Regarding Monk:

The lead actor is Lebanese-American, however is his character Arab? I don't think so. Maybe I'm wrong though.

-C00Ki3

What does his emmy win for season 1 have anything to do with this season?

You can't deny that he is a good actor.

I think you have too much of a hard on for James that you can't get The Sopranos off of your mind. :)

:up:

I agree.

What are the initials an acronym for?

I wonder what they call her on set?

Actors, Directors, etc. :

Hey CCH!
Hey C!

Other people who don't know her:

Miss Pounder. :lol:

Well, you'd kind of hope that his acting this season would be as good, if not better, than the previous season. Isn't that always the hope when an actor scores a little gold statuette?

And I'm not so narrow in my tastes as to exclude Chiklis from my roving "bear" eye. Although, he was far, far hotter when he had the belly on "The Commish" than he is in slap-happy "Shield" mode.

I'm only 26% gay and even I think Chiklis looks good in those tight t-shirts.

Woo-hoo!

Threesome?

;)

From imdb.com:

Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder

Glad she did that. She doesn't look like a Carol Christine Hilaria.

Just watched the rerun at 10 PM tonight. I got the impression that the big fellow was more of a lawyer than a PI -- especially the way he was talking about restraining orders and the like -- I might just have heard it wrong.

Wish I hadn't missed the first episode. At least I finally got my cable back.

Tuan Jim

I also just caught the re-airing tonight and this is why Chiklis and The Shield won Golden Globes tonight and Gandolfini and The Sopranos did not. I am a big fan of The Sopranos but this past season pales in comparison to The Shield.

I just got around to watching this. I think Vic making grilled cheese with that guy's face has to rank pretty high on the memorable moments in recent TV.

<BLOCKQUOTE> • Quoth C00Ki3 •<HR SIZE=1>Its pretty sad that Arabs (or South Asians for that matter) are almost *never* on TV to begin with, and when they are, nowadays its only to make some cheesy 9/11 point. Here is an idea: lets have an Arab character on the show once in a while whose purpose isn't *purely* defined by his race.

To rant a little, its kind of funny how in real life you see South Asians and Arabs all over the place. Doctors, landlords, hotel owners, hell fast food managers. Yet on TV, you see the occassional cab driver or quickie mart owner. Granted, there are a lot of Arabs employed this way. But we should be seeing a lot more, and in more varied roles.

Not every Arab-American's life is in total turmoil over 9/11. How about seeing some of them out of this context?

-C00Ki3 <HR SIZE=1></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm not even sure what an Arab technically is, let alone what constitutes an Arab-American. I can only assume it starts with the Arabian peninsula and includes Saudia Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Yemen, and smaller guys like Qatar and Bahrain. But where do you draw the line? Egypt? Iraq? Jordan, Israel, Lebanon? I guess I'd need a broader definition to address your claim.

However, I can say that I've seen many strong Middle Eastern characters, most often portrayed as doctors. There seem to be a lot of roles for Middle Eastern and Indian doctors. I can't think of any recurring starring roles offhand, except maybe Oded Fehr on <I>Presidio Med</I> (and <I>UC: Undercover</I> last season). And I don't think Monk's heritage is ever really discussed (which I imagine should be a good thing), but Shaloub definitely portrayed an immigrant in <I>Wings</I> which for you trivia buffs also starred Amy Yasbeck (another of Lebanese descent), so it's not like it's a secret.

I can see your point, though. I do think there are many everyday Arab-American characters on television; they're just very "Americanized," and there's not a big arrow telling the audience "this guy's an Arab."

das

He actually portrayed an Italian-American by the name of Antonio Scarpacci.

<BLOCKQUOTE> • Quoth Barings •<HR SIZE=1>He actually portrayed an Italian-American by the name of Antonio Scarpacci. <HR SIZE=1></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ya know, I have absolutely no idea why I typed that. That's what I get for posting from work. I meant to say "immigrant" but I guess the term "Arab-American" was on my mind. Guess that's what I get for not paying attention when I post. Thanks for the correction -- it sounds more stupid each time I read it. :)

"was definitely portrayed an" - that just makes no sense.

das