Deadliest catch is by far and away one of my favorite TV shows ever. The gritty realism of the show mixed with the danger and excitement of the fishing industry create and extremely exciting and interesting. That was until the show hit around season 9. Deadliest catch began as a documentary, it gained major popularity as a documentary, yet for some reason after season 9 the show began to change, it changed into what it is today which is a soulless scripted reality tv show. I adore this show, i love the northwestern and sig, i love john and the time bandit but what I don't love is the scripting, What made me fall in love with deadliest catch was the fact that it was all real, these were real people doing real jobs with some cameras dotted around the place, unfortunately as you go further into the show it becomes less and less like a documentary, the actual fishing is diminished to a side role as drama between captains and scripted breakdowns take the main stage, if the show wishes to regain its former glory it needs to cut the scripting and return to its documentary genesis. Do i recommend deadliest catch? Yes most definitely i do, but only the first 10 seasons.
Review of Deadliest Catch
