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Jimmer
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Just starting a season spoiler thread for anyone who may want to post or read spoilers.

Scooterrific
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Jimmer Rocks!

Cokegirl
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LOL I'm such a nerd! I hoo-hooed when I thought that there were spoils already!!! Thanks Jimmer for getting us started!

Alaginger
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I'm putting this here in the spoiling section as some readers might consider Cameron Daddo's take on each pirate as too much information. Also, there are some things in the write-up, as well as, his opinions that might pop up in some of the computer game sites.
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‘Pirate Master’ Host Cameron Daddo Discusses the Show and Contestants
by David Bloomberg -- 05/24/2007

Survivor may be over for now, but Mark Burnett’s new CBS reality show Pirate Master will soon take its Thursday timeslot. Host Cameron Daddo spoke to reporters recently and answered questions from RealityNewsOnline about the show. Is it just Survivor on a boat? What will the contestants be doing? And what does Daddo think about each of them? Read on to find out!

Australian actor and musician Cameron Daddo is the host of the upcoming CBS summer reality series, Pirate Master. Some information is already available about the show, and Betsy Wasser previewed it for us. This week, Daddo spoke to reporters about what we can expect from the show and himself.

First off, Daddo describes Pirate Master as being different from other reality shows, as it is “a fantasy reality show.” That is, “It is a historical thing, a period thing. We kept as close as we could to the period to make this world alive for [the contestants]. We created this world where they’re back in 1730 and all the tools they were using, the compasses, the maps, everything was leather and old and beautiful. The art department worked overtime to keep this world alive for the contestants. That’s what really sets this show apart – it’s fantasy reality. We’re creating this world for these 16 lucky people – and I feel like I was the 17th one. I was there firing a blunderbuss. It was so exciting.”

Daddo’s talk about setting the show apart was related to a question I asked him. Many people have seen the commercials and said, “This looks like Survivor on a pirate ship.” So what is the difference?

Well, it was a bit of a problem for Daddo to explain the difference, because he apparently has not really watched Survivor. But he did say that on Survivor, there are, of course, two tribes for much of the season. But “on this show, there are 16 pirates and they live together, work together, sleep together, not divided. The only time they are divided is to go onto an expedition for gold.”

Speaking of the expeditions, “There is also, in Survivor, money at the end, where as here there is money up for grabs each week.” What are the expeditions? “Each week, there is a treasure hunt for gold. The pirate crew is divided into a black crew and a red crew and they go head to head for a serious amount of gold. At the end … there is $500,000.”

But it’s more than just expeditions. “These pirates work hard, they have to run this ship. There’s not a lot of food on board. When they went to shore they often brought back coconuts and chickens, all sorts of things, fruit, whatever they could. They were really out to find gold and actually working, not sitting on their bums. They had to run a ship.”

Indeed, Daddo says the contestants were “absolutely not” prepared for how much work they’d need to do. “There were chores to be done. I think the motion got to them at the very beginning – a lot of them lost whatever food they had in their belly. I also feel like the four-hour watches really knocked them around as well. They’d be doing an expedition, running through the jungle, diving into waterfalls, dealing with sabotage, then they’d have to come back to the ship, have to swab the decks, then they’d have to be up later to do four-hour watches and stay awake. Then throw in a barrel of rum on top of them, it was hard work for a lot of them.” Well, the barrel of rum doesn’t sound like hard work, but everything else does!

As noted earlier, this is a “fantasy reality show.” So each of the 16 pirates wears a costume of very simple clothing. The crew tended to eat gruel and stew while the captain ate steak and chicken and fresh fruit.

As for sleeping arrangement, Daddo says, “The ship sleeps about 50 people. The main cabin, where the pirates were, they slept end to end in these wooden bunks that are built into the sides of the ships. The captain and his two officers had their own quarters, with a double-bed for the captain and his officers had mattresses and blankets. Everyone else had the bare minimum – a blanket and a very thin bedroll.

