A Writer's Life | by Lee Goldberg | Thu, Jan 8
Thu, Jan 8
The Wall Street Journal thinks so. Ms. Howard's casting was a variation on the understudy-to-the-rescue bit. Midway through the series' third season, audience favorite Bitty Schram, who played Monk's no-nonsense nurse/assistant Sharona, made a precipitous departure. Reportedly, th...
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Good Riddance Monk - Gapers Block 
source: gapersblock.com
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Published Sun, Dec 6
source: Starpulse.com
Mr. Monk is not having an easy few weeks. First Sharona returned and opened his heart up all over again, a reminder of his past and how far he's come, and last week Mr. Monk is not having an easy few weeks. First Sharona returned and opened his heart up all over again, a reminder of his past and how far...
Published Mon, Nov 2
source: Starpulse.com
It has been so long since "Monk" was full of deep, poignant emotion, but it's no surprise that it hit the audience with an emotional punch due to Sharona's return on the show last week. It has been so long since "Monk" was full of deep, poignant emotion, but it's no surprise that it hit the audie...
Published Tue, Oct 27
Review: Monk - Mr. Monk and Sharona 
source: TV Squad
I'm not spoiling anything by telling you at the top that Bitty Schram was back as Sharona for this episode. Hell, the title of the show was "Mr. Monk and Sharona." Oftentimes when a former character returns to a long-established show, it doesn't live up to the expectations. You want it to be like...
Published Sat, Oct 24
'Monk' boasts TV's best sand-trap fight scenes 
source: topix.net
TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: 'Monk,' 9 p.m., USA. For this show's first three season, Bitty Schram was terrific as Sharona, Adrian Monk's aide, nurse, friend and protector.
Published Sat, Oct 24
Tony Shalhoub and Bitty Schram Dish on Monk 
source: MovieWeb
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Published Thu, Oct 22
Charming 'White Collar' just loose enough to be comfortable
source: The Watcher
A couple of notes about “Monk,” which airs immediately before “White Collar”: Fans of Adrian Monk’s original companion should tune in to Friday’s episode, which features the return of Sharona (Bitty Schram). Also, USA has announced that the long-running “Monk” will end its run Dec. 4. Vir...
Published Thu, Oct 22