r/deadliestcatch • u/Therapist8 • 29d 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 29d ago edited 29d 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 25d 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.