How porn ruined Black Sails

*spoilers*
First of all, thanks to the board for getting me back on the Black Sails train. I just finished binge watching all 3 1/2 seasons to catch up, and it is one of my favorite series. I was really, REALLY looking forward to this series when it first debuted. However, my wife and I watched the first couple episodes and gave up. I'll explain further...
About 10 years ago I had a porn DVD called "Pirates" - it was a high-budget, high quality Blu-ray porno. You know - the kind you can even talk your wife into watching. It starred Jesse Jane, Janine Lindemulder, Devon... Watching the first couple episodes of Black Sails when it debuted, there was so much gratuitous sex (not that there's anything wrong with that) that it was virtually impossible to watch it and not picture the "other" Pirates. While Capt. Flint seemed like a cool character, there was also the cheesy Jack Rackham, the nauseatingly brooding Anne Bonny, the far too clever John Silver, the far too young and hot to have all that power Eleanor, and the cliche Charles Vane. Seriously, you could have taken porno-Pirates wannabe-Fabio star Evan Stone and plugged him right in with that cliche cast of characters and the show wouldn't have missed a beat. It was practically impossible to take this show seriously after having watched the other movie.
However, after reading all of the praise for Black Sails recently on this board, I decided to give it another chance, and for that I thank you. Once it gets into the meat of the story - which is pretty quickly - the show never stops rolling. So many unpredictable surprises, twists, betrayals...the steady introduction of new and interesting characters each season...great action, sets, and special effects...I've found this to be one of the most consistent shows out of all of the premium channel series, and I've watched pretty much all of the greats. The storyline always flows well without ever jumping the shark. There are no bad seasons, no lulls within each season, no boring "set-up" episodes, and virtually every episode leaves you saying, "Shite, now I can't go to bed without watching the next one."
If I had any criticism, it would probably be (in addition to the whole Capt. Flint is also a butt-pirate thing) that Silver's rise to power seems a bit too quick - though I think that may simply be due more to the fact that I binge watched. This is one of the rare shows in which I think I might have preferred to have to wait a week for each episode to let all of the ramifications of the previous episode sink in and to await the next one with eager anticipation. I 'm glad I caught up before the series' end so I can savor what is left. Can't wait to do a re-watch when I force my wife and kid to watch it in the summer.