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Many boats outright refused Disco in the beginning and continued to. Some were on one year and that was it, and some (the current boats) must have stuck with it for one of two reasons: (a) they got used to it, had the same crew several years in a row and therefore knew what to expect out of the process, or (b) guys who wanted the extra money, but hated the camera. (b) would describe Elliott perfectly. He despises them, but at the same time, he's so much a narcissist, being on national TV probably keeps his ego inflated like a Dutch balloon.

@walnutqueen, what is the story on that? I don't recall seeing that.

In the pregame, Gilbert Gottfried asked how the crew "stays occupied." I was soooooooo wanting Wild Bill to do a little of the TMZ interview he did about the protocol of "self-gratification" while at sea. :-) Since it was so close to memorial Day, I recalled Keith once interviewing a highly-decorated veteran before the start of the season. He was very complimentary of the man, but also told him "no." Why am I thinking that guy would have worked the pants off of Tinkerbell? They were also talking about bad greenhorns. They should have included Moi, who was the biggest loser of the bunch. His only redeeming moment was lancing that blood blister under his fingernail.

The skippers had a short talk about Elliott rescue on the pregame show. But even after risking his life (and his crew, by the way), you could tell they were hemming and hawing about the balance between that and the shit that he pulls. I can't imagine any of them wanting to set sail with him for snow crab. Junior, while I admire his devotion to the job, probably should have quit beforehand. Spinal fusion takes a lot of healing. Can't see him around for snow crabs either. But they guy has a lopped off finger. His threshold for pain must be "waterboard-resistant." Nice to see Jake Anderson down in the "basement" looking for solutions. I really hope Edgar walked up to the wheel after his "you shoulda fixed it faster" quip thinking he had turned exactly into his older brother. Question: Edgar summoned Nick Mavar down there too and went himself. Edgar was worried about leaving the helm unattended. Do they not trust Matt to take the wheel for just a few minutes? The only other available human was Sunshine, and he's still a novice. Next Disco spinoff: Deadliest Catch: Dutch Harbor Bar Fights. Round 1: Elliott vs. Freddy. ;-) eta: my Scotch Tape experiment was a waster of tape.

I'm going to experiment with putting Scotch tape over the bottom corner of my TV to shield it. I wonder which felon they are talking about? Elliot has a long record of criminal misdemeanors, from fishing violations to protective orders to harassment convictions. Some of the others are not so saintly, either. Both Wild Bill and Keith have DWI convictions, and Keith actually did jail time. Johnathan has had domestic problems and restraining orders before. And yes, one Sigurd J. Hansen got rung up a few years ago for disorderly conduct. And all have been cited for various fishing violations, even Montgomery Colburn. http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov/eservices/home.page.2

Elliott should not so be afraid of law enforcement--he's pretty used to dealing with them. 2012--Neese has a TRO against him in Homer for threatening his baby mama Valerie Gunderson. She alleges that he even called her mother and screamed, "If I can't have her, no one can!" 2011--Neese arrested in Homer for violating a previous TRO. 2011--Boarded by ADFG during blue crab offload, cited for undersize crab. over 5% of his total offload was confiscated. I believe the final monetary penalty was $9000. A local TV report interviewed one inspector who said it was the most undersized crab he had ever seen. 2010--Arrested for breaking into Valerie's residence and destoying furniture and other things. 2006--Arrested for assaulting Valerie (he would have been 24 years at the time).

Can't disagree with anything said above. My sentiments.

I finally discovered why some fishermen(women) refer to bairdi as Tanner, etc. Tanner crab are referred to scientifically as chionoecetes bairdi Snow crab are referred to scientifically as chionoecetes opilio Another species (Grooved crab) are chionoecetes tanneri Learn something new every day.

Fishing "out of bounds" is a regulatory violation the same as "going over quota." So I'd guess the consequences will be similar. I suppose we'll find out tomorrow.

It's my reading of the regulations that both a vessel and processor are fined by ADFG for going over quota. It seems the fee is a % of the dock value of the crab caught that is over quota. So if a processor agrees to pay $x for y lbs. of crab, and excess is delivered, both are fined perhaps 1/3 the dock value of y lbs that are over quota. Since the processor must process all they receive, it seems they can rightfully pay less than the agreed-upon dock value to make up for their penalty. It seems to make going over-quota extremely economically unsustainable. I recall Captain Eric had this problem on the Rollo one year, due to poor counting by his crew. Likewise, processors can pay less for going under-quota. I imagine this is contractual between the vessel and the processor. Again, the processor has obligations to deliver to market, and will receive less if they ship less than promised. If yo ureeally want to wade through the Crab Rationalization Plan: http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/regs/680/default.htm

No one's ever gonna accuse these guys of being eloquent. He must mean that he missed a $140k profit by making a late delivery, going over quota, too much dead loss, whatev. As for pay, The most experienced crew are usually guaranteed a flat rate, plus a % of the boat's profits. That would probably apply to very veteran crew with more than physical skills like Edgar (deckboss + engineer + hydros), Lenny Lekanoff (wasn't he going to retire once?), people like that. The Hillstrand brothers are equal owners, so they profit as both captain and co-owner. I'm not sure what Neal does on the TB, maybe engineer, or maybe he just keeps the on-board sauna functioning (yes...they have one).

w00t! Coming up tonight: The Hamptons. You can't swing a cat without hitting good quotes from this one: Elaine: "I don't know how you guys walk around with those things." :-D Kramer: "Yo Yo Ma!" Jerry: "Boutros Boutros Gali!" Elaine: "Nice rack!" Elaine: "It was like a Pekingese." Jerry: "Too much chlorine in that gene pool!"

