Pirate Master

mousepod · 06-06-2007, 10:06 PM

So... did anyone catch the first episode of Mark Burnett's "Pirate Master" show last week?

Heather and I just watched it. A little silly, but we're going to watch episode 2 tomorrow.

Comments?

FEJ · 06-06-2007, 10:14 PM

no, I was a little turned off by it. it seemed like a stretch. How is it actually? Survivor on a ship? I may try watching it.

€uroMeinke · 06-06-2007, 10:16 PM

So, do they actually engage in any piracy? or is pirate the new word for sailor?

mousepod · 06-06-2007, 10:58 PM

It started out a little like Survivor. 16 contestants, split into two teams. Each team gets a map and has to venture into the jungle to find a treasure. First team to the treasure gets it.

So they get back to the ship and count out the treasure - it's $40K.

Then the show gets good.

The host tells the winning team to elect a Captain. Once he's elected, the host says "OK, he gets half the treasure to do with what he wants." Then he tells the Captain to pick two officers. He does and they each get $5,000. The other 5 "winners" get $2000 each. Then the team is disbanded and the Captain gets a luxury room, which he shares with his officers. The other 13 players become the crew and have to follow the Captain's orders.

The first episode ended with a vote. The Captain (with his officers) must choose three crew members to defend themselves, lest they get voted off (in a nice pirate-y fashion, they're notified that they're marked for possible expulsion with a black spot). The three marked crew members are then voted on by the 10 other crew members. The only twist: the crew can vote for the Captain, and if the officers agree to go along with the mutiny, the Captain is set adrift. That didn't happen in episode one, but the Captain is a tough cookie, so it might happen soon...

wendybeth · 06-07-2007, 12:05 AM

One can only hope the poor captain has a hairy back and access to sea turtles.

DreadPirateRoberts · 06-07-2007, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

One can only hope the poor captain has a hairy back and access to sea turtles.

Visible WB mojo.

Matterhorn Fan · 06-07-2007, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by FEJ

Survivor on a ship?

Or Big Brother on a boat.

I wasn't impressed.

Moonliner · 06-07-2007, 07:46 AM

I missed this one. I was too busy shaving my back and feeding my sea turtles.

Alex · 06-07-2007, 07:46 AM

I thought it was pretty silly.

And I said this elsewhere but if the person voted off is allowed to steal things (the guy voted off in episode 1 took both of the ships compasses with him) then the next person should take the anchor.

If you played a lot of RPGs as a kid (or still do) then you'll be well aware of the level of faux-serious atrocious dialog as people try to make speeches.

Cadaverous Pallor · 06-07-2007, 08:05 AM

Survivor twice a year is plenty for me, thanks. Besides, I've been so stuffed full of pirate antics that I'm about to vomit all over the place.

06-06-2007, 10:06 PM	#1
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Pirate Master So... did anyone catch the first episode of Mark Burnett's "Pirate Master" show last week? Heather and I just watched it. A little silly, but we're going to watch episode 2 tomorrow. Comments? __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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06-06-2007, 10:14 PM	#2
FEJ Living Now Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 563	no, I was a little turned off by it. it seemed like a stretch. How is it actually? Survivor on a ship? I may try watching it.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	So, do they actually engage in any piracy? or is pirate the new word for sailor? __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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06-06-2007, 10:58 PM	#4
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	It started out a little like Survivor. 16 contestants, split into two teams. Each team gets a map and has to venture into the jungle to find a treasure. First team to the treasure gets it. So they get back to the ship and count out the treasure - it's $40K. Then the show gets good. The host tells the winning team to elect a Captain. Once he's elected, the host says "OK, he gets half the treasure to do with what he wants." Then he tells the Captain to pick two officers. He does and they each get $5,000. The other 5 "winners" get $2000 each. Then the team is disbanded and the Captain gets a luxury room, which he shares with his officers. The other 13 players become the crew and have to follow the Captain's orders. The first episode ended with a vote. The Captain (with his officers) must choose three crew members to defend themselves, lest they get voted off (in a nice pirate-y fashion, they're notified that they're marked for possible expulsion with a black spot). The three marked crew members are then voted on by the 10 other crew members. The only twist: the crew can vote for the Captain, and if the officers agree to go along with the mutiny, the Captain is set adrift. That didn't happen in episode one, but the Captain is a tough cookie, so it might happen soon... __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	One can only hope the poor captain has a hairy back and access to sea turtles. __________________
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	I missed this one. I was too busy shaving my back and feeding my sea turtles.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I thought it was pretty silly. And I said this elsewhere but if the person voted off is allowed to steal things (the guy voted off in episode 1 took both of the ships compasses with him) then the next person should take the anchor. If you played a lot of RPGs as a kid (or still do) then you'll be well aware of the level of faux-serious atrocious dialog as people try to make speeches.
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06-07-2007, 08:05 AM	#10
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Survivor twice a year is plenty for me, thanks. Besides, I've been so stuffed full of pirate antics that I'm about to vomit all over the place. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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