
I can't wait to see this episode Mr. Monk and three Julies..

Thank you very much Teresa.
Fantastic job!
Vanna

Thanks Teresa! That was well worth the wait!

Ashley

Definitely!

Many thanks for posting it!

WOW!! Great stuff! Thanks for posting that!

Just gotta know.... Jason looks better in 3-D also, right?

He's unbelievably hot, particularly in jeans.

.... I'm starting to think...maybe, you should've lied to me. I'm kidding! I'm kidding! That boy makes me think naughty things. At least my husband enjoys it!

Thank you, Teresa! Excellent, as always .

Thanks for the story Theresa! Sounds like you guys had a great time.

Teresa, this sure was worth the wait! Looks and sounds like you and Kim had a really good time.

Definitely worth the wait! It all sounds like a dream come true. Can I say that I'm just a little bit insanely jealous?

Teresa, I had no doubt it would be worth it! Great job. Each time I read it, it's like being there all over again. I can't stop smiling, it was so much fun! And I'm really kicking myself for not picking up that nail.

Thank you both very much for writing that. It was delightful to read, as always . I think you should be writers for the show!