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Post by doder on Apr 23, 2014 16:53:24 GMT -5
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Post by sciencer on Apr 23, 2014 17:56:49 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the link. It's a really nice article and covered a lot of interesting topics. The NW has always been my favorite boat. It is also nice to read that Mandy has spent summers on the boat tendering and just loves being on the water. It doesn't seem that she wanted to go crabbing to get on tv, unlike someone else I could mention.
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Post by junebuggyz on Apr 30, 2014 14:01:47 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the link. It's a really nice article and covered a lot of interesting topics. The NW has always been my favorite boat. It is also nice to read that Mandy has spent summers on the boat tendering and just loves being on the water. It doesn't seem that she wanted to go crabbing to get on tv, unlike someone else I could mention. I can't imagine who you would be posting about.  |
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Post by Doug on Jun 6, 2014 2:59:09 GMT -5
I wonder if she smokes like seemingly every other member of the family. I have seen screen caps of her in the wheelhouse here and there and cannot imagine being able to tolerate that tobacco hotbox as a non-smoker  Seriously, though...it would be cool if she was able to kick a little backside in whatever her role is on the boat. As a dad of two young girls (13, 7), I am always looking for good stories of a girl/woman who can be feminine and be a bad*** as well. She clearly, from her pictures, can be feminine. I would love to introduce especially my oldest to the show by having her view a young woman run with the guys on the Bering Sea. |
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Post by rosered74 on Jun 6, 2014 19:57:43 GMT -5
im gonna say bullshit. im sorry, i know there are woman who can do this, but she is on there for tv time nothing more. i guess her modeling career went down the tubes and so she goes to her step daddy and wala, she is on DC. sorry if im cynical, but the way disco is pushing this blonde is ridiculous.
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Post by Maribegood on Jun 6, 2014 20:17:15 GMT -5
I am currently on Team Bullshit with rosered. This is an arc created by a Discovery and Sig Hansen to increase interest, and I have no doubt it will work. But to say that she could have gotten and OPIE slot as a unknown woman instead of the captain's daughter is insulting everyone's intelligence. Nor will she come anywhere near getting the typical abuse of a greenhorn or the jabs a captain's son would get.
I'm willing to be proven wrong, but this reeks of made for TV drama.
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Post by Doug on Jun 6, 2014 22:09:42 GMT -5
I am currently on Team Bullshit with rosered. This is an arc created by a Discovery and Sig Hansen to increase interest, and I have no doubt it will work. But to say that she could have gotten and OPIE slot as a unknown woman instead of the captain's daughter is insulting everyone's intelligence. Nor will she come anywhere near getting the typical abuse of a greenhorn or the jabs a captain's son would get. I'm willing to be proven wrong, but this reeks of made for TV drama. All that goes without saying. Of course she got the spot due to who her dad is and it is to generate interest. Aren't most things in life who you know? I see plenty of Captain's family members on the decks and of course they all got a spot ahead of someone else more experienced at first. That is the Captain's call and their business. It would just be cool to see her do well. Even if it isn't as good as the dude on the docks that didn't get that job. |
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Post by Maribegood on Jun 6, 2014 23:24:53 GMT -5
It's not about the nepotism. There was no spot on the Northwestern for her to fill. The NW always runs a 5 man deck, except the year they took on Jake Harris as a sort of charity case. She didn't take a spot of some guy off the dock with more crabbing experience. There was no spot to take. Her existence is a plot device for a new twist. That is what makes it so insulting.
There is nothing real about her being there. She won't be in a legitimate crew spot to be evaluated, so her performance means nothing to the well being of the boat's operation. The three most powerful men on that ship are her father and uncles, so she is protected the way another woman crabber on a boat of men would not be. And let's face it, it is a very fraught dynamic to have a single woman on an isolated crabber of men who are already living primitively. It is all a feel good stunt for the show.
She's pretty, she's blond, and Sig knows what makes good TV. Because of her status, I don't trust the crew to treat her fairly. I think her being the boss's daughter gives her even more protection than she would have received if she was the boss's son.
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Post by Doug on Jun 7, 2014 0:23:44 GMT -5
All true. But the show is a show.
It would just be awesome to see her take those expectations and kick the crap out of them. Serve an ace to the good ole boys network. Not that I think it will happen. But how fun would it be to see her come on with everyone talking junk about her presence and then she starts busting a**?
