Posted on 09/21/2010 10:01:50 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
Most reality TV producers follow a simple format: Capture what happens, and then have cast-members fill in story gaps with voice-overs and cutaways. But what to do when reality TV stars jump ship before sitting down for the required interviews?
Sue them, of course.
Discovery is seeking $3 million in damages after two stars of "Deadliest Catch," Jonathan and Andy Hillstrand, allegedly failed to live up to an agreement to complete a spin-off project.
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Aztecace wrote:
“From the sound of the two guys found out they could get more money and decide to either extort Discovery channel, or break their contract and sell it to some other network. The lawyer in this article is giving no reason for the stop work, except the channels greed, seems like he is trying to use negative publicity to force the channels hand, I say honor your contract, they entered it knowing full well what to expect, it wasn’t their first contract, and wasn’t their first year on the channel. sounds like a greedy lawyer, that convinced them to break the contract. They can’t and shouldn’t win, they should offer to honor the contract in exchange for Discovery dropping the suit. The lawyer’s comment about greed of the station, and all, is the tactics of an ambulance chasing attorney!”
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I’m not jumping to take sides as I smell skullduggery on the brothers’ part. This is either some kind of hardball negotiating tactic or they have already signed with someone else. On that thread there was mention of Geico commercials and other gigs. The article said they had already done the principal shooting and only the sitdown interviews remained. I’d say on the face of it it looks like our working class heroes are going Hollywood in a big way.
Something here stinks like dead crab. I’ll be sure to watch how this plays out.
Forget the Time Bandit. Northwestern all the way. Captain Sig has got to be Republican.
Oh, that’s awful. Who can say what happened,
but it sounds like the brothers changed their minds.
They can certainly be forgiven that - cameras on
your boat are one thing, cameras in your private
life - well, look at the detritus reality shows
have left in their wake. Perhaps the people in
their private life voted down the project.
If Discovery is being as hard-assed as the article
implies, well, they’re a-holes. They ought to be
glad they produced a terrific show in DC and stop
being greedy. (just my 2 cents).
Of course, like all other fans, I hope it gets
worked out, I hope the guys are ok, I hope the
show goes on.
Thank you for finding and posting this.
I suspect they are trying to go big time show biz rather than remain the modest hard working crabbers they came in as.
Maybe a 'court room' reality show - we can watch them sue each other... /s
ah crap - I was just about to post a terrific reply
to you when my cat jumped on the keyboard.
...sigh....
Point was, yeah, they might be trying to change
their fortunes, which I can’t blame them for,
I just hope it’s not done too underhandedly.
Dealing with a corp like Discovery, you gotta
be wary and not show your hand.
Editing in the show is, of course, a big part
of what impression we get of any of the men,
so I give slack on different things.
Jon’s son doesn’t have the experience or the
desire to be cap, but Mike the deckhand has
the cred - he let it go to his head a bit,
but I can be a jerk, too. :) I think Andy didn’t
want to crush Jon’s dream of having his son take over.
Hillstrands can be gamey - I assume you saw the
opener when Jon knocked Keith over? THAT was
my tune changer, but still and all, I so enjoy
the show and the men (gee (can ya tell?) and
I hope this turn of events doesn’t do too much
damage.
Once this particular group of Captains and crew and
ships breaks up too much, I think the show is done.
Discovery hit magic gold with this combination.
You're probably right...
i’m amazed that these shows still run after a few episodes. they are lergely repetitive, and after a while become snoozers.
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Excellent Service.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
The amount of money the CEO makes has no bearing whatsoever, and yet its brought up. Pure smoke screen ala class warfare. The EVIL corporation vs the innocent hardworking class guys. WAAAAHHHHH- they'll lose their boat and livelyhood. WAAAAAH-It'll put their crew outta work. WAAAAAH-they can't afford $3 million, Discovery Channel is being GREEEEEEEEDeeeeeeeeee.
I'm curious how much Discovery already has invested in filming for a 1 hour show. Up in Alaska. How much editing was done, etc.
Seems to me $3 mil might be just enough to cover what they have into it so far.
If Hilstrands had a legit complaint, the lawyer would have read a litany of grievances, instead he's playing the evil rich corporation vs the POOR defenseless working class guys.
Something smells like rotten fish here.
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