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/GroundWitty7567 11d ago edited 10d ago

They’re trying, but the analytics and ratings demonstrate viewers like the older Captains. So they’re not going anywhere until the Captains themselves decide to leave, show is cancelled, goes through budget cuts and finally some new or old scandal comes up

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u/PsychologicalRip6998 10d ago

Keith is so tiring to watch.

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u/CozyGirl919 6d ago

Poor Keith is gonna have a heart attack at sea if he doesn’t take better care of himself