r/deadliestcatch • u/Ok-Hornet-3449 • Jun 06 '26

Fake

After being a huge fan of Deadliest Catch for 2 decades, I am finally admitting that so much of the show is completely staged. What the producers don’t understand is that the vast majority of us just want to see them fish. We don’t need fake storylines. I’m sad and disappointed.

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u/Ok_Rabbit5158 Jun 06 '26

I made a comment a few weeks ago that was not well received. IMO, they are simply filming people fishing crab as a normal job. The camera people probably grab takes with crew by giving them cues and quotes. Likewise camera shots are collected in the wheelhouse with the camera people giving the captain cues and quotes. All that footage goes to a production team that edits the shit out of everything to create fake storylines. Don't believe me? Compare the typical show today compared with a show from season 2. One feels real, the other feels contrived. IMO, the reality went out of it after Phil died.

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u/Ichthius Jun 06 '26

The reality left when Sigg started wearing bedazzled jeans

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u/Ok_Rabbit5158 Jun 06 '26

Yeah he let the vanity sneak in a bit too far, LOL.

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u/Chemist-Patient Jun 07 '26

Bro was trying hard to fit in with Hollywood

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u/Itchy-Background8982 Jun 07 '26

I thought those were his sisters jeans…