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Post by laughingpygmy on Feb 17, 2015 4:19:07 GMT
 Jay Hatcow aka "moonpie monkey" was the first pygmy to make it on T.V. Jay was one of the most memorable characters on the show... he was a standout from day one and was in the final 3 for the Pirates Booty... unfortunately CBS chose to not show the last few episodes of the show... they claimed poor ratings... but I suspect that it had more to do with the bad press surrounding one of the Pirate Cast who had died while the show was airing. The show was replaced by reruns of 48 hours... or some other snews show... folks were forced to watch the last few episodes online. Jay should had been cast for Survivor. He was a strong player and very outspoken.
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Jay Hatkow, 37, is one of the sixteen pirates to set sail in search of buried treasure on PIRATE MASTER, premiering Thursday, May 31
Pirate Master
Classification: Reality
Genre: Adventure | Fantasy
Status: Canceled/Ended
Network: CBS ( USA)
Airs: Tuesdays at 10:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: May 31, 2007
Ended: July 17, 2007
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Post by laughingpygmy on Feb 17, 2015 12:26:36 GMT
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Post by laughingpygmy on Feb 17, 2015 12:31:07 GMT
Q: Please tell us what happened to Pirate Masters. Was one contestant's suicide the reason for canceling the show? And what happens to the prize money when a show is cancelled? —Debbie, California
A: CBS' "Pirate Master" debuted seven years to the day that "Survivor" debuted, and while the two shows shared a lot in common, the pirates were destined for a different fate: cancellation.
At the end of July, CBS pulled the plug, although the remaining five episodes are being broadcast online every Tuesday.
Thus, the show, which has already been taped, will continue, just online instead of on TV, and the prize money will be awarded.
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Ratings for the show dropped over time, as viewers didn't seem to connect with it as much as they had with "Survivor," even though both were produced by Mark Burnett. Visually, the show was perhaps even more stunning than "Survivor," but there was just one challenge per episode, and the game elements made it seem like a somewhat watered-down version of "Survivor," especially at first.
A few days after the cancellation, cast members and fans got even worse news: Contestant Cheryl Kosewicz, who was the fourth person "cut adrift" on the show and was a district attorney in Reno, died that Friday of an apparent suicide. Cast members revealed their grief over her loss in online postings that weekend; despite having competed against one another, many remain very close.
Earlier, in a MySpace posting on a fellow cast member's page, Cheryl wrote, "Truthfully, I've lost the strong Cherl (sic) and I'm just floating around lost. And this frik'n show doesn't help because it was such a contention between Ryan and I and plus its not getting good reviews.....then I made National Enquirer today so I'm just hitting it big....the hits keep on coming." Ryan was her boyfriend, and he died from suicide earlier this summer.
In a statement, CBS said, "Everyone at CBS who knew her is shocked and saddened by the news of Cheryl Kosewicz's untimely and unexpected passing. We will remember Cheryl for her extraordinary energy and compassion and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends." —A.D.
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