However, let’s face it, there are some similarities with Survivor. There is, as Daddo said, “skullduggery and piracy,” which are just different terms for scheming and plotting. And there is a vote “at the end of each episode, [where] somebody is cut adrift. At the end, one pirate takes home a lot of the booty.” (And in this case, unlike on Beauty and the Geek, “booty” really does mean pirate’s treasure.)

I also wanted to know what kind of host Daddo is. Will he get in there and mix it up during discussions like Jeff Probst will? Daddo said, “There were situations where I felt I was being manipulated and I would take course to change that. Sometimes I felt like a teacher with a sharp stick. For me, this happens at Pirate’s Court, where the pirates have their say.”

And how does Pirate’s Court work? Is it like Tribal Council? “Everyone had a say. We have a part at the end of each episode where the captain has marked three pirates and they have to stand up and defend themselves to their fellow pirates. The fellow pirates cast ballots to cast one adrift. Or if they’re organized, they can unanimously cast a ballot against the captain and mutiny and the captain will be cut adrift.”

Like Probst, Daddo is not present throughout the entire show. He sends them off to expeditions and welcomes them back, and Pirate’s Court is when he talks to them. “When I felt the truth wasn’t being told to me, I’d ask a question and I can tell – you know when someone’s lying to you. I would pull out the stick and prod them a bit and say that’s not true – and find out the truth from somebody else.”

Daddo says he’s a “pretty laid back kind of guy. But at the same time, but I don’t settle for fools.”

What did Daddo think of each contestant?

“Nessa is definitely a favorite of mine.” He called her a “ vixen pirate … small in stature, huge in competitive spirit, never to be underestimated.”

Joe Don (or J.D.) is an ex-military adventurer outdoorsman who “let his opinion be known no matter what the consequences.”

Ben is a “young, adventurous recent college graduate.” Daddo says Ben’s southern charm hides a “cunning junior pirate.”

John, the MIT scientist/Chippendale dancer, is a “mysterious, dangerous loose cannon.” He is a “physical asset to any crew, with intelligence to match – maybe too much.”

Alex is “brash and bold,” but she is used to “gold cards, cocktails, [and] long black limousines.” He “could rely on her when honesty was called for,” but he added, “don’t get on her bad side.”

Kendra is “quiet, seemingly harmless, [and] unthreatening enough to go the distance.”

Contrast this with Louie, who is a “big, loud, jolly, bearded pirate, everyone’s friend with a sense of justice while still being out for all he can get.”

Christa is a “tough single mom, here for adventure and determined to win to provide for her daughter.”

Christian, the Nigerian nightmare (his nickname in the NFL) is big and friendly and “everyone loves him, but perhaps they should fear him. Definitely a contender.”

Laurel lives in a truck in L.A. and is a “hippie chick who will not conform.” She is “tough to read, impossible to manipulate – a girl pirate with a true independent spirit.”

Jupiter is “exotic, original, bold, opinionated, smart enough to choose her friends and keep her eye on her enemies.”

Sean is a “chameleon.” He is a “ladies’ man, confident, quick-witted,” and he “can talk himself in and out of trouble.”

Jay is blue collar working class type of guy who has “seen the worst and feels this group will be easy prey to control.” He is also “very strong on expeditions [and] very articulate.”

Cheryl is a deputy district attorney, but “keeps her true profession a secret from the others.” She is “well spoken … strong, [and] dominant.”

Joy is a “beauty queen, energetic, beautiful, [and] good-natured.” Daddo says she will “make friends first and cut throats later.”

Finally, there is Azmyth, who is “physically tough with a personality to stay in everybody’s good graces ‘til he takes control.” He is “strong on expeditions and loved the sound of his own voice.”

After talking to Cameron Daddo and hearing what he had to say, the show definitely looks like it will have a personality all its own – as will the host. Watch for more preview information right here on RealityNewsOnline as we get closer to the premiere date!

