For those of us that have been like giddy little school girls waiting for new episodes, the new season of Deadliest Catch is finally here! After last night we're three episodes deep...what does everyone think? If you can't get enough of those sea scoundrels, this is a pretty big weekend. Friday evening a public memorial service for the Late Captain Phil will be held at Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91. The service starts at 6:30, and while it's open to the public space is limited to 2,000 so get there early. USA jackets are encouraged. more ›

The famed Seattle-based crab fisherman of the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch will kick off season five tonight at 9 p.m. with new episodes. Yay! more ›

Last night on the Discovery Channel there was a Deadliest Catch wrap-up-type episode where Mike Rowe had all the assorted captains gathered at the Lockspot in Ballard for some "why do you do it?" commiseration. It's like in their blood or something. There was no satisfactory answer, actually. Seattlest can understand why people fish crab up in Alaska. You can get hurt, sure, but you make some money and you don't have to put up with a lot of other people. Why do the Deadliest Catch guys do it, though? There's definitely a Heisenburg thing going on with the main characters of this show--for some reason the Seattle tubes are more or less vacant of any mention of the Deadliest Catch, but the show's near 24-hour domination of the Discovery Channel suggests that it is, in fact, wildly popular. These Captains and crew are reality TV stars. Not the kind of MTV/Fox stars who change careers to making pro bar appearances five nights a week after they get voted off the island, but reality TV stars nonetheless. If you could chose between somehow parlaying that reality TV stardom into some cash or continuing on in the world's most dangerous profession, well, you'd step to parlaying. more ›

The title does not refer to the Spokane Street Bridge that "Really Big Things" on the Discovery Channel just featured. Although that was cool. more ›

Mark Bowden, author of the best-seller . Bowden has been touring for months, but he is still enthusiastic about this story, leaning eagerly forward onto his hands as he spoke. more ›

We came across this news item and felt that the Reality TV watchers out there would appreciate a link. Minnesota newspapers are reporting on a Seattle family that got shanghaied by The Discovery Channel on the promise of a free vacation. more ›