#nz s2

[aesthetictaskmaster]

#id in alt text #aesthetic taskmaster #taskmaster new zealand #taskmaster nz #nz s2 #guy montgomery #realized i never posted this one even tho its one of my fave tasks

[wilhelmsbee]

if we dont get loving and gentle wilmon in s3... jag ska går till sverige och börjar slå människor

#if the swedish is wrong blame duolingo i live in aotearoa do you know how hard it is to find swedish resources #like the opposite point in the world from Stockholm is in the ocean and its closest point to land is the CHATHAM ISLANDS in nz #so tell me where im supposed to find good shit for Swedish I'm on the OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD AHHHHH #anyway #rambling in the tags is so fun bc I have covid so this gives me something to do #ellieeditposting #young royals #young royals edit #wilmon #wilmon edit #young royals season 2 #young royals s2 #young royals s1 #young royals season 1 #wilmon x hozier #i carrion #unreal unearth #hozier i carrion

[taskmasterhistorian]

TM NZ Series 2 Episode 8

#obsessed with the way he says this #taskmaster #taskmaster nz #tm nz s2 #david correos

[ofmd-renewed-yet]

trying to explain to my friends how it’s not actually just a picture of some guy on a beach

#HELLO NZ #david PLEASE #ofmd #our flag means death #hbo max #ofmd s2 #david jenkins #instagram

[londonspirit]

(The YT video gives a tad more background due to the ratio!)

Taika Waititi for AoNZ

(putting the spoiler tags on this because it's bits of S2 filming/setting for those who wanna go in blind/have NOT watched the OFMD trailer(s))

#taika waititi #aotearoa #ao nz #commercial? #our flag means death #our flag means death season 2 #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #spoiler #ofmd #Youtube

[taskmastersource]

TASKMASTER NEW ZEALAND 2x01 is out on Youtube!!!

#taskmaster #taskmaster nz #where to watch #tm nz s2 #literally like one of the best tm series #*

[leafeater-dilflover]

rhys darby is so pretty as stede bonnet. like wow

#david rly gave us rhys dressed in frilly shirts and blonde curly hair #everyone say thank you david jenkins #our flag means death #rhys darby #i love rhysie #he’s really in his hot girl summer #love to see it #plus all the new rhys content?? #i am thriving #he just finished his east coast (aka rhyst-coast) tour and he’s going back to nz #plus a new episode of the cryptid factor #and buttons at his shows!!! #the way he speaks so highly of the fandom #literally has my heart doing backflips #i cannot wait for them to start filming s2 #i am so ready for all the new content we’re going to get #my post #it’s rhysie time

[stedesuedeshoes]

paul williams in ofmd?? paul williams strangled by taika waititi ??????

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #taskmaster nz #paul williams #taskmaster #do you think he pitched taskmaster to him on set

[cheersmydears]

taskmaster assistant paul williams in your our flag means death finale, getting choked out by taika waititi? it’s more likely than you think

#ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd spoilers #paul williams #taskmaster nz #taskmaster

[aesthetictaskmaster]

#aesthetic taskmaster #id in alt text #taskmaster nz #nz s2 #david correos #paul williams

[ho3bi-wan]

Haven't processed my emotions for ofmd season 2 finale yet so currently only thought is:

Paul Williams, from Taskmaster NZ?? What are you doing in my falafel?

#ofmd s2 #paul williams #taskmaster nz #Please tell me Madeline Sami got him the role lmaoo

[rawrenjoyer]

ATTENTION

first episode of taskmaster nz season 2 is up on youtube - this is your reminder to do yourself a favour and watch it in case you haven't !!!!!

#tmnz s2 is my fav of all time #can't wait to rewatch it for a third time #taskmaster #taskmaster nz

[taskmasterhistorian]

Matt Heath calls Paul Williams a good boy

TMNZ Series 2 Episode 1

#I’m going insane #guess who my new fav tmnz contestant is #I haven’t seen this series before so I am thoroughly impressed by this #who needs Jeremy anyway the contestants have got it covered #paul williams #taskmaster nz #tmnz S2

[stedesparasol]

hear me out......... sam neill hornigold

#i'm just saying they're filming in nz!!!!!! #everyone wants jemaine in s2 and like yeah duh ofc but i would like this also

[londonspirit]

December, 2022. At Kumeū Film Studios, just outside Auckland, an amusingly contrasting combination of high and low-tech filmmaking methods are being employed on the set of pirate series Our Flag Means Death.

Inside a massive soundstage, atop the gargantuan, full-scale pirate ship Revenge, Taika Waititi, as Ed “Blackbeard” Teach, performs a scene with co-star Con O’Neill, who plays Ed’s surly first mate Izzy.

