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Archive (band)
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Archive
Archive in 2012.
Background information
Origin
London, England
Genres
Trip hop, electronica, progressive rock, new prog, shoegaze
Years active
1994–present
Labels
Island
Website
archiveofficial.uk
Members
Danny Griffiths
Darius Keeler
Rosko John
Dave Pen
Pollard Berrier
Maria Q
Jonathan Noyce
Steve Harris
Smiley
Steve Davis
Holly Martin
Mickey Hurcombe
Past members
Roya Arab
Suzanne Wooder
Craig Walker
Lee Pomeroy
Dale Davis
Archive are a musical group based in London, England, whose music spans electronic, trip hop, avant-garde, post-rock and progressive rock.[1] Over their twenty-year history, the band has released ten studio albums and enjoyed established success throughout Europe, while remaining little-known in their native Britain.[2]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Londinium & Take My Head (1994-1999)
1.2 Craig Walker era (2000–2004)
1.3 Collective phase (2004–present)
1.3.1 With Us Until You're Dead
1.3.2 Axiom
1.3.3 Restriction
1.3.4 The False Foundation
2 Members
2.1 Current lineup
2.2 Former members
3 Discography
3.1 Studio albums
3.2 Soundtracks
3.3 Compilations
3.4 Live albums
3.5 Live DVD
3.6 Remix albums
3.7 EPs
3.8 Singles
4 Entourage
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
Londinium & Take My Head (1994-1999)[edit]
Archive was formed in 1994 as a trip-hop band when Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths formed up with Roya Arab and rapper Rosko John.[3] After releasing a few singles on their own label, they broke up in early 1996 following a dispute. A few months later, the group reformed with new personnel and began recording their debut album. Londinium was released on Island Records in September 1996. The album featured a mix of dark trip hop, electronica, string arrangements and classically influenced songwriting. However, creative differences on the follow up resulted in the band once again breaking up.
In 1997, Keeler and Griffiths regrouped and continued Archive with another female singer, Suzanne Wooder. In 1999, Archive released their second studio album on Independiente, entitled Take My Head. The album features a mix of pop and symphonic trip hop, far more melodic than its predecessor. Due to differences of musical taste with an undisclosed number of producers the band tried to work with on the album, they have described it as their least favorite album the band recorded.
Craig Walker era (2000–2004)[edit]
In 2000, Keeler and Griffiths and Dan began to demo new tracks for further studio production. After establishing a new sound to work with, the boys placed an advert in Mojo magazine, looking for a new lead singer. Craig Walker answered the advert and immediately began working with the band and singing on the tune that Darius wrote, entitled, "Again".
Between 2002 and 2005, the band released three studio albums with Walker to further growing popularity and critical acclaim. "You All Look The Same To Me" (2002), "Noise" (2004), and "Michel Vaillant" were albums that marked a turning point of the Archive sound that gradually turned away from their roots in electronica and trip hop and towards more of a psychedelic and progressive style. One of the three composed albums was the soundtrack to the French film Michel Vaillant, released in November 2003. In winter of 2014, teaser music from the band's upcoming album was used for a TV advertisement for Meetic.[4]
In November 2004, Archive began their European tour without Walker, posting on their website that Walker would not be joining the band as he has left Archive due to personal differences.
Collective phase (2004–present)[edit]
In Autumn of 2004, Archive announced that Dave Pen (BirdPen) would replace Walker on the Noise tour. During this same tour, Keeler and Griffiths met the singer Pollard Berrier (formally of the band Bauchklang) at one of their shows in Vienna, Austria. Pollard had given Darius a demo CD of his own written material, with the intention of starting another project with Dan and Darius. Because of the latter circumstances, the three began writing and rehearsing together, and were recording in Southside Studios, London, by September 2005. A new modern era for Archive had begun with Darius, Dan and Pollard all writing and co-writing seven tracks and Dave Pen co-writing three, on the album, "Lights". Maria Q sang on three (including backing) tracks. From this point on, Archive was no longer a "front-man-band", but a "collective" of individual artists contributing to what is now an established sound. The album "Lights" was released in May 2006 and received high critical acclaim in France, Switzerland, Greece and Poland. Archive enjoyed predominantly sold-out gigs on their "Lights" Tour, as well as high acclaim at festivals around Europe.
In May 2009, Archive returned to release their most acclaimed album to date, "Controlling Crowds I-III". It reached number one in the French charts for a week, number one in Greece, number two in Switzerland and number 5 in Luxembourg. The single, "Bullets", was their most acclaimed single to date and reached the charts in Greece, Poland, Switzerland, France, and Germany. It has also been featured in the teaser trailer for Cyberpunk 2077. The biggest surprise of this album was the return of Rosko John, who adds an unforeseen depth to the seventh studio album. In September 2009, the follow-up album "Controlling Crowds: Part IV" was released, along with single "The Empty Bottle". Archive continued their "Controlling Crowds" tour, having already sold out some fifty concerts from September 2009 - February 2010, up to and extensively for the 2010 Summer Festival Season.
