| Tango01 | 22 Apr 2014 9:43 p.m. PST |
"Lots going on in this first trailer for NBC‘s new pirate drama. Crossbones stars a white-goateed John Malkovich as Blackbeard — Genius. Madman. Legend., we're told — who reigns over a rogues gallery of outlaws and miscreant sailors in 1715. He comes up against Tom Lowe (Richard Coyle), an assassin masquerading as a physician who is sent to the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, and tasked with taking out the ruthless and much-feared Blackbeard. Swashbuckling, torture, explosions and pillowing ensue. The cast also includes Claire Foy, David Hoflin, Yasmine Al Massri and Tracy Ifeachor. Have a look, ye landlubbers" See here
link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
bandit86  | 22 Apr 2014 11:00 p.m. PST |
Well I have always like Richard Coyle but the show looks like it will be ehhh much like Blacksails. Il'll still give it a go. |
| Cyrus the Great | 22 Apr 2014 11:58 p.m. PST |
Looks like the PG version of Blacksails including a variation on the plot line. |
| nnascati | 23 Apr 2014 6:08 a.m. PST |
Malkovich is a very fine actor, but why cast someone who apparently does not want to look like the real Blackbeard?? |
| kallman | 23 Apr 2014 6:34 a.m. PST |
Have to agree, I like Malkovich but Brian Blessed would be a far better Blackbeard.
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| arthur1815 | 23 Apr 2014 2:40 p.m. PST |
Whitemanticore, you are so right! If ever a man was born to portray Blackbeard, it's Brian Blessed. |
| Tango01 | 23 Apr 2014 11:25 p.m. PST |
Totally agree! Amicalement
Armand |
| marco56 | 03 Jun 2014 1:30 p.m. PST |
It just isn't Blackbeard.Of all the pirates he is the one that they should leave alone.He is iconic.
Mark |
| spontoon | 03 Jun 2014 3:48 p.m. PST |
Read Angus Konstam's book about him. He wasn't all that successful a pirate! Of course none of them were up to their elbows in doubloons. Most were living in a subsistence circumstance. The likes of Drake might have been getting cargoes of gold and silver, but by 1715 it was tobacco, hides, other commodities. |
| Mako11 | 03 Jun 2014 4:21 p.m. PST |
"…but by 1715 it was tobacco, hides, other commodities". Especially once the hurricane sunk the Spanish treasure fleet, along the Florida coast, on its way from Cuba. A lot of privateers/pirates did get very wealthy by plundering the Spanish/Cuban "fishing" camps, which were trying to recover the gold from the sunken vessels in the shallow FL waters, in 1715, and early 1716. |
| spontoon | 21 Jun 2014 7:06 p.m. PST |
Watched my first episode last night. Interesting [remise for the story, but abominable costuming, hairstyles, etc.!!! |
| Henry Martini | 22 Jun 2014 5:47 a.m. PST |
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| marco56 | 22 Jun 2014 6:01 a.m. PST |
Watched first 2 episodes last night.Not as bad as I thought but I don't see it going far.
Mark |
| marco56 | 06 Aug 2014 6:58 p.m. PST |
I think this was cancelled.
Mark |
| Disco Joe | 07 Aug 2014 3:58 a.m. PST |
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| thehawk | 15 Aug 2014 4:20 a.m. PST |
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| GGouveia | 21 Aug 2014 12:00 p.m. PST |
Cancelled? I thought they just ended the season? |
| 138SquadronRAF | 22 Aug 2014 7:15 p.m. PST |
Crossbones has indeed been cancelled after 1 season. We almost didn''t get the last two episodes aired. Reviews were mixed. Personally, I fund it rather dull and historically incorrect. |
| marco56 | 24 Aug 2014 5:18 a.m. PST |
I liked Black Sails better.
Mark |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