Alaginger
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Tall Ship Celebration veteran vessel to appear on CBS

The Picton Castle, a ship that appeared at last year's Tall Ships Celebration in Bay City, will be on CBS's "Pirate Master."
According to the crew's journal, the 179-foot barque joined up with CBS's film crews in March.
The wannabe pirates lived, worked and sailed on the ship. Sixteen contestants compete on this reality show and the best buccaneer will win $500,000 at the end of the season.
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Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
The crew of the Picton Castle have been sitting on a big secret the past few months, but now the secret is out and we are very excited to acknowledge we’ve been a part of it.
The winter months have been filled with island paradises and remarkable sailing experiences and our trainees have learned the ropes surrounded by postcard-perfect white sand beaches and volcanic islands that dot the lagoon-blue Caribbean waters of the West Indies. The warm sun, clean sailing breezes, and quiet, relaxed lifestyle of the islands has rubbed off on the crew. The delightfully hot days and sweaty nights quickly thawed our bones and sail commands and shipboard terms such as galleys and ladders quickly erased the words for the kitchens and stairs in our homes. After I rejoined the ship in early February, we painted her 179-foot-long hull and her clean clipper-bow an imposing shade of black while at anchor in Bequia and in Martinique. Instantly she looked longer and faster and all who witnessed her transformation remarked on how much she looked like the pirate ship of childhood fantasy. Strangers motored out to the ship in the small boats, which is not uncommon, but this time the energy was different and the crew felt it too. I still get tingles when I have the opportunity to see her from the water or shoreline. Sailors are notorious for holding fast to tradition, but this change is an exciting one.
In March we were joined in the Commonwealth of Dominica by CBS’s best-of-the-best for the creation of an exciting new reality-adventure show called Pirate Master, featuring 16 of America’s most persuasive Pirate wannabes. We had the opportunity to experience a little bit of Hollywood’s magic and our naturally pretty little barque was given a little “make-up.” We had our superstructure, chart house and galley house painted with such skill that the decks of our 1928 steel ship were transformed to the wooden deck structures of a pirate ship from 200 years ago. And I never knew there were so many options for decorating with canvas!
We had a rather monstrous figurehead mounted on our bow which our crew watched with morbid curiosity when we took the ship for a sail in any sort of wind or swell, and she stared ahead with her cold, dead eyes and clung tenaciously to the skull of someone we imagined could have conceivably crossed paths with a gang of pirates. The figurehead was seriously fierce and thrilling, but being the sailors we are, we couldn’t help but wonder whether the production’s art department could produce and then properly lash a truly seaworthy fiberglass figurehead to our ship’s bow. It held up beautifully.
We also received a bit of a movie-makeover on our stern. The Aloha rail was built up to meet the quarter deck and the space was enclosed to just aft of the boat davits in the breezeways, eventually taking shape as a fairly elegant transom with pane-glass windows and beautifully detailed woodwork. What took weeks of hammering, drilling and painting to create took only 48 hours to take apart with crowbars and grinders.
The Pirates lived, worked and sailed aboard our fine barque and they very much became a part of our ship, performing the heavy, dirty, and challenging tasks that a ship requires from her crew daily. Most importantly, they learned to sail our ship alongside her more experienced crew; a fine job they did of it, too. After many weeks aboard our vessel the Pirate crew could virtually hold their own in most sail handling maneuvers. Captain Moreland and our crew worked very hard to teach them all of the skills that we know, but if we did our jobs well, you will not see our crew in the weekly episodes.
It was a tremendous learning experience for our ship’s crew—and also for the seasoned professionals at CBS, who have never before taken on such a large-scale marine-based project! We were graced with the presence of hundreds of men and women who rotate through CBS’s highest-rated programs such as Survivor, The Amazing Race, The Contender, The Apprentice, and so on! On every level from sound, lighting and camera operators to segment producers and the big-time executives, they were eager to learn about and share our world (which revealed itself to be outside the comfort zone of many, but they are an adventurous lot who were up to the challenge) and were patient in helping our crew to become accustomed to the significantly more fast-paced and intense world of TV production. It goes without saying we had a soft spot for the men and women in the Marine department who accompanied our ship everywhere with their ridiculously over-powered boats. We were lucky enough to work closely with one boat operator in particular named Dan, whose home is in Halifax, NS! He was a good friend to our crew and kept us supplied with local news and Trailer Park Boys episodes throughout the production.
It is incredibly exciting for the Picton Castle crew to be part of something that is going to be shared with a literally global audience, a glimpse of our very real lives aboard this very beautiful training tall ship. I won’t hold my breath for a cameo of myself, but for all of our proud parents and easily excitable family and friends, press your nose close to the TV and you just might recognize those rough hands trapped in a close-up frame or perhaps a familiar silhouette against the sun-drenched sail canvas.
It was a great deal of fun for us to participate in this production, but after several months in one location (initially a struggle for our crew, who are accustomed to short visits in port and longer passages at sea) it was time to say goodbye to the very good friends that we had made in Dominica (Mr. Rudolf who took us everywhere!) and head back to sea (well, we took Frederick with us)! We’ve since revisited Martinique (and Martine, the tattoo artist) and the crew’s all-time favourite Caribbean island, Jost Van , and are presently making our final passage of the winter training season, bound for Charleston, South Carolina, the first stop on the Picton Castle summer trip, the 2007 ASTA East Coast Tall Ship Challenge!
These sailors are very tired but contented and after months in the Caribbean, we are again faced with the necessity to assimilate ourselves back into the fast-paced Western society from whence most of us came. Nine more days and we’ll be in the USA! Pirate Master airs on CBS at 8:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, May 31. Watch it in your home and then come see us in person!

