"Deadliest Catch: Crab Fishing in Alaska" (2005) TV series

Writer:

Larry Law (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | unknown

Release Date:

15 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A documentary series chronicling the real-life high-sea adventures of the Alaskan crab fishermen. This is the most deadly profession in the world.

Plot Keywords:

Crab | Animal In Title | Fishing | Territory Name In Title | State In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 20 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 26	11:30 PM	MyNetwork	Friends and Rivals	#2.5
Sun. Dec. 27	11:00 AM	DSC	Roughest and Toughest Moments

Cast

Mike Rowe	...	Narrator / ... (67 episodes, 2005-2009)
Phil Harris	...	Himself - Captain: Cornelia Marie / ... (53 episodes, 2006-2009)
Sig Hansen	...	Himself - Captain: Northwestern / ... (53 episodes, 2005-2009)
Edgar Hansen	...	Himself - Deck Boss & Engineer: Northwestern / ... (51 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jonathan Hillstrand	...	Himself - Captain: Time Bandit / ... (45 episodes, 2006-2009)
Matt Bradley	...	Himself - Deckhand: Northwestern / ... (44 episodes, 2005-2009)
Keith Colburn	...	Himself - Captain: Wizard / ... (43 episodes, 2007-2009)
Andy Hillstrand	...	Himself - Captain: Time Bandit / ... (40 episodes, 2006-2009)
Josh Harris	...	Himself - Deckhand: Cornelia Marie / ... (34 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jake Harris	...	Himself - Deckhand: Cornelia Marie / ... (33 episodes, 2006-2009)
Russell Newberry	...	Himself - Deckhand: Time Bandit / ... (33 episodes, 2007-2009)
Monty Colburn	...	Himself - Relief Captain: Wizard / ... (29 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jake Anderson	...	Himself - Deckhand: Northwestern / ... (28 episodes, 2007-2009)

Also Known As:

Alaskan Crab Fishing (USA) (working title)
Deadliest Catch (Australia)

Runtime:

Norway:55 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

New Zealand:PG (season 1) | Norway:A (TV rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Alaska, USA

Company:

Discovery Network

Trivia:

Believed to be the only American documentary series shot almost entirely, or 99%, at sea.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The locations given for boats on the "radar" screen do not match what the narrator says. For example, one boat was said to be 225 miles Northwest of Dutch Harbor was marked further away than a boat said to be 290 miles Northwest of Dutch Harbor. Another time this occurred when it was said that one boat was a certain shorter distance away from a boat in a southerly direction appeared further away than another boat that was said to be further away, yet appeared closer on the map.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in You Spoof Discovery (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Wanted Dead or Alive

I agree Highly Addictive, best reality TV

I never really watched this series and paid any attention to it until about a month ago when Discovery debated their "Planet Earth" series, and this was on afterwords.

This is the kind of show that sucks you in so far you don't even realize you've been tensely waiting to see what happens next, and the great part is, you least expect it. A highly addicting show as you see the struggles, hours and long shift these brave men throw forward in order to meet their quota of crab. (They're braver than I am, I hate the cold.)You also get to know the crew and the different personalities. As serious and dangerous as a job as this is it's nice to see the lightened mood, and the subtle pranks played on each other, and the pots of other boats. This beats the heck out of tired reality shows with rich has been celebrities wining about everything and anything (never watched them anyhow). If you want to see real people, and exciting situations, I highly suggest this show! 10/10.

Discovery channel makes more of a fan out of me each year, first "Mythbusters", "Dirty Jobs" and the occasional mini series event (ie: "Planet Earth") The Medical Mystery programs are also fascinating.