"Capts. Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand -- who were sued earlier this month by Discovery for allegedly not performing work on a planned spin off special -- as well as Capt. Sig Hansen, said in a statement Tuesday that they were "unable" to continue on the series due to the litigation." according to Yahoo TV
I use to walk past the TV and see plenty of members watching what I only knew then to be high seas, rough waters, ice storms and a boat full of crazies attempting to haul in a square thingy made of steel, oh and full of crabs, sometimes.
A few weeks later, having found nothing else on in the world of reality TV, I began to watch with excitement and anticipation each weekly episode. And many reruns as well.
That boat full of crazies on the high seas fighting the elements of weather and tempers of Captains turned out to be 'Deadliest Catch'. From the moment I began to take the time to watch I realized that the show brought to us the reality, if not insanity, of Crab fishing in the Bering Seas. King and Opilio crab fishing seasons.
Those square thingies turned out to be crab pots made of steel up to 1 and a 1/2 inch in diameter in some places and weighing in at up to 800lbs each empty. Put several king crab in there and you have a very heavy, dangerous object bouncing around on an already dangerous situation. Stir in some crazed Captains and greenhorns who know only enough to possibly die from a deadly mistake and you have the Deadliest Catch.
The show began in 2005 and with the filming of the upcoming season to begin in October they will be without what's possibly the main characters. Captain Sig who's been with the show since the first season and the Hillstrand brothers Andy and Johnathan not to mention the death of beloved Captain Phil Harris. For me the show begun to get stale after the first couple of seasons in what seemed to be nothing new thereafter. Let's see what the new season brings without it's longtime characters.
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