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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 | Hilltop Views
Page 10 | ENTERTAINMENT
Five shows still finding their legs
Mates of State to
play on campus
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Ryan Lester
rlester@stedwards. edu
St. Edward’s University
will be celebrating its 125th
anniversary with a giant
party and live music on the
Main Building Lawn
Along with several uni-
versity performing acts and
lots of free food and cake,
it has been confirmed that
indie pop group Mates of
State will be the headlin-
ers at this year’s celebration,
scheduled for Oct. 22.
Mates of State are the hus-
band and wife duo of vocal-
ist/keyboarder Kori Gard-
ner and vocalist/drummer
Jason Hammel. While it
may seem like a bare-bones
combination, the band has
a full and tight sound, filled
with both musical and lyri-
cal hooks.
Mates of State is known
for their boy-girl harmonies
and abundance of energy,
and they will undoubtedly
bring those qualities to St.
Edwards.
Junior Alex Simons, the
concerts and talent coor-
dinator for the University
Programming Board, ex-
plained that the decision
to bring Mates of State to
campus was the direct re-
sult of hearing student’s
voices on the issue.
Last April, Student Life
conducted an annual sur-
vey to request feedback on
brilliant. With the help of the
lovable janitor from "Scrubs,”
Neil Flynn, and "Saturday
Night Live” alumnus Chris
Kattan, the show soars in a
midst of hit shows.
"The Middle” might re-
main mostly unknown for
many due to the fact that it
plays before “Cougar Town”
and the public’s favorite,
"Modern Family.” Yet this
show seems to achieve what
other family shows haven’t:
brilliance in simplicity. Think
of it as the "Malcolm in the
Middle” of this decade, but
without the teen angst.
Parenthood
(NBC, Tuesdays 9
p.m.)
Based on the 1989 film of
the same name, "Parenthood”
is about the three generations
that make up the Braverman
family. Think of it as NBC’s
response to "Modern Family.”
The show brings with it
a familiar group of faces,
including insanely upbeat
Lauren Graham ("Gilmore
Girls”), TV veteran Craig
Nelson ("Coach”) and come-
dian Dax Shepard (“Punk’d,”
"Without a Paddle”).
The cast provides a sense
of wit and warm intelligence
that other family dramas may
a group of diverse actors such
as Rashida Jones ("The Of-
fice”) and newly added cast
member Rob Lowe ("The
West Wing,” "Brothers &
Sisters”).
The show has enough en-
ergy, awkwardness and self-
deprecation to shine on its
own without the help of its
well-known star. Yet this
show has failed to achieve
the stardom and recognition
it was initially expected. But
make no mistake—“Parks
and Recreation” is a show not
to miss.
The Middle
(ABC, Wednesdays 7
p.m.)
Who would have thought
that Patricia Heaton ("Ev-
erybody Loves Raymond”)
would still have it in her af-
ter 2007’s failed sitcom "Back
to You”? Yet the lovable star
comes back with a bite in this
show, which is still fresh and
entertaining as it enters its
sophomore year.
The show is about a mid-
dle-class Midwestern family
and their everyday lives. One
would think that America
has had enough of family
comedies, yet "The Middle”
proves to be different, with a
cast that is nothing short of
a number of Student Life
programs, and 339 stu-
dents participated. One of
the first questions asked
students to rank their top
five choices for bands to
play at the 125th Birthday
Celebration.
“Of the five listed, which
included The Cool Kids,
Copeland, Eric Hutchinson
and Matt & Kim, Mates
of State was at the top of
that list,” Simons said in an
email interview.
UPB then went through
the process of contacting
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not possess, which brings
it closer to our hearts. The
show’s well-developed char-
acters and three-dimensional
storylines bring it to life in
a way its ABC counterpart
could never do. Once it grows
on you, it won’t let go.
The Good Guys
(FOX, Fridays 8 p.m.)
"The Good Guys” is yet
another buddy-cop show to
grace our TV sets this sea-
son. The main difference
about this one is that instead
of showing some glamorized
version of crime fighting, it
shows more mundane situa-
tions.
Bradley Whitford ("The
West Wing”) brings honesty
to the main character, who is
unlike anyone he has played
before. The Dallas-based
show also features Tom
Hanks’ son Colin Hanks, an
actor in his own right who
plays a modern-day detec-
tive alongside Whitford’s
washed-up, stuck-in-the-past
character.
The show brings the right
mixture of comedy and dra-
ma. The two lead actors con-
vey a sense of honesty and
mundane normalcy that the
show’s counterparts do not
seem to possess.
band, we contact the band’s
booking agency. Or, for
smaller bands, we contact
the band directly,” Simons
said.
In the case with Mates of
State, UPB contacted their
booking agency and asked
for their availability for the
date of the 125th Birthday
Party. UPB uses the uni-
versity’s contract and the
band’s contract to confirm
event details. In addition,
UPB works with vendors
to arrange sound, stage and
lighting.
Simons said Mates of
State is scheduled to per-
form from 6-8 p.m., and
that UPB plans to begin
the hunt for bands to per-
form in the spring within
the coming weeks.
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Danny Salazar
dsalaza4@stedwards. edu
During any given season,
there are a number of shows
that do not get the recogni-
tion some may think they de-
serve. This could be due to an
unfortunate time slot or poor
advertising on the network’s
part. There are lives, jokes,
relationships and whimsical
events of some fictional char-
acters people may not even
know of. Here you are pre-
sented with some pop cul-
ture underdogs you should
be watching, if you are not
already.
Community
(NBC, Thursdays 7
p.m.)
Joel McHale (host of “The
Soup”), comedic legend
Chevy Chase (yes, the one
from those old "Vacation”
movies), comedian Yvette
Nicole Brown (“Tropic
Thunder,” “Repo Men”) and
an array of other underrated
stars shine in this prime-time
show. What more could you
need?
The show revolves around a
community college, including
great comedic timing and a
group of peculiar but slightly
stereotypical characters. The
show has proved that in its
second season, it still has the
chops to fight “The Office”
any day of the week.
"Community” has depth,
pull and enough dark humor
to satisfy anyone who is still
upset over Steve Carrell leav-
ing "The Office.”
Parks and
Recreation
(NBC, Thursdays 7:30
p.m.)
While you were crying over
"My Name Is Earl” being
canceled, another potential
cult favorite emerged from
the love to portray people
hating their jobs.
"Parks and Recreation,”
starring the ever-so-funny
and extremely charming Amy
Poehler ("Saturday Night
Live,” “Baby Mama”), is a
dark mockumentary about
the mundane, yet hilarious,
everyday occurrences of the
painfully upbeat main char-
acter and her unmotivated
employees. The show features
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