Deadliest Catch

[DARISC]

Anybody else find "Deadliest Catch" as captivating as I do?

Having weathered several South Pacific typhoons, one of which, out of sheer abject fear of drowning, trapped below decks, drove me to tying myself to a stanchion on an open signal bridge for three consecutive nights as the ship consistently took 47 deg. rolls (critical roll was 45 degrees on the vessel I was on - every roll beyond 45 degrees and there was no expectation that she'd come back), I'm fascinated by the grit of the fishermen on this series.

I watch in awe the lengths to which these dudes go to make a living fishing for crab in the Bering Sea.

In the T.V. wasteland, "reality T.V." generally disgusts me. But I see "Deadliest Catch" as no bull***** reality - and I am impressed.

What are your takes on this series?

[Brillo]

My wife and I have been watching since the series started. We think it's great!

[mattdavis11]

Yep. I was hooked, not so much now. What happened to Hiram Johnson on the Maverick? He was the highlight for some boring episodes, or I thought so. He was a roller coaster. Guess he stayed on land when the young hombre came to be a skipper.

[rfuerst911sc]

I like the series but a few weeks ago when I was watching there was a commercial that had " Sig " whoring a Deadliest Catch X-Box game! I thought that was jumping the shark.

[kstar]

I read "Deadliest Cratch".

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

I like the series but a few weeks ago when I was watching there was a commercial that had " Sig " whoring a Deadliest Catch X-Box game! I thought that was jumping the shark.

why not, anybody who's done what they do on them boats, has the right to earn a few low risk bucks on the side ...