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Deadliest Catch

Everything On The Line

Season 5, Episode 1, Aired Apr 14, 2009

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The 2008 King crab fleet faces huge stakes - before boats even cast off. Skippers Keith and Phil could be sidelined by life threatening illnesses and all the boats are in debt from summer repairs. A skipper is pressured to take a potentially fatal risk.moreless

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Florence Colburn

Keith Colburn's wife, voice

Norman Hansen

Northwestern, Deckhand
Nick Mavar

Northwestern, Deckhand
Matt Bradley (II)

Northwestern, Deckhand
Sig Hansen

Northwestern, Captain
Corey Eisenbarth

Cornelia Marie, Deckhand
Mike Rowe

Narrator

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A good start of the new season, would of been better if Discovery did release so many previews on-line and on TV.

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By Minarvia, Apr 15, 2009

Its April, and you know what that means, a new season of Deadliest Catch is upon us and like what happen last year there has been a bunch of backstory that have been flying around and this time it about the firing of Russell Newberry from the Time Bandit between the Opie season. So I am looking forward to see how the editors will treat this guy, but from the preview that I have seen, they won't be to kind on it, which is shame because this guy is darn good deckhand that has help the Time Bandit gain the popularity with the fans. That's another time that I have to nitpick about Discovery, they release to many previews either on-line or on TV that it felt like there was nothing new about this episode, unlike the early seasons episodes where nothing was release for the episodes and thus everything was new. The only exception of Phil and his health problems, but I knew about him not running the Cornelia Marie because of some non-Discovery's blogs that mention that he wasn't running her this season.

Also, I don't like what the Northwestern is doing this year, wearing their own rain gear with their own sayings on it, on the show, talk about ramming your product down a person's throat. Yes, I get it that the Northwestern is the most popular boat on the series, but there might be some fans who might not like them and doing this might not score points with them and might drive them further away from liking them. While the biting the Herring was a nice twist, but as a mention before, I knew Sig was going to do it, because Discovery release it on-line, so I was surprised by it. If Discovery didn't do this, then I would of laughed at it, but I didn't.

Also where are the Trailblazer and the Lisa Marie at? According to Discovery's blogs that these boats had a film crew on board them and would of like to seen them because in the first episode it would of added some variety to the show.

What about the Wizard? That is shame, because Keith Colburn is one of the most respected skipper on Deadliest Catch among his peers and would of like to see his season started out on a better foot then being broke, injured, and ding up boat. The only good thing was the fact that Keith avoided a scare and might be improving his lifestyle because of it.moreless
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- Sig Hansen:My father wasn't all peaches and creme, but its build character. I could give a rat's ass if you don't like my character.
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- (After losing the zip tie picking contest and bitting the head off the Herring) Sig Hansen:(laughing)If that is any indication of how my luck is going to be, we're in trouble.
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- Sig Hansen: Reality has just set in, we just dump $800K into this thing[the Northwestern] now we gotta make that money back, so don't you give me anymore stress! Don't piss me off - period. (Edgar gives a "whatever look") Edgar Hansen: I wouldn't do that.
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- In the first airing of this episode in the UK, the scene where Jonathan put the firework on the fire and the firework going off, was cut.
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- Just like the 3rd and 4th season four skippers of the Northwestern, the Time Bandit, the Wizard, and the Cornelia Marie, made a 4000. Who pulls the most crab in six pots will win the bet and if one of the pots that you choice for the bet is lost, you are out of the bet.
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- Crab Count The Wizard: 300 The Time Bandit: 0 The Cornelia Marie: 0 The Northwestern: 0
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- This episode marks the return of Deckhand,Mike Fourtner whom was last seen in the 2nd season episode Best of Season Two special.
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- In the first US airing of this episode featured special segment that featured a deckhand that was talking about how one would bait a crab pot.
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- In the first UK airing of this episode it premiere with a special episode called "Deadliest Catch Round Up".
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- International Air dates UK: April 21, 2009 Canada: April 21, 2009 Australia:July 15th, 2009 New Zealand: July 15, 2009
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- This episode was apart of Discovery's 2nd Annual Alaska Week.
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- Apocalypse Now
  Murray's shirt had "I love the smell of salt water in the morning." It parody of Lt. Col. William 'Bill' Kilgore from the movie Apocalypse Now quote "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
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