Captain Flint and his pirates hunt treasure and fight for the survival of New Providence Island.Captain Flint and his pirates hunt treasure and fight for the survival of New Providence Island.Captain Flint and his pirates hunt treasure and fight for the survival of New Providence Island.
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 8 wins & 34 nominations total
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Black Sails is absolutely one of the most underrated shows ever. It was so good that I binged the entire series in a week. Everything about this show is damn near perfect...the writing, acting, cinematography, production value, costumes, all of it! You can tell the effort they put into this show by the attention to detail in every scene. The acting and writing are so good that you really come to care about what happens to these characters. This is by far the best series I've ever seen about pirates and definitely a show that is for adults. I was hooked from the very first episode through to the very last. Every season is fantastic.
I can't believe how low the score is on imdb for such a masterpiece. This show should be rated much higher.
All the actors were amazing in this show. You could really feel the passion for each individual character portrayed by each great actor.
The writing was top tier with the twists and turns in the entire story. Each and every writer involved in this series should give themselves a pat on the back, as they are all amazing and talented. You should be proud of your skills.
The camera and editing teams were amazing. You outdid yourselves in every way possible.
For the other team members such as costume, set and FX crews as well as the rest of the team, you all went above and beyond. Absolutely amazing!
This show should be above a 9 in my opinion and I personally rate this show a 10/10. I re-watch this show at least once a year, and as a writer myself, I don't think I could top such a plot with such skill involving the world of pirates.
This show is a 100% must watch! You won't regret it!
All the actors were amazing in this show. You could really feel the passion for each individual character portrayed by each great actor.
The writing was top tier with the twists and turns in the entire story. Each and every writer involved in this series should give themselves a pat on the back, as they are all amazing and talented. You should be proud of your skills.
The camera and editing teams were amazing. You outdid yourselves in every way possible.
For the other team members such as costume, set and FX crews as well as the rest of the team, you all went above and beyond. Absolutely amazing!
This show should be above a 9 in my opinion and I personally rate this show a 10/10. I re-watch this show at least once a year, and as a writer myself, I don't think I could top such a plot with such skill involving the world of pirates.
This show is a 100% must watch! You won't regret it!
Recently I was starting to have an interest in Shows that play in different historical periods.
After HBO's Deadwood and Rome I stumbled upon this show.
It is absolutely amazing. The actors are all great, the set design and overall world is beautiful and the action scenes are intense.
I want to also focus on Captain Flint and John Silver who have both incredibly great character arcs. Another highlight was Ray Stevenson as Edward Teach.
This show grips you and you want to continue watching and it's honestly hard to stop.
If there is a nitpick I have it's with Maxwell. Not her character or anything, but her fake accent was honestly painful to listen to at times. Everytime she spoke I cringed a little. She was also involved in a love triangle and I absolutely loathe those especially this one because it felt forced and the actors didn't have the greatest of chemistry.
But that aside Black Sails is an incredible show and criminally underrated!
After HBO's Deadwood and Rome I stumbled upon this show.
It is absolutely amazing. The actors are all great, the set design and overall world is beautiful and the action scenes are intense.
I want to also focus on Captain Flint and John Silver who have both incredibly great character arcs. Another highlight was Ray Stevenson as Edward Teach.
This show grips you and you want to continue watching and it's honestly hard to stop.
If there is a nitpick I have it's with Maxwell. Not her character or anything, but her fake accent was honestly painful to listen to at times. Everytime she spoke I cringed a little. She was also involved in a love triangle and I absolutely loathe those especially this one because it felt forced and the actors didn't have the greatest of chemistry.
But that aside Black Sails is an incredible show and criminally underrated!
What happened in season 3... what happened to the scars?? There were 6 scars... then there were none....like...did they heal? Or did the production crew forget.... did they get lazy and have to go with it or what?? What the f happened?? It was going so well until this.... I mean three scars on each cheek... down to nothing... not even a hint of a scar.... nothing Nada nowt.... just... clear unscarred skin. Continuity level has not been completed... unfortunately there is no restart button and now it's there for the rest of eternity... you fools.... ruined a perfectly good series with laziness.
Black Sails is just a flat out awesome show that is so addicting that once you start watching it, you can't stop! It's the prequel to "Treasure Island." It didn't get nearly the attention that it deserved at the time and that's probably because it was on STARZ when they were just branching out into original tv shows. This was one of their first big budget tv shows and it's worth every second you put into watching it! People are finally starting to find out about it now that STARZ has become bigger and more well know with shows like Spartacus, the Power franchise, Outlander, etc and is on streaming sites like Hulu. We still got 4 amazing seasons out of it though.
Did you know
- TriviaChris Larkin (Berringer) and Toby Stephens (Flint) are brothers. Their parents are Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens. Anna-Louise Plowman (Mrs Hudson) is Toby Stephens's wife.
- GoofsThe language spoken is questionable throughout the series. There is no agreement on when the F word came into being as a swear word; the educated classes are constantly saying "you and I" when it should be "you and me"; and there is regular use of "excuse me", which is a more modern Americanism, instead of "I beg your pardon".
- Crazy creditsThe opening titles are a montage of white statues depicting the lives of pirates, incorporating black skeletons and dark oceans.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Dubbing 007 (2014)
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- So what's up with Long John Silver's mysterious past? Are there any hints at the truth of where he comes from and who he was before he's introduced in episode 1, or is it simply a stylistic device?
- Is this show a true story?
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