Friends of mine watch and have spoken highly of "Black Sails", but true to my usual form, I'm only just now catching up. And I really like it
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I've been curious about Black Sails since it started (I'm rather fond of Toby Stephens), so I'm glad to hear it has the Dorinda Stamp of Approval (TM).
Toby Stephens is SO GREAT in this role. I have to assume he felt lucky to get it, because it really let him dig in and do some wonderful acting, all along the spectrum. A complex character, larger than life but with subtle nuances and layers, not to mention also getting to play himself ten years earlier and showing the process that made him who he is now. A tour de force, really. Plus action and fighting and fake blood! What actor wouldn't love it. And he got to kiss Rupert Penry-Jones. :D
I do worry about him a little in all that sun, though. (They shoot in Cape Town, South Africa.) He clearly has the true redhead's complexion, and comes out all in ruddy freckles, like my dad used to when he gardened in the Tucson, AZ heat with no shirt on. I hope he has a sunscreen consultant!
I was very sad that Toby Stephens did a production of Coriolanus back in '94 when I was utterly skint because the reviews were fantastic and I bet he would have acted the heck out of that role. You have now vaulted Black Sails near the top of my to watch list. And having him kiss Rupert Penry-Jones isn't a bad thing. *g*
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I do worry about him a little in all that sun, though. (They shoot in Cape Town, South Africa.) He clearly has the true redhead's complexion, and comes out all in ruddy freckles, like my dad used to when he gardened in the Tucson, AZ heat with no shirt on. I hope he has a sunscreen consultant!
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