[TV Guest Review] Stargate Universe Premiere

Opening Statement:

I’ve been a Sci Fi fan as long as I can remember. It has been my escape from the world. When I was a teen I fell in love with a movie that I must have watched 30 times or more. This wonderful movie was Stargate! In 1997 Stargate SG-1 came to be, and it was a big hit. I didn’t really get into it ’til about a year ago (I know, shame on me). Since then I have seen every episode of SG-1, the SG-1 Movies and Stargate Atlantis multiple times and never seem to get tired of them. So when the news of SGU came around I got goose bumps and marked my calendar for the big event. Finally, last night, the season premiere aired! Continue reading

[Music Review] The Mars Volta “The Bedlam in Goliath”

Overview:

Most frequent Everyviewers may remember Clay’s review on the progressive rock band The Mars Volta’s newest album Octahedron. Well today, in the shadow of Halloween and with T.V. channels beginning their brutal rape of any and all things scary, I will be reviewing an album based on ghosts, Quija boards, and the afterlife. The album in question is the Volta’s fourth, and my personal favorite, The Bedlam in Goliath. Continue reading

Five Nintendo DS Games Everyone Should Own

Now that the Nintendo DSi is available, gamers everywhere are picking up their first dual screen gaming system and diving into the wonderful world of the Nintendo DS. With an overwhelmingly huge library of games, however, it’s easy for gamers to get lost when trying to pick out the right titles.

Below are five titles that everyone with a DS, any model, should own. Keep in mind the games on this list are five of the games that I believe every gamer with a DS should own, not a list of the five best DS games. If you have a different selection of games, feel free to call me an idiot, or, preferably, leave your games of choice in the comments section! Continue reading

[TV Review] The Cleveland Show Premiere

The Cleveland Show has received a lot of hype. It was even mentioned in an episode of Family Guy by Cleveland himself. The pilot episode premiered September 27th on Fox network, and was watched by approximately 9.42 million viewers. That’s a good number of people, but I’m willing to wager that most of them were disappointed, much like myself. Continue reading

[TV Review] Dexter Season 4 Premiere

Few shows give me the chubby that Showtime’s Dexter does. It’s fun, intelligent, original. So, having caught up on DVD, I was finally ready to watch my first season on TV, without the ability to watch multiple episodes in a day.

The Season 4 Premiere begins with us getting a look at the new father/husband Dexter. Visibly exhausted, he’s trying to juggle his new life with his desire for his old life, all while adding a new baby into the mix. We are quickly introduced the this season’s main new character, The Trinity Killer (played by Jon Lithgow). Having another serial killer for Dexter to go toe to toe with is going to lead to a very intense season, I believe. Continue reading

[New Writer] Brandon Majors (No Relation to Andrew)

Alright Everyview, new writer on deck. My name is Brandon Majors (no relation to Andrew) and I am in no way related to Andrew. To the best of my knowledge anyway. I work at a cafeteria called MCL, which is pretty much the mecca of Terre Haute dining, albeit overpriced and offering basically the same foods displayed in different orders. I’m a freshman at Ivy Tech Community College for right now, but I’m hoping to be at IU next year. So there we have the two major time consumers in my life.

I think next on my introduction list should be “about me.” I’m a Scorpio, I love Punk music, long walks on the beach, and a girl who can cook a nice dinner… but seriously, I’m pretty simple. Punk and Ska music are my genre’s of choice, but I have a broad range when it comes to music. I skate when  I have the time, and I’m a big fan of Kustom Kulture (50’s and earlier cars, rockabilly music, pin-up’s and what have you). I like old cars, a lot. My current project is a ’68 mustang, but due to being poor and in college I have little time to work on it or do much of anything with it. I play a lot of them there vidya games, mostly Xbox 360, but I spend some quality time on the Wii when I have the chance.

