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Our Flag Means Death is essentially a silly workplace comedy. It's also a pretty violent show at times, and I can imagine the level of violence in the show might come as a shock to people who only got their information about the show from season 1 posters like this:
According to marketing documents provided to Popverse by an anonymous source, this tonal discrepancy was a concern to those marketing the show before it began. As previously noted, the show was primarily promoted as a workplace sitcom that could be compared to shows like The Office, which traditionally feature dropped fingers and , men never catch fire (at least not the ones I've seen).
Our Flag Means Death received a TV-MA rating for violence and language, but many people (including myself) don't necessarily check the ratings before starting to watch a show. So the people in charge of getting this show to new people and keeping them watching are worried that comedy fans will be surprised by the little moments of violence that pop up during “Our Flag Means.” , not so surprising. death.
Again, we're in a different era of comedy. Shows like Barry feature intense levels of violence in their own right, but Barry was always promoted as a serious comedy. Perhaps the most apt comparison between Our Flag Means Death and other comedies (though this is not a comparison made in marketing literature) is Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy, Hot・Fuzz,” “Shaun of the Dead,” and “At the End of the World.” These movies are obviously very silly and about friendship, but they also revel in the violence as well as the silliness.
Warner Bros. didn't know what to do with 'Our Flag Means Death' even if they had it
