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Must See HDTV for the week of January 20th: Black Sails, Sleepy Hollow and Workaholics
While football takes a breath before the Super Bowl in two weeks, others rush in to fill the gap. The NBA has a full slate of games scheduled for Sunday afternoon, while Starz will premiere its new Michael Bay-produced pirate series Black Sails (you can actually watch the entire first episode embedded after the break) on Saturday night. Netflix follows up its Oscar-nominated documentary The Square with another highly anticipated doc, as Mitt takes a look at the presidential candidate from inside his own campaign. Still, our eyes will be trained on the season finale of Sleepy Hollow tonight, and the return of Workaholics on Comedy Central later this week. Dead Rising 3 just pushed out a massive patch ahead of its DLC release tomorrow, while Blu-ray releases include Captain Phillips and a remastered version of the original Robocop. Check after the break for trailers plus our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and gaming.
Michael Bay's 'Black Sails' hits iTunes, Amazon and YouTube a week before TV premiere
It's no longer strange to see a TV series premiere online before it reaches traditional broadcasters, but Starz is planning a truly special internet debut for its latest project, Black Sails. The first episode of the Michael Bay-produced pirate drama will be available for free through a wide range of online portals on January 18th, a week before it reaches conventional TV. Starz will both host the free show itself as well as offer it through Amazon, iTunes, Machinima's YouTube channel (a first for Starz) and Xbox Video. Charter, Comcast, Cox, Dish and Time Warner Cable will let you watch through their platforms, too. There's no guarantee that the digital screening will help Black Sails build an audience, but Starz has a second season in the pipeline -- the show is already off to a promising start.
