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Black Sails
2014 · TV series · 60 min episodes · 4 seasons
Created by Robert Levine, Jonathan E. Steinberg
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
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Agreed. I learned this with Black Sails (first few episodes were huh?) and it evolved into something awesome. The Americans as well. I think that’s usually the case with shows that are trying something new and haven’t quite got the formula down. First season of Star Trek was a freak show of theater that somehow, worked. Thrived. And blossomed. Let’s just pray Bob Igor doesn’t get his hands on the franchise.
I now follow this advice with all shows. I’ll give it a full season to see if they develop something I’m interested in following.
After watching the 1st 2 episodes I consider it in the realm of Vikings and Black sails idd. Worth watching!
I want to see a TV series adapted from the Liveship Traders [0] series by Robin Hobb. A perfect mixture of Game of Thrones and Black Sails.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liveship_Traders
It's amazing how much better media inspired by history is when it's based on real history and not the mythologized version. I noticed this recently rewatching the Pirates of the Carribean series (mythologized), then Black Sails (closer to reality, especially after season 2 when the showrunner read some current literature on pirates). It turns out a lot of pirate ships were democracies, they were often pro-abolition and happy to take on freed slaves as crew, and they didn't much care who you loved.
Composer Bear McCreary has an interesting video about the hurdy-gurdy and its use in the soundtrack of TV show Black Sails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DXQ0z9NCl8
The sound isn't for everyone, but I like how it's used in the show's opening credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFTcA4QLHw0
Yes, discoverability of "good" subreddits is not there. But on the other hand I think Reddit get too much criticism. I find most subreddits besides the big catch-all ones like /r/pics good.
Basically all the TV shows have fun post-episode discussions and going through Game of Thrones, Black Sails or The Expanse wouldn't have been the same without Reddit for me. It becomes the group of buddies I can vent or be in awe with, when they don't share my TV show preferences at home.
Formula1 is a must for an F1 fan. Wow, I've learnt so much and the community is now part of watching F1. Pre-race chats, post-race, pre-qualification, post-qualification, haha... The behind the scenes racing drama...
MechanicalKeyboards can look over the top and elitist at first sight, until you realize they have self-distance and generally pretty relaxed (and it's very inspiring, dangerously so for my pocket...)
Black Sails a good tv series.
Check out Black Sails, there's a scene in one of the later episodes of the season that portrays the measurement of speed using the chip board and knotted rope. The term "knot" immediately clicked for me when I saw that.