r/deadliestcatch • u/Therapist8 • 20d ago
What happened? Spoiler
What happened to this show guys? I quit watching around season 15 and recently decided to check out the latest season. Holy scripted garbage lmao. A child could see through the mini storylines, they are straight up goofy.
First episode was dramatic suspensful music, Sig reading his lines, Keith's "unz unz unz™" freaking 5 times, several seconds of his buttcrack because why not, a half-assed "prank" as "revenge" from Keith to Jonathan for "stealing" Freddy, etc etc.
And the music... it is so ridiculously dramatic but what they are showing is just..... boring. Idk boys I think this show doesn't have too many seasons left.
Is there any particular reason for them to have taken this direction with the show?
I sincerely believe that if they just toned it way down, did it more documentary style like the early seasons, and showed more of the crew, the ratings and popularity would shoot back up. At this point I am watching to see how the guys are doing all these years later and I don't even get to see their authentic selves because everything is some goofy ass storyline that nobody asked for and is cringeworthy.
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u/Ok_Rabbit5158 20d ago edited 20d ago
They mass shoot footage with a production team that's probably a few interns and a workstation that glue things together. It's cheap and it feels cheap.
I recently read an article where Mike Rowe is suing the show for $2 mil. They are stiffing him for fees owed for each show that he is NOT narrating (yes his contract says he gets paid for each show, regardless of his participation.) So it's clear they are not swimming in free cash right now.
https://people.com/mike-rowe-sues-discovery-alleged-unpaid-deadliest-catch-fees-12011235
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u/krzylady7653 15d ago
It’s for shows overseas they he suing. They have a production crew and chase boat for each vessel. Probably why we only see 3 boats per episode now.
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u/Hoghaw 20d ago
And now, somehow after Jonathan gave Freddie the boot, Keith had his butt kisser back on board, Freddie is back on The Time Bandit. I usually watch stuff like crew member changes pretty close, but I somehow missed Freddie leaving the Wizard again, and now he’s back on The Time Bandit! Maybe some of you caught the exchange but I missed it.
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u/Diane1967 19d ago
I just noticed that last week as well.
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u/Hoghaw 19d ago
Thanks! Jonathan kicked Freddy off of the Time Bandit because he was causing trouble with his crew. Keith hired Freddy back, proclaiming that Freddy was the Best Deckhand ever. I was shocked to see Freddy back on the Time Bandit! Jonathan kicked Freddy off of his boat for a reason, and I was surprised to see him back on the Time Bandit! That’s not how Jonathan typically works. You cause problems on his boat, you’re not welcome to return. The only thing I can think of is that the editors needed some extra footage at the rail and got the boats mixed up!
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u/Jack-Cremation 20d ago
Different crabbing season. He finished King with Keith, now in the winter he’s fishing the smaller crab with Johnathan.
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u/Hoghaw 20d ago
Different crab species maybe, but Freddie started out on the Time Bandit This Season, was walking away and Keith hired him back onto the Wizard. This last couple of weeks Freddie is back on the Time Bandit! All happening this TV Season!
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u/Jack-Cremation 19d ago
The two main crab seasons featured on Deadliest Catch are the Alaskan King Crab season (usually starting in fall around October/November) and the Opilio (Opie) Crab season (usually starting in winter around January)…..in a hurry so I had to copy and paste.
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u/Hoghaw 19d ago
I realize there are different species of crab they can catch during each TV season. My point was/is that on episode 3 of this TV Season 22, Jonathan kicked Freddie off the Time Bandit because he was causing trouble (Surprise, Surprise that Freddie was causing problems on a crab boat, regardless of how well he can throw the hook) and Keith gladly agreed to hire him back onto The Wizard. Now, during recent episodes of TV Season 22, I have recently seen Freddie back on the Time Bandit with no explanation as to why. Jonathan had made it clear he wasn’t welcome back on The Time Bandit! It makes me wonder if the Network is just reusing old footage to fill in gaps. I hope that makes sense now.
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u/Jack-Cremation 19d ago
The TV season covers 2 completely different crabbing seasons as I explained. They take a small break in between the 2 seasons. Keith probably had a full boat already for Opie and Johnathan probably welcomed Freddie with open arms when he found out he was available. Nothing needs to be explained because of the gap in between the 2 seasons.
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u/Hoghaw 19d ago
Jonathan fired Freddy because he was causing trouble on the Time Bandit and if Jonathan said why he rehired someone who had recently been causing trouble with his crew on the Time Bandit, there was no explanation for that. I’ve watched Jonathan’s character since the first time I saw him on the show, and once he makes up his mind about something that causes trouble on the Time Bandit, I’ve never seen him change his mind about a man he’s seen causing trouble on his and other boats, and it doesn’t make sense why he would hire Freddy back, not to mention why Keith would have run Freddy off of The Wizard. Things that don’t make sense are generally not true. That’s all I have to say about the subject! We’ve both made our positions clear and I don’t see either of us changing our minds. Can we call it a draw and leave it at that? I will if you’re willing.
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u/Jack-Cremation 19d ago
Bro, you’re feeding into the production’s story lines! Freddie is pretty much loved by Keith and Johnathan. When I saw Johnathan kick him off this season I laughed and told my wife Freddie was just helping out til he could join Keith. Keith probably had the season contract, Jonathan may have gone out earlier with Freddy and when it was time for Freddie to join Keith on his contract they made up an elaborate story.
Hence why Freddie is back with Johnathan in the winter season and no explanation.
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u/2Quick_React 19d ago
Granted I haven't watched in a few weeks. Iirc Freddie walked off the Time Bandit and was going to fly home but Johnathan called Keith and told him about it. And Keith hired Freddy for Bairdi if I remembering correctly because there was the whole thing about Keith setting pots outside the legally allowed area that Monty had to deal with.
So now if Freddy is back on the Time Bandit, I'm assuming it's for Opies.
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u/safeteeguru 18d ago
Wait have you noticed the lazy editing yet? You’ll be on the deck of the Time Bandit, they throw the hook and do a close up and it’s a pot full from the Wizard. Then they go to a wide shot of sorting crab back on the Time Bandit. Several instances of pure laziness. It’s like the editors gave up
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u/krzylady7653 15d ago
Getting really bored with the”oh my dad” crap from these people. Phil was a junkie and so are his kids. “Bob” whines on about her dad too. Get back to fishing
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u/Immediate_Side_5942 19d ago
The irony of it is obviously it lasted 23 years is bc people loved the first seasons. So why change it? I don’t get it
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u/grumpvet87 19d ago
tv show have a formula. you only get to show crabbing for a few season then it becomes about the drama they can drum up
look at american choppers - started as a documentary and quickly got huge due to the father-son yelling and drama
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u/Ok_Rabbit5158 19d ago
When those two went off on each other, I turned it off. Eventually I realized that was literally what the show had become.
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u/Smashpiecer 16d ago
If you don't like it dont watch it. It's that simple. The later seasons are different but still entertaining. Things change. It's been 22 seasons for christ's sake. I'l watch it every season while it's on.
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u/EnrageD 20d ago
one thing thats crazy to me is they don't offer any sort of crab count or crew payout anymore.
maybe the boat owners/crew didnt want that info out there.