With Us Until You're Dead[edit]
Archive have worked on their eighth studio album (excluding Michel Vaillant) in London and Paris; under new management, having finished their deal with Warner Music - This has enlivened hopes in their home country of an official release at last. As early as November 2011, short samples of new works featured on the band's official website.
In May 2012, the band confirmed via the website that the album, titled With Us Until You're Dead, would be released on 27 August from their own label Dangervisit Records. It was accompanied by a European tour starting in October, to which a London show was promptly added. Fusing orchestral, electronic, soulful, progressive and emotional elements, Keeler describes the new material in comparison to previous works as "more personal - love songs basically. But coming at the subject matter in that non-formatted Archive way." Fans heard a new song, Violently, featuring new vocalist Holly Martin, which was released as part of the Wiped Out / Violently EP on 2 July.
Axiom[edit]
In November 2013, Archive announced details of their most ambitious project to date, a forty-minute short film and accompanying album set for release in May 2014.[5]
The film was created with the help of Spanish film collective NYSU. Director Jesus Hernandez said of the film: “Archive has produced a great album that works like an entire movie script... Our challenge was to translate the band’s script into images." The film is set on Axiom, an island in the middle of nowhere with steep cliffs on all sides. On the island there is an underground city dominated by a bell, which decides the fate of the city’s inhabitants.
The album, titled Axiom, was officially released on 26 May 2014. The band debuted the short film and performed live at the 2014 Sundance London film festival.[6]
Restriction[edit]
On 20 October 2014 Archive announced their upcoming album Restriction which was released on 12 January 2015. Videos for the tracks "Black And Blue", "Kid Corner" and "Feel It" are available for viewing on the official website.
The False Foundation[edit]
On October 7, 2016 Archive released their tenth album The False Foundation.[7] The band released music videos for "Driving In Nails", "Bright Lights" and "The False Foundation".
Members[edit]
Current lineup[edit]
Darius Keeler - songwriting, synthesizer, piano, programming, arrangements
Danny Griffiths - songwriting, synthesizer, samples, programming, arrangements
Pollard Berrier - songwriting, vocals, guitar, programming, arrangements
Dave Pen - songwriting, vocals, guitar
Maria Q - vocals
Holly Martin - vocals
Steve Harris - guitar, backing vocals
Jonathan Noyce - bass
Steve ("the menace") Davis - bass
Smiley / Steve Barnard - drums
Mickey Hurcombe - guitar, keys
Rosko John - songwriting, vocals, MC
Former members[edit]
Craig Walker - songwriting, vocals, guitar
Matheu Martin - drums
Suzanne Wooder - vocals
Roya Arab - songwriting and vocals
Lee Pomeroy - bass
Dale Davis - bass
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Londinium (1996)
Take My Head (1999)
You All Look the Same to Me (2002)
Noise (2004)
Lights (2006)
Controlling Crowds (2009)
Controlling Crowds – Part IV (2009)
With Us Until You're Dead (2012)
Axiom (2014)
Restriction (2015)
The False Foundation (2016)
Soundtracks[edit]
Michel Vaillant by Archive (soundtrack from Michel Vaillant) (2003)
Compilations[edit]
Controlling Crowds – The Complete Edition Parts I–IV (2009)
Demos and Tracks from the Archives (2010)
Demos and Tracks from the Archives 2 (2012)
Live albums[edit]
Live at Paris/France Inter (2002)
Unplugged (2004)
Live for 3 nights at Les Nuits Botaniques Festival - Brussels May 2005 (2005, promo)
Live at the Zenith (2007)
Live at La Géode (only sold by French FNAC) (2010)
Live 2010 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels 17th January 2010 (only sold by ConcertLive.co.uk) (2010)
Live 2010 Le Zenith, Paris 23rd January 2010 (only sold by ConcertLive.co.uk) (2010)
Live DVD[edit]
Live at the Zenith (deluxe package) (2007)
Live in Athens (sold at PledgeMusic.com) (2011)
Remix albums[edit]
Unrestricted (2015)
EPs[edit]
The Absurd EP (2002)
Pieces B Sides (2006)
Wiped Out / Violently EP (2012)
Live EP (2013)
Restriction Outtakes EP (2015)
Singles[edit]
"Londinium"
Londinium (1996)
So Few Words (1996)
Nothing Else (1996)
"Take My Head"
You Make Me Feel (1999)
The Way You Love Me (1999)
Take My Head (1999, promo)
Cloud in the Sky (2000)
"You All Look The Same to Me"
Again (2001/2002)
Numb (2002)
Goodbye (2002, promo)
Men Like You / Meon (2003)
"Michel Vaillant"
Friend (2003)
Main Bridge Scene (2003)
"Noise"
Get Out (2004)
Fuck U (2004, promo)
Sleep (2004, promo)
"Lights"
System (2006, promo)
Fold (2006, promo)
Sane (2006, promo)
"Controlling Crowds (Parts I-III)"
Bullets (2009)
Kings of Speed (2009, promo)
Collapse/Collide (2009)
"Controlling Crowds – Part IV"
The Empty Bottle (2009)
Lines (2009, promo)
"With Us Until You're Dead"
Violently (2012, promo)
Wiped Out (2012)
Hatchet (2012)
Stick Me In My Heart (2013)
"Axiom"
Distorted Angels (2014)
Axiom (2014)
"Restriction"
Black & Blue (2014)
Feel It (2014)
Kid Corner (2014)
End of Our Days (2015)
"The False Foundation"
Driving In Nails (2016)
Bright Lights (2016)
The False Foundation (2016)
Entourage[edit]
BirdPen
Robin Foster
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Stortford recording studio making huge waves in Europe with Archive "...with tracks that feature a dramatic and layered genre-spanning sound taking in progressive rock, post-rock, electronic, trip hop and experimental"
