I see a little bit of myself in Monk. I think maybe that's part of the reason I enjoy him so much. Plus I'm a big fan of Tony Shalhoub.

The site I linked to above was speculating about the possibility that Denny Crain might have some form of early dementia, and that was the disability I was refering to in his case.

It appears the Denny Crain character is going to continue on a new series called, "Fleet Street". I guess it's going to be on the same network as "The Practice".

LH, here's the thread JtS started about it. You might have been out of town while it was active:

BS: Guess Who's Getting a TV Series