Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max) S: Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi - premieres 3/3/22
01-18-22, 03:16 PM
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Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max) S: Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi - premieres 3/3/22
Our Flag Means Death is loosely based on the true adventures of Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby), a pampered aristocrat who abandons his life of privilege to become a pirate. The series also stars Academy Award winner Taika Waititi as Blackbeard, history’s most feared and revered pirate.
01-19-22, 02:34 PM
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I'll give it a shot. Looks fun.
01-19-22, 03:22 PM
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Yeah, I'm in for this. 
02-16-22, 11:39 AM
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02-16-22, 12:47 PM
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That kind of feels like a one-joke premise. Not sure it will hold up as a series.
03-03-22, 08:54 AM
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The first 3 episodes are up on Max.
03-04-22, 05:07 AM
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The first episode is not exactly great or particularly funny, but of course also not enough to judge the show ... I'll stick with for now.
03-12-22, 11:24 AM
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I'm four episodes in and am enjoying it. It's not great but still a fun show, at times I get almost a Cabin Boy fish out of water vibe to it (but with a "gentleman pirate" instead of a "fancy lad"). I'll continue to watch, and Taika is great as Blackbeard and the supporting cast is pretty good. .
06-01-22, 12:26 PM
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06-01-22, 02:13 PM
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I couldn't quite finish the first episode of this one. I wanted to like it, and remember the lead from Flight of the Concords as their agent or something but it fell kind of flat for me. My son loved it so I might give it another try when my wife is not around as it had a decent vibe but and I may not have been in the mood for this kind of comedy at the time.
06-02-22, 09:15 AM
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10-05-23, 10:46 AM
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The break is over on October 5 when Season 2 of Our Flag Means Death premieres on Max.
10-07-23, 10:38 PM
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Not much love here? I think the show's great. First season started off weak but ended strong.
We watched all three season 2 episodes last night. Not as much humor as season one, but still damn entertaining. I'm glad they didn't drag out the separate crew thing too long. They're far more entertaining as a group.
We watched all three season 2 episodes last night. Not as much humor as season one, but still damn entertaining. I'm glad they didn't drag out the separate crew thing too long. They're far more entertaining as a group.
01-09-24, 03:19 PM
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Re: Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max) S: Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi - premieres 3/3/22
‘Our Flag Means Death’ Canceled at Max
The pirate comedy starring Rhys Darby and exec producer Taika Waititi ran for two seasons on the streamer.
January 9, 2024 12:49pm
Max is lowering its Flag.
The Warner Bros. Discovery-backed streamer has canceled its comedy series Our Flag Means Death after a two-season run. David Jenkins created the pirate comedy that starred Rhys Darby and exec producer Taika Waititi.
“While Max will not be moving forward with a third season of Our Flag Means Death, we are so proud of the joyous, hilarious, and heartfelt stories that creator David Jenkins, Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, Garrett Basch, Dan Halsted, Adam Stein, Antoine Douaihy, and the entire superb cast and crew brought to life. We also thank the dedicated fans who embraced these stories and built a gorgeous, inclusive community surrounding the show,” a spokesperson for Max said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
The decision to wrap the series comes after Reservation Dogs, co-created by Waititi, wrapped its run in 2023 and as the prolific producer, actor and director’s other FX comedy, What We Do in the Shadows, will conclude later this year with its sixth season. Next up on the TV side, Waititi has Apple’s re-do of Time Bandits, starring Lisa Kudrow.
Praised for its queer storylines, Our Flag Means Death has an impressive 94 percent score among critics and 93 percent rating with viewers on Rotten Tomatoes. Season one of the series consisted of 10 episodes and aired in March 2022, with the renewal coming for a shortened eight-episode run that wrapped in October.
Creator Jenkins shared a heartfelt post about the show’s cancellation on Tuesday: “I’m very sad I won’t set foot on the Revenge again with my friends, some of whom have become close to family. But I couldn’t be more grateful for being allowed to captain the damn thing in the first place.”
The pirate comedy starring Rhys Darby and exec producer Taika Waititi ran for two seasons on the streamer.
January 9, 2024 12:49pm
Max is lowering its Flag.
The Warner Bros. Discovery-backed streamer has canceled its comedy series Our Flag Means Death after a two-season run. David Jenkins created the pirate comedy that starred Rhys Darby and exec producer Taika Waititi.
“While Max will not be moving forward with a third season of Our Flag Means Death, we are so proud of the joyous, hilarious, and heartfelt stories that creator David Jenkins, Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, Garrett Basch, Dan Halsted, Adam Stein, Antoine Douaihy, and the entire superb cast and crew brought to life. We also thank the dedicated fans who embraced these stories and built a gorgeous, inclusive community surrounding the show,” a spokesperson for Max said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
The decision to wrap the series comes after Reservation Dogs, co-created by Waititi, wrapped its run in 2023 and as the prolific producer, actor and director’s other FX comedy, What We Do in the Shadows, will conclude later this year with its sixth season. Next up on the TV side, Waititi has Apple’s re-do of Time Bandits, starring Lisa Kudrow.
Praised for its queer storylines, Our Flag Means Death has an impressive 94 percent score among critics and 93 percent rating with viewers on Rotten Tomatoes. Season one of the series consisted of 10 episodes and aired in March 2022, with the renewal coming for a shortened eight-episode run that wrapped in October.
Creator Jenkins shared a heartfelt post about the show’s cancellation on Tuesday: “I’m very sad I won’t set foot on the Revenge again with my friends, some of whom have become close to family. But I couldn’t be more grateful for being allowed to captain the damn thing in the first place.”
01-10-24, 04:16 AM
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Wasn't it, like, one of the biggest comedy shows of 2022? Even though it didn't get a lot of discussion, it was supposedly watched by a large number of people.
I haven't watched the 2nd season yet, so am I to blame for its cancellation? Or is this just more WBD belt-tightening.
I haven't watched the 2nd season yet, so am I to blame for its cancellation? Or is this just more WBD belt-tightening.
01-10-24, 08:50 PM
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Guess I don't have to face a long wait for a third season when I finally get around to bingeing the first two.
