NBC’s “Crossbones” series drew me in with the prospect of John Malkovich as Blackbeard, and while he does indeed dig into the pirate role with relish, it’s not enough to save the show.

Premieres Friday, May 30 at 9pm on NBC. Pirate movies are expensive. This is commonly accepted fact in Hollywood. 2007's Pirate of the Caribbean: At World's End is still the most costly film ...

Well, let’s backtrack just a moment. Black Sails on Starz is probably the best pirate series you’ll find, and Crossbones does not come close to it. I believe there will come a day when someone ...

Skull and crossbones fashions are all the rage this fall and winter — not just on Halloween! The trend started with the release this summer of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," the ...

The real Blackbeard was a notorious English-born pirate who was chased down and beheaded by a Colonial naval force off the coast of North Carolina in 1718, when he was believed to be in his 30s.

Blackbeard and his band of pirates are in search of the mother-load on NBC’s summertime drama Crossbones. Portrayed by John Malkovich, the famed pirate doesn't actually have a black beard in the ...

These days, the medium offers so little pleasure that we forget the good old days. Now, though, NBC’s Crossbones — set during the golden age of piracy in the 1700s — is prepared to remind us.

Television used to be fun, and then it grew up. Or maybe we did. These days, fun is such a rara avis in the medium that we forget how it used to be until a show like NBC's "Crossbones" comes along ...