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NBC pens deal with Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers producer

After making Deadliest Catch a huge hit for the Discovery Channel back in 2006, and still going strong, Thom Beers' Original Productions struck gold again with The History Channel's adrenaline rush Ice Road Truckers. Catch chronicles the real-life adventures of Alaskan crab fishers, considered one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, while Truckers is about one of the most dangerous jobs on land, driving big rigs in the Northern Canadian provinces over frozen lakes.

Now, according to Zap2It, Beers has inked an aggressive deal with NBC for three new shows. The network has given a 10-episode commitment to all three and guaranteed they will run at least two in prime time. So what are they about? Apparently, it didn't matter because Beers is working with the network now to figure out the subjects for all three.

They must have liked the innovation and style of his portfolio of shows, while I'm sure the strong ratings of said shows were at least a minor factor. Now in keeping with the theme of his two biggest hits, cold and dangerous, we're probably looking at a documentary chronicling the bedroom antics of the Clintons, a game show in which contestants are stranded on a tropical island and must wrestle a polar bear for a Spanish Green Lantern/Flash comic, and March of the Penguins: The Series.

If Morgan Freeman is busy, maybe Samuel L. Jackson could narrate. "Why the **** are these ********* birds going all that way just to get some? Look, this dumb bird actually thinks her man is going to be faithful to her. B****, he's already got a little Empress on the side. Yeah, don't look surprised!"

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