Wicked Tuna

Love this show, easily outclasses all other fishing shows. Wish one of our local channels would pick it up and show it in a decent time slot. At the moment it is occasionally on anywhere between lunch and 2 AM, not happy Jan. Hopefully it will come out on DVD soon ( in a format that we Aussies can watch) Impatiently waiting.

Go Dave Marciano and crew.

I've almost burned through all the seasons on Disney +. I love this show! It's only been a few weeks since I started watching and I just never want it to end. I never thought I'd care so much about the captains and crews of tuna fishermen/women.

Absolutely horrible. No wonder reality tv is bane of existence. Was expecting more into the fascinating world of fishing but no.. it's all about soap opera of characters. I can only imagine TV execs going: Let's see. A TV show about fishing would boring. So let's add some flair and add upbeat music with occasional swear words and Snooki drama and people would eat it up. No wonder this line of thinking ruined TV whereas Joe Rogan podcast gained popularity where people are just fascinated to learn about a topic without extraneous filigree.

I would rather stick to sub 10k fishing videos on YouTube that actually 'tackles' the topic.

Reality shows are reality shows but at least they have to catch the tuna. I do like the show but I hate the constant whining about no money and how much fuel and other things cost to feed their families. In reality they get paid very well by National Geographic. They could catch nothing and still make a good wage.

I've followed along with every season of Wicked Tuna thus far, and it's a decent show. Of course, we are all aware that bluefin tuna is notoriously overfished and its populations are dwindling, but watching this show, you get to learn a lot about the fisheries and the hardships that these fishermen have to go through in order to make a living. It's an eye-opener to a different kind of community, and it's entertaining and emotional for viewers who are foreign to this kind of environment.

National Geographic also does a good job of turning the bluefin fishing into a sort of competition, which kind of pulls audiences in to see how each fishing vessel does by the end of the season. Sometimes, you've got good catches, and other times you fail miserably. It helps quantify the swing of good and bad luck that these fisherman face with each season.

There is obviously a lot of talk about overfishing bluefin and why National Geographic chose to air a show that is about depleting bluefin stock. However, there are regulations for bluefin tuna fishing, and as long as these regulations are met, I don't see why people are complaining about it. The fisherman are doing it for a living, and National Geographic decided to tag along and enjoy the ride. I say it was a good decision to focus on working-class people for once and give them some of the spotlight.

Overall, I find this show to be amusing because of the competition and the different wildlife that these fishermen encounter on a regular basis. It's a good show, and you definitely feel for the captains and their families if they have a bad year.