Gold rush

[Alan L.]

I like the show and think there is some reality to it. Yea, I think it has been helped along financially but I think the mining they are doing, the leases, the relationships - all real, and in fact they would in fact all profit if they hit it rich.

 

[clemsonfor]

Just so we are clear, the guys do NOT get paid. The company receives a stipend, it is usually very small. What they do with that (give to the employees or ??) is not of our interest. But we (the producers) do not block them from making side money, shirts, appearances, toys, blah blah blah. The budgets on these things are really tight, there is no real money to pay the guys appearing on tv or to rent on camera machinery. I bet the car smashed in loggers cost $500 at the junk yard, and was sold to a junker for $300 and the production company sweated the cost.

So are you a producer of the show, or just a reality TV producer?

Are you talking about that bronco 2 that they felled the tree on? I was wondering why he drove and parked it there. And that bronco 2 was way more than a $500 truck. **** it had at least a few hundred dollar paint job on it.

Diamond did you not see what shelby did to his cousin or whoever about 2 episodes back, when he wrecked in his cousins boat and the guys arm went through the side glass and his forearm had a chunk out of it!! I would like a ride to but not like that, his crazy *** swerving and hitting trees. I bet hes not half as crazy as the show, he puts that on i beleive.

 

[clemsonfor]

I havent figured out how the money adds up either.. All that equipment and the breakdowns, noway they can make money with just 100oz. I also dont see how they can strip all the soil and drive thru the creeks without the EPA being all over them.

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Been thinking the same thing!!!

 

[chopped]

I liked it when he took down the dock and boat house. I suspect they wanted it removed anyways as anyone with half a brain would know a log isnt going to turn straight and pull throuh the posts as they wanted.
Like I say I think they (the workers) are giving up their dignity when they drop to these standards.It lowers their profesionalism

 

[deereman75]

Yet another thing on gold rush that doesnt make any sense is how parker is trying to make enough money to save big nugget mine, yet last season they said his grandpa was making $40,000 per day. The show is all fake, but I still enjoy watching it.

 

[Heywood Jannockitov]

I'll have to admit, it is my wife's favorite show right now. I do like to watch it for the educational value. Learning how not to do things, mainly. Like neglecting routine maintenance. Maybe they do actually check oil levels and grease stuff, but you never see them do it.

But overall I enjoy watching, not for the human "drama" but to learn about the different techniques used in placer mining in general and how some of the machinery is supposed to work in theory. For instance Fred's fancy de-rocker he brought in as opposed to using a drum-type trommel like the Schnabels use.

I would have liked to have seen more of that big old abandoned gold dredge, especially from the inside.

And because the Hoffmans are mining in the Canadian Yukon now for this season, "Alaska" had to be dropped from show's name.

 

[woodlandfarms]

So are you a producer of the show, or just a reality TV producer?

Neither and kinda one. I produce movies and tv commercials, once in a while a tv show. My wife produces reality TV, so does my best friend (her show is called Rockstars on Nat Geo and my friend does around the world stuff like Amazing Race and Around the World in 80 Ways and The Colony.

 

[clemsonfor]

Neither and kinda one. I produce movies and tv commercials, once in a while a tv show. My wife produces reality TV, so does my best friend (her show is called Rockstars on Nat Geo and my friend does around the world stuff like Amazing Race and Around the World in 80 Ways and The Colony.

I wanted to watch that rockstar show, havent yet, thats the one where they pry the rocks from the cliffs?

I loved the colony, but have heard that its season 3 was canceled

 

[woodlandfarms]

At the moment 3 is canceled. Discovery wants it, but they want it for less money than the producers want to be paid. Producers don't need the money so it sits. Expect some sort of rip off soon.

Yes, Rockstars is scaling (pulling rocks off of a cliff).

 

[Piperflyer]

They just made Niagara Falls safe on the last episode

 

[jonyyuma]

The Glory Hole Jimmy Dorsey tells his story about the Gold Rush.

 

[clemsonfor]

There seem to be a lot of spin off shows on everything.

Right now and the last year its Alaska shows.

There was Out of Alaska a few years ago or the Alaska Experiment the yr before that, then Palins Alaska, before that IRT, then Gold Rush, then the Alaska State trooper show i have seen on some channel, The deadliest Catch, there is the weather channel Coastgaurd Alaska show, Hook line and Sisters (which i cant find the reruns as i missed the preview with my DVR)now bearing sea gold!! Its hard to keep up with um all. I have seen it all except state troopers and ALaska CG, HLS, and of course bearing sea gold as it premires this friday after goldrush. Every episode of um all.
EDIT: Forgot the show about the Kiltcher Family (Jewel the singers family) Alaska: the last Frontier (i think thats what its called.) This show rocks!!
Theen think of pawn stars, there is or was pawn queens, now theres cajun pawn stars. These shows i beleive spured the auction shows which is auction stars i think and some other one as well.

They make it hard for us that like these shows to keep up there so many its hard to watch um all, as i like pretty much anything that gets put out, but i guess im the target audience. Male well educated family man, 25-45 demographic.

