CM Rumor

The only thing that they are saying is: "a strong rumor that Disco is filming the CM for opies". (Which is backing off a bit from their original statement. At this point, I have read it at couple of sites but we know how those things can be. That is the reason why I asked here. This site has the more accurate and more "insider" info than any of the other sites.

I would bet dollars to doughnuts its true. Its Josh we're talking about.

Very disappointing if Disco caved. My mute button will get a work out this year.

Sorry to disappoint you but I am not a "hater". I still believe that Josh is doing all of this because of the show and not because he wants to be a fisherman. Phil, himself, said that Josh came aboard because of the show and to get his face on tv. I still feel that if Josh is serious about fishing, then do it without DC filming it for a year or so. I have felt like Josh has rode Phil's coattails. I loved Phil and I cried the day he had the stroke, cried even harder when he passed and then cried even harder when it aired. I loved Phil but that does not mean that I love his son. Josh has done people wrong in the pass concerning the CM. What he did to Derek Ray when he was captain and also what was done to Freddie. Josh had no intention of fishing, he just wanted to be out long enough to film. He tried to trash Derek Ray's reputation-the captains basically sided with Derek concerning that situation. The lack of crabbing also effected every man on that boat-they did not make as much as they should.
I enjoyed DC last season when they quit showing Josh so much and talking to him. I am just sick of Josh Harris acting like he is the only person to have lost a parent and that it is owed to him that DC continue to show him.
I must have missed the Harris brothers working. Seems like they were a little more on the "slacker" end or my dad owns the boat and I don't have to do the work.
I am so over the Harris boys.

I would love to know how the other boats that have been featured are doing.

If the rumor is true, then I will use my mute button more or I will have to dvr it so I can fast forward through Josh and Eliott.

I've read a lot of posts spitting nothing but "Harris hate"


don't confuse "hate" with disgust. jake is a self indulgent spoiled doper little brat. josh is a lazy opportunistic self centered con artist.

I admit I may have read previous posts and misinterpreted the sentiment, and misrepresented it as "hate" as opposed to disgust, and I apologize for that.

You are also right that I didn't watch the seasons after Phil's passing until season 9. It seems I missed a lot of things in regards to the behavior of the Harris brothers. ( Would like to take a moment to address that I never referred to them as "boys" - I know they are men, and fully responsible for their actions). The last episode I watched was Phil's final episode. It was too much, too real, I honestly thought I would never watch again.

I came back to the show just in time for Jake Anderson's wedding, I wanted to see him be happy, always thought he was the sweetest kid... uh, I know he's probably the same age as me, but somehow he always manages to be the kid brother of the show...

In the interim, I would read only blurbs here and there on the internet, more or less to make sure all the fishermen were safe, and aside from hearing that there were a couple of new skippers on the CM that didn't work out, I had no idea that there was any drama on the boat at all.

I just thought Jake got caught with pot and was fired, and the next I hear he's in rehab!

I'll admit again here, that I just stopped digging for info... It was ugly to hear that Jake had a drug problem, and aside from hoping he was okay, I knew there was nothing I could do, so I turned my eyes away.

I know you will probably give me crap for being a fair weather fan, but I just couldn't watch the Harrises and the CM implode like that. Of all the captains, I always loved Phil the most, and I just didn't want to witness his sons fail.

So more I come in at this past season, and basically see nothing of Josh and only hear Jake's name intermittently, and I still have my idealized image of them as the remaining rough and tumble members of a fishing family trying to climb out of a hole they dug themselves. And I really want them to make it out of the hole!

Also of note, I'm pretty naive when it comes to these damn shows. I usually take what Disco presents to me at face value. I'm a ridiculously trusting person - I don't expect them to make drama where there isn't any, or to portray people in ways that aren't true through clever editing... Stupid, I know. I'm a really honest person, and just sort of expect everyone else to be just as honest. I'm a sucker that way, and somehow can't shake it.

So when Disco paints the Harris brothers as these underdogs from the wrong side of the tracks just fighting for their moment to shine, I kinda buy it... okay, I'm wrong, but not having seen Josh and Jake burn the bridges you guys talk about, it's hard for me to see them as anything else.