CSI moving to Sunday nights 10 p.m.. Some things to look forward to: --shortened season --missing weeks so they can introduce CSI: Cyber into the same time slot --lots of delayed starts during football season. They did the same thing to Miami, look where they are now.

When I read "wrong side of the law," I had some odd flashback to the Dukes Of Hazzard, where Keith & Mouse were considered outlaws and hunted by the evil town boss (Sig) and the bumbling sheriff (Dept. of Fish & Game). Imagine Jon Bon Jovi trying to pick up geetar and sing..."Just a good ol' boys...never meanin' no harm." The implication was the Junior hit his quota. But to have pain shooting all the way up into your neck? That's serious. Even Phil thinks that's extreme. Seems like Tinkerbell is gone from the Wiz, Sunshine is back on the NW. All that's left is a TB fireworks show.

The Nonfat Yogurt is on tonight on TBS. I used to love telling the story about how this got on the air, but I discovered a better alternative:

Off topic...but yeah, it was up there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Guide%27s_100_Greatest_Episodes_of_All-Time

Not a quote...but: The "hey-ya" they did together at Monk's to seal the bet was something the cast did before every live taping. They would gather behind the set and play it up like a sports team ready to take the floor. The Contest was voted by TV Guide as the greatest TV episode of all-time. Other great ones from that epi: "I zipped up!" Jerry "We have to do it. It's part of our lifestyle. It's like shaving." Elaine "Oh that's bull, I shave my legs." Kramer (mouth full of milkshake) "Not every day."

Agree. It also (finally) dawned on me that Cmdr. Arbogast (Joe Ventemiglia) was also restauranteur Artie Bucco in The Sopranos. I like Blue Bloods finales. Season sewn up nice and tight. No dangling participles. No junky cliffhangers.

George Louis Costanza. Born either in Brooklyn (The Junior Mint) or Queens (The Nose Job), and went to high school with Jerry on Long Island. I know Frank always says they live in Queens, and George still has a bedroom (later converted to a billiard hall) in the house. I know of no one from Brooklyn or Queens who ever says they are from Long Island (even though it's geographically true). They all call themselves New Yorkers. Admitted to being from Long Island is, to them, like kissing your sister. Son of psychopaths Frank and Estelle. Frank was born in Italy (along with his cousin Carlo), making George a 2nd generation American. George has at least two cousins. Shelly was in The Contest. And he winds up sleeping with his cousin Rhisa in the Junk Mail. In the car ride, George learns he has 2 deceased relatives, Uncle Moe and Aunt Babby. And didn't George once mention a brother very early on? Visiting the real Costanza house...great stuff from Jerry Stiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHtO-4dBSYA

I have given up on the plot. I just watch from week to week, usually there is at least one plot thread that is solved in that episode. That and the nice scenery are enough for me at this point. The show just has too many cliffhangers. It's a ratings hit--they shouldn't have to resort to these tricks to get viewers back.

The Fire seems to boil George Louis Costanza down to his very essence--the selfishness, the insecurity, the pathological lying. Even Morty told Jerry now much they hated the Costanzas. "Can't stand 'em." Neither could Mr. Heyman. ;-)

They just lost a viewer for any potential S15 here. Might catch a pilot on the silly cyber idea, but I hold out no hopes.

From TVGuide Huh? The story was on the back burner the whole time. There was no closure. Very, very disappointing.

CSILV is now the 2nd longest running scripted show still on TV, behind Law & Order SVU. Other shows it has gone past: 12 years: NYPD Blue, My Three Sons, Murder She Wrote, Hawaii 5-0 (with Jack Lord) 11 years: MASH, Cheers, Happy Days, The Jeffersons 10 years: Murphy Brown, Friends, 90210 and longer than: Seinfeld, Star Trek (any of them), L.A. Law, Mission Impossible, Magnum PI, I Love Lucy, Barnaby Jones, MTM, etc. I wonder how it will hold up to time, 'cause Nina Zuik-heimer have ridden this horse harder than Barbaro.

Not bad, not overly suspenseful. Nice to see Elliot handy with something more than a cell phone. And nice to see Norman Hansen blowing off some steam. I don't get why Wild Bill went from zero-to-asshole so fast on the greenhorn. Is he that bipolar? Discovery kept hyping this season as ultra-deadly, hmm. Keith is in pretty good spirits, And nice to see Andy lift a great (mixed) metaphor from Kurt Russell's Wyatt Earp in "Tombstone." Wyatt (to Ike Clanton): "You tell 'em I'm comin'. And hell's comin' with me, you hear? Hell's comin' with me!" Andy (to Jonathan): "Hell's comin.' And we're goin' into it."