Tntitanfan
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I was wondering how a bunch of amateur sailors were going to handle a ship of that size - and now we know "the rest of the story!" I knew there HAD to be some other people behind the scenes because as the number of pirates dwindled, there would simply not be enough manpower - or womanpower - to handle the ship.

How nice that the writer enjoyed the experience so much and gives props to the pirate crew! Also very well written as well -

Alaginger
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Money," says Daddo, "is changing hands all the time. It's a live currency."

But given the fact that these people are playing buccaneers, can't they just stay on the ship and steal from each other? "No one can steal," says Daddo. "We had to draw the line on that. What we realized is that if someone nicked money from under my pillow, I would be extremely upset. However, if I feel like I'm in trouble and think I might get voted off, I might choose to give someone two grand [as a bribe]."

Karen
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We were lucky enough to work closely with one boat operator in particular named Dan, whose home is in Halifax, NS! He was a good friend to our crew and kept us supplied with local news and Trailer Park Boys episodes throughout the production.

I find that funny. A bunch of sailors pretending to be pirates on the Caribbean, craving TPB.

Alaginger
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I just watched the promo videos over at CBS.com, and in one of them the announcer says the word "steal". In another, one of the players is being interviewed and he says we can do this and that and steal (I think). Sounds like that interview was before they were given all the particulars.

So, I find it funny that an interview with Daddo says "No one can steal"...but the promo specifies stealing.

I'll just assume it means they can't steal from each other, but they can steal from ????? (fill in the blank).

Pamy
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There is a preview on TV guide channel tonite at 8 or 9pm

Seamonkey
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I saw it at 9pm pacific, or recorded that hour.. good info..

Alaginger
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Per TV Guide.com, this is the title of the first three shows. Not much spoiling going on. Sea and Pamy, did you see any spoiling on the show last night....I didn't know about it!

5/31/2007: I Want That Treasure
6/7/2007: Pirates, Guns and Money
6/14/2007: Bribes, Lies, and Vengeful Eyes

Pamy
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I dont have that channel :-(

Alaginger
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Snipped this out of a lengthier interview that mostly repeated stuff we already have, but I thought there might be some insight in what Cameron had to say about each of the pirates!
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At the end of the interview, Cameron was asked for his opinion about each of the Pirates, and he was only too happy to oblige:

Nessa- A vixen pirate, packs a huge punch and never to be underestimated.
Joe Don (JD) - Always let his opinion be known, no matter what the consequences.
Ben- Young and adventurous. Beneath his southern charm is a southern cunning pirate.
John- Mysterious, dangerous, a loose cannon and too much intelligence. Also a scientist/ Chippendale’s dancer.
Alexis- Brash, bold, Gold Cards and long black limousine. Don’t get on her bad side!
Kendra- Quiet and seemingly harmless. Unthreatening enough to go the distance.
Louie- Big, loud, jolly bearded pirate. Everyone’s friend with a sense of justice.
Christa- Single mom out for adventure. Determined to win.
Christian- NFL’s Nigerian Nightmare. Friendly, and everyone loves him, but perhaps everyone should fear him.
Laurel- Tough to read, impossible to manipulate.
Jupiter- Exotic, original, bold, smart enough to choose her friends and keep an eye on her enemies.
Sean- Chameleon. Ladies man with the confidence to talk himself in and out of trouble.
Jay- Blue collar working class pirate. He’s seen the worst and thinks this group will be easy prey.
Cheryl- Strong, dominant and understands the criminal mind.
Joy- Beautiful, good-natured. Be friends first, and cut throats later.
Azmyth- Physically tough with the personality to stay in everyone’s good graces until he took control.

Alaginger
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Realitynewsonline.com did a write-up on the TVGuide channel's one hour show mentioned by Pamy and Seamonkey. The write-up pretty much (2 pages of it) repeated stuff we have already heard, but I did snip this part out.
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Now it’s time for an exclusive look at the first expedition. First, Daddo tells us they will be physically taxing – rivers to cross, hills to climb, boats to row, etc. First one to the treasure wins.

The first expedition goes up one of the slowest-moving rivers on the island and is supposedly “very spooky.” Burnett says when pirates buried their treasure, they didn’t make it easy – there were complicated clues, traps, sabotage points, etc. They’re going to get beat up and scratched, we might have some twisted ankles – just nothing life-threatening. Oh, well, that’s good to know.
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Tntitanfan
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Thanks, Ginger! I am all hyped up for tomorrow night's show!}

Alaginger
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In an interview with one of the players, I cut these 3 paragraphs out and highlighted stuff I don't remember reading before. Hope it is of interest to you, and if it's been there before, sorry for the repeat.
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Over 33 days, the bogus buccaneers will live on a 179-foot ship and complete challenges and solve clues to win gold coins -- actual money they can pocket. They can use the gold to strike deals and vie for long-term security.

In each weekly episode, the pirate with the most booty will act as captain, delegating chores -- including raising the ship's anchor and swabbing the deck -- to other crew members and marking three pirates for elimination. A Pirate's Court of cast members will ''cut adrift'' one competitor, who will float away on a raft bound for home. The last competitor will become the ''Pirate Master'' and take home a $500,000 treasure.

Host for ''Pirate Master'' is Australian actor and musician Cameron Daddo, who has guest-starred on ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and ''CSI: Miami.'' The program will run through August, though CBS hasn't set a date for the season finale.

Karen
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How haven't they set a date for the finale yet? Don't most shows like this get sold to the network as a package of XX number of episodes?

Unless they're not sure whether they'll throw a recap in there, or maybe they'll break for a few weeks...?

Alaginger
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Karen, I can't answer that question. I thought it was very interesting, so that's why I brought it here. It was in an article that was highlighting the player Christa De Angelo, and it was dated 5/30/07 which is very current. Maybe when Christa was interviewed that was all the information she had to give, and the dates weren't settled when she got her information. Or maybe there are some play-offs of some type going on in late August and CBS is still juggling the time slots. I'll go look around over at CBS.com and if I see anything that relates, I'll bring it over. Meanwhile, here's the top of the article I found that had this information in it.
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Last Updated: May 30, 2007
Tamaqua mom raises the black flag on new reality show
By Gabrielle Salerno Of The Morning Call

Actually, here's a link to the whole article:
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-5pirate-1r.5872500may30,0,382816.story?track=rss

Karen
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No worries, Alaginger... it was kinda a rhetorical question, I wasn't really expecting an answer. LOL. Thanks for all the scoop you've brought us so far... this is gonna be fun.

Alaginger
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Cut this from the bottom of another write-up that came out today (5/31).
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CBS hasn't decided whether to do another season of "Pirate Master," but Daddo hopes there's more swashbuckling on the horizon. "There's plenty more treasure out there to be found, that's for sure."