Clearly I'm uninformed on the subject, which means I probably should just keep my opinion to myself until such a time that I have acquired all necessary facts...

STILL, that said, I still hope to see a happy ending for the Harrises... I want to see them grow up, apologize where they need to, mend friendships, and become the men of integrity that I believe they can be.

Who knows? It's probably that damn unrelenting idealist that believes that the Harrises are now becoming the men we always wanted them to be... Men more like the Hillstrands and Hansens... Because, well, that would be the perfect fairytale ending. And I want everyone to have their fairytale ending.

Truth is, you guys are probably right, and if they end up on the show it will most likely do nothing but sully this bizarre image I have of them, and they are nothing but a couple of a**hats, but a girl can dream...

I guess the real reason I want the Harrises on the show is because I wanted to watch their metamorphosis into something better, but the truth is, it probably hasn't happened yet...

SIDE NOTE: in reference to all crab fishermen, (not the Harrises) is it crazy that I feel like these guys are like the Knights of the Freakin Round Table of our day?! Seriously, watching the boats come in at the end of a season, especially the NW because she's white, is like watching sir Gallahad riding in on his mighty steed. No one can deny that the NW is majestic as all get out.

PS. really am sorry if I put words in other people's mouths with the "hate" thing. I just have nothing but positive things to say about the boats and their men (and women! I've heard there's women on those boats sometimes too! And not just wives!), and it's hurtful to me when I read negative things about any of them. Even Capt. Keith :-)

I dislike the Harris brothers as much as anyone else, but just a few words in their defence.
1) Yes, they are in it for the cameras, but with the notable exceptions of Norm Hansen and Neil Hillstrand, so is everyone else on the show.
2) Manufactured drama? So is the majority of the rest of the stuff on the show.
3) Cooperation with Disco is probably the only way they can finance the boat. Who else would want to trust their money to these guys?

Meribegood - I agree with you that Josh has few options due his lack of education and perhaps his misguided idea of "legacy".
However as you said, reading the book on Phil's life it's amazing they came out half way normal. The saw their father drink and use drugs almost every day of their lives. They were taken from their mother at ages 5 & 7 1/2 and never saw her for 15 years. They were physically and verbally abused by their step-mother. Phil show beyond poor judgement in leaving his kids with her. While he loved his kids it seemed in the book he did not know how to deal with being a father. Phil was fired for being found drunk in the wheel house. Tony Lara quit because of his drinking. Jake obviously inhert. his substance abuse problems. Josh has always been a tv hound who loved the publicity and attention. Jake maybe less so. While they may like the publicity, DC exploited them for everything it was worth when Phil died. I think they took advantage of them and Phil at their weakest. I don't think anyone would want to be filmed while they watch their father die. All the captains are in it for the money. They all sell anything and everything they can. DC has always stretched the truth and done anything for ratings. The CM on the show now is just OP being OP. If Josh makes it - good for him. If not, he will have only himself to blame. Sorry for the long ramble. I hope everyone has a healthy and happy new year.

i have no problem with CM being on the show, but their better be a captain and not josh harris running things. to me, getting back on tv is proof josh is in it for tv time and have no idea if jake is clean or not, hope he is. i personally dont hate them, but tired of their mugs on tv. and why i will most likely FF through their tv time.

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make of it what you will.
there are not dates shown.
travis is pimping a "cook book" with his brother and need to keep the "buzz" going.

Well, I don't watch Travis for his brains, so I wouldn't mind small doses of him. Anything that might trim down Elliot face time....

Anyone know if Jake is on the CM ? Read on another site it has the same crew and in King Crabs.

Casey McManus had to know what he was getting into when he took the job of captain. It will be interesting to see if Josh is calling all the shots. Or, DC wants to make it out to seem that way. It will be interesting to see how DC puts a spin on this one. A lot of boats will be in for a shock when the cash cow ends.

Sorry for the double post - my PC was acting up.

King Cove - thank you. You are always a source of creditable information. We always look forward to the information you provide.