Jump up ^ "Rockhal, Tuesday night: The British gem that Europe found - Archive". wort.lu. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
Jump up ^ "Archive - Biography & History - AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
Jump up ^ "meetic". archive.org. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 17 March 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2017. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
Jump up ^ "Archive Announce Details Of New Film And Album 'Axiom' Due Out May 2014". contactmusic.com. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
Jump up ^ Barraclough, Leo (24 February 2014). "Archive to Perform, Preem Pic 'Axiom' at Sundance London". variety.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
Jump up ^ "Archive Announce New Album 'The False Foundation' Recap ::Archive News ::antiMusic.com". antimusic.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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The Middle (TV series)
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The Middle
Genre
Sitcom
Family comedy
Created by
Eileen Heisler
DeAnn Heline
Starring
Patricia Heaton
Neil Flynn
Charlie McDermott
Eden Sher
Atticus Shaffer
Chris Kattan
Narrated by
Patricia Heaton
Composer(s)
Joey Newman
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
9
No. of episodes
210 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
DeAnn Heline
Eileen Heisler
Producer(s)
Werner Kalian
Vijal Patel
Roy Brown
Robin Shorr
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
21-22 minutes
Production company(s)
Blackie and Blondie Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Distributor
Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network
ABC
Picture format
HDTV 720p
Original release
September 30, 2009 (2009-09-30) – present
External links
Website
The Middle is an American sitcom about a middle-class family living in Indiana facing the day-to-day struggles of home life, work, and raising children. The show premiered September 30, 2009, on the ABC network and features Everybody Loves Raymond actress Patricia Heaton and Scrubs actor Neil Flynn.[1] The Middle was created by former Roseanne and Murphy Brown writers Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline of Blackie and Blondie Productions. The show is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Blackie and Blondie Productions. The Middle has been praised by television critics and earned numerous award nominations.
The series was renewed for a ninth season on January 25, 2017,[2] with filming beginning on August 15, 2017.[3] On August 2, 2017, it was announced that the series will end after its ninth season, at request of the series' creators.[4]
Contents
[hide]
1 Premise
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring
3 Episodes
4 Development and production
5 Reception
5.1 Critical reception
5.2 Ratings
5.3 Awards and nominations
5.4 Syndication
6 DVD distribution
7 Broadcast
8 References
9 External links
Premise[edit]
The series features Frances "Frankie" Heck (Patricia Heaton), a middle class, middle-aged, Midwestern[5] woman and her husband Mike (Neil Flynn), who reside in the small fictional town of Orson, Indiana based on the real town of Jasper, Indiana.[6] They are the parents of three children, Axl (Charlie McDermott), Sue (Eden Sher), and Brick (Atticus Shaffer).[7]
The series is narrated by Frankie, initially an under-performing salesperson at a used-car dealership and later a dental assistant. Her stoic husband Mike manages a local quarry and serves as a stabilizing influence in the family, though Frankie complains about his lack of affection at times. The kids are quite different from one another: oldest son Axl, a popular but lazy teenager, does well in sports but not in academics; daughter Sue is an enthusiastic young teen but chronically unsuccessful and socially awkward; and youngest son Brick is an intelligent but introverted compulsive reader with odd behavioral traits.
Cast and characters[edit]
There are numerous recurring characters that the Hecks encounter in and around Orson.
Main article: List of The Middle characters
Main[edit]
Patricia Heaton as Frances "Frankie" Heck (née Spence), wife of Mike and mother of Axl, Sue, and Brick. Frankie is the central character in the show, as her voice is heard narrating at various points in every episode. She lost her job at a car dealership in season 4 and is now a dental assistant.
Neil Flynn as Michael "Mike" Heck Jr., Frankie's husband, known for his straightforward, sometimes distant manner and emotional stability. Mike works at the local limestone quarry as the manager and has a no-nonsense approach to work and family.
Charlie McDermott as Axl Redford Heck, the oldest child of Frankie and Mike. Popular and athletic in school, he is also sarcastic, lazy, narcissistic, and often dominant over his younger siblings. He sometimes gives his siblings affection, but tries to hide it. In season 1, Axl was starting his freshman year of high school and proceeded to graduate high school at the end of season 4. He goes to fictional East Indiana State University on a football scholarship and becomes a business major. He starts dating Lexie in the season 8 episode "The Par-Tay", and graduates college in season 8's "The Final Final".
