http://deathstarpr.blogspot.com/2010/09/darth-vader-behind-mask.html
This blog gives insight to one of the most well-known villains of all time: Darth Vader. The PR team on the Death Star puts out news, interviews and all kinds of other things. Since he a member of the dark side, you can expect that some things he has to say are slightly offensive, but there are plenty of things to see that you might never expect!
The thing that is very clear though, is that he is so far gone to the dark side, there is no turning back!
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ReplyDeletenext time im playing (and losing at) monopoly im going to yell "DEATH STAR!!" and smash the board.
ReplyDeleteBeing the star wars addict I am, I absolutely love this blog post. There's a lot of other great things on the full blog itself, funny pictures and references to things that, if you haven't seen the movies, you just wouldn't understand. For example, the child safety and the 9 reasons it would suck to be an ewok really gave me a laugh. As for the Darth Vader interview, I would love to use mind tricks to cut lines. I wish we could find more posts like this!
ReplyDeletethis blog was well written, and entertaining. The author really gets into to the persona of darth vader and other star wars characters. The graphics are appealing and go with the star wars/death star theme. It's an interesting idea to look at something as iconic as the death star and turn it into an everyday topic through fiction. This blogger has a pretty dedicated fanbase and interacts with them through comments and posts. I think this is an example of a successful blog that is accessible to people with all levels of interest.
ReplyDeleteUnlike JDeran2020, I am not a Star Wars fan. I have watched roughly one hour's worth of the films and had no idea what was going on. All I know about it is really Darth Vader and his icon and "Luke, I am your father". Therefore, the blog did not make much sense to me. It certainly seemed really well written and entertaining, I just had no idea what they were refering to with the death star, ewok, etc. It seemed like one of the better, more stereotypical, blogs to which we've been exposed. It was great how so many fans would comment on the posts, though I think it helped that the topic has a lot of dedicated followers to begin with. Overall, I am not attracted to the blog itself due to the topic, but the type of blog and the interaction I do enjoy because it seems to fit the definition of a blog very well.
ReplyDeleteOk, so I thought this blog, or at least the interview, was actually kind of funny. I have seen all of the movies so it helped while reading because I was able to make a lot of connections. I think I am so used to seeing Darth Vader in a different light, being all evil and what not, it was nice to see someone put a twist on the character and show him as an everyday normal person. It was a unique idea that this person came up with and I enjoyed it. However, it is probably not a blog that I would revisit over and over. Although I have seen the movies, there are many other topics I would like to read about before this one. I think the page itself in terms of the colors used and pictures really pulled the blog together but some of the posts I just did not understand and I did not find interesting. I think the interview was all I really enjoyed. And one last thing, even though I enjoyed this blog about Darth Vader, I have always been more of a fan of the jedis because they had the sweet light up sword that I used to have when I was a kid, just saying.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen any of the star wars films so I can not relate when he makes references to the “sand people” or “Jedi”. But I can relate when he references “text messaging”, “twilight” and “jersey shore”. This interview was overall pretty funny because it has a modern sense to it. Even though I know nothing about darth vader I get a sense of what his character is like in this interview. But I just don’t understand why people pretend like they are super heroes or villains it’s all so weird to me. We live in the real world not this fantasy land like be a human being be yourself!
ReplyDeleteI feel that even though this site appeals to Star War fanatics, It offers things for all viewers. There is graphics, videos and text to invite people into the page. The creator uses witty ways(such as the dialogue in the interview) to keep the readers attention and relates his material to modern day topics. Also, some of the topics covered in early post don't directly talk about Darth Vader. For example, the Happy Father's day post is a fun joke to play on your dad. Overall, my favorite post was five ways to make twitter better. It was comical and showed the authors own input on some celebrities today ( or his hate for Justin Beiber). From this same article, I found that the author is interactive with his followers. He comments back to their comments. I feel like this is a good way to keep fans coming back to site.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big Star Wars fan, so this website greatly appeals to me. I like being treated as a member of the Galactic Empire and learning how to succeed in business, Star Wars style; why Twilight is bad; and the inner workings of Darth Vader. I really enjoy these sites where the author takes on the persona of a character; in the case of the interview you posted, Darth Vader. I like the variety of posts and the differences in lengths - some are short and sweet, others are lengthy, but still funny and enjoyable. The site is easy to navigate and it isn't cluttered with ads and such. Also, y'all need to watch the Star Wars movies. They're awesome.
ReplyDeleteWhile I have seen all the star wars movies and i used to be really into the whole story, I'm not really that much of a fan anymore. Thus, while I found the blog to be slightly amusing, it just wasn't really my cup of tea. I did, however, find it funny how, juxtaposed amidst the rest of this good natured blog, are the posts, "God is Love" and "atheism". I just found it odd that the posts, which are somewhat serious attacks at the established church are on a blog about Star wars.
ReplyDeleteI've actually never seen the original three Star Wars movies. However I do have the internet and know the entire story of Darth Vader, so I found this blog very entertaining. My favorite quote is "Between the Twilight saga and Jersey Shore there’s no shortage of evil in the world". I think it's cool how the author brings in modern references to such an old movie while being absolutely hilarious.
ReplyDelete@tkocab while I've never seen the movies, I know that all three of the originals are deeply symbolic of religion and the conflict between religions. This is probably why there are so many religious comments on the blog.
