re: Deadliest Catch stars rejoin cast

I disagree completely. I don't see how you think that is how it played out.

Seems clear to me since they did not make ANY statements as to why they backed out, that they were using the other show as a bargaining tool for more money.

If they had been asked to do something distasteful, they would have made that knowledge available to the press to garner sympathy for their side. They did not.

It seems more likely that they wanted more cash than your distasteful argument based on all facts presented. There are zero facts supporting your theory. There are also zero facts supporting mine but given past tv history, usually one side wants more money and threatens to quit to get more money.

Example, Charlie Sheen saying he was done with 2 1/2 men earlier this year, then CBS backed up the Brinks Truck and now he is signed for a few more years.

Of course they caved because of the lawsuit. The brothers tried to bluff Discovery into more cash and Discovery called the bluff by suing them. The brothers had no leverage at all so they got back to work.

Seems obvious to me what happened based on past history in TV land.