Eden Sher as Sue Sue Heck, the socially awkward middle child of Frankie and Mike. Her genuine nature, bubbly personality, and persistent sunny optimism tend to make others view her as annoying and makes her an object of ridicule, especially by her older brother. In season 3 Sue begins her freshman year of high school and proceeded to graduate from high school at the end of season 6. She then follows Axl to East Indiana State University on a financial aid package. Sue has a crush on Sean Donahue (Beau Wirick). As of season 9, she is presumably a Junior pursuing a degree in Hospitality and Hotel Management.
Atticus Shaffer as Brick Ishmael Heck, youngest of Mike and Frankie's children. He loves to read and is very intelligent, but is also introverted, odd, and often easily distracted. Occasionally, while speaking, he will lower his head and repeat the last word spoken in an audible whisper. In season 1, Brick was starting second grade. He is a sophomore in high school as of the season 9 premiere.
Chris Kattan (regular seasons 1–2, recurring season 3, guest seasons 4 and 5) as Bob Weaver, Frankie's co-worker and friend at Ehlert Motors, where Frankie works for the first three seasons. After she gets fired in season 4, Frankie and Bob lose touch.
Recurring[edit]
Don Ehlert (Brian Doyle-Murray) (season 1–6) is the owner of Ehlert Motors, where Frankie works for the first three seasons before she gets fired in early season 4. He is a crass, overweight, staunchly-conservative man that seems to be rude to Frankie because she is female, often referring to her as "Frances" instead of her preferred name. He likes Mike as the two often talk about sports.
Pete Miller (Peter Breitmayer) (seasons 1–4) is Ehlert Motors' best salesman and star employee. He is disliked by Frankie and Bob for his continuous boasting and teacher's-pet relationship with Mr. Ehlert.
Edie and Ginny Freehold (Jeanette Miller and Frances Bay) are Frankie's elderly great-aunts who are heavy smokers and drinkers. Throughout the series, it is heavily hinted that none of the Hecks enjoy looking after them. Both characters die off-screen. Ginny dies in season 3 (following Bay's death) and Edie in season 6 (after Miller retired from acting).
Brad Bottig (Brock Ciarlelli) is Sue's flamboyant, theater-loving, tap dancing, and slightly camp "boyfriend" in season 1. After she catches him smoking at his house, they split up but remain close friends. In season 7, he comes out as gay to Sue in a passive way but she already knew and is happy for him. They remain close friends after graduation, meeting up when they can. They both spent summer 2016 (between seasons 7–8) working at Dollywood. In season 8, Brad transferred to East Indiana State because he disliked NYU.
Carly (Blaine Saunders) (season 1–6) is Sue's best friend in school, and for a while is her only close female friend. The two girls are extremely alike but lose contact after graduation.
Sean Donahue (Beau Wirick) is one of Axl's best friends, teammate on the high school football team, and Nancy Donahue's only son. He is outwardly complimentary and polite to the Hecks, but also supports many of Axl's schemes. He takes on a "hippie" persona in season 7 while in college at the University of Notre Dame, but has reverted to a clean-cut look in season 8. It is revealed in season 8 that he has a crush on Sue.
Nancy Donahue (Jen Ray) is the Hecks' idyllic neighbor of whom the Hecks are shown to be jealous. Frankie is shown trying to imitate Nancy's parenting, but mostly fails.
Ron Donahue (Sean O'Bryan) is the Hecks' neighbor, Nancy's husband, and Sean's dad.
Darrin McGrew (John Gammon) (seasons 1–6) is Axl's dimwitted other best friend and teammate, and becomes Sue's boyfriend in season 4. They break up and get together again, then finally decide to split up in season 6 after Darrin proposed marriage and Sue declined. The character has not appeared since.
Paula Norwood (Julie Brown) is another of the Hecks' neighbors.
Bill Norwood (Pat Finn) is Paula's husband and one of the Hecks' neighbors.
Michael "Big Mike" Heck Sr. (John Cullum) is Mike's reclusive, man-of-few-words, hoarder father.
Orville "Rusty" Heck (Norm Macdonald) is Mike's unreliable, silly, yet optimistic and cheerful younger brother. He sometimes lives with Big Mike and started a diaper business with Mike.
Pat Spence (Marsha Mason) is Frankie's mother. She is keen to help the Hecks in any way she can and spoils the kids, much to Frankie's annoyance.
Tag Spence (Jerry Van Dyke) (seasons 2–6) is Frankie's father and Pat's husband. He seems to like Mike a lot and spends a lot of time with him, much to Mike's annoyance.
Janet (Molly Shannon) is Frankie's perfectionist sister who has so far only appeared in two episodes of the entire series (S3E10 "Thanksgiving III" and S4E18 "The Name") but is referenced a lot.
Reverend Timothy "Tim-Tom" Thomas (Paul Hipp), is a musical, charismatic/hip-to-the-kids youth minister at the Hecks' church whom Sue deeply admires for his meaningful and jolly songs about the difficulties of teenage life. He has appeared in at least one episode each season.
