Page 10 behrcoll@aol.com The new `Friends' mystery: Who's your Daddy? Watch this season to watch Rachel's endeavors as an expect ant mom develop. "Friends" airs Thursday nights at 8 p.m. by Liz Hayes news editor A long summer finally ended and last spring's $1 million question was finally answered: Which of the female "Friends" was expecting? The Sept. 27 episode (which was a disappointing 30 minutes long rather than a full hour) began with the cast still thinking Monica was pregnant. But she soon dispelled that myth and Ross went off to correct the rumor he had spread. That left Phoebe and Rachel. Phoebe realized that if it wasn't her, only Rachel was left. But Rachel obviously wasn't ready to confess her sins, so "poor knocked up Phoebe" took the rap. Of course, she needed a father and decided on James Brolen, Barbra Streisand's current hubby. Um, whatever. But, upon noticing Rachel's new hampagne-sipping technique taking `Save the Last Dance' Soundtrack is a Hit by Breanna Bush staff writer A soundtrack that is as good as the movie itself - possible or not? Not only is the movie, "Save the Last Dance," outstanding, so is the Sean Patrick Thomas and Julia Stiles star in "Save the Last Dance." The hit sountrack from the movie includes artists such as K-Ci & JoJo, Montell Jordan, and Snoop Dogg. soundtrack. It includes songs that appeal to different types of music lov ers, due to the wide variety of artists on the soundtrack. The "Save the Last Dance" soundtrack consists of a variety of artists performing their own kind of Movies Video * Music* DVD* - `Serendipity' -`it Christmas Ad- -Garbage -Dead Sexy' -Voy Ride' venture' -R. Kelly -The Mummy Re - `Beautiful Crea- turns' tures' -The Mummy Re turns' *Release Date: 10/5 Special thanks to Media Play for providing information a mouthful and promptly spitting it back into the glass Monica figured out the truth. As her wedding gift from Rachel, Monica had Rachel take the test again to be sure of the results. And the verdict was . . . negative? Or at least it was for about five minutes, thanks to one of Phoebe's infamous pranks. Phoebe, in a pretty risque move that would have had me slugging her, lied and told Rachel the result was negative so Rachel would realize how sad not being pregnant made her. But, never fear, Rachel is knocked up. Which leads to the obvious question: Who's the father? Ross is the obvious and convenient choice. This viewer, however, is hoping for a different daddy -- the Ross n' Rachel thing got old two seasons ago. If it was meant to happen, it would've. Now, they could make us wait all season before spilling the beans, but rumor has it the answer will be revealed music. A list of the artists includes Lucy Pearl. K-Ci & JoJO, Pink, Ice Cube with Mack 10 and Ms. Toi, 112 featuring the Notorious 8.1. G. and many others. For those who never saw "Save the Last Dance," it can be described as a couple coping not only with their own lives and personal problems, but also the reality of dating interracially and the way it is viewed in today's society. Two versions of the theme song "Shining Though" by Fredro Starr and Jill Scott were produced. Both songs • W w sk, . e Friday, October 5, 2001 this week. Also, Joey and Thad are supposedly not on the suspect list. And we are pretty sure it ain't James Brolen. Unfortunately, Ross may be the only one left to stake claim. At least we know it's a him, thanks to Phoebe's powers of intellect. Other than the pregnancy issue, the rest of the season premiere was pretty uneventful. All the usual characters acted as could be expected. Monica, of course, was in rare reigning princess form as she surveyed her wedding reception. And for once her long hair didn't make her look like Elvira. Still, go back to a shorter length, Mon. Ross failed as usual to get the girl. But he did almost score with a few 10- year-olds on the dance floor. That is, before Girt left him paralyzed. After Monica made Joey change so he didn't look like he died tragically in France, succeeded in getting several girls, including Ross'. However, he couldn't get the Chinese look down and didn't get the part in Chandler's mom's "fantastic lover's" new play. And we also learned he has "freakishly tiny feet." But never fear, ladies: the rest of him is good he'll show ya! Chandler spent the night trying to find a way to dance in his slippery new dress shoes. He claimed to have taken lessons so he wouldn't embarrass Monica (she's probably used to that), but I kinda doubt he would have been successful anyway. The world will never know. All in all, it was a rather disappointing first episode of "Friends," considering the information revealed. Other than the Rachel's pregnant thing, not a whole lot really happened. But, there are a few more thrilling questions left to be answered, so there