Alaginger
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Found some good stuff in this interview with Daddo.
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Ahoy! Pirate Master's Hunky Host Reveals the Game's Booty-ful Secrets
by Angel Cohn

TVGuide.com: What kind of challenges can we expect?
Daddo: We call them expeditions. Expeditions for a treasure. In most cases they have to jump off a ship and swim to shore, or they'll be instructed to get in their longboats and paddle or row. Once they hit the shore, off they go… through whatever terrain. There aren't a lot of beaches on Dominica. It is very volcanic, so they are dealing with uneven terrain and beautiful pristine water that comes out of the ground. It was just glorious.

TVGuide.com: Did you get to explore the island at all?
Daddo: I did! I saw quite a few of the locations for the expeditions. If I had the morning off, I'd grab my driver and have him show me the island or go on a rafting trip.

TVGuide.com: Is there one expedition we should keep an eye out for?
Daddo: Not really, but there is one that I particularly liked. The crew that is leading gets a bonus for leading. But there were specific sabotage points that they knew they were coming up to. So you want to get to that place first to slow the other people down. There was one sabotage that was awesome. They had to row about two miles to this place called Scott's Head, which was featured in Pirates of the Caribbean. Once they got there, there was an old buoy that had been there for a hundred years, and they had to follow the line of the buoy down and pull a key off it. If you were first, when you pulled the key, it dropped the second key another 10 feet down. So the second crew had to hold their breath and swim down 25 feet. It is not for the faint of heart.

TVGuide.com: What happens when somebody gets eliminated? Do they walk a plank?
Daddo: They get cut adrift. The captain nominates three pirates to be marked with a black spot. They have to report to the Pirates Court, where they stand trial and defend themselves and make a case to their fellow pirates for their spot on the ship. Their fellow pirates cast a ballot deciding who should stay and who should go. The pirates can also rise as one and mutiny against the captain. The captain can be mutinied against to lose his spot, and he'll be cut adrift, end of the road. When that happens, their journey is over, they climb over the side onto a small raft that is four planks lashed together with rope. They sit on the ocean in the middle of the sea. The captain pulls out his saber and cuts the rope and they float off… never to be seen again.

TVGuide.com: Everyone is living together on this boat. Are there a lot of personality conflicts?
Daddo: There are. Obviously everyone has a very strong personality and the Pirate Master code says that when they find a treasure, the captain keeps half. You can imagine the reaction when I told them that. The first episode, I say, "Count the treasure." It is like 40,000 bucks or something. "Now you need to elect a captain. OK, Captain, Pirate Master code is that you get half." Then you look and they are all like, what? "Now you need to choose two officers. Good, you two take half of the $20,000 that's left. The rest of the money is for the other pirates. Oh, and you're demoted. Take your two grand and go downstairs." If you don't share your money, it is a big issue.

TVGuide.com: Do they get to keep the money for good after each expedition, or can it be stolen?
Daddo: Good question. It is yours and it can't be stolen. It can be bartered and traded. It is used as currency to [build loyalty]. The money is real off the show. When you come to Pirates Court, you bring your money with you, because you might be leaving with it.

TVGuide.com: Could someone with a black mark bribe someone else with cash?
Daddo: Absolutely! And don't think I didn't suggest it! At the end you are after $500,000. What's five grand apiece when you're making sure they don't cast a ballot your way? Do they use it? We will see.

TVGuide.com: Was there someone in particular who surprised you?
Daddo: There was a woman who was not particularly strong on expeditions and not particularly popular with the crew and yet she persevered and the other pirates kept her around.

Alaginger
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Regarding who will be a Captain???

Found a couple of pictures of players in the captain garb, but no clue as to which episode either of them is from.
2
J.D.
1
Azmyth

Gemma120in2002
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I wonder what happens when they get down to two people! If the pirates who have been cast adrift are never to be seen again, I guess there isn't a jury. This is nice, a new game with completely new rules and everything is unexpected.

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07-05-2003

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Wow! Azmyth really looks the part! J.D. Kind of looks like he feels silly. Like Northern Exposure goes pirate!