# Deadliest Catch ... dead? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 29, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458 "2010-09-29T11:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/1 "2010-09-29T11:55:23Z")
[According to Yahoo](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100929/tv_nm/us_deadliest), Capts. Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand and Sig Hansen won’t be returning to Discovery’s _Deadliest Catch_. I don’t know about you, but that makes it pretty much unwatchable to me. Not so much the Hillstrands… they’re kind of assholes and I wouldn’t miss them. But with the death of Phil, and if the Northwestern, Sig and Edgar aren’t on it, I have to say my interest has quickly approaching zero. ---
**Author:** ![jonesj2205](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonesj2205](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonesj2205)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/2 "2010-09-29T11:59:12Z")
Have to agree. Certainly wouldn’t look forward to seeing more of Keith. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/3 "2010-09-29T12:15:16Z")
I’d warmed up to the Hillstrands over a few seasons. No Northwestern means I’m out, though. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/4 "2010-09-29T12:45:51Z")
No Sig? No way… ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/5 "2010-09-29T13:59:02Z")
No SIG?!?! What the hell? When did that happen? Yea, without Sig and the Hillstrands, I’m not interested. I like Keith, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think he can carry the whole show. And I am “not a fan” of Bill - I think he’s just an asshole without the redeeming factors that the other captains had to balance out their assholeness. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/6 "2010-09-29T14:19:03Z")
I’ll watch a few episodes to see how it develops. I’m not optimistic about the future of the show but you never know what might float up. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/7 "2010-09-29T14:24:18Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > I like Keith, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think he can carry the whole show. And I am “not a fan” of Bill - I think he’s just an asshole without the redeeming factors that the other captains had to balance out their assholeness. Keith is a jerk sometimes, but he’s a jerk that really cares. But I agree I don’t think he can carry the show. Bill holds no appeal. He just seemed like a bully. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/8 "2010-09-29T14:25:09Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > And I am “not a fan” of Bill - I think he’s just an asshole without the redeeming factors that the other captains had to balance out their assholeness. That and I think he only came back to fishing so he could see himself on TV. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/9 "2010-09-29T14:44:07Z")
Didn’t know there were sharks in the Bering Sea. Nor that those big fishing boats could jump one. It was already going to be a much lesser show without Phil. Without Sig and the Hillstrands, it will be unwatchable. sad… ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/10 "2010-09-29T14:50:04Z")
I’m kind of surprised that Deadliest Catch made it as far as it did. The first season was great because it was the last season of derby fishing. The next season was interesting to see how the new regulations would workout and how it affected things. After that, the catching part became redundant. Full Pots, Yay! Empty Pots, boo! The people drama saved the show, but I personally don’t care to know what’s going on these peoples’ lives. It’s interesting enough I guess, but not must watch TV. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/11 "2010-09-29T15:47:11Z")
There’s a lot of other crab boats and captains fishing the same waters. Discovery got lucky with Phil and Sig. Who knows, they may strike gold again with new boats and captains. It’s a roll of the dice. I do think they need to drop Wild Bill. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/12 "2010-09-30T02:54:49Z")
I’m not a diehard fan of the show but I’ll almost always stick with a marathon when I catch it on a weekend. It’s the perfect background show. I’ll miss all 4 of the guys missing, though I think the Sig fandom is a little misplaced, he always struck me as dull and kinda irredeemably prickish. I think I’ll miss most of the crew members more than Sig assuming they all are gone along with the Captians. That said, I’ll still watch because the show has such a great style and premise. They hopefully can find new Captains that are as compelling as the old ones without being pale imitations. Plus with Mike Rowe on board they show still has plenty of keep me watching. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/13 "2010-09-30T03:13:44Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > Didn’t know there were sharks in the Bering Sea. Nor that those big fishing boats could jump one. Put a leather biker jacket on it and you can jump anything ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/14 "2010-10-13T19:41:47Z")
[It’s back on, at least for two more years](http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/13/deadliest.catch.captains.quit.ew/index.html?hpt=T2). Sig, Any and Jonathan have all signed contracts. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/15 "2010-10-13T19:50:46Z")
I might have enjoyed watching **Deadliest Lawsuit**. “4120 miles away from Dutch Harbor, in Silver Spring, Maryland, at Discovery Communications headquarters, sits Captain Mark Hollinger.” ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/16 "2010-10-13T20:00:30Z")
I think it’s run its course already. There’s really only so much you can do with such a limited theme. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/17 "2010-10-14T00:20:21Z")
I’ve only started watching it this year, but I really must admit that to me, each show is much the same as the previous show. “200 miles north of Dutch Harbor, a storm is brewing…”. My daughter comes in, sees me watching it, and says, “oh, don’t tell me, this is the one where they haul up big steel cages of crabs with monstrous big waves rocking that ship”. But I like it as background, there’s something soothing about a Deadliest Catch marathon. Or maybe it’s Mike Rowe’s voice - is there any DC show he doesn’t do a voiceover for? (this is the first summer we didn’t have a king crab-leg feast ☹ - not that I couldn’t afford $15 a pound, but it was so damn HOT in the kitchen I said the hell with it, and now I regret it, deeply.) ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-dead/555458/18 "2010-10-14T01:18:52Z")
According to [EW.com](http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/10/13/deadliest-catch-captains-hillstrand-sig-hansen/?cnn=yes), the suits have been resolved and all 3 are back to work. > [@](#): > > Fortunately for the show’s legion of fans – some of whom fired off angry letters to Discovery – both sides came to an agreement and now the Hillstrands and Hansen are signed for two more years of Catch. The trio can also continue with their speaking tour that took them throughout Canada and the east coast in September.