She'll be protected for sure. But I don't see that as bad. We are, what...10 years into this show? The Northwestern was a cartoon character for Disney. This thing...the show... IS part of the family business now. I'd just love to see her pull one over on everyone and exceed expectations. Basically be a Hansen
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Post by bentwillow on Jun 7, 2014 7:45:23 GMT -5
For years now, women (in particular) have been complaining that females have not been properly represented on D.C. Well, now we have a woman. Let's see what she can do before we start criticizing the N.W.
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Post by greatlakesgirl on Jun 7, 2014 10:52:32 GMT -5
I t seems like most of the reality shows on Disco and History, no matter the subject, logging, gator hunting, cars, hogs, guns, throw in at least one hot girl for good measure. I wonder if Sunshine will be on for opies. I predict the crew will baby her, and even if she cant cut it.. the editing will make it look like she kicked butt. I also predict some sort of budding romance or sexual tension storyline to develop with Poppa Sig looking sternly on. That's where Sunshine would come in handy in the eyes of the producers.
I liked when Donna was shown on the Maverick. She had a role on the boat that made sense, Even Gregs wife that one season, when she was sent out on deck it was meant as a kind of joke and they made it cute. She wasn't trying to prove she could make it as a crabber. I'm not trying to be catty, just realistic. It will be entertaining, more so than Josh and co., but certainly made for tv.
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Post by anitalalouise on Jun 7, 2014 15:13:12 GMT -5
Donna's role on the boat was specific though, as was that other wife (she was Norwegian, can't remember her name), and they didn't pretend they were just another deckhand. With the captain's daughter, she will never have to go through the normal greenhorn routine, plus I doubt she will be expected to perform all of the tasks normally required of a deckhand. This is a ratings stunt, pure and simple.
If I was one of those who wanted to see a female on DC this wouldn't satisfy me, because it will never prove that a female could get the job and do the job on her own merit.
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Post by rosered74 on Jun 7, 2014 18:33:14 GMT -5
i wonder if sunshine comes back or with mandy being on there, he gets put out again and maybe another boat pick him. i think he has earned a spot on the nw, moreso than jake being bought back on aagain. dont really hear a peep from sunshine, so he must be doing his job
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Post by Maribegood on Jun 7, 2014 19:10:00 GMT -5
My guess is Sunshine will not be back on the NW for Opies. I'm laying my bet on the fact that he was only on for Bairdi because Sig was gone, which made Edgar captain and left the deck a man short.
With Sig back they will be at their regular 5 man deck capacity (Edgar, Nick, Matt, Jake, and Norman) plus Mandy. If Sunshine were also added that would be 2 instead of 1 more person they would have to split profit to.
Sunshine might go back to the TB. They didn't fish Bairdi, which is why the NW was able to have him for that fishery in the first place. TB will probably need him to round out their Opie crew.
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Post by devilstattoo on Jun 7, 2014 21:11:53 GMT -5
Sunshine is indeed on the Time Bandit.
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Post by lonesomerhodes on Jun 7, 2014 23:25:52 GMT -5
Odds that the girl was made to eat the raw fish to start the season?
I have no problem with nepotism in a family-owned business.
However, I'm gonna have a huge problem if Disco, as I anticipate, makes her out to be the second coming of Edgar. If we somehow see her warts and all, I'll be fine.
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Post by greatlakesgirl on Jun 8, 2014 10:04:11 GMT -5
Haha I would say those are some safe odds lonesomerhodes!
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Post by seasick on Jun 8, 2014 13:45:38 GMT -5
Well, I have no opinion on Sig's daughter yet, but do anyone believe that any of the captain's sons we have seen on the show would have kept their jobs on any other boats?
