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20 Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror TV Shows of 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, the Gizmodo’s io9 staff has had to admit something about ourselves: we watch a lot of TV. From a starting list that was admittedly alarmingly long, we managed to winnow down our 20 favorites—including animation, sci-fi, horror, and fantasy, and titles both brand-new, some seasons in, and (in one…
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The Pirates of Our Flag Means Death Talk About the Show’s Surprising Romance
HBO is no stranger to hit comedies like Barry or The Righteous Gemstones, and their new pirate series Our Flag Means Death is another addition to that great lineup. Created by David Jenkins, the series stars Rhys Darby as 18th century aristocrat Stede Bonnet, who decided to leave his life of luxury and become a pirate.…
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Taika Waititi’s Pirate Series Our Flag Means Death Looks Yo-Ho-Ho-Larious
What if What We Do in the Shadows was about swashbucklers on the high seas rather than vampires on Staten Island? We’re getting a similar sense of wry humour from Taika Waititi’s next TV project: pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death, starring Rhys Darby as “gentleman pirate” Stede Bonnet and Waititi himself as Blackbeard. A…