Deadliest Catch - Recap & Review - Stay Focused Or Die

Deadliest Catch
Stay Focused or Die

Original Air Date: April 28, 2009

Jeff P. – Sr. Staff Writer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

Mike Rowe ended last week’s episode with: “The Katmai went down in the Bering Sea over 12 hours ago… and 10 of her crew are battling for their lives”. This week we start the episode with a video taken of the crew of the Katmai, and a retrospective is on the way.

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Deadliest Catch - Recap & Review - Red Skies in the Morning

Deadliest Catch
Red Skies in the Morning

Original Air Date: April 21, 2009

Jeff P. – Sr. Staff Writer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com


“Red skies in morning, sailors take warning… red skies at night, sailors delight”. Captain Sig Hansen shares with us this old adage because he knows a storm is coming.

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Deadliest Catch - Recap & Review - Everything On The Line

Deadliest Catch
Everything on the Line

Original Air Date: April 14, 2009

Jeff P. – Sr. Staff Writer
jeffp@thetwocentscorop.com

One of the best (and true) reality shows kicked off again tonight, as the Deadliest Catch started its 5th season. We will be seeing cold and bad weather just in time for the Spring. Personally, I am ready to watch these brave (and sometimes crazy) fishermen do their thing. From the warmth of my comfy chair, that is.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "The Final Hour"

Deadliest Catch
“The Final Hour”

Original Air Date: July 22, 2008

Jeff P. – Two Cents Reviewer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

“We dedicate the series to all the brave sons who’ve committed their lives to the sea… and to the families and loved one they’ve left behind.”

This quote finishes off this episode, aptly named ‘The Final Hour’. We embark on the last episode of the longest season of Deadliest Catch. And it doesn’t disappoint.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "Catch As You Can"

Deadliest Catch
“Catch As You Can”

Original Air Date: July 15, 2008

Jeff P - Two Cents Reviewer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

The Opie season is winding down for the fleet, but the ice is ramping up on the vessels. Fishing on the Bering Sea is hard enough isn’t it?

The Wizard –

After a bad string, Captain Keith has pulled up stakes and started fishing elsewhere. And it has paid off greatly with some good numbers. Greenhorn Cooper is toiling away trying to impress his crewmates and tells us that this job is not for the weak hearted. Later they have to start breaking away the heavy ice pack. Monte admits that this is the worst part of their job. Cooper doesn’t seem to mind, though. He tells us that he thinks it’s fun. Deckhand Lynn thinks he might be crazy. The tanks are filling quickly and they’re getting close to filling their quota. Greenhorn Lynn is starting to pick on Cooper. This may be because Cooper is doing so well and he’s concerned about how he looks to the crew now. Keith acknowledges that the two men are battling, but tells us that if fists start flying then bags will start packing. He has no tolerance for fighting on the Wizard.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "Changing Tides"

Deadliest Catch
“Changing Tides”

Original Air Date: July 8, 2008

Jeff P. – Two Cents Reviewer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

“My name’s Edgar Hansen… Welcome to my hell”. This quote comes from the Northwestern’s deck boss, so you know this episode will be packing a punch. With tempers flaring and a couple of near misses, Deadliest Catch delivers again.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "Fresh Blood"

Deadliest Catch
“Fresh Blood”

Original Air Date: July 1, 2008

Jeff P. – Two Cents Reviewer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

If you live in Canada then it’s most likely you’ve been celebrating Canada Day this evening. If you live in the United States and you’re like me, then you were looking forward to seeing what happens with Captain Phil after last week’s cliffhanger. O Deadliest Catch, I sit and wait for thee.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "Mortal Men"

Deadliest Catch
Mortal Men

Original Air Date: June 24, 2008

Jeff P. – TwoCents Reviewer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

We’re 4 weeks into Opie season now and the crew is dealing with the aftermath of the hurricane from the night before. And we sit side by side with a captain and his battle to fight an injury and it’s affecting his health. Is nothing easy on the Bering Sea?

The Northwestern

Edgar and the crew are going around the deck seeing what damage that the storm caused. They notice that they’ve lost some deck boards and even a 1000 pound pot had moved. Captain Sig tells us that they rolled at almost 90 degrees at one point. Everything inside that wasn’t attached is now on the floor.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "Big Weather, Big Trouble"

Deadliest Catch
Big Weather, Big Trouble

Original Air Date: June 17, 2008

Jeff P. – TwoCents Reviewer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

It’s the third week of the Opilio crab season and the fleet is scrambling to get their share. But this episode kicks off with a hurricane warning and it’s heading right to the Opilio grounds. Uh-oh.

The Cornelia Marie

Captain Phil is leaving from Dutch Harbor after repairing his vessel. He is 75 thousand pounds short of his quota, and has to get back to work fast. Later he is battling the weather to pull his test pots. Phil notices that his youngest son Jake isn’t on deck helping, and calls him to order him out on deck. Jake stops into the wheelhouse and Phil threatens his that he’ll dock him a percentage if he doesn’t put in the work. The hurricane is coming, but the crew has to work through it to make a 48-hour deadline.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "Blow Up"

Deadliest Catch
Blow Up

Original Air Date: June 10,2008

Jeff P. – TwoCents Reviewer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

We’re back in the middle of Opilio crab season on the Bering Sea. We have a rescue mission to catch up with, some well needed repairs and a Captain blows up.

