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The Deadliest Catch Navigates the Choppy Waters of a Televised Death [Sad Things]

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Weeks ago, we watched Captain Phil Harris , one of the stars of Deadliest Catch , suffer the stroke that would eventually end his life. Last night, we saw him die. It was one of the greatest moments in reality television history. More

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Deadliest Catch Turns Stroke Into Gold

Posted on June 23, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Never mind the earlier question of whether Discovery did the prudent thing airing the immediate aftermath Deadliest Catch captain Phil Harris’s fatal stroke. The ratings confirm a direct hit: 5.4 million viewers tuned in for Tuesday’s episode, an all-time high for the show and a 17 percent jump from this season’s record-setting premiere. Thoughts? [ The Live Feed ]

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Deadliest Catch’s Stroke Episode: Did Discovery Channel Show Too Much?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by | Leave a comment

After the cosmos tragically answered the question of whether or not Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris would pull through following his stroke last February (he wouldn’t), viewers and other industry observers moved on to the more morbid business of whether Catch should actually show Harris’s stroke. After all, cameras were everywhere on the Cornelia Marie, right? Last night’s episode finally answered the question — while raising a few more. Click through, watch the video and judge for yourself.

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Phil Harris Continues to Make Progress

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

He may host Deadliest Catch , but Phil Harris isn’t letting the Grim Reaper catch up with him. The reality TV star is making major progress after suffering a stroke last week. He’s now breathing on his own. A family source told TMZ that doctors are “extremely impressed” with Harris’ progress. So are we. The sea captain had been using breathing tubes to help circulate oxygen through his body, but these have now been removed and his motor skills are returning to normal. Moreover, Harris has regained feeling in the left side of his body… and he’s cursing like, well, a sailor. That’s a good sign. Harris hopes to move home as soon as possible. We’ll let you know when this happens.

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Capt. Phil Harris Falls Into Coma After Stroke

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Phil Harris, captain of one of the vessels featured on the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch, makes a habit of survival under the most challenging circumstances. We can only hope he’ll prove his near-unparalleled toughness once again and bounce back from the severe stroke that landed him in the hospital and in a coma. Harris is “resting comfortably,” but suffered a stroke while in port offloading his vessel, the 128-foot Cornelia Marie, according to the Discovery Channel website

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‘Deadliest Catch’ Guy Suffers Stroke

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Filed under: Nurse! Phil Harris — captain of the Cornelia Marie on “Deadliest Catch” — suffered a stroke and is currently hospitalized, a TLC rep tells us. A spokesman for the show tells TMZ, “Phil Harris suffered a stroke while in port off-loading from the F/V ..

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