So bad it's almost good?

You just reminded me of "I make my own destiny" - Scorpion King :))

To continue your line: Make your own destiny. Ignore the crowd with small plasma screens and tiny minds.
Get yourself the 50" one. Victory is at hand :)))

Sex and nudity isn't bad. It is when it has no meaning and is boring--violence, same thing. Don't make this an America vs. Europe thing. We have all seen porn.

The nudity in these types of shows brings nothing to the table aside from cheap thrills. If you can even nudity for the sake of nudity thrilling. Game of Thrones was no different. That stuff with Littlefinger and his working girls brought the show down a notch in my opinion.

That is my biggest gripe with the show. The writing and pace is just fine. Incredible how people are beating on this show but are cool with the Walking Dead. That show spins its wheels far more than Polo.

I love historical fiction, yah, allot of the dialogue is crap -- but the sets, costumes, flavor, sets are where the money went to. Marco the Actor is a bore, unfortunately.

Jesus, stop complaining people. Most of us men enjoy female nudity and we don´t mind seeing it, period. If you don´t like it, stop watching the show.

You don´t hear men complaining about seeing Fassbender´s or Harvey Keitel´s dick in some of the movies they have made either.

... men used to have 500 women, like Genghis Khan for example, and used to run Empires that stretched over many thousands of miles. Look at the map where Mongolia then look where the Balkan Peninsula is, the Mongols had conquered all the land between those two points on the map, they ruled the largest state that has ever existed in history of mankind, and they achieved that in mere 70 some years. Do you really think that those men back then really cared about some 21st century "political correctness"?

Because most women are into both men and women, and most men are just into women, so they're playing a numbers game. Too many dicks on TV = low ratings. Titties = big numbers. It's a no brainer.

Learn the definition of concubine.

Seen a few male butts and 1 penis at least so far.

And I think you're more prone to seeing breasts in "brothels" (or whatever the name is in this series...?)

But yeah, I suppose they could even it out a bit, but I haven't seen it as something that's really forced.

And definitely don't view the nudity in this show as "porn" like you reply to one person here about their porn needs... The nude short fight scene so far has been one of the best scenes yet. And not because "Hehe, T'n'A" - but because nudity just... I don't know.. it's natural and still somehow a bit primal. One of the most memorable male nude scenes for me (a straight male) has been Viggo Mortensen fighting naked in the Eastern Promises. That scene was epic!

So I only view nudity as a thing they describe the times (or universe they've created) with.. But I guess you can spoil the fun by thinking it's just there to attract more juvenile or perverted viewers.. It's just no-where near how I view it.

You are correct in all points you make.

By the way I don't find Kublai Khan's actor all that bad. He is supposed to be a bit cold and stiff (unless he is enraged). Now, the Marco Polo actor is truly bad and a major downer. It is actually a pity that show called Marco Polo has as the title character one of the most uninteresting and boring actors in recent memory.

Having a better actor in the title role is the single most important improvement this series needs.

Completely agree. Moreover, zero attractive men sounds a bit racist. I personally find Mahesh Jadu and Remy Hii exceptionally attractive, though I am a white European female.
Without diminishing the above mentioned by many positive aspects of the series, I take liberty to mention that the it boldly follows the path whose slogan is "sex and violence sells".

Then you, probably, will enjoy watching Exodus in which half-way through the film characters act and speak like our contemporaries. Allow me to remind you that this is the 13th century's, completely different from Western, culture. Even Old English spoken during the same time period is strongly incomprehensible for modern English speakers, let alone other cultures and other languages. So we can only guess how Mongolian courtiers spoke and acted.

Here is an excerpt from a famous Old English narrative, just to make a point.

Ohthere sæde his hlaforde, Ælfrede cyninge, þæt he ealra Norðmonna norþmest bude. He cwæþ þæt he bude on þæm lande norþweardum wiþ þa Westsæ. He sæde þeah þæt þæt land sie swiþe lang norþ þonan; ac hit is eal weste, buton on feawum stowum styccemælum wiciað Finnas, on huntoðe on wintra, and on sumera on fiscaþe be þære sæ.

Is it comprehensible? And can you guarantee that, bound by the rules of a certain expected behavior, 13th century court did not act and spoke like models?
The concept of realism in films is rather controversial.
BTW, having been through the 5th episode, I can't help thinking that 50 Shades.. will probably look like a bed-time story in comparison with Marco Polo sex epic.