Rita Glossner (Brooke Shields) is the Hecks' uncouth and troubled neighbor. She is the single mother of three stealing, rude sons but apparently is not aware of their nastiness as she describes them as "good boys." The Season 8 episode "Trip and Fall" reveals that Rita has a fourth son, Rodney, her oldest child who has just made her a grandmother.
Derrick Glossner (David Chandler), Wade Glossner (Parker Bolek), Diaper Glossner (Gibson Bobby Sjobeck), and an unnamed girl make up the dreaded Glossner children, Rita's rowdy, foul-mouthed, rude, burglarizing offspring.
Zack (Andrew J. Fishman) (season 1–3) is Brick's friend from the socially challenged class. He sometimes acts like a cat, meowing and wearing oven-mitts.
Matt (Moisés Arias) is a boy on the wrestling team at Sue and Axl's school who likes Sue and becomes her first real boyfriend in season 3.
Ashley "Weird Ashley" Wyman (Katlin Mastandrea) is Axl's weird classmate who has twice been his accidental date to prom. She is also on Sue's wrestlerette team. She transfers to East Indiana State in season 6, surprising Axl at his college home.
Courtney and Debbie (Brittany Ross and Natalie Lander) (season 3–7) are two think-alike cheerleaders in Axl and Sue's high school who date Axl as one. They later work as assistant cheerleading coaches at Orson High after graduating and hint at a mutual hatred of each other.
Becky (Jessica Marie Garcia) (season 3–6) is a rough-and-tumble girl in Axl and Sue's high school who is on Sue's wrestlerette team.
Ruth (Grace Bannon) (season 3–6) is another of Sue's co-wrestlerettes; she is depicted as extremely religious.
Mrs. Tompkins (Krista Braun) is Brick's social skills mentor and guidance counselor.
Dr. Chuck Fulton (Dave Foley) (seasons 4–8) is the school therapist who works with Mrs. Tompkins and counsels Brick. He is also portrayed as lonely and lives with clowder of cats. It is also implied that he has an unhealthy attachment to an ex-girlfriend named Shelley (who never appears onscreen but is referenced occasionally).
Arlo (Nick Shafer) is Brick's odd friend whom he meets during the second season.
Dr. Ted Goodwin (Jack McBrayer) is a smiley, optimistic dentist who hires Frankie as a hygienist in season 4.[8] His dental practice is taken over by Smile Sensations in season 7 but he still recurs thereafter.
Cassidy Finch (Galadriel Stineman) is Axl's tutor and later girlfriend in season 4. She's described by Axl as the first girl he's ever loved. They break up when she is accepted by a college 800 miles away.
Kenny (Tommy Bechtold) (seasons 5–8) is Axl's college roommate who does nothing but play World of Warcraft. He is very rarely known to talk, and when he does, it always comes as a shock to Axl and Hutch.
Charles "Hutch" Hutchinson (Alphonso McAuley) (seasons 5–8) is Axl's football teammate, best friend, and eventual roommate at college.
Edwin (Jimmy Bellinger) is Sue's manager at Spudsy's, where she works, starting in season 5.
Coach Tink Babbit (Brooke Dillman) (season 5-8) is the volleyball coach and detention monitor at Orson High School.
Devin Levin (Gia Mantegna) (season 6–8) is a relative of Frankie's hairdresser who becomes Axl's girlfriend in season 6. They break up in season 7 after mutually agreeing they should see other people during their college years.
Cindy (Casey Burke) is a strange classmate of Brick's who becomes his girlfriend in season 6. She is part of Brick's posse (Brick, Cindy, and Troy) in season 7. In the season 7 episode "Halloween VII", it is implied that Brick and Cindy eventually marry and start a family. In season 9 Brick breaks up with Cindy, but they get back together.
Dave (Malcolm Foster Smith) is one of Mike's employees.
Jim (Troy Metcalf) is one of Mike's employees.
Chuck (Greg Cipes) is one of Mike's employees.
Troy (Jovan Armand) is Brick's large classmate who initially protects him from bullies at school, then later becomes his friend.
Logan (David Hull) is Sue's love interest beginning in late season 6. They break up mid-season 7, as he says that he's changing his major to religious studies and wants to become a priest.
Lexie Brooks[9] (Daniela Bobadilla) is Sue's best friend and later college roommate, beginning in season 7. She is a nice, wealthy young woman (21) who shares a lot of Sue's interests and occasionally thinks others can afford the same luxuries she can and that her family's wealth is really no big deal when it actually gets pretty insane. She has a big crush on Axl, which Axl finally reciprocates in the Season 8 episode "The Par-tay".
Jeremy (Will Green) is a hardcore environmentalist and anti-capitalist whom Sue initially meets in season 7 when he is chained to a tree on campus. The two later begin dating, but Sue breaks up with Jeremy early in season 8.
Tyler (Keaton Savage) is the young man who drives the safe ride cart on the East Indiana State campus. He becomes Sue's brief love interest in Season 8.
