# No "Deadliest Catch" premier thread? Here's one! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-deadliest-catch-premier-thread-heres-one/493183 "2009-04-15T16:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-deadliest-catch-premier-thread-heres-one/493183/41 "2009-06-04T22:53:45Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > [. . .] > > In the Dirty Jobs “behind the scenes” episode, they revealed that he does much of his voiceover work in motel rooms with a towel over his head. Most of the time I think that it would come across much better if he stuffed the towel in his mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-deadliest-catch-premier-thread-heres-one/493183/42 "2009-06-05T00:41:20Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > Yeah, at the end of one of the shows, Mike Rowe is going on and on about how badly things are going for Murray and the CM but the crab count shows them right behind the Time Bandit. What’s up with that? Some of the boats are bigger than others. A large boat can have a bad season and still pull numbers that would look impressive otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-deadliest-catch-premier-thread-heres-one/493183/43 "2009-06-05T00:46:40Z")
> [@Khan](#): > > I used to think Keith was a jerk because of his temper, but he comes across as a lot more human this season. From my own experience, I think the tobacco has something to do with it. I was more impatient and had a quick temper when I smoked, even when I wasn’t having a nic fit. And I bet that’s nicotine gum he’s been chewing all season. It takes some of the edge off, but I found my emotions a lot closer to the surface when I was on lozenges. Since he’s been nearly moved to tears a couple of times this season, I think that might have something to do with it too. On good days, I can relate to him. On bad days, he reminds me of my asshole soccer/T-ball/basketball coaches in elementary school. His quick temper is only part of the problem. He has yet to give a speech to anyone that isn’t all about him. He has yet to show any kind of management skills whatsoever. He looks for scapegoats & people to take his frustration on, then tries to act like their best friend when things go well. When he and his brother get into altercations, his brother is always the one making sense. On top of that, it was obvious that they creatively edited the Moi situation last year to try and make Keith look like the good guy, but they still failed miserably. If I have to hear him say something about how this is “his boat & his money on the line” one more time, I may throw a cookie at the television. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-deadliest-catch-premier-thread-heres-one/493183/44 "2009-06-05T14:21:30Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > Yeah, at the end of one of the shows, Mike Rowe is going on and on about how badly things are going for Murray and the CM but the crab count shows them right behind the Time Bandit. What’s up with that? I think its due to the new quota system. Boats have a certain amount of crab assigned to them, and they can stay out until they reach their quota. But it’s better all around to get your quota quickly - less wear on the boat, less fuel used, less dead loss etc. IIRC they said the CM was out for 50 days. That’s probably why they tossed in the scene last week where they show 3 of the boats still working, and the Hillstrand brothers sport fishing in Mexico. > [@OttoDaFe](#): > > Most of the time I think that it would come across much better if he stuffed the towel in his mouth. You’re insulting Mike Rowe? I demand satisfaction. Sheep castrators and turkey inseminators at dawn. > [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > If I have to hear him (Keith) say something about how this is “his boat & his money on the line” one more time, I may throw a cookie at the television. Especially when he’s bitching out Monty for not waking him because they spotted walruses. ---
**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-deadliest-catch-premier-thread-heres-one/493183/45 "2009-06-05T14:48:08Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > His quick temper is only part of the problem. He has yet to give a speech to anyone that isn’t all about him. He has yet to show any kind of management skills whatsoever. He looks for scapegoats & people to take his frustration on, then tries to act like their best friend when things go well. When he and his brother get into altercations, his brother is always the one making sense. Exactly. I think it was last season that a greenhorn was about to get into a fight with someone else on his boat, and he’s sitting up in the wheelhouse watching the tempers flare, and says something like, “If he throws a punch he’s going home. I hope someone tells him that that’s the way things are on my boat.” Um, hello! YOU are their boss; YOU tell them! Are they just supposed to magically know that that’s beyond the pale for you? Horrible, horrible manager. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-deadliest-catch-premier-thread-heres-one/493183.md?page=2)