I don’t know much about the series Star Wars; however, I could use my imagination as this is a real interview while I’m reading this blog. It’s a good blog post. The author really put himself into the persona of the character Dark Vader in order to make up an interview like this. Also, the blog background and some pictures are really fit into the context of the writing and the theme of the blog topic “death star”.
ReplyDeleteThis is actually a very clever blog, I think the interview was very funny. Any sort of blog where people are bringing more plot to their favorite movies amuse me. I really liked the spiderman blog and this one is somewhat similar because the writer is bringing more information to the story of star wars. Star wars was one of my favorite movies as a child so the fact that people are still talking about it so much is cool. I liked the idea of doing an interview with darth vader to see what he was really like behind the mask and behind the legend. It was just interesting to see how someone else would interpret him. I personally feel that he is a good person but put in a lot of bad situations which eventually made him "bad". Overall this was a cool blog, although its not very professional its still very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI don't think darth vader actually feels this way (I'm going to treat him like a real person), but he's just saying this for publicity sake. I wouldn't take the captain of the Death Star seriously if he wasn't dark and threatening in his tone. I think Darth Vader is a misunderstood jedi corrupted by power and infamy. He was a good guy at one time, and when he dies at the end of the movies he redeems himself in a way. But once you develop an ego it's hard to break.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading the blog, but it didn't do Darth Vader's character justice. It's hard to force humor onto such a serious and evil character.
Like Shelly, the only thing I know about Star Wars is the line ”Luke, I am your father.” Even though I’m not a Star Wars fan, I was thoroughly entertained by this blog. The author, Robbie Boland, is so creative! It seems like working on this blog is his full time job.
ReplyDeleteI can tell that he is really dedicated to making this blog as valid and believable as it can be. For instance, I was looking at the post entitled “See the Galaxy.” He found posters, created by artist Steve Thomas, and advertised travelling to visit the Galaxy. What I’m most impressed with in this blog is how thorough and creative Robbie Boland is. He even added this disclaimer to make the posters more realistic (and more sarcastic): “Disclaimer: All citizens must undergo safety checks before being approved for off-world travel. Safety checks may include luggage searches, racial profiling and making you do stupid things at Customs for our amusement, like jumping on one foot whilst reciting the alphabet backwards in a Wookiee suit. Failure to comply or success at failing these tests may result in the swift and untimely demise of yourself and your entire family.”
I also really enjoyed the next post about Darth Vader’s trip to Hawaii called “Vadercation.” The content of the post explains why Darth Vader went on vacation and then shows photographs of him in Hawaii. I thought the intentionally crossed out text and the “photoshopped” pictures were hilarious.
Coming from someone who knows nothing about Star Wars, I think Robbie Boland’s posts are humorous and dark enough to portray Darth Vader.
I love Star Wars, and this blog was entertaining as well as super funny. I loved the random pop culture references thrown in every now and then, especially cracking fun at Jersey Shore. I love that Darth Vader speaks in a very informal way (something not seen in the movies) but is still menacing. I also like the fact that this guy knows his Star Wars facts and also knows how to create and maintain a great blog.
ReplyDeleteFunny blog. Relatable subjects (Star Wars, Super Mario Bros.) with some witty humor. The author appears to be very passionate about his blog with many postings regularly and a nice, organized layout. He gives an unique perspective on Darth Vader in the PR interview and gives Darth a humorous tone rather than one of seriousness and it works. He keeps the reader interested with mostly short, one-liner type of posts that are funny and aren't long enough to get boring. Overall, I like it, great blog!
ReplyDeleteLike several others, I know little to nothing about Star Wars. Even so, I found it vaguely entertaining; the style with which the author wrote the article is lighthearted and witty despite Darth Vader being such a dark character. That said, from what smidgen I know of Star Wars, Darth Vader is supposed to be as evil as they come, and even though the interview itself was an amusing read, it portrays itself as an obvious parody. For someone Star Wars-ignorant, it makes the article a bit harder to get into. Then again, I assume the majority of this blog's readership are Star Wars fans, so it's not much of an issue.
ReplyDeleteAs for the blog appearance, it is pretty much all-black, but in different tones and shades that ease the eyes. Instead of blinding white-on-black text, the blackness transitions to a gray background that makes the words slightly easier to read. The overall darkness of blog template reflects the blog theme: the Empire, Darth Vader, Star Wars, the like.
I really liked reading this interview. I enjoyed DV's snarky tone and thought it was really funny, actually. One part that really stood out to me was this comment: "Nowadays I get lots of inspiration from this planet’s so-called ‘entertainment’. Between the Twilight saga and Jersey Shore there’s no shortage of evil in the world." He is so right. Think about it, there is so much negative influence that we get from modern day media every day. Girls feel the need to be thinner, more beautiful, overall BETTER because of the unreachable standard women in entertainment present us with. Getting in fights and calling so-called friends horrible names is made to look normal because of reality TV shows (Jersey Shore is the prime example). Cheating on significant others is made to look fun and consequence free by the way it is portrayed in movies and television. There truly is so much evil in the world today, Darth Vader can look like a kitten in comparison.
ReplyDeleteDarth Vader would be a man after my own heart if he existed. And I am one to enjoy a paradigm shift from time to time. This blog is good because it gives the super serious "villain" and joking undertone which is all too enjoyable.
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