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2014
Black Sails may refer to:Black Sails, a subsidiary 745 m summit of Wetherlam, a 763 m summit in the Coniston Fells of the Lake District Black Sails , a 2014 American drama series Black Sails EP, a 1999 EP by AFI Black Sails: The Ghost Ship, a video game
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If you've always loved adventure stories about privateers and pirates, discovering "Black Sails" is like finding a treasure map. This series, which serves as the genesis of the classic novel "Treasure Island," is a gem that combines real historical characters with iconic fictional adventurers. I recently watched it and was impressed by its depth. The story transports us to New Providence in 1715, a pirate haven in t…More
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Starz, while producing its series *Black Sails*, encountered similar production issues as it did with its earlier hit *Spartacus*. This should come as little surprise, given that both series share a narrative structure constrained by historical parameters, with *Black Sails* further limited by the need to adhere to the plot of *Treasure Island*, Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel set decades later. Naturally, th…More
At the beginning of the third season of *Black Sails*, Captain Flint (Toby Stephens), who was not long ago one of the more pragmatic and reasonable pirates in the Caribbean, does everything he can to become what he once wanted to eliminate – a bloodthirsty pirate whose name strikes fear and dread. The reason lies in recent traumatic experiences that, along with financial motives, have added an insatiable desire for…More
“So close, yet so far” are the words that best describe the beginning of the second season of the TV series *Black Sails*. At least from the perspective of one of its protagonists, the pirate captain Flint (Toby Stephens), who watches from the shore as the wreck of the Spanish galleon *Urca de Lima* lies beached. Its cargo—legendary amounts of gold and other treasures—is unloaded onto the beach. His dream of seizing…More
In the modern world, those who have the hardest time are the conservatives wanting to promote traditional family values in popular culture. One example that shows how challenging their task might be is provided by *Treasure Island*, the adventure novel by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, which enjoys the status of one of the most famous works of young adult literature. However, its most recent—and, given the…More
Black Sails is a series that spanned four seasons between 2014 and 2017 and it does not seem to have had, in my opinion, the great recognition it deserves. There are two main reasons for why it is a great series that everyone should see: on the one, the universal and timeless themes of the search for power and what it does to those who seek it, whether it’s power for dominance or power for liberty, loyalty and betra…More
Recently I learned about a series called *Black Sails*, which is about the Golden Age of Piracy, and set in the year 1715, taking place in the Caribbean. Intrigued by the premise, I found that the first episode was freely available on Amazon (the rest of the episodes are not free). My Bonnie Bride and I were both game to give it a shot. Black Sails - IMDB First off, all though it takes place in 1715, and involves a…More
I recently finished watching Black Sails and was really surprised how much I liked this show. Granted there aren't many pirate themed shows out there to compete with it. Black Sails is a four season show designed to act as a prequel to the famous Treasure Island book written in 1882 by Robert Louis Stevenson. I liked the show so much I read Treasure Island over the next two or three days after finishing season 4. At…More
Today I would like to review another TV series I enjoyed immensely, not only because it deals with a topic I've always liked: pirates. The show is a four-season series called Black Sails , which appeared on Starz Network between 2014 and 2017. image source So Much More Than Just *Ahoy Matey* and *Shiver Me Timbers* Generally pirate movies tend to have way too many similarities. If you have seen one, you've seen them…More
What to say about one of the best TV series ever released, did the last episode deliver, or are we left unsatisfied in a long series of bad endings? Show did not go all guns blazing in the end even though there were some great action scenes. End result is strangely satisfying ending of strangely satisfying show. This whole TV series was great ever since it started 4 seasons ago, acting, locales, scenes, everything w…More