6 AQUINAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2009 7 Arts & Life Editor Joe Wolfe Geeks conquer Monday nights “Scissors” ready COMMENTARY BY are “the nerdiest of nerds,” as Through day to day inter- Campus Comment GABRIELLE CURCILLO described in MSNBC’s “Geeks actions, Leonard and Penny embrace this ‘Big Bang Theory’ become closer than friends. It Staff Writer Arts & Life Nicholas Chinman too.” Leonard Hofstadter and is not until the third season, to fly into theaters Honestly, who likes Mon- Sheldon Cooper, physicists and however, that they act on their best friends, share an apart- impulses. In addition, although COMMENTARY BY days? Survey says not the out of the working world as long majority of college students. ment. Their two friends, How- Penny has become a part of JOE WOLFE ard Wolowitz, an engineer, the group, she still poses prob- as he can, the blonde bombshell, The beginning of the week is Arts & Life Editor the feminist, the “token black marked with only tests and and Rajesh (Raj) Koothrappali, lems for Sheldon, who cannot Paramore presents “brand new” sound an astrophysicist, work with accept all her quirks. To com- Before the days of “nose goes,” guy,” the Asian-American who papers in sight. However, loves statistics, the jobless hus- bat this, he decides to train her there was another means for col- COMMENTARY BY moderate success, selling around proved to be their breakout al- first effort. A year after “Riot!,” two acoustic songs. Youtube is band who is supported by his like a dog, rewarding Penny lege students to figure out who JEREMY EVANS 400,000 copies. The band had bum, with “Misery Business,” Paramore followed up the re- riddled with acoustic versions wife and the dumb, fat oaf. a bit of an emo, or pop-punk, the first single, leading the way. lease with two tracks on the of their songs, so it’s no surprise with a treat when he approves would answer the door or pick Staff Writer up the latest pizza delivery tab. As promising as this cast of sound to them that garnered in “Riot!” allowed Paramore to “Twilight” soundtrack, allowing that they chose to include some of something she does. This form of decision making characters may seem, it is in Paramore first burst onto the on the album. Originally, geeks felt “The a solid number of devout fans greatly expand its fanbase as its it to reach an ever greater num- was not as simple as being the them that lies the major flaw scene back in 2005 with the re- that eagerly awaited its next al- popularity gradually rose. The ber of people, resulting in an ex- “brand new eyes” undeniably Big Bang Theory” satirized of the film. It seems that too lease of “All We Know is Falling.” them. It took little time, how- first person to touch their nose. bum. CD eventually went on to sell pansion of their fan base. brings a new sound for a band Rather it involved three options many stereotypes are presented At that time, lead singer Hayley ever, to realize that the cre- In 2007, Paramore followed nearly 1,200,000 copies in the After the success of “Riot!” that has now been around for that must be decided upon in a to the audience. Where mocku- Williams was just sixteen years ators did not want to bully up “All We Know is Falling” United States, marking a huge and the new found attention four years. Paramore has come split second. Everyone knows mentaries in the past did in fact old. The album was met with geeks but rather, wanted to fo- have a large cast around them, with the release of “Riot!” This improvement after the band’s from its songs on “Twilight,” a long way since the days of cus on them. Lorre and Prady, the feeling - the increased heart there are great expectations “All We Know is Falling” and has rate, the rise in body tempera- these films did a better job of who admit to belonging to the contributing an even amount of for the band’s third album. The been met with a solid measure ture, the constant fight in your geek group, wanted to show time to each character. In “The band stated that it was going of success. Paramore chose not that geeks are simply real peo- head that has you second guess- ing your decision. All of this Flying Scissors,” only a select to try to branch out somewhat to contribute to the soundtrack ple with higher intellects and happens in a split second, a split few of these characters are de- and attempt to do something for the sequel to “Twilight,” “New social difficulties. second in which you must fig- veloped, while the other char- differently. Paramore’s new al- Moon,” because they didn’t want While the characters are ure out your opponent and get acters become are in the story bum, “brand new eyes,” is a tes- to be the “vampire house-band,” brilliant in their own right, inside his or her head, until that line. When they are brought up as guitarist Josh Farro put it. The tament to its possible longevity. they e have their own indi- moment when you hear “shoot!” later, it takes time for the audi- The band isn’t afraid to change band is grateful for the fact that vidual flaws. Leonard wishes Rock, papers, scissors has ence to, once again, familiarize things up a bit and take some “Twilight” helped it to break out, his geekiness did not prohibit been a staple of the worldly de- themselves with them. risks. As the band members but Paramore seem more con- him from expanding his social cision making process for years. However, if the characters grow up and mature, their sound cerned with evolving its sound world. Sheldon cannot have a This seemingly overlooked form that were concentrated on were seems to gradually be shifting than getting on the soundtrack conversation without annoy- of deliberation has been taken the sole contributors to the cast, more toward a rock-like sound. to all the “Twilight” movies. ing the people he is conversing for granted until director Jo- “The Flying Scissors” would be a force to be reckoned with. The They’re not abandoning the type And that’s just what it does with. Raj is unable to speak to nah Tulis took on the burden of of music that’s made them who with “brand new eyes.” Par- any female, regardless of her they are by any means, but the amore take a few risks with the age. Howard believes he is a ladies’ man, yet still lives with band brings a more rock sound songs on the album. Some pay his mother. to songs like “Ignorance” and off and a few don’t, but the end “One of the tasks of creating “Careful.” product will definitely please its PHOTO COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS THE BIG bang theory gives geeks something to do besides work. a series is to create interesting In addition to songs that fans. There’s likely not enough Mondays no longer have to be characters that are distinct bring the rocking guitar solos, diversity from their first two al- Leonard and Sheldon at the from each other. By making Paramore also tries a few dif- bums to garner them many new the dreaded day of the week, thanks to CBS and co-creators University and are regulars at them distinct, you make them ferent sounds on the album. It fans, but the band probably isn’t Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. their apartment. people you are interested in has a more ballad-like song, “All complaining. “brand new eyes” Now, college students can This group exemplifies the knowing,” says Prady in an shows that Paramore will do I Wanted,” though it had a bal- schedule a little comedic hu- epitome of social awkward- MSNBC article. lad on “Riot!” as well. One very what it takes to keep up and it mor and relief into their busy ness. However, the guys prac- The show’s audience says it PHOTO COURTESY OF PARAMORE.COM interesting aspect of “brand will probably be around for a Monday nights. tice their social skills with Pen- enjoys watching the sitcom be- PARAMORE ATTEMPTS to live up to its fans’ expectations with the release of “brand new eyes.” new eyes” is that the album has long time to come. “The Big Bang Theory” has ny, a beautiful waitress from cause it can relate to the char- finally lived up to its name, “The Cheesecake Factory,” acters. Many admit they see making a profound impact on who moves into the apartment themselves and friends in the its viewers. The show, which across the hall. In turn, Penny characters, especially Leonard, originally aired two years ago, learns more about herself and who knows he is a geek but “Zombieland” gives life to horror genre struggled to stay afloat for its becomes accepting of a crowd wishes to not be at times. first two seasons. During the to which she never thought Monday nights are bad COMMENTARY BY ly questionable to the very practi- houses, they become engulfed in an she would belong. enough, and one lacking any PHOTO COURTESY OF FLYINGSCISSORS.COM first season, viewers (mainly THE FLYING Scissors shows the darker side of rock, paper, scissors. ALIYA SHAIKH cal. For example, Rule Number Two, epic battle in the amusement park people society deemed geeks “The addition of Penny to laughter or relief is even worse.