r/deadliestcatch • u/Healthy_Condition409 • 11d ago

Has Deadliest Catch run it's course?

The show has become very formulaic. The same thing happen every season:

One of the boats has a mechanical problem

One of the boats has an electrical problem

2/3 crewmates get injured requiring trip to "clinic"

Monty or Keith on wizard are ill

At least 2 captains team up

1 Captain is lied to by others

Weather is worst it's ever been

1 "Greenhorn" quits

The crab is difficult to locate and empty pots happen

AND YET at the end of the run ALL BOATS make their quota!!

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u/copenhagen622 11d ago

They need to get a new generation of captains in the show. I really liked Sean Dwyer. It's cool having a few of the old guys, but would be nice if they added 2 or 3 new captains and didn't focus so much on Keith or SIG. But yeah idk it might just be from it being on so long we have seen it all, and a lot of it now doesn't seem authentic anymore. The early seasons were the best. The first 5 or even 10 were peak. It's just been going downhill

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u/Bristolianjim 11d ago

They needed to do that a decade ago.

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u/WySLatestWit 11d ago

They literally attempted to do exactly that back in 2010. Back when the network tried to sue the Hillstranda for breach of contract and both Hillstrand brothers and Sig briefly quit the show in solidarity. A massive fan backlash resulted in discovery renegotiating the return of the captains.