Pirate Master
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John Crichton
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I've been busy with GenCon and moving so I just caught the last 2 eps.
I'm really disappointed that the show got canned. I think it would have been a nice addition to the summer block of gaming shows out there. High production values and a serious attempt at forcing strategy. Not close to Survivor (the best of the lot) but a worthy addition.
I can see where Burnett and crew were trying to go with it and with some polish I could see the show being better than it was. The biggest problem was the super slow start. It really picked up steam too late. Bummer.
That said, Christa is a fool for trusting Jay this long. Then again, all she has to do is beat Ben in the finale. I'm just rooting for a close finish.
I'm really disappointed that the show got canned. I think it would have been a nice addition to the summer block of gaming shows out there. High production values and a serious attempt at forcing strategy. Not close to Survivor (the best of the lot) but a worthy addition.
I can see where Burnett and crew were trying to go with it and with some polish I could see the show being better than it was. The biggest problem was the super slow start. It really picked up steam too late. Bummer.
That said, Christa is a fool for trusting Jay this long. Then again, all she has to do is beat Ben in the finale. I'm just rooting for a close finish.
John Crichton
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On the finale (VERY minor spoilers, winner not revealed):
That was a fun show! Burnett lumped together the Survivor and Apprentice final tasks/challenges into a working diplomatic and physical exercise. And I say well done. I still say that with some polish, this show could have done very well for a long time. The mis-steps were all over the place (kvetch-fest with little/no consequence in the ghost court?) but those are things that could have been worked out with proper feedback.
I really enjoyed the long final expedition and the teamworks aspects involved with it. I could see that part of the game played up in future shows, had the show made it out alive. Much more satisfying than the typical Survivor stuff (worst part of that excellent show) and considerably better than the drek that Trump puts out live with the Apprentice finales. No vote, no personal bias, just a winner. With more colorful personalities (I counted just 3 this time out: Jay, Louie & Nessa) Pirate Master could have done quite well.
Also, it was nice to see the dedication to Cheryl, who allegedly committed suicide about a month ago.
That was a fun show! Burnett lumped together the Survivor and Apprentice final tasks/challenges into a working diplomatic and physical exercise. And I say well done. I still say that with some polish, this show could have done very well for a long time. The mis-steps were all over the place (kvetch-fest with little/no consequence in the ghost court?) but those are things that could have been worked out with proper feedback.
I really enjoyed the long final expedition and the teamworks aspects involved with it. I could see that part of the game played up in future shows, had the show made it out alive. Much more satisfying than the typical Survivor stuff (worst part of that excellent show) and considerably better than the drek that Trump puts out live with the Apprentice finales. No vote, no personal bias, just a winner. With more colorful personalities (I counted just 3 this time out: Jay, Louie & Nessa) Pirate Master could have done quite well.
Also, it was nice to see the dedication to Cheryl, who allegedly committed suicide about a month ago.
Mark
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Well, I think we can now drop the spoiler avoidance, if you agree, JC?
I was pleased with the show, overall, and agree with your suggestions on how it might have been made better. Perhaps it will get another chance next Summer when they start trying to figure out what to do. I have to believe that the first Survivor was even worse than the first Pirate Master, but for the fact that the first Survivor had the novelty factor. I think the fitness factor of PM might work against it also, plus you do have to at least be able to swim to a fair degree. Though Kendra was the slowest swimmer on the show, she could still swim well enough to be able to jump in an ocean and swim to shore. A lot of people would be unable to be on the show just for that alone. A lot of the PM challenges were very endurance oriented, far beyond what we see om most reality shows.
Anyway, at the least, people can stream the shows and grab some screenshots of the ship for their various RPG games, as player handouts and such, not to mention that the puzzles are all pretty good model for RPG game puzzles, too. Mine it while it is still available online, folks!
Looks like my pick made it to the final two.
I was pleased with the show, overall, and agree with your suggestions on how it might have been made better. Perhaps it will get another chance next Summer when they start trying to figure out what to do. I have to believe that the first Survivor was even worse than the first Pirate Master, but for the fact that the first Survivor had the novelty factor. I think the fitness factor of PM might work against it also, plus you do have to at least be able to swim to a fair degree. Though Kendra was the slowest swimmer on the show, she could still swim well enough to be able to jump in an ocean and swim to shore. A lot of people would be unable to be on the show just for that alone. A lot of the PM challenges were very endurance oriented, far beyond what we see om most reality shows.
Anyway, at the least, people can stream the shows and grab some screenshots of the ship for their various RPG games, as player handouts and such, not to mention that the puzzles are all pretty good model for RPG game puzzles, too. Mine it while it is still available online, folks!
John Crichton
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Yes, it appears we are a two-person chat at this point.Mark said:
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