April (Greer Grammer) (season 8) is Axl's former girlfriend, introduced in the season 8 premiere. April is a pretty blonde, but disliked by most of the Heck family since she's very ditzy. Later in the season they elope off-screen. They quickly have the marriage annulled after Axl realizes his mistake, but continue to date, before breaking up in the episode "Exes and Ohhhs".
Aidan (Jackson White) (season 9) is a guy Sue mistakes as the "mystery date" that Sean Donahue set up for her. Sue and Aidan then date for real, but the romance doesn't last long.
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of The Middle episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 24 September 30, 2009 (2009-09-30) May 19, 2010 (2010-05-19)
2 24 September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22) May 25, 2011 (2011-05-25)
3 24 September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21) May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)
4 24 September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26) May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)
5 24 September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25) May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)
6 24 September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24) May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13)
7 24 September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23) May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18)
8 23 October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11) May 16, 2017 (2017-05-16)
9 24[10] October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)
Development and production[edit]
The series was originally developed in the 2006–07 development cycle for ABC and was to star Ricki Lake as Frankie.[7] Atticus Shaffer was the only actor to retain his role when the show was re-developed.[11] ABC later ordered a second, cast-contingent pilot order tied to Patricia Heaton being cast in the leading role for the 2008-09 development cycle.[12]The series was created by Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline (who is from Muncie, Indiana)[13] and the pilot was directed by Julie Anne Robinson.[14]
The show was originally set to take place in Jasper, Indiana, though the setting was changed to the fictional Orson, Indiana on the advice of attorneys.[15] However, Orson is based on, and presumed to be located near Jasper. The show is filmed in Stage 31 at the Warner Bros. Ranch[16], with the house's exterior on the ranch's Blondie Street. Set director Julie Fanton shops at traditionally mid-western places, such as Target and Kohl's, so the show appears to have a realistic middle-class look.[13]
The series was picked up for a full season of 24 episodes after airing just two episodes.[17] On January 12, 2010, ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson announced that he was renewing The Middle for a second season.[18][19] The show was renewed for a third season. The third season premiered with a one-hour episode on September 21, 2011. On May 10, 2012, ABC renewed the show for a fourth season,[20] which premiered with a one-hour special on September 26, 2012. The show was renewed for a fifth season on May 10, 2013. ABC confirmed on May 9, 2014 that the series was picked up for a sixth season of 22 episodes,[21] and officially ordered an additional two episodes in October of that year, bringing the season six total to 24.
On May 8, 2015, ABC officially picked up the series for a seventh season, renewing the contracts of the main cast at the same time. ABC renewed the series for season eight with a 22-episode order, later expanded to 23 episodes in December 2016.[22]
On January 25, 2017, ABC renewed The Middle for a ninth[2] and final[4] season.
Reception[edit]
Critical reception[edit]
Season
Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes – audience score
Metacritic
1 74% (19 reviews)[23] 83% (73 reviews)[23] 70 (25 reviews)[24]
2 N/A 90% (45 reviews)[25] N/A
3 N/A 92% (41 reviews)[26] N/A
4 100% (5 reviews)[27] 86% (46 reviews)[27] N/A
5 N/A 87% (90 reviews)[28] N/A
6 N/A 83% (67 reviews)[29] N/A
7 N/A 89% (49 reviews)[30] N/A
8 N/A 93% (35 reviews)[30] N/A
9 N/A 100% (16 reviews)[31] N/A
The Middle has received critical acclaim, citing its unique and original characters along with critics praising the show's consistent standard and its realistic portrayal of lower-middle-class families. It holds a score of 71 on the review aggregator website Metacritic as of April 1, 2011.[32] Critics praise the show's good timing, writing, and acting, with Robert Bianco of USA Today saying, "...This series seems to more assuredly offer a first-class version of what so many viewers say they want: a humorous, heartfelt, realistic look at middle-class, middle-America family life."[33] The praise has been, so far, consistent, with Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker saying that, in season two, The Middle continues to be "...a rock-solid show, the saga of a family struggling to keep their heads above the choppy economic waters..."[34]
In the 2009–2010 season, The Middle ranked number six on Metacritic's "Best Reviewed New Network Show" list.[35] Airing behind the quickly cancelled Hank during its first season, ratings were not initially impressive, averaging fewer than 7 million viewers. At the start of the 2010/2011 season, ABC moved the show to the beginning of its prime time block (8:00 pm EDT) and ratings increased substantially, with the show usually ranking second in its time slot to CBS's Survivor.
