Long John Silver!  There is a lot to be said about a handicapped man who is capable of beating 15 other able-bodied pirates in a pirate contest.  Which is probably why he rocks so much and is often imitated by movie actors such as Orson Welles, Robert Newton, and even Tim Curry.  Perhaps the most notorious pirate throughout the world of fiction, Long John Silver possesses all of the wit and charm that fans look for in pirates.  Missing appendage?  Check.  Trickery and cunning?  Check.  Death threats to young boys?  Check.

So, this year we congratulate you, Mr. Silver, on being 2011’s Best Pirate.  You have earned your position in the Hall of Great Pirates!

But, can Long John Silver dethrone the King of Pirates Himself?  Let’s find out once and for all…

(Poll closes on Monday April 25, 2011 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time.)

Ahoy mates!

It’s been quite an exciting ride, but it’s coming close to the end.  We now have our official winners from each side. From the real pirates, there is Grace O’Malley.  On the fictional end, Long John Silver advances.  Who will come out on top and be the best pirate of 2011?!?!

 

Real Pirates:

Grace O’Malley = WINNER 54.55% (6 votes) :: Black Bart = LOSER 45.45% (5 votes)

Fictional Pirates:

Long John Silver = WINNER 72.73% (8 votes) :: Captain Barbossa = LOSER 27.27% (3 votes)

RULES: 

1)  The polls will close 1 week from posting, which is Friday, April 15th at approx. 9:30 a.m. (Pacific time), so be sure to let everyone know!!!

2)  When voting, please keep in mind that you are voting for the actual pirate–and not their entire crew.

3)  Be honest with your vote–if you really think Pirate A would win against Pirate B, have justification for it.  In fact, we encourage a healthy debate over this.

4)  Only VOTE ONCE for each poll!  The polls are designed to allow a user only one vote; however, some people have managed to vote more than once. Excessive voting for one pirate may result in a penalty or possible pirate elimination. 

5)  Please do us a favor and be sure to vote in each poll of each round, so the statistics match.

…and be sure to follow us on Twitter to get the latest updates!  http://twitter.com/Seabeaver

And now, let’s vote…

ARRR!

We are officially down to the final four.  From the real pirate side, we have a very interesting match between Black Bart and Grace O’Malley.  On the fictional end, we have a toss-up between the Long John Silver and Captain Barbossa.  Who will come out on top?!?!

 

The Final Four!

Real Pirates:

Black Bart = WINNER 72.73% (16 votes) :: Ned Low= LOSER 27.27% (6 votes)

Grace O’Malley = WINNER 56.52% (13 votes) :: Anne Bonnie = LOSER 43.48% (10 votes)

Fictional Pirates:

Long John Silver = WINNER 54.55% (12 votes) :: Dread Pirate Roberts = LOSER 45.45% (10 votes)

Captain Barbossa = WINNER 69.57% (16 votes) :: Captain Blood = LOSER 30.43% (7 votes)

RULES: 

1)  The polls will close 1 week from posting, which is Wednesday, April 6th at approx. 9:30 a.m. (Pacific time), so be sure to let everyone know!!!

2)  When voting, please keep in mind that you are voting for the actual pirate–and not their entire crew.

3)  Be honest with your vote–if you really think Pirate A would win against Pirate B, have justification for it.  In fact, we encourage a healthy debate over this.

4)  Only VOTE ONCE for each poll!  The polls are designed to allow a user only one vote; however, some people have managed to vote more than once. Excessive voting for one pirate may result in a penalty or possible pirate elimination. 

5)  Please do us a favor and be sure to vote in each poll of each round, so the statistics match.

…and be sure to follow us on Twitter to get the latest updates!  http://twitter.com/Seabeaver

And now, let’s vote…

Ahoy scalleywags!

We now have the results from the first round.  Take a deep breath if your favorite pirate won and pour some rum on the ground for the recently departed.  We are now on to the Elite 8!