is still hope for the season. Stay tuned... capture the movie's theme of interracial dating and the lyrics show that color of skin does not matter; what is inside the individual does. The most powerful line of the whole soundtrack is, "We're all the,same colors when you turn off the lights." Lucy Pearl featuring Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip perform on the soundtrack. This song carries a slower dance beat. In this song, Snoop Dogg uses his famil iar flow which is heard in all of his mu sic. Lucy Pearl and Q-Tip work well together, displaying their singing abili ties. All three vocalists complement each other to create an outstanding song for this soundtrack. The most familiar song on the "Save the Last Dance" soundtrack is "Crazy" by K-Ci & JoJo. Even though this song is not the theme to the movie, it by all means is the most popular. It has re ceived an extreme amount of publicity as it is played on radio stations through out the U.S. and also on MTV. It does have the traditional sound to it, mak ing it an unmistakable K-Ci & JoJo hit. Pink, currently popular for singing "Lady Marmalade" with three other artists, grabs a song on the "Save the Last Dance Soundtrack." "You Make Me Sick," has a fast, hip-hop dance beat. The song adds a little bit of attitude to the soundtrack, giving it exactly what it needed. PATS & Etirlb Murder mystery dinner comes to Behrend Murder mystery, delicious dinner and searching for a suspect. Tnese were a few of the elements in the mys tery dinner on Saturday in the Reed Union Building which was part of Parents and Families Weekend. From 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. more than 150 relatives, parents and students were entertained by Mayhem In corporated presenting the theater show "Money May hem: You Bet Your Life!" The evening indeed began with pure mayhem. Eight cast members encircled tables filled with students and families. Each was in their own world preparing for the game show which was about to begin. Barbara Bigbucks, the founder of Weight Whackers, was dressed in a white suit with sunglasses and screamed at everyone to be under control. Make-up artist, May Belline, in her 70's retro metallic-orange suit, fixed everyone's hair and make-up for the show. Emcee Rob Eublinde wandered around in his hot-pink sport jacket and mismatched tie, memorizing his lines and having Belline shine his bald head. Mike Raffone, station WRLB's announcer was dressed in a business suit with a "Star Trek" tie and tried to figure out where he should be for the start of the show. Director Hartley Worthit, dressed casually, was not acting casual while trying to get everyone in their places and assure that everything was under control. The quiet and odd gentleman, Hugh Dunnit, dressed in a police uniform guarded the $1 million. The game show's re turning champions, Chita Littlebit a widow and retired nurse from Kansas and Stan Bymee, a computer pro grammer, both walked around observing their surround ings. Littlebit was dressed in a business suit with her purse closely attached to her and Bymee was in a wheel chair dressed in slacks and a shirt. Eublinde then opened the show, "You Bet Your Life" by introducing the returning champions, Littlebit and Bymee. Raffone explained the concept of the game and stated that 16 contestants would be chosen, eight male and eight female. Dinner was then served to the potential contestants and audience members and directly afterwards the two teams were called up on stage to begin the competition. Four teams of four were assembled for the first game Chaka Demus & Pliers perform "Murder She Wrote." This song is Jamaican and sounds like it could be a song Shaggy would perform. It has slower beat, but still makes you want to get up and dance. A song with an outstanding beat and lyrics is "Get It On Tonight" by Montell Jordan. This song has a slower tempo, but makes you want to get up and dance like most of the soundtrack. A down side to this soundtrack, if you hate edited songs is "You Can Do It" by Ice Cube featuring Mack 10 and Ms. Toi. Since "Save the Last Dance" is PG-13, only the edited ver sion of the soundtrack was made. This soundtrack, made up of a va riety of artists, has the power to make someone want to get up and dance. It has combined artists with different types of musical sounds to create not only a successful soundtrack, but a soundtrack that may unharbor emo tions. All artists combined make this an excellent purchase. Out of 10, I give it a nine . by Jeanine Noce a & e editor When it comes to country music su perstars, Reba McEntire is a household name. Her Grammy-winning perfor mances on stage have won the hearts of many country music fans. McEntire's fire-red hair and delicately beautiful fea tures gives her a "country girl at heart" image