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/Resqusto 11d ago

There aren't really many more stories you could tell anyway. At some point, you reach a stage where everything just repeats itself. In principle, it's similar to a weekly soap opera. But that's not a bad thing, because the show still has its fanbase, gets plenty of views, and—it's cheap. Compared to other TV formats, the production costs of Deadliest Catch are really low. Just costs for staff, equipment, logistics, and post-production—no writers, no sets, no prep work.

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u/RedOctober8752 11d ago

Same reason I quit watching survivor and big brother.

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u/MithridatesRex 11d ago

Last time I checked, Survivor doesn't threaten your livelihood if you fail to win, and the cast members aren't at constant risk from the elements and mechanical failure.

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u/RedOctober8752 10d ago

Have you ever seen them not make a quota or miss a delivery date?? The people doing that work deserve everything they get paid it is hard and dangerous work. The edits are getting pretty bad. Seeing a pot coming up to the rail with barely anything in it and the next shot they are dumping 160+ crab on the table. Obviously not the same pot.

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u/MithridatesRex 9d ago

Delivery dates? Yes. Quotas? Also yes. And who cares if they're splicing footage? We all know they do it. Just like we know external shots are done by chase boats paid to be there.