Gold Rush: Alaska

[Crm7290]

Yup same here. I can't wait until that new episode tomorrow at 10 pm! Its looking to be a good one.

This show, at least in my personal opinion is a very good thing for fish and game in California. I think that they were having an issue with poaching and they agreed to use this show to send out a huge message to people who are thinking of breaking game laws that there are actually people out there who will work their butts off to arrest them.

[mrklean]

im catching up on the few weeks i missed but i saw a preview that they are having a season 2?

[vman11]

I think there is a Season 1 recap episode yet, but yes, it looks like there will be season 2 starting this upcoming fall.

[CAMAN]

Do you think Discovery would allow their most watched show this season get canceled? I'm sure they gave those guys a pretty hefty check to go back and keep trying.

[vman11]

Right - but everybody's on the verge of foreclosure!

What I don't get is how they burnt $275K but have money to come back next year? Maybe they'll explain that next episode.

[DTro]

Well now that they found the Gold it will be interesting to see what they come up with for a storyline.

I predict more broken equipment and fighting about money.

[ted4887]

I'm curious why these guys are having so many problems with money. They have to have pretty decent contracts with Discovery. If not, maybe they need to negotiate some. I'll definitely be looking forward to season 2.

[mrklean]

i did some research i was bored and old jimmy dorsey has a HSOforum out there and he said he was suppose to get $1000 an episode from todd hoffman but didnt get a dime. Wonder what they are really getting

[pureinsanity]

Dorsey will go to the neighboring old man and help him

[pureinsanity]

http://www.goldminingrealityshow.com/

pretty interesting stuff, hard to navigate but sounds like a lot of drama there. Ive always liked Dorsey. Sure he can come off as arrogant at times but in reality he was the only "real" person there. He was an outsider at all times. Just as people have their cliches and large egos, he was still the most real person there. Maybe not the most sensible at times but every one else was jerk offs.

[bassmann77]

I missed the last episode, what did they eventually find?

[DTro]

I missed the last episode, what did they eventually find?

Believe it or not they just hit the bedrock when it started snowing. LOL

Had to leave us hanging ya know They were getting quite a bit at the end though.

[mrklean]

i found it funny they were so mad the claim owner brought his friend in there to help out when they weren't getting anything. All of their money is on the line they have gotten nothing out of it and they get mad when an expert/guy who actually knows what he is doing is brought in.

[bassmann77]

Thanks Dtro. So I suppose they didn't say exactly what their total haul was. I can't believe that they broke even, but maybe with the money they did get from the gold and Discovery they will have enough for next year.

[ted4887]

Bassman - They have another episode this Friday which is going to cover their losses I believe. And no, they got nowhere near breaking even. The last episode they finally had a nice stretch where they found some, but still had to end up close to $250,000 in the hole.

[bassmann77]

Thanks Ted. It should be interesting. I was watching this show and they are like gambling addicts. That is the best way I can explain the show to people that haven't seen it. The old man (Jack) it the worst. I look forward to seeing the next episode and seeing if they will be honest with their numbers or if they Enron the numbers

[B. Amish]

i think they said their season total was like 14 or 15 ounces. they had 6 or so going into the final show and they then added 8 oz more at the end.

[mrklean]

yea they are no where near breaking even but the real purpose of the show wasnt to strike it rich mining it was to strike it rich with the discovery channel which im sure they did

[Eric Wettschreck]

I caught a couple episodes and found it interesting. I applaude their spirit, risking it all, heading out to find riches and all that. I'd applaude it more if they did it on their own and not for the cameras. May not be the wisest move but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

One thing I find a bit interesting aboot this show is that it's dubbed as a "Hit it big or lose everything" type deal. Yet, they sure spend a lot of time around a campfire doing nothing. If things are as they're dubbed, every waking moment (which should be a minimum 18 hrs a day) needs to be spent working. You got one summer to get-er-done. Quit fluffing around and get to diggin.

I'm not a miner but there's a couple things I'd do differently;

1. Get a clue about how to do what you're doing.

2. Get a mechanic that works faster than moles-[PoorWordUsage] in January. ( For Discovery channel money, I call next)

3. Don't spend a month building your cool little town. Spend that time setting up your equipment and get to diggin.

I spose tho, if they had a clue and struck it rich right away there wouldn't be much of a show.

[mnguy152]

what I like was the other old guy (claim owners buddy)was on the show last night and said he wanted to run the claim next year with his crew. lol. After they start finding good color and then have a chance to break even. They do all the hard work and he cashes in.

[Ufatz]

That series has as much to do with actual gold mining in Alaska as Dancing With The Stars does classic ballet!!

I wish the TV people would get tired of flogging their silly Alaska shows and move on to some other location. Like maybe Ciudad Juarez, where there is ALWAYS some excitement. And it's real!!

[Double D]

I wish the TV people would get tired of flogging their silly Alaska shows and move on to some other location. Like maybe Ciudad Juarez, where there is ALWAYS some excitement. And it's real!!

Duck, senor, Duck!!!

DD

[Scott M]

What, no glory hole jokes?

[mrklean]

haha watch the soup on E there nonstop there