Surrounding the ship is a giant “volume” wall comprised of 1700 LED monitors displaying a photorealistic ocean background with rolling waves. As a crane-mounted camera weaves around, the images on the digital display move with it, creating a seamlessly integrated backdrop.It’s about as cutting-edge as filmmaking gets these days (the Star Wars shows rely upon this technique), but just out of frame, a crouched stagehand is manually wiggling the ship’s sails to indicate the wind. The human touch still has a role to play amid all the expensive technology.On the day the Herald has visited, it’s near the end of a long, exhausting shoot for the second season of Our Flag Means Death. But you wouldn’t know it from the upbeat vibes on set, which bustles with craftspeople and technicians. At one point, Waititi leads everyone (including visitors) through a quick set of squats to keep the energy levels high.In addition to starring, Waititi is directing this particular episode, having been drafted in when the intended director was felled by Covid-19. The Kiwi Oscar-winner is famous for the loose, improvisational touch that shines through in all his work, and it’s fascinating to witness his process first-hand. Throughout the scene being performed, Waititi tries out endless versions of every single line. Even in the same take. O’Neill, clearly used to this method, waits patiently to deliver his dialogue as Waititi cycles through options within the scene. Some of his improvised bits are obviously just to get a laugh from the crew, while others seem to involve him working through the point of the scene in his head. Sometimes, the scene resolves on a light note. At others, it is dramatic. It keeps everyone one their toes.

But this show has been full of surprises from the get-go.

Based on the true story of Stede Bonnett (Rhys Darby), who abandoned British society and his family to embrace the pirate life in the early 18th century, the series initially presented as a gentile comedy with an impressively diverse cast. But throughout the first season, which was filmed in Los Angeles, it quietly became one of the queerest shows on television.

Although there was nary a mention of the possibility in the advance press, Stede and Ed ended up in a surprisingly tender - well, sometimes - romantic entanglement with each other throughout season one. There are other queer relationships, and one character, Jim (Vico Ortiz), was revealed to be non-binary.

Unlike some shows that feature LGBTQIA+ representation, Our Flag Means Death didn’t trumpet its progressive values - it simply let the characters and the story lead the way, and is all the richer for it. It has received much acclaim for these elements, garnering Glaad Media and Peabody Award nominations.

It’s also partly why Madeleine Sami was so excited to join the series in season two, playing a pirate named Archie.

“I think that’s the brilliance of this show,” Sami tells the Herald later that afternoon. “Because it is a funny, silly comedy, but then there’s some really important stuff happening underneath. The progressive stuff is incidental in a way that makes it feel more revolutionary. Just being able to see queer characters as lead characters in comedies is a cool thing.”

Sami originally met with creator David Jenkins about directing an episode, but it was eventually decided to stick with season one’s roster. Then the opportunity to audition for Archie came up.

“Archie’s a very happy-go-lucky pirate,” says Sami. “She has a bit of a mysterious backstory, which you get little tastes of, but she’s pretty chill. She likes to party, she likes to pirate.”

All acting can be tied back to childhood play on some level, playing a pirate especially so.

“Honestly, I pinch myself so many times on this job,” says Sami. “It’s the role you dream about when you’re a kid, to get to play a pirate.”

Sami says it’s the biggest production she’s ever worked on in New Zealand, but the expensive trappings don’t impact the process.

“It’s a workplace comedy about pirates. So it never feels like that stuff overwhelms it.”

She’s also relishing the chance to muck around with her old mates Waititi and Darby.

“I’ve known those guys for a really long time, and I think they’re both doing really incredible work on this show. This group of actors are just bloody idiots, and so lovely and playful.”

Another Kiwi comedy staple, David Fane, has been part of the show since season one as Fang, a member of Blackbeard’s crew.

“It was just fantastical,” he tells the Herald of originally getting the role. “The best part was meeting all these other people from all over the world and finding the comedy in all these different communities; people of colour and also the rainbow community. Just the best buzz. I felt like a kid in a candy shop.”

Seeing the show move to New Zealand for season two (thanks in part to the NZ Screen Production Rebate for International Productions) only enriched the experience.

“To be here, and to actually do it back home, was just the biggest buzz,” enthuses Fane. ”To have people like Samba [Schutte] and Joel [Fry] and all the others come to see this part of the world and do some work here. The overseas cast are in love with Whittaker’s chocolate, as all good people should be.”

Fane, who also appears in Waititi’s upcoming comedy movie Next Goal Wins, reckons the second season is next-level.

“In the first season, everyone was finding their feet. And in the second season, people are walking assuredly. It just gets betterer - story-wise, and also honesty-wise and fun-wise.”

#our flag means death season 2 #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #spoiler #our flag means death #ofmd #article #nz herald

[szaryherbatnik]

Watch taskmaster nz even if it's just to witness this babygirl of a man

#guy montgomery #!!!! #i live laugh love him #s2 and s3 of tmnz are some of my favorite tm seasons of all time #so good #just so good #im also so attracted to this man #christ help me #taskmaster #taskmaster nz