In 2016, Bob Sassone of Esquire published an article called "The Middle Is the Best TV Show You're Not Watching" where he expresses the dissatisfaction of the series not having received nominations for several awards and not receiving the deserved attention of the critics, saying that "The Middle is the finest American sitcom on TV right now".[36] After ABC confirmed that the ninth season of The Middle would be the last, Devon Ivie of Vulture published that "The Middle Is One of TV’s Most Underrated Gems" saying that "I’ll miss the midwestern comfort of The Middle tremendously" and gave five reasons why readers should give to the show a chance to charm them.[37]
Ratings[edit]
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
Premiered
Ended
TV season
Rank (viewers)
Rank (demo)
Viewers
(in millions)
Demo (18-49)
Date
Premiere viewers
(in millions)
18–49 rating
Date
Finale viewers
(in millions)
18–49 rating
1 Wednesday 8:30 pm 24 September 30, 2009 8.71[38] 2.6[38] May 19, 2010 7.55[39] 2.5[39] 2009–10 68[40] 63[40] 6.69[40] 2.3[40]
2 Wednesday 8:00 pm 24 September 22, 2010 8.81[41] 2.7[41] May 25, 2011 7.33[42] 2.2[42] 2010–11 51[43] 59[43] 8.08[43] 2.4[43]
3 24 September 21, 2011 9.74[44] 3.1[44] May 23, 2012 6.52[45] 2.0[45] 2011–12 60[46] 63[46] 8.08[46] 2.5 [46]
4 24 September 26, 2012 9.16[47] 2.9[47] May 22, 2013 7.70[48] 2.0[48] 2012–13 45[49] 44[49] 8.42[49] 2.5[49]
5 24 September 25, 2013 8.94[50] 2.5[50] May 21, 2014 7.85[51] 2.1[51] 2013–14 44[52] N/A 8.24[52] N/A
6 24 September 24, 2014 7.59[53] 2.2[53] May 13, 2015 7.03[54] 1.8[54] 2014–15 53[55] 41[55] 8.68[55] 2.4[55]
7 24 September 23, 2015 8.21[56] 2.1[56] May 18, 2016 6.73[57] 1.6[57] 2015–16 53[58] 34[59] 8.15[58] 2.2 [59]
8 Tuesday 8:00 pm 23 October 11, 2016 6.78[60] 1.8[60] May 16, 2017 5.27[61] 1.2[61] 2016–17 53[62] 43[62] 7.02[62] 1.8
9 Tuesday 8:00 pm (1-17)
Tuesday 8:30 pm (18-) 24 October 3, 2017 6.21[63] 1.6[63] 2017–18
The season 3 episode "Halloween II" was the most watched episode so far, viewed by 10.16 million viewers.[64]
Awards and nominations[edit]
In 2011, The Middle received a Gracie Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.[65] The 1st Critics' Choice Television Awards nominated the series for Best Comedy Series, Patricia Heaton for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, and Eden Sher for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Year
Award
Category
Recipient(s)
Result
Ref(s)
2010 Young Artist Award Best Recurring Young Actor 14 and Over Brock Ciarlelli Nominated [66]
Best Recurring Young Actress Eden Sher Nominated
Humanitas Prize 30 Minute Category Episode: "The Block Party" Nominated
2011 Gracie Award Outstanding Comedy Series The Middle Won [67]
1st Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Comedy Series The Middle Nominated [68]
Best Actress in a Comedy Series Patricia Heaton Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Eden Sher Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Guest Starring Young Actor Ten and Under Parker Contreras Won [69]
Mason Cook Nominated
Best Recurring Young Actor Brock Ciarlelli Won
Best Guest Starring Young Actress 11–15 Kelly Heyer Nominated
Best Recurring Young Actress 17–21 Blaine Saunders Nominated
Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series Eden Sher, Atticus Shaffer, and Charlie McDermott Nominated
2012 2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Eden Sher Nominated [70]
1st PAAFTJ Television Awards Best Comedy Series The Middle Nominated [71]
Best Actress in a Comedy Series Patricia Heaton (Episode: "Thanksgiving III") Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Eden Sher (Episode: "The Test") Nominated
Best Production Design in a Comedy Series Episode: "The Map" Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Recurring Young Actor 17–21 Brock Ciarlelli Won [72]
Best Guest Starring Young Actress 17–21 Katlin Mastandrea Nominated
Best Guest Starring Young Actress Ten and Under Marlowe Peyton Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Episode: "The Play" Nominated [73]
Humanitas Prize 30 Minute Category Episode: "The Map" Nominated
TV Guide Award Favorite Comedy Series The Middle Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Award Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Whoopi Goldberg Nominated [74]
2013 Young Artist Award Best Recurring Young Actor 17–21 Brock Ciarlelli Won [75]
Best Recurring Young Actress 17–21 Katlin Mastandrea Nominated
3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Comedy Series The Middle Nominated [76]
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Eden Sher Won
2013 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Female Scene Stealer Eden Sher Nominated [77]
TV Guide Award Favorite Comedy Series The Middle Nominated
2nd PAAFTJ Television Awards Best Comedy Series The Middle Nominated [78]
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Charlie McDermott Nominated
Best Artistic/Visual Achievement in a Comedy Series Episode: "Hallelujah Hoedown" Nominated
EWwy Awards Best Actor in a Comedy Series Neil Flynn Nominated [79]
2014 Young Artist Award Best Recurring Young Actor 17–21 Brock Ciarlelli Nominated [80]
Best Recurring Young Actress 17–21 Katlin Mastandrea Nominated
EWwy Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Eden Sher Won [81]
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top TV Series Joey Newman Won [82]
Humanitas Prize 30 Minute Category Episode: "Halloween IV: The Ghost Story" Nominated [83]
