# Pirate Hunters Reality Show Greenlit

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-hunters-reality-show-greenlit/492974>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 13, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-hunters-reality-show-greenlit/492974 "2009-04-13T19:54:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-hunters-reality-show-greenlit/492974/1 "2009-04-13T19:54:11Z")

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[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002361.html?categoryid=14&cs=1](http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002361.html?categoryid=14&cs=1)

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**Author:** ![Tanbarkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-hunters-reality-show-greenlit/492974/2 "2009-04-13T19:58:00Z")

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From the description, it sounds more like a documentary series than a reality show.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-hunters-reality-show-greenlit/492974/3 "2009-04-13T20:11:30Z")

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It’s a reality show in the sense that “COPS” is a reality show.

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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-hunters-reality-show-greenlit/492974/4 "2009-04-13T20:35:45Z")

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I was thinking it sounded more like “Whale Wars”. We’ll see.

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**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-hunters-reality-show-greenlit/492974/5 "2009-04-13T20:43:07Z")

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Will they air an actual firefight on TV?

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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-hunters-reality-show-greenlit/492974/6 "2009-04-13T22:12:09Z")

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> [@Windwalker](#):
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> Will they air an actual firefight on TV?

I don’t know, I hope so, that would be awesome.