that is easy to fall in love with. The ever-so-talented Reba is singing a different tune these days. She is tak ing on the television world, much like she has taken on the music world, with her new television series, "Reba." McEntire will enter the world of tele vision with a twist of comedic ensemble combined with her vibrant personality. She plays Reba Hart, a Southern mother of three, as well as a soon to be ex-wife. Reba Hart is faced with many chal lenges as she watches her "Partridge family" turn into a single parent house hold with many glitches. Soon to be ex-husband, Brock Hart played by Christopher Rich, star of "Murphy Brown," is a dentist who's fallen in love with his annoyingly perky and pregnant dental hygienist, played by Melissa Pe terman who starred in the movie "Fargo." Not only has Reba's hopeless mar called "spooning." Players had a spoon tied to a string which they inserted in and out of each members outfit. The win ning two teams continued and played the second game called "It's a Wrap" in which the two men of each team were wrapped in an entire roll of toilet paper. The winning team then continued on and was split apart in two. "Dressed for Success" was the third game. Each of the men in each group being blindfolded and dressed in a woman's outfit by their partner. The winners received a box of "Whack-a-Roni." Suddenly, someone was stabbed in the back and abruptly died. The audience was then told of an incident in 1998 where the murdered individual fell down the stairs and had amnesia. However, the deceased individual remembered being pushed down the stairs and believed that someone close to him or her was the one who committed this crime. Dunnit had all of the parties involved seated for an inter view and the audience discovered many clues. He first ac cused Bigbucks and Raffone of having an affair and admit ted that Bigbucks and Worthit are married. Raffone and Neckwith were also exposed as having been together. The information that Bigbucks hired Sammy "The Ring" Baloni to threaten Worthit was also discussed. The first envelope of evidence was then opened at each table in the room. This contained a note describing the murder of local plastic surgeon, Dr. Ike N. Lopitoff. This information was confusing to some and also helped others. Dunnit then had Littlebit open her purse and the audi ence discovered that she was married to emcee Eublinde and that she and Bymee had been receiving answers from Eublinde. This was how the two had succeeded in pro gressing to the final round for the chance of $1 million. The audience then opened evidence two. This informa tion pertained to Baloni writing an apology to all of the families of the people he had murdered. Now if all of this information was not confusing enough, the audience then discovered how the real plot unfolded. One man out of the audience did get all of the clues correct and was the winner of "Money Mayhem: You Bet Your Life." He received a Penn State Behrend sweatshirt and the audience was finished with crime solving. Some looked completely puzzled while walking out the door, yet all looked to have had a tantalizing time. To discover who the real murderer was you will have to catch the show for your self which Mayhem Incorporated perfoms periodically in the Erie area. The "mayhem" is definitely Worthit. 'Reba' - a promis ing new comedy by Jamie Salapek staff writer TS - e•a McEntire, Christopher Rich, Joanna Garcia, Steve Howey, Scarlett Pomers, Mitch Hollerman, Melissa Peter man and is on Fridays at 9 p.m. on the WB. Jeanine Noce, A & E Editor The Behrend Beacon riage fallen apart, but her three children don't make things easy for dear old mom. Reba's 17-year-old daughter has announced the two words that every mother of teenage daughters dreads, "I'm pregnant." Cheyenne, played by Joanna Garcia of "Freaks and Geeks," is your typical drill-team daughter who is ready to marry Van (Steve Howey) the local high school football jock. With a number of heartaches and headaches, Reba must remain stable and confident in order to keep up with her two younger children. Younger daughter Kyra (Scarlett Pomers from "Star Trek: Voyager") enters into the most unpopular stage of life as a 12 year-old, filled with nagging complaints and unwanted changes. Jake, her nine year old son, played by "Daddio's" (Mitch Holeman) just wants to wake up from this "bad dream" and go back to being a normal family. This may not be the picture of a per fect family, but Reba and her family will attemt to tackle their tough times with a bit of comedy and use old fashion hon esty and chin-up tactics. The new show appears on WB Friday nights at 9 p.m. With real life problems and a great smile, "Reba" will bring new meaning to the term full-time mom.
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