Unlike the rest of America, I watched ‘Pirate Master’, and I absolutely loved it. The entire thing was so outrageous it could have only come from America. Sure, the treasure hunts were sophomoric, easy, and illogical and the host seemed incredibly out of place, but the contestants were just so damn fun. Louie was like some absurd caricature out of a Hunter S. Thompson drug-induced vision, and Jay had more cunning in one episode than Richard Hatch mustered during his entire ‘Survivor’ run. The whole thing was beautiful. And now it’s gone. Gone forever.
According to Zap2It.com, ‘Pirate Master’ has been permanently thrown overboard and will now only be seen through streaming video on CBS’ website. Excuse my seaman’s language, but that is just a bunch of scurvy infested fish shit. The ratings may not have been anything to treasure (averaging around six million per episode), but that’s really not overly bad for the summer. Plus, the five remaining episodes were already produced. Why not just show them, rather than reruns of something else?
I tried streaming the video over the CBS feed, but apparently, my computer hates me. I guess I’ll never know what happened to those fine sailors, but one thing is for sure, I will never forget them. At least, I won’t until I finish writing this article. Ohh look: Thank You For Smoking is on HBO!
