Hurin Posted May 19, 2005 Posted May 19, 2005 (edited) I recently stumbled upon this: Darth Vader's Web Log This guy should have written the prequels. Obviously, he plays some of it for laughs. But, there are also some great moments where he takes the stories as already told via the movies to another level. I especially like the way he works Qui Gon into things. It's too bad that the website layout is so bad. It's "newest entry first". . . and the archive links on the right take you to several postings. . . but you have to scroll to the bottom and read up. Edit: This problem is now rectified since you can now choose the "read chronologically" option. Though the "Original Weblog" option is still a mess. I recommend the chronological option highly. Check it out! It's well done! H Edited August 4, 2005 by Hurin Quote
Shmitty Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 Wow, that is some well written stuff. Really enjoyed it, thanks for the find. Quote
Max Jenius Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 *shrug* I thought he was needlessly verbose. Quote
Hurin Posted May 20, 2005 Author Posted May 20, 2005 *shrug* I thought he was needlessly verbose. If you hit the wrong ones, he does seem to use a few too many 10-cent words. But there are also short entries. . . and some that are quite breezy. Don't give up on it too quickly. Here's one of my favorite (humorous) entries: Big day. Storming the rebel ice fortress.Took a nap first so I would be peppy. Leg feels pretty good. Admiral Ozzol took the fleet out of hyerspace too close to Hoth, and the Rebel Alliance were -- you guessed it -- alerted to our approach. . . . Ozzel just isn't the creative type. . . The problem is solved now, however. I crushed his trachea with my mind, and promoted Piett to command the fleet. I have transmitted to following note to Ozzel's kin: Dear House of Ozzel, I regret to inform you that your son has been killed in the line of duty. He was an incompetent, yammering boob and he will be missed by none. I have allowed the men to pillage his personal belongings, which is why we have enclosed nothing but the sole remaining item: a torn advertisements page from a magazine of midget pornography. May it shock and disturb you, and may you think of it always when you remember your dearly departed son, the ninny. Know also that his limitations as a sub-par military professional caused the deaths of many of the Emperor's loyal soldiers, whose funeral expenses will appear on your next tax assessment. Sincerely, D. Vader Too harsh? I call them as I see them. Quote
JB0 Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 *shrug* I thought he was needlessly verbose. If you hit the wrong ones, he does seem to use a few too many 10-cent words. But there are also short entries. . . and some that are quite breezy. Don't give up on it too quickly. Here's one of my favorite (humorous) entries: Big day. Storming the rebel ice fortress.Took a nap first so I would be peppy. Leg feels pretty good. Admiral Ozzol took the fleet out of hyerspace too close to Hoth, and the Rebel Alliance were -- you guessed it -- alerted to our approach. . . . Ozzel just isn't the creative type. . . The problem is solved now, however. I crushed his trachea with my mind, and promoted Piett to command the fleet. I have transmitted to following note to Ozzel's kin: Dear House of Ozzel, I regret to inform you that your son has been killed in the line of duty. He was an incompetent, yammering boob and he will be missed by none. I have allowed the men to pillage his personal belongings, which is why we have enclosed nothing but the sole remaining item: a torn advertisements page from a magazine of midget pornography. May it shock and disturb you, and may you think of it always when you remember your dearly departed son, the ninny. Know also that his limitations as a sub-par military professional caused the deaths of many of the Emperor's loyal soldiers, whose funeral expenses will appear on your next tax assessment. Sincerely, D. Vader Too harsh? I call them as I see them. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, I'm gonna have to look through this one. Quote
promethuem5 Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 Haha, that's great. Im gonna have to read those today when Im stuck at school by myself for two hours. Quote
Hurin Posted May 20, 2005 Author Posted May 20, 2005 Thats a lot of reading. Just go slow and sound each word out, sweetie. You'll be okay. . . Quote
JKeats Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 Just finished reading all of them. Thanks for the find, Hurin. Good times, good times. Quote
Agent ONE Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 Thats a lot of reading. Just go slow and sound each word out, sweetie. You'll be okay. . . HAHAHA.. Its not a litteracy problem, I just have no attention span. I get a few screens into it and then I notice my biceps or maybe I get an errection. No matter the case, I am not designed for reading quietly. Quote
ComicKaze Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 (edited) I'm confused, there was another Darth Vader blog that was entirely humor am I right? That one was pure gold, like how he kept complaining that the Death Star had too many floors or something... This blog is way too serious, thought out...and the writing style reminds of the Tycho's Penny Arcade ramblings ... aka GROSS VERBOSITY OVERDRIVE Edited May 20, 2005 by ComicKaze Quote
Mr March Posted May 21, 2005 Posted May 21, 2005 Some of the texts are actually well written character studies. Quite impressive actually. Thoughtful and true to the character. Strange to see a website like this, but quite interesting nonetheless. Quote
Hurin Posted August 4, 2005 Author Posted August 4, 2005 (edited) Hey. . . I stumbled back upon this, and the good news is that you can now read this in a much easier-to-follow format here (choose the chronological option). I've updated the links in the original posts as well. Edited August 4, 2005 by Hurin Quote
Fatalist Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 I've seen a couple here and there, but the one that has my attention lately is this one. A little cutesy, but funny none the less. Their comics. http://www.livejournal.com/users/iharthdarth/ Quote
Mercurial Morpheus Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 I read that as he posted it. I never did finish it though. It's great stuff. Quote
Stamen0083 Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Darth Vader's memoirs is such a rip off. It ends right where it sounds most interesting, and it looks like he hasn't updated it in ages! I hope he didn't die or anything... Quote
Mercurial Morpheus Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Last I checked, he ended right as he was about to lead Luke up to the Death Star. Can't exactly type any more after that, given what occurs next. Or would you rather he type what it's like being dead? Quote
robokochan Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Awesome read. Especially in order. I think it would be kinda cool to add a final entry from ghost mode. Something with a twist... Rob Quote
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