So I was surprised how little I'd heard of this, I only found out about it because a youtuber I watched mentioned he was doing some kind of release thingy for it.

The first ep is out on various websites (They're showing for free on the show's website, so don't feel bad about it).


So far, it seems like it's trying to be Game of Thrones - Pirates. Setting up some intrigue and back room plots along with a bit of action and some genuinely chuckle-worthy moments, I didn't get bored at any point during the pilot, I was left wanting more.

It's currently sitting at 8.6 for user ratings on IMDB:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2375692/


Since I didn't see a thread, I figured I'd get it started.

Anyone else catch it? If not, go watch the pilot.

http://www.starz.com/originals/blacksails

going to watch it tonight and maybe that new musketeers show as well.

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I'm not sold on it just yet.

There is a lot of cheese but sometimes it takes actors a while to work out their characters. The first ep of GoT for instances looks pretty bad when compared with the rest of the show.

Perhaps I'm just looking for something a little more cliche but there were no yarrs or me hearty's or over the top pirate like characters and no sense of adventure from the first episode.

I'm not sold on it just yet.

There is a lot of cheese but sometimes it takes actors a while to work out their characters. The first ep of GoT for instances looks pretty bad when compared with the rest of the show.

Perhaps I'm just looking for something a little more cliche but there were no yarrs or me hearty's or over the top pirate like characters and no sense of adventure from the first episode.

I wasn't expecting -that- much adventure in the first episode. As always, the pilot is usually 7/10th's exposition and character meeting and then 3/10th's setting stuff up for later in the season.

That said, there was enough going on to keep me entertained.

As for the yarrs and me hearty bits, I refer to the guys who did the epic western series "Deadwood". They tried using English of the day, but it was hard to take seriously and so instead went with calling everyone c**** because it made it sound grittier (as intended) to us modern folk.

I think the same sits here. If Deadwood or this were to speak in "ye olde english" of the day, I think most people would be like "da fuq is this s***?" and spend more time laughing at the words than listening to what's contained in them.

does it feature much rape and pillage?

As for the yarrs and me hearty bits, I refer to the guys who did the epic western series "Deadwood". They tried using English of the day, but it was hard to take seriously and so instead went with calling everyone c**** because it made it sound grittier (as intended) to us modern folk.

more c*** suckers than c****

Off topic, but I'm getting new shows to watch, is Deadwood worth watching after all this time?

imo, deadwood is the only tv series in existence that beats the wire.

I'm going to be the odd one out here and say that I didn't like Deadwood.

Overall it is a good show. I found that the modern swear words took me out of the period that the show was set.

The early episodes with Wild Bill are the best.

I'd recommend Hell on Wheels over Deadwood if you are looking for a western drama.

Just my 2 cents... c*** sucking c****

I'm going to be the odd one out here and say that I didn't like Deadwood.

Overall it is a good show. I found that the modern swear words took me out of the period that the show was set.

I'd have to say that it threw me at first, but I was able to reconcile the fact that if he'd been calling him a "sleazy varmint", I wouldn't have been able to take the show seriously :P

what kind of modern swear words?

I'll just say that they don't hold back... Anyone from a public school will feel right at home.

Just watched the first episode tonight, absolutely awesome. After Assassin's Creed 4, I'm super keen for more pirate drama. Also that Blackbeard joke was pretty good, was actually expecting him due to all the smoke.

It was a bit meh. I will give it another go.

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I dunno about that. C*** has been in use since the middle ages apparently (quite a bit in the 18th century) and f*** since the 15th century. So probably all fits in right well for Deadwood?

As for Black Sails. Watched the first 2 episodes at a friends place. I found it all quite boring. The story is s***. The characters seem s***. It doesn't feel like a drama. It feels like an adventure comedy 1/2 the time or something like that. Maybe it will improve with time.

I'm just quoting what the director / writer / someone said in an interview I saw ages ago.

Basically they said they'd spoken to "experts" on period speech and common cuss words and they also filmed a few scenes (or maybe a whole ep?) using western vocab and they said no-one there could take it seriously.

I stopped watching long ago. Argh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gropec***_Lane

Gropec*** Lane /ˈɡroʊpkʌnt ˈleɪn/ was a street name found in English towns and cities during the Middle Ages, believed to be a reference to the prostitution centred on those areas; it was normal practice for a medieval street name to reflect the street's function or the economic activity taking place within it. Gropec***, the earliest known use of which is in about 1230, appears to have been derived as a compound of the words grope and c***. Streets with that name were often in the busiest parts of medieval towns and cities, and at least one appears to have been an important thoroughfare.

Although the name was once common throughout England, changes in attitude resulted in its replacement by more innocuous versions such as Grape Lane. A variation of Gropec*** was last recorded as a street name in 1561.

C*** was a word used at the time.

I completely forgot about this show, seemed to have potential but I got distracted by AC4 funny enough. Is it any good now or is it canned?

vikings this season has turned into neighbours with the occasional brutal slaughtering... even my mrs likes it.

haha

Why, of all the more recent posts he could have spammed on, did he dredge THIS one up lol

And runescape!? People still play that s***? lol.