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Chad Vader (Series)

From Blame Society Productions

Chad Vader is a fan film series by Blame Society Productions that has gained popularity on the Internet, particularly through viewings on YouTube. It was originally created for Channel 101, where it was "cancelled" after two episodes, but the creators have continued to make episodes and publish them through other video hosting websites. The first episode has been viewed over four million times on YouTube. A portion of the episode IV video was aired on Good Morning America on October 12, 2006. As of May 11, 2007, there are eight episodes, each between five and six minutes long, written and directed by Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda. This completes the first season of Chad Vader and a second season is promised.

Chad Vader has been translated into at least 5 languages, including Portuguese, Spanish, French, Hebrew, and Lingua Franca Nova. The series also has a DVD, which contains all 8 of the first season episodes, it has also spawned a line of other merchandise.

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The storyline centers around Chad Vader, the less-famous brother of Darth Vader, who works (at first) as a day-shift manager at a supermarket named Empire Market. The story presents Chad's clash with customers and other employees while incorporating dialogue and concepts from Star Wars. Chad shows his antipathy especially for Clint, the night-shift manager who fights for the day shift manager position. Not all of Chad's relationships are hateful, however. Chad's infatuation with Clarissa, one of the grocery store's cashiers, is a plot point as well.

Eventually, after upsetting his boss, Chad is removed from the Day Shift Manager position (which is given to Clint) and is placed in the Night Shift Manager position. Disillusioned with the night shift, Chad demands to have his day shift position back. When his boss refuses to give Chad back the position in Episode IV, Chad quits. After leaving his job, Chad becomes drunk at a bar. Upon speaking with Clarissa, who is on a date with Clint at the same bar, Chad realizes that he is "lame" and goes to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. After several visions of people flash in front of him (including a parody of Obi-Wan Kenobi) who tells him not to jump. Chad decides to get another job. He is seen at the end of the episode, with a combination of his armor and a business suit, holding a portfolio under his arm, going into a job interview. In Episode 6, he is seen trying out for many different jobs, but all of them are "not working out." He decides that his job at the grocery store is the job he was meant to have. Randy refuses to give Chad his job back, so Chad starts pretending to be Clint to get people to complain about him. Meanwhile Jeremy is trying to find the power box of the supermarket. Clint later finds Chad and decides to "end this." In the final episode of the first season, Chad Vader and Clint fight each other. After Chad is initially beaten down with ease, his friends come to his aid and it gives him the internal fortitude to defeat Clint by using "The Force" to hurl several lemons at him, and eventually throw him into a cabbage display. Clint quits and Chad is offered his Day Manager position back.

[edit] Main Characters

  • Chad Vader (Aaron Yonda) - The main character and former day shift manager of Empire Market. He was moved to the night shift after a dispute with Clint. Chad ultimately quit Empire Markets because he felt he was lame. Chad tries to find a new job, but with no success, and eventually defeats Clint to earn back the Day Manager position.
  • Clint (Matt Sloan) - Chad's rival, the former night shift manager. He became Day Manager after a dispute with Chad. He eventually took Chad's girlfriend Clarissa on a date. After losing in a battle against Chad, Clint quits his job.
  • Randy (Brad Knight) - Chad and Clint's boss as the general manager of Empire Market.
  • Clarissa (Christina LaVicka) - A cashier at Empire Market who went on a date with Chad, but later left him for Clint. She ultimately asked Chad if he wanted to go on another date after Clint had quit his job. Chad said he had to check his schedule.
  • Jeremy (Paul Guse) - An Empire Market employee who idolizes Chad and wears a helmet of a Star Wars imperial guard; Vader usually refers to him as Commander Wickstrom. Jeremy eventually transfers to the Night Shift with Chad, until Chad went back to being a Day Manager. In the last episode he is shown to have the power of The Force when he pulls a broom to his hand.
  • Weird Jimmy (Craig Johnson) - An insane night shift employee. He used to be the day shift manager, but has become unstable since moving to the night shift. He also believes in elves. He also consults his friend "Mop" before he does anything. It is revealed that he was once a day shift manager but was moved to the night shift, which ultimately drove him insane. This was revealed during a conversation with Chad outside the store.

[edit] Minor Characters

  • Ghost (Mike McCafferty) - A ghost who stopped Chad from committing suicide and helps him get his life back on track. He claims to have died in a drunk driving accident where he was the driver and ran into a gas pump.
  • Hal (Aaron Yonda) - An odd man who searches for strange things for his "voodoo ritual." He is one of the main characters in one of Blame Society Productions other series, Fun Rangers.

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