Real Pirates:

Ned Low = WINNER 61.54% (24 votes) :: Stede Bonnet = LOSER 38.46% (15 votes)

Black Bart = WINNER 69.23% (27 votes) :: Sir Francis Drake = LOSER 30.77% (12 votes)

Anne Bonnie = WINNER 74.36% (29 votes) :: Francois l’Olonnais= LOSER 25.64% (10 votes)

Grace O’Malley = WINNER 58.97% (23 votes) :: Henry Every = LOSER 41.03% (16 votes)

Fictional Pirates:

Long John Silver = WINNER 76.92% (30 votes) :: One Eyed Willy = LOSER 23.08% (9 votes)

Dread Pirate Roberts = WINNER 86.84% (33 votes) :: The Crimson Pirate = LOSER 13.16% (5 votes)

Captain Barbossa = WINNER 87.18% (34 votes) :: The Black Pirate = LOSER 12.82% (5 votes)

Captain Blood = WINNER 66.67% (26 votes) :: The Evil Pirate Le Chuck = LOSER 33.33% (13 votes)

RULES: 

1)  The polls will close 1 week from posting, which is Wednesday, March 30th at approx. 9:30 a.m. (Pacific time), so be sure to let everyone know!!!

2)  When voting, please keep in mind that you are voting for the actual pirate–and not their entire crew.

3)  Be honest with your vote–if you really think Pirate A would win against Pirate B, have justification for it.  In fact, we encourage a healthy debate over this.

4)  Only VOTE ONCE for each poll!  The polls are designed to allow a user only one vote; however, some people have managed to vote more than once. Excessive voting for one pirate may result in a penalty or possible pirate elimination.  (We’ve got our eye on you Black Pirate.)

5)  Please do us a favor and be sure to vote in each poll of each round, so the statistics match.

…and be sure to follow us on Twitter to get the latest updates!  http://twitter.com/Seabeaver

And now, let’s vote…

Arrr mateys!  Put down your sabers and get ready to vote — it’s time for the Pirate Playoffs!  Will this year’s winner be a real pirate, or a fictional one? 

This year we have 8 new challengers ready to battle-it-out against 8 contenders from 2009.  Losers from the first round in the 2009 playoffs were replaced with new contestants (sorry Jack Sparrow), but they may be invited back next year.  (The only exception is Stede Bonnet who lost to Blackbeard in the first round.)

If you remember, the winner of the 2009 playoffs was Blackbeard–the scourge of the seas.  Although he will not be a contestant this year, he will go toe-to-toe against this year’s winner to defend his crown as the #1 Best Pirate Ever!

RULES: 

1)  The polls will close 1 week from posting, which is Wednesday, March 23rd at approx. 9:30 a.m. (Pacific time), so be sure to let everyone know!!!

2)  When voting, please keep in mind that you are voting for the actual pirate–and not their entire crew.

3)  Be honest with your vote–if you really think Pirate A would win against Pirate B, have justification for it.  In fact, we encourage a healthy debate over this.

4)  Only VOTE ONCE for each poll!  The polls are designed to allow a user only one vote; however, some people have managed to vote more than once. Excessive voting for one pirate may result in a penalty or possible pirate elimination.  (We’ve got our eye on you Black Pirate.)

5)  Please do us a favor and be sure to vote in each poll of each round, so the statistics match.

…and be sure to follow us on Twitter to get the latest updates!  http://twitter.com/Seabeaver

Who will win this year?

Sweet 16 Pirate Bracket

That’s right.  With a little help from the pirate community and fans, we are determined to finally get it right once and for all–Which pirate triumphs over the others?

Now that's Awesome!

This year we’re trying something completely different with our animated cartoons.  In the past, we would develop one script at a time.   If we liked one of them, we would work on it — but we only had a certain amount of time to dedicate towards it.  If the specific episode had a lot of new visual content to create, this would really slow us down. 

A while ago Murc came up with a genious idea to lessen the work load and to deliver content on a fairly regular basis.  He suggested we create a full-length movie, but to chop it up into smaller pieces.  We could distribute the cartoons via Youtube on a monthly basis, and eventually have our first season.

We quickly came up with a good premise and, before long, the pieces started to fall into place.  Eventually the script turned into approximately 40 pages.  (For the record, a 3 page script is about 2 minutes of air time for our cartoons.  So, you do the math.)  At this stage of the rough draft, we’re going to work on tweeking.  We also won’t begin the season until Murc gets his new computer, which he states he must get because “Diablo III is coming out”. 

Anyway, we thought we should give you fans some heads up.  The title for the new season isn’t official, but all I can tell you is that this entire project will be awesome…

Pirate-type stuff that has nothing to do with this post.

