8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 10, 1997 Pauly jumps back to TV with sit-com By Camille Noe For the Daily What happened to Pauly Shore? Once he was one of MTV's most pop- ular VJs, better known as "Pauly," the self-proclaimed "Weasel." It seemed that viewers couldn't get enough Pauly, who had become somewhat of a Generation X icon. But then he RE just disappeared from MTV and headed to Hollywood to star in cult favorites like "In the Army Now" and "Jury Duty." Now Pauly has returned to TV, this time with his own sit-com. The show, with the unsurprising title "Pauly," pre- miered last Monday night on Fox. The plot revolves around Pauly, a childish adult who lives with his mega-rich father, Edward (David Dukes). Pauly's life is plush, pampered and virtually free of responsibility and -worry - that is, until his father's fiancee, Dawn (Charlotte Ross), moves in. Dawn is the typical gold- digging blonde bimbo who seems to be after one thing - Edward's money. In fact, she'll do almost anything to get to the family fortune, including mali- cious attempts to kick Pauly out of the house. Pauly and Dawn dislike each other from the beginning. When they first meet, Pauly mistakes Dawn for a masseuse his father sent for him. She plays along to find out what Pauly is h like, and he begins to tell her all about his father's "stupid girlfriend." Dawn quickly reveals her identity, and the two begin their battle. Dawn insults Pauly's intelligence and his laziness, and Pauly shoots one sexual comment after another at V I E W her. If Dawn was not created as such Pauly an unlikable char- Fox acter, audiences would undoubted- Mondays at 9:30 p.m. ly be offended by the string of sili- cone and "Baywatch" jokes that both Pauly and his housekeeper, Soomi, deliver. However, Dawn is both mean and plastic-like, which makes watching Pauly make fun of her enjoyable, even for the skeptical viewer. Unfortunately, the show provides little more than this. "Pauly"'s storyline is just too similar to "Billy Madison" and "Tommy Boy" and makes the sit-com predictable: Air- head son has too much money to play with, and never realizes how good his life is until a money-seeking woman threatens to take it away from him ... hmm. Pauly Shore as Chris Farley as Adam Sandler? It gets better - or should I say, worse. Dawn has a smart-alex son, Zach (Theo Greenly), who is as ill- willed as his mother. However, Zach serves as a key to Dawn's past, as he is quick to reveal her true intentions to others and to tell her shameful secret: Dawn and Zach had once lived in a Like, totally, Pauly. Franklin heals with inspiring Detroit show By Eugene Bowen and Take 6) has produced. Not much Daily Arts Writer smaller than Heavy D, and with way Anyone who knows anything about more dance moves, Hammond rocked Kirk Franklin and his choir, the Family, the stage with songs like "Let's knows that their music is far from tradi- Celebrate" and "Glory to God." tional. Decked in blue jeans, a University So by the time Kirk Franklin and * jacket and a Nike cap, Franklin was true Family hit the stage, the packed Fox to his heavenly hip- Theatre crowd was hop form at the Fox R E V I E W dripping with sweat Theatre on Saturday and ready to feel night. Kirk Franklin more gospel excite- "I'm dressed and the Family ment. From the fast like this to let the Fox Theatre ("I Got What You're young people March 8, 1997 Looking For") to know their praises the slow ("Reason aren't based in their clothes," he said. But what took place was not just a concert; it was an all-out production. The night included stand-up by Sister Cantalo. The so-called "gospel comic," Cantalo prided herself on her full fig- ure, saying, "Some say I'm fat, and that may be true. But that makes me big enough to beat the Devil down, too. Besides, I'm not big; I'm just fluffy." Sister Cantalo then went on to discuss the Million Man March noting, "As a woman, of course I had a problem with it. How can one man get a million men to march to Washington, D.C., but I can't get one to march down the aisle?" The night also included two mimes whose "Good vs. Evil" act was power- ful in its silent message. Yolanda Adams also hit big with her solo performance of such emotionally packed songs as "Thank You Lord" and "The Battle's Not Yours," as well as her skaddy-wat jazz sounds in "Through the Storm." In between, she reminded people why she and the other gospel legends were there that night. "This ain't a show; this is church. You don't need to be entertained; your souls need uplift- ment. You know you're doing some- thing for God when the Devil is hot on your trail. So we need to stop pitty-pat- tying with the Devil." Fred Hammond, the "radical" founder of the gospel group Commission, was an excellent addition to this gospel extravaganza, as his more than 16 years of gospel music work was a precursor to the kind of secular- sounding musical praise Franklin (as well as groups like the Clarke Sisters Why I Sing"), Franklin brought out the Spirit through song. During the Famiyi performance of the "Silver and Gol Franklin had members of their audience turn to each other and speak encourag- ingly, with sayings like "No matter'what people say, you can make it anyway." The family even reworded some of R. Kelly's "I Believe 1 Can Fly." "(R. Kelly) really had God in his mind when he wrote this," Franklin said. From "Amazing Grace" to "Running Back to You" to "Now Behold Lamb," the gospel trio entertained, reju- venated and provided audience mem- bers with a new reason to believe. "If we have just entertained you, then we have not done our job," Franklin noted towards the event's end. "I did not come so you can leave the same as when you came." Some may have reservations about the more secular nature of Saturday night's show. Perhaps the heavy usage f Ebonics, the rapping and the sampl of such songs as BLACKstreet's "No Diggity" made some feel uncomfort- able. But what Franklin, Adams and Hammond did was to bring the reality of God a hugejump closer than much of traditional gospel ever has. It showed that songs of worship can be cool, and it showed that spirituality and boredom don't have to go hand-in-hand. Twenty-seven-year-old Frankl five-foot-five frame may not make ho the biggest man in stature, but Saturday night, he and his distinguished guests were big in heart and infinite in spirit. And in times of trouble and depression, such things can't be underestimated in their ability to help and heal. hades SUMMER SESSION 1997 This summer, attend Colorado State University and earn credits during our 4-, 8-, or 12-week terms. 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All in all, Dawn is not believable, but she and Pauly resolve their conflict and promise to try to live with each other in order to make Edward happy. "Pauly" is not the most well-written sit-com on TV, but Shore manages to be funny - without the "Weasel" act. "Pauly" is 30 minutes of quick laughs, crude jokes and who else, Pauly Shore. If you liked him before, you'll like him just as much this time around. If you were never interested, or hated "Billy Madison" and "Tommy Boy," you'd be best not to bother. Don't Panic!! If you think you're pregnant... call us-we listen, we care. PROBLEM PREGNANCY HELP 769-7283 Any time, any day, 24 hours. Fully confidential. Serving Students since 1970. SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITIES ARE HEATING UP AT WEATHERVANE WINDOW I Ia] STA Travel is the world's largesl --travel organization specializing in low-cost travel for students. PSST! Got the urge to travel? STA Travel has great student airfares to destinations around the world. 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