"We have been through a lot over the past year and unfortunately given the current situation with Discovery we are unable to continue participating in 'Deadliest Catch,'" the fishermen said in a joint written statement. "It has been a fantastic ride, and we wish the best to all of the amazing and supportive 'Catch' fans we have met over the years."
The Hillstrands are being sued for $3 million by the cable network, which claims they scuttled the spin-off "Hillstranded" by failing to finish the series.
The Hillstrands' lawyer said the lawsuit could force them to sell their boats and fire their crews.
Hansen joined the walk-out, saying, "I want people to know the captains stand together, and me and my brothers support them 100 percent."
Hansen is captain of the Northwestern on "Deadliest Catch." The Hillstrands captain the Time Bandit.
This has been a tough year for "Deadliest Catch" captains. In February, show favorite and Cornelia Marie captain Phil Harris died of a massive stroke at age 53.
Sig is our favorite. I won’t watch now that Phil and Sig Hanson are no longer there.
(Never liked the Hillstrands much, so I don’t care about them)
There must be some serious drama going on behind the scenes here... Perhaps they got tired of being Discovery channel’s puppets...
I am not surprised by this at all. Discovery should have learned that these men aren’t the type to be pushed around or manipulated. Discovery was perfectly fine with showing the details of Captain Phil’s death (and ratings). I would say bye as well. Just a thought
Say good bye to the show...
The last season was likely the final one anyway.
They’re going rogue. Going to become Pirates and start a new reality series, the Jolly Roger...
Avast Matey!!!
I have a lot of respect for these men. I wish them well and hope the law suit gets dropped.
Without Sig and Captain Phil there’s no reason to watch.
i can not understand why watching people repetitively unload crab pots amuses me so.
now there is “swords, life on the line”.
same thing, different seafood...
i am not understanding me.
It’s OK. It’s a waste of a perfectly good documentary channel
A hollywood big-wig likely shouldn’t get into a pissing match with a professional fisherman. They’re man enough call your bluff.
SnakeDoc
Well if Sig and Phil are gone guess I’m gone too.
Guess I’m the odd ball. I liked Edgar best. Wonder if he hung up his ‘skins.
My new show would feature them on Military Channel armed with coaxial .50s in the Gulf of Adin.
good times...
I used to watch “Ice Road Truckers” but it got boring. Now I wouldn’t watch even if Lisa drove naked.
“Deadliest Catch.”>>>>>
Great show but go to Time Bandit’s Facebook page. It’s swarming with the babes who like and lust after the Hillstrand brothers. That show has a great female demographic .... surprising to me!
Ping!!
With the extensive coverage of Capt. Phil’s illness and death, the program was slowly sinking into a soap opera class show, anyway. When the “desk-jockies” started to mess around with the “real men” it spelled the show’s complete doom.