Greetings, fellow pirates and enthusiasts!  It’s been six months since we last posted anything significant, and we truly apologize.  All of us who work on the site have been caught up in our personal lives, and unfortunately The Seabeaver has been on a bit of a hiatus because of it. 

Recently we spent some time re-grouping and discussing the future of the series.  We both agreed that the maintenance of a flash-based web site takes a lot of time and money that can be better used elsewhere.  After serious consideration, we decided we will transfer all of our animated features onto video sites like YouTube.  At some point, we intend to pull our current website from the server.

It is important to stress the point that this is not the end of The Seabeaver.  We are simply re-envisioning the series and moving the project onward and upward.  It is our goal for this blog (The Crow’s Nest) to eventually become the new Seabeaver site.  This will take time, and we will probably be re-structuring it over-and-over again.  However, this blog is something that I (Red Beard) can single-handedly manage, freeing up a lot of time for Murc to work on more important things — like the cartoons! 

Speaking of projects, this new platform will focus on more than just animation.  As much as we loved the old site, we feel the new path we are taking will give us the freedom to develop creative content outside of the Flash world.  We will feature more creative writing, similar to “Davy Jones Locker” and “Seabeaver Tales”.  We are also looking into developing live video features, as well as new Mizzen content whenever it comes along. 

Although we will lose some of the charm our old site has, we feel we will get more out of this new layout.  For one thing, we will finally have the ability to get instant feedback and comments from our fans.  By hosting our content on a blogging site that allows people to easily view and share information, we hope to reach as many people as possible. 

Ultimately, this was a tough decision to make.  Murc and I have worked on this series for a very long time.  After all that is said and done, though, we do not really feel like we are losing anything.  We are actually gaining a better platform to showcase The Seabeaver in all of its piratey glory!

Keep in mind, none of this is going to happen overnight.  When it does begin, we hope to make it as smooth of a transition as possible. 

If you have any thoughts or suggestions, please post them below!  We’d love to get feedback!

Sincerely,

Red Beard & Crew

A Mizzen fan recently sent us a photo from 2,000 feet in the air!  Jordan Germyn, a pilot (not pirate), looked down at his Flight Management System (FMS) on a trip from Sacramento.  This is what he saw:

We didn't have the heart to tell him Mizzen was spelled wrong.

 

According to him, “MISEN is a wapoint in the Air Traffic System as a latitude / longitude point used along an airway route, much like a highway for a car.”  So, apparently all of that gobbledy-gook on the monitor actually means something after all.  Go figure.

Anyway, thank you Jordan for this awesome picture!  We personally believe it has nothing to do with air trafficking, but rather it’s an homage of awesomeness to our band.  And you may want to give those FAA people a dictionary so they can spellcheck next time.  Just saying…



A very scary Halloween special... in March.

Yar maties!

It’s been months, but we finally released a new cartoon: Bloody Morgan.  It’s our very first holiday episode, proving that we should never really attempt to do one again seeing as how it’s 5 months late.  Oops!  Our bad!  Anyway, we hope you enjoy it.

Sincerely,

Red Beard & Crew

P.S.  Please forward this to anyone interested in pirates, rum, and (or) tongue depressors.

It’s that time again!

The 4th series of Seabeaver Valentine’s Day cards are finally available!  And just in time, too!  Get your hobo or skank the best gift of all this February 14th —  a perverted card printed from your very own LaserJet printer!  (Just make sure you have color ink, you cheap bastard!) 

Yes. Yes I am.

http://www.seabeaver.net/vd/vdcards.htm

This year we’ve modified the Valentine’s Day Card website so you have more choices.  Either:

1. Click on an image to snag the URL field so you can post it to a friend via MySpace, Facebook, or whatever other god-forsaken social networking site you use. 
2. Print a sheet of 4, which contains all 4 cards.  (There is one for each series.)  This is mass-production at its finest!  Just think how much fun your little ones will have handing these out in Miss Hackleberry’s 3rd Grade classroom.
3. Print a sheet of 1.  This is great for you poor bastards who just want one card and to save a little bit of squid ink.  You people make me sick.

Anyway, that’s about it.  Expect more next year — and if you have any suggestions, please post them below.  Yar!

– Red Beard

www.seabeaver.net