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Post by Maribegood on Jun 10, 2014 10:13:36 GMT -5
Well, I have no opinion on Sig's daughter yet, but do anyone believe that any of the captain's sons we have seen on the show would have kept their jobs on any other boats? Maybe Zach Larsen could. But with the captain's sons, they really are trying to pass down a family business, and are doing it through nepotism. This feels like a straight up ratings stunt. I don't think Sig has the ultimate goal of Mandy taking over the boat for him, the way Jonathan does for Scot, Wild Bill does for Zach, and Phil did for Jake. |
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Post by rosered74 on Jun 10, 2014 10:41:16 GMT -5
im really disapponted with sig and the nw crew for going along with this. first, sig said publicaly he didnt want a woman on board (crab fishing) and now it looks like viola, there is mandy. i guarnette if she wasnt his step daughter, there be no woman on board. i wonder how much more money is sig getting paid for this stunt? and believe me, no way in hell, is she gonna be doing the hardest work on board
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Post by minariva on Jun 10, 2014 12:44:25 GMT -5
im really disapponted with sig and the nw crew for going along with this. first, sig said publicaly he didnt want a woman on board (crab fishing) and now it looks like viola, there is mandy. i guarnette if she wasnt his step daughter, there be no woman on board. i wonder how much more money is sig getting paid for this stunt? and believe me, no way in hell, is she gonna be doing the hardest work on board Good points and if you posted that over at the NW forums you would probably be skinned alive over there with the die hard fans of that boat that think that Sig can do no wrong. I should know, I posted my disagreement in regards to one of his business choices and I was roasted by all of the people over there about that to the point that I was banned for life or for the life of the forum, whichever comes first over there. |
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Post by svtubamom on Jun 11, 2014 8:52:38 GMT -5
The deal with Mandy wasn't such a big deal after all. Mandy was there for 3 days helping to get the pots ready to go out and then Sig sent her home. He still doesn't want her to go crabbing. He said he didn't mind the fishing but crabbing was a whole different ballgame. Time will tell if Mandy's mom says Yes to the crab.
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Post by Lurker on Jun 11, 2014 15:32:07 GMT -5
Yea, so far her storyline was much ado about nothing. She showed up, stitched a few pots back together, stepped in poop and went home....*yawn*
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Post by Maribegood on Jun 11, 2014 19:01:48 GMT -5
She will be back. The publicity Discovery has put into this isn't about pot repair over winter break.....
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Post by Jerkey on Jun 24, 2014 0:43:11 GMT -5
I think it's too soon to be a cynic. From what we know of Mandy:
1. Fishing runs in her mother's family as well as her father's (I know technically it's stepfather, but Sig referred to her as his daughter not stepdaughter)
2. She has had more exposure to the life of fishing than the average person.
3. She has fished the last 3 summer's on the NW. That means she was 15 when she first went out with them. That's a big deal for a teenager imo.
4. She has expressed a strong desire to make a career out of fishing.
Beats me why everyone is already assuming the worst.
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Post by lonesomerhodes on Jun 25, 2014 1:04:42 GMT -5
As every last captain who has ever been on this show has said, if you don't HAVE to make a living on the Bering, stay the )%^^(%^^%&* away!
Mandy has advantages that allow her any number of career opportunities.
So, 1) I hate that she is putting herself in harm's way out of want, not need, and 2) She is taking opportunity from someone else
The other thing that bugs is how Disco is gonna make her the hot new celebrity.
I honor her desire to be a legacy. She is not a terrible person. Not even close. However, to me, this is a poor choice.
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Post by crabber on Jun 25, 2014 9:37:44 GMT -5
Sig is one of the producers of the show. He knows exactly what he is doing-more publicity equals more ratings and money. He will not put her in danger. When the seas get too dangerous he will pull her inside. Just another example of DC exploiting something for everything they can get. From what they said it sounded like she was going to college. I would guess Sig and his wife would want her to get her degree. Maybe she can be trained to run the business side of the NW. Does anyone really believe another boat would hire her? I don't think so.
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Post by anitalalouise on Jun 25, 2014 11:30:51 GMT -5
I don't think any other boat would hire her, and as a father Sig would have to be crazy to allow her on a boat with men who were not her family even if a boat agreed to it. Most of these guys are not choirboys, and she is an attractive girl so I just wouldn't take the chance. And even though Mandy said she would find another boat to hire her, she doesn't seem like a stupid girl so I don't think she believes she would find a boat any more than the rest of us.
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Post by Maribegood on Jun 25, 2014 11:54:33 GMT -5
Lots of women run the business end of those crab boats. Cornelia Marie Devlin and Florence Colburn off the top who have been running the business end of crabbers for decades. So there would really be nothing trailblazing if Mandy decides she wants to run the boat's business end, other women have already cleared that path in the industry.
I tuned the whole scenario out when she threatened to get a job on another crabber. Girlfriend way overplayed her hand on that one. No one is going to risk taking an 18 yr old unproven girl, much less one who is the beloved daughter of a fellow captain. Way too much risk. I also want to know how she was able to take weeks off during her senior year of high school if this had not been pre arranged with school officials months in advance. I have no doubt she will be working on the boat, but this is a scripted story arc start to finish.
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Post by crabber on Jun 25, 2014 12:27:02 GMT -5
I agree Meri. You probably know better than me, is Mandy in HS or college. I thought I heard Mike say she had taken a break from school which I took to mean college. Just wondering....
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