That about sum’s things up for me, just a run of the mill Hautian who spends way to much time on the internet or on the trusty Xbox 360. Working with Everyview will hopefully give me a new hobby to pour massive amounts of time into, and most likely money, but I wont be writing any checks out just yet. (Sorry Zac!)

[New Writer] John Rogers

Before I do anything else, I would like to introduce myself to the Everyview readers. My name is John Rogers, I am a sophomore at North Vigo High School, in Terre Haute, Indiana. I’ve spent my entire life living in The Haute, a town known for its pungent smell and scandalous politicians. But despite my home town’s shortcomings I would like to think I am a very fair and balanced person.

I have a deep interest in video games, fast food, zombies, and technology. I spend ridiculous, and probably unhealthy, amounts of time reading articles about the newest and hottest things in the market. I have been a major gamer since I was 6 years old and got my first Gameboy Color (special Pikachu edition no less!) and love getting lost in a brand new video game. I have been a musician for the last 3 years of my life, fiddling with various instruments before settling in with the bass guitar. After playing in the band Situs for almost a year, I have started a new band called Before The Daybreak with my brother. If you want to check out some music you can find us at myspace.com/beforethedaybreak. I will listen to almost any kind of music, everything from The Beatles, to Metallica, and just about everything in between.

I hope when you read my articles, that you will read them as you would any other professional article on the web. I take pride in my writing and promise that I will do my best to be accurate and fair with my reviews. I will make sure to encompass a broad variety of different products, from the newest video games to delicious fast food items. I’m totally psyched to begin writing for Everyview, so in the great words of a certain, infamous Dwarf Paladin, let’s do this!

[The Everyview Update] 09/27/09 – New Layout, We Need More Writers

Don’t be deceived by the slick, professional new look of the site, we’re still the same incompetent morons we were three days ago, we are just more handsome.

Anyway, it may take a little while getting used to the new layout of the site, but it is 100 times better than the old one. We still have the feature posts section, but it has been cut down to show only four posts instead of ten. The categories are at the top of the page now, so you can get to your topic of choice much more quickly now. And once there, you’ll notice that Category pages are displayed just like the front page, only without the sliding feature posts section. You’ll notice there is now only one sidebar making much more room for the articles so reading no longer feels cramped. We’re still getting used to everything as well, so some things may seems a little sloppy right now, but we’ll get everything going 100% here in about a week.

Just don’t be shy, click around and explore the site until you learn how to navigate, though I’m sure you’ll find it’s much easier to get around with the new layout than ever before.

Also on the agenda is a problem that has plagued Everyview since its birth. We need more writers. Three core writers and a couple of contributors aren’t enough to cover everything we want to, so we are opening our doors to any capable writers who want to join our team. It’s purely volunteer, but lots of people will be able to read your work and writing is the best outlet for creativity. We are primarily looking for writers to review books, games, and tech, but if we’ll take anything. As long as you’re at least a decent and entertaining writer, we’d love to have you! Send us an email to let us know if you’re interested!

That about sums up this week’s updates! Since we only post dry, boring updates on Sundays, check out the Weekly Awards, which we hand out to entertaining and awesome blogs that you should be reading!

There you have it! This week’s Update closes to an end. As always, keep reading Everyview!

[Concert Review] Kings of Leon: Live at Verizon Wireless in Noblesville, IN

You might be asking yourself, “A Kings of Leon concert? Really?”

Yes, really. I’m a big fan of their’s, and just because they happen to have a song on pop music stations now doesn’t really bother me. I don’t see them as a band who sold out (yet). Sure, they could eventually hit Nickelback or Kid Rock status at some point, but I doubt that ever happens. They have a distinctive sound, and I dig it.

Anyhoo, I headed up to Noblesville, Indiana to catch the show with my girlfriend and a couple friends. First of all, it had been a few years since I’d been up there for a show (2005, I believe), and I was very excited to see the area around the amphitheater has undergone a massive face lift in those years and that traffic was not suicide inducing (at least, not on the way in. More on that later). Continue reading