Coast Guard Copter 6035

When last we left the latest Coast Guard rescue mission, they were flying into terrible head winds with low gas and a fisherman having seizures. They were flying into Cold Bay, which was much further than St Paul. Since the concern was so great with the fuel situation, they decide to turn around the bird from it’s present course and head out to St Paul. They get back safely, as does the patient. Ignoring the order to go to Cold Bay may have saved their lives.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "Storm Season"

Deadliest Catch
“Storm Season”

Original Air Date: June 3, 2008

Jeff P. – TwoCents Reviewer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

Fishing in the Bering Sea is a dangerous job. But as any regular viewer of this show knows the danger only ramps up in January. It’s Opilio crab season for the fleet again. Mortality rates double and the weather gets worse then ever. Let the hunt begin.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "No Season For Old Men"

Deadliest Catch
“No Season For Old Men”

Original Air Date: May 27, 2008

Jeff P. – Two Cents Reviewer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

With only 3 days left of King Crab season, the fleet is running to make their quotas while the greenhorns are looking to prove their worth for the upcoming Opilio season. And we see our first Deadliest Catch mutiny.

This episode begins unusually with a quick 3-minute update on the fleet. The greenhorns on each vessel express interest in being picked up again for the Opilio season. And they recap the bets that the captain’s made in the first episode. The two strongest vessels this season are the Time Bandit and the Wizard. Time will tell who will win the wager.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "Seeking the Catch"

Deadliest Catch
“Seeking the Catch”

Original Air Date: May 20, 2008

Jeff P. – TwoCents Reviewer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

The clock for the King Crab season is ticking, and the fleet is trying to fill their quotas for the final offloads. But there is a storm front rolling in and some storms brewing on deck for some vessels. The pressure is on.

The North American

Captain Sten Skaar has 10 days left to fill his quota of crab needing another 22 thousand pounds. It won’t be easy in the North American, which is missing some of the common accoutrements that other fishing vessels have. High-powered sodium lights for better night vision, and a sorting table for the crab. The deckhands need to use totes to sort, which move all over the deck in a storm. That evening Deck Boss John Skaar has a debate with deckhand Davin about the launcher position. John wants to speed things up, and Davin is more concerned about safety. Davin gets proven correct when a line almost gets caught in the launcher, which could have pulled a pot towards another crewmember. Erik comes out later to help resolve the issue and bring the crew together.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "Racing the Clock"

Deadliest Catch
“Racing the Clock”

Original Air Date: May 13, 2008

Jeff P. – Two Cents Reviewer
jeffp@thetwocentscorp.com

As the Red King Crab season is winding down, the fleet is frantically racing to finish up with strong numbers and meeting their quotas. We are introduced to a new vessel that comes out of retirement with a familiar face as a deckhand. We see hard work, a practical joke and concerned captains. Just another week on the Bering Sea.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "No Mercy"

Deadliest Catch
“No Mercy”

Original Air Date: May 6, 2008

Jeff P. – Two Cents Reviewer
staff@thetwocents.com

The fleet has 5 weeks of fishing and bad omens under their belt, with many of them hoping for better pastures. But tensions are mounting and ready to blow.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "Unsafe and Unsound"

Deadliest Catch
“Unsafe and Unsound”

Original Air Date: April 29, 2008

Jeff P – Two Cents Reviewer

After 4 weeks of crab fishing, the fleet is still scrambling to get in their first haul of the season. This episode has family drama, injuries and an experienced captain seeing one of the worst starts to a season.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "A Numbers Game"

Deadliest Catch
“A Numbers Game”

Original Air Date: April 22, 2008

Jeff Pomeroy – Two Cents Reviewer

We’re 3 weeks into what has so far been a lackluster fishing season for the fleet. They are all hoping for better numbers of crab to get the morale up, and the money in the till. And to no surprise for anyone, another storm is on the way.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review - "Striking Out"

Deadliest Catch
“Striking Out”

Original air date: April 15, 2008

Jeff P – TwoCents Reviewer

After the rush of tax day, we are graced with a doubleheader of Deadliest Catch to start season 4. The theme of this episode is the oncoming Arctic Storm system barreling down on the fleet, along with the prospecting of the fleet’s first string of pots.

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"Deadliest Catch" Recap & Review " - “Get ‘Em Back Safe”

Deadliest Catch
“Get ‘Em Back Safe”

Original Air Date: April 15, 2008

Jeff P – TwoCents Reviewer

“Fishing vessel Wizard, 1200 nautical miles from Dutch Harbor”.

The beginning of the 4th season of the Discovery Channel’s ‘Deadliest Catch’ starts off strong. In the form of a prologue, you are immediately brought onboard Captain Keith Colburn’s vessel (run by his brother Monte) in the middle of a bad storm, with the crew running rampantly trying to batten down the hatches. (And hopefully repair the leaks that have occurred in the hull). Before you’re able to catch your breath, on comes Bon Jovi and your Captains for the season. Welcome back to the Bering Sea.

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Deadliest Catch is a GREAT Catch for Discovery!

The Hollywood Reporter Reports that the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" scored with its season finale Tuesday night. The episode was the series' most-watched ever in its three seasons, averaging 3.9 million total viewers. "Catch" also was the No. 1 basic cable program of the night among adults 25-54, males 25-54 and males 18-49 and was the No. 2 program among all primetime television Tuesday in the two male demos, behind NBC's "America's Got Talent." Overall, Season 3 of "Catch" surpassed Season 2 by 20% in adults 25-54 and total viewers.