UPDATE:  Seems just over 3 out 4 respondents  want the Rollo back on Season 4… so how about it, Original Productions?  Give Nyhammer a chance! 

So what do you think - should Original Productions bring back the Rollo in Season 4 of Deadliest Catch?  Seems from the comments being made here that Eric Nyhammer and his crew are pretty sorely missed… now’s your chance to register your opinion one way or the other - take the poll!
 

For me, the Rollo was a great alternative to some of the more salty-dog ships like Northwestern and Cornelia Marie. Eric was cut from a different cloth than Phil, Sig, Rick and the others. He seemed a bit more refined, a bit more at-ease, with a more casual management style… sort of like the “cool boss” to have. His crew was always good for a laugh, whether they were putting on inflatable sumo wrestling suits or knocking around pinatas on the deck of the frozen ship. It was a nice change-up to see the Rollo, and I genuinely missed them in season three.

If you really want to make your voice heard, follow Eric Nyhammer’s advice and write a letter to the production team. Original Productions can be reached at:

Original Productions
308 W. Verdugo Ave
Burbank, CA 91502
tel.818.295.6966

A couple of folks have sent in questions or posted comments asking if and when Season Four of Deadliest Catch will be airing on the Discovery Channel.  At first I heard rumors about an October 2007 return with new episodes, but now it sounds like it may be March of April 2008, according to the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/06/18/2007-06-18_inner_tube.html

Either way, it sounds like Discovery’s made the right choice and has ordered another action-packed season from Original Productions.  If this last season is anything to go by, these guys still have lots of new tricks up their sleeve.  The deep-sea submersible camera, which apparently didn’t work out very well in season 3 because of inclement weather, may make another appearance, providing some dramatic shots of the ocean floor and crab in their natural habitat.  Or the producers and camera crew may figure out some great new way to film a shot… they already use chaser boats, gimbled-cameras on helicopters… heck, they even strap themselves onto hydraulic cranes and lay suspended 30 feet out from the boat just to get a good shot of the deck.  (My personal favorite was the CrabberCam - where they attached a small camera to a skateboard helmet and had one of the deckhands wear it while he worked… you really got a feel for the fisherman’s-eye-view of things.)

Anyway, the important thing is YES, Virginia… there will be a Season Four!  The big questions now are, which boats and captains will be featured?  Phil and Sig are shoo-ins, and it looks like the Time Bandit Brothers will probably stick around.  The Maverick will probably stay in, just so we can see Blake in his transition from deckhand to greenhorn-captain to full-fledged captain.  But what about the others?   I’m not crazy about the Farwest Leader, though I do have a soft-spot in my heart for Ragnhild… the boat I really miss though is the Rollo.  Eric was always good for a snarky comment or a subtle witticism, and his crew was constantly pulling pranks for the camera.  Maybe the production guys thought they were trying too hard to make “good television”?  Who knows.  But of all the captains I always liked Eric, just as much as Sig or Phil, if only because he seemed like he was cut from a different cloth… a little cleaner and more refined, younger and with a more laid back management style.  He provided a nice contrast with the other salty-dog captains.