Mike Rowe

Since it’s going to be a few more months before we get some new episodes of Deadliest Catch, I thought I would use the down time to work on another site.  This one tribute to another great show , hosted by Deadliest Catch narrator Mike Rowe.  If you’ve never seen Dirty Jobs you are missing out on some good television.  Each week Mike Rowe heads out to do some of the dirtiest (And sometimes toughest) jobs America has to offer.  Originally Discovery wanted Mike to host both shows.  However, they thought it would be inappopriate to see the same guy talking about the serius perils of crab fishing the Bering Sea and then an hour later making “poo” jokes on Dirty Jobs.  Actually Mike was on board for part of the first season but the footage never aired and only his voice made it to the air.  If you want to see some clips, including one when Mike took a bet and became a host for QVC selling junk in the middle of the night (He was fired three times for his behavior on air) go to Dirty Jobs Online

Want to talk about the show?  Want to brag to other fans about what boat is the best who what Captain you just can’t stand?  Check out our new message boards and get it all of your chest!

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Can’t find the game in stores? Don’t want to wait or Amazon to ship. Now you can download the game

directly from Direct2Drive and be playing it today. For those of you who haven’t heard about Direct2Drive, there si a short snippet below.

Direct2Drive offers the largest selection of downloadable PC games and digital entertainment for the gamer lifestyle. You don’t have to drive to the store - just download the exact retail versions of the hottest new PC game titles as well as a huge catalog of classics you won’t find anywhere else! We also offer game strategy guides from PRIMA and BRADYGAMES, downloadable PDF editions of Play Magazine’s Girls of Gaming and more!

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Fierce Allegiance

The series premiere of America’ Toughest Jobs takes the 13 contestants to Dutch Harbor Alaska to work theBering Seas aboard a crab boat, which happens to be the world most dangerous job (ala Deadliest Catch). Many of the contestants are leaving behind jobs sitting behind desks for the grim reality of just how tough this other world can be. Bering Sea crabbers face an almost 100% injury rate as well as grim statistics about the number of lives lost at sea. Freezing cold conditions and long work loads can take their toll on even some of the world’s toughest. After a brief introduction the contestants will be expected to perform all of the various work duties done at sea by a greenhorn or junior deckhand. These include grinding bait, baiting the pots, launching and then after soaking for some time they will need to be hauled back aboard, the crab sorted and then the 800 pound pots will have to be stacked. The four worst performers will return for addition 2 days aboard the boat until the weakest contestant is eliminated.

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Kieth Colburn and The Wizard to Promote Boating Safety

Coast Guard, Wizard, a great catch (FOR RELEASE)

In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Keith Colburn, the captain of the fishing vessel Wizard of The Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch, pauses while filming a public service announcement, Aug. 8, 2008, in Seattle. Colburn recently partnered with the Coast Guard to help spread the boating safety message prior to the Labor Day holiday. (U.S. Coast Guard/ Chief Petty Officer Paul Roszkowski)

Don’t want to wait or Amazon to ship. Now you can download the game

directly from Direct2Drive and be playing it today. For those of you who haven’t heard about Direct2Drive, there si a short snippet below.

Direct2Drive offers the largest selection of downloadable PC games and digital entertainment for the gamer lifestyle. You don’t have to drive to the store - just download the exact retail versions of the hottest new PC game titles as well as a huge catalog of classics you won’t find anywhere else! We also offer game strategy guides from PRIMA and BRADYGAMES, downloadable PDF editions of Play Magazine’s Girls of Gaming and more!

Heard enough? Click below to buy and download Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm…

Battle 40-foot waves, storms, ice and a nearly 100 percent crew member injury rate in the dangerous hunt for undersea riches on the Bering Sea with the new video game Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm, to be launched on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC.

The game was inspired by Sig, Edgar and Norman Hansen — three brothers who have made their living crab fishing on the Bering Sea aboard their family’s fishing vessel, the Northwestern. The Hansen brothers started game development with Liquid Dragon Studios in October 2005.

Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm lets gamers captain their own boat in the frenzied search for an undersea jackpot. Gamers select one of five real crab boats, including the Northwestern, Cornelia Marie and Sea Star ” all featured on the series, or create and customize their own boat. Gamers then recruit and lead their own crew from a roster of 20 real crab fishermen. Selecting the wrong boat or recruiting the wrong crew member can mean the difference between landing a Bering Sea jackpot or disaster. Lead your fatigued, hungry and hardworking crew in the strategic search for king crab and opilio crab, while battling to secure your catch and livelihood before other captains and crews get to the crab first.

Authenticity and realism were critical to the Hansen brothers. The game features four real Bering Sea harbors and 34,000 miles of Bering Sea coastline created from the United States Geological Survey. In addition, Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm is the first video game to feature United States Coast Guard vessels and helicopters.

With waves over 40 feet high, Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm features the best wave effects in a video game to date. In the words of Capt. Sig Hansen, “It may not be life or death, but chills went up my spine the first time I saw Northwestern sink in the game.”

Weather and fishing conditions are based on authentic weather and storm data and get progressively worse each season, increasing the challenge. The ultimate goal is to return safely each season, upgrade your boat and crew, and attempt to break Capt. Sig Hansen and the Northwestern crew’s actual lifetime catch of 20 million pounds.