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Scene Stealer: Female Eden Sher Nominated [84]
TV Guide Award Favorite Comedy Series The Middle Nominated
2015 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Eden Sher Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Recurring Young Actor 17–21 Brock Ciarlelli Won [85]
Best Guest Starring Young Actress 14–16 Ava Allan Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Charlie McDermott Nominated [86]
Online Film & Television Association Award Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Dick Van Dyke Nominated [87]
2016 6th Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Eden Sher Nominated [88]
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Neil Flynn Nominated
Humanitas Prize 30 Minute Category Episode: "The Graduate" Won [89]
Young Entertainer Awards Best Recurring Young Actress – Television Series Casey Burke Nominated [90]
Best Guest Starring Young Actor – Television Series Matt Cornett Won
2017 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series Joey Newman Won [91]
Young Entertainer Awards Best Recurring Young Actress – Television Series Casey Burke Pending [92]
Syndication[edit]
On March 6, 2012, it was announced that ABC Family (now Freeform) obtained the rights to The Middle, which began airing the series on September 9, 2013.[93]
Hallmark Channel also acquired The Middle for syndication, which began airing in March 2014.[94] In addition, the series debuted in local syndication on September 16, 2013.[95] As of September 2017, the show is no longer available for local syndication.[96]
DVD distribution[edit]
In region 1, seasons 1–4 have had an official retail release. Starting with season 5, the series has been released as a MOD DVD-R via the Warner Archive Collection.[97] The Canadian releases continue to be traditionally manufactured and sold, but are otherwise identical to their American counterparts.[98] Distribution for regions 2 and 4 ended after the fourth season.
Broadcast[edit]
The Middle premiered in the U.S. on September 30, 2009, on ABC. It has aired on City (formerly Citytv) in Canada since the third season.[99] Previously, the show aired on A (now CTV Two) during its first season.[100] In Australia, the show premiered on December 7, 2009, on Nine Network. The New Zealand premiere was on May 8, 2010, on TV2. In India, the show premiered on January 5, 2015 on Romedy Now. In the UK, it premiered on August 29, 2010, on Sky1. Season 5 premiered on Comedy Central, UK on January 21, 2014, and in Ireland on April 16, 2014, on TV3. It has been adapted in Hindi on Reliance Broadcast Network comedy channel BIG MAGIC as Tedi Medi Family. It is also broadcast on the Neox Channel in Spain[101] and Warner Channel in Latin America and Brazil.[102][103]
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The cutaneous receptors are the types of sensory receptor found in the dermis or epidermis. They are a part of the somatosensory system. Cutaneous receptors include cutaneous mechanoreceptors, nociceptors (pain) and thermoreceptors (temperature).[1]
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4 See also
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Types[edit]
The sensory receptors in the skin are:
cutaneous mechanoreceptors
Ruffini's end organ (skin stretch)
End-bulbs of Krause (Cold)
Meissner's corpuscle (changes in texture, slow vibrations)
Pacinian corpuscle (deep pressure, fast vibrations)
Merkel's disc (sustained touch and pressure)
Free nerve endings
thermoreceptor
nociceptors
chemoreceptors
Modalities[edit]
With the above-mentioned receptor types the skin can sense the modalities touch, pressure, vibration, temperature and pain. The modalities and their receptors are partly overlapping, and are innervated by different kinds of fiber types.
Cutaneous receptors
Modality
Type
Fiber type
Touch
Rapidly adapting cutaneous mechanoreceptors (Meissner corpuscle end-organs
Pacinian corpuscle end-organs
hair follicle receptors
some free nerve endings) Aβ fibers
Touch & pressure
Slowly adapting cutaneous mechanoreceptors (Merkel and Ruffini corpuscle end-organs
some free nerve endings) Aβ fibers (Merkel and Ruffini's), Aδ fibers (free nerve endings)
Vibration
Meissners and Pacinian corpuscle end-organs Aβ fibers
Temperature
Thermoreceptors Aδ fibers (cold receptors)
C fibers (warmth receptors)
Pain & Itch
Free nerve ending nociceptors Aδ fibers (Nociceptors of neospinothalamic tract)
C fibers (Nociceptors of paleospinothalamic tract)
Morphology[edit]
Cutaneous receptors are at the ends of afferent neurons. They are usually encapsulated in elaborate cellular corpuscles. Generally, they are linked to collagen - fibres networks within the capsule. Ion channels are situated near these networks.
In sensory transduction, the afferent nerves transmit through a series of synapses in the central nervous system, first in the spinal cord or trigeminal nucleus, depending on the dermatomic area concerned. One pathway then proceeds to the ventrobasal portion of the thalamus, and then on to the somatosensory cortex.[2]
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Sense
Receptor
Skin
Epithelium
Opsin § Opsins in the human eye, brain, and skin
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Lincoln R. J., Boxshall G. A. (1990): Natural history - The Cambridge illustrated dictionary. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ISBN 0 521 30551-9.
Jump up ^ Mada S. S. (2000): Human Biology. McGraw–Hill, New York, ISBN 0-07-290584-0.
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