 

[tractorshopper]

Woodlandfarms, please tell your friends that I watch all of these shows. I watch them all to see how people do things and how these processes and machinery works and to see machinery I'd never otherwise see. Usually first season of whatever show is the best because it's very explanatory. After that, usually some producer wants to mix things up in the subsequent seasons and create too much drama. Some tension is fine (like who can get the most loads out), but my old favorite, Axe Men, is now just nothing but cheap stunts and drama with less and less about the process and equipment. Are we supposed to be stupid enough to believe that Shelby "accidentally" ran his jet boat up on the dock, then wrecklessly tore the boat shed apart or shot his pistol all around the ground at his buyer's feet? Shelby's good TV without all the new outlandish stuff. Did Gabe really accidentally fell the last tree of the day on Dave's Bronco II, then let Dave take his prized baby, the beautiful Mustang, and let him peel out of the driveway? Could go on and on about this stuff from all of them except maybe Swamp Loggers that still mostly stays true to it's original form. The drama of the everyday obstacles in following Bobby's crew is "reality" enough without hyping it up to be more than it is.

I realize that others must like the trumped-up drama more than I do or these things wouldn't be changed all the time, but wanted to put in my $0.02. I still watch these shows even when it doesn't add up, but tend to :confused2: more and more each season.

 

[clemsonfor]

Woodlandfarms, please tell your friends that I watch all of these shows. I watch them all to see how people do things and how these processes and machinery works and to see machinery I'd never otherwise see. Usually first season of whatever show is the best because it's very explanatory. After that, usually some producer wants to mix things up in the subsequent seasons and create too much drama. Some tension is fine (like who can get the most loads out), but my old favorite, Axe Men, is now just nothing but cheap stunts and drama with less and less about the process and equipment. Are we supposed to be stupid enough to believe that Shelby "accidentally" ran his jet boat up on the dock, then wrecklessly tore the boat shed apart or shot his pistol all around the ground at his buyer's feet? Shelby's good TV without all the new outlandish stuff. Did Gabe really accidentally fell the last tree of the day on Dave's Bronco II, then let Dave take his prized baby, the beautiful Mustang, and let him peel out of the driveway? Could go on and on about this stuff from all of them except maybe Swamp Loggers that still mostly stays true to it's original form. The drama of the everyday obstacles in following Bobby's crew is "reality" enough without hyping it up to be more than it is.

I realize that others must like the trumped-up drama more than I do or these things wouldn't be changed all the time, but wanted to put in my $0.02. I still watch these shows even when it doesn't add up, but tend to :confused2: more and more each season.

Bobby goodson is a great guy from what i have heard of those who have met him. I do think the producers make things up for the narrator to say though. Bobby goodson cannot breakeven at 75 loads like they say and be happy!! After all breakeven is when you pay all your bills employee and there is no profit left for the owner, why would you be happy at this level? If it were really a breakeven point how and why does he give the crew a $75/perperson bonus if they hit this load count? The 100load a week deal is probably the making BANK number and 75 is a healthy profit, but other loggers i know (im a forester whos job is to manage harvest operations and loggers) and me have figured that his break even point is proably more like 55 loads. We figure to he must make somewhere in the neighborhood of $17-19/ton just to cut and load each ton with all that equiptment and personel he runs.

Bobby sits on top of the mills literally, they talk about a 35 mile trip to the mill as being long and 85 mile run as crazy far distance. Some of my loggers run loads daily in the 150 mile one way range to a pulpwood mill (pine) others will log an entire half million dollar sale with all the ply logs going 1.5 hours away one way about 80is miles. He also has a ton of trucks he runs 5 trucks and usually operates within a 35mile or less radius per the show. This will make it easy to get 75 loads each week. Like i said most of my loggers haul between 25-55miles to the mills with 3 or 4 trucks and can easily get 50 loads and ones that use 4 trucks and work more can get 75 easy.

After all conventional loggers can easily hit 60 loads/week within a 1 hour drive to the mill one way with a 3 person crew.

Its easy for me to pick apart this show as its my field of expetise.

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

The show is about trying to strike it rich not actually getting there. If they found the gold the show would be over. Enter a bunch of clowns that couldn't find their wives glory hole with both hands, let alone one with gold.:laughing:

That post "cracked" me up, pun intended. No really, that was a good one Gods Country.

I have enjoyed this thread immensely. I watch the show and thought maybe I was the only one that thought those guys are idiots. I sit there every week and think about the 100 ounces they keep talking about not adding up. And by the way, Jack's voice drives me crazy. Can you say fingernails on a blackboard. Just saying.......

 

[Brockwaykid]

There seem to be a lot of spin off shows on everything.

Right now and the last year its Alaska shows.

There was Out of Alaska a few years ago or the Alaska Experiment the yr before that, then Palins Alaska, before that IRT, then Gold Rush, then the Alaska State trooper show i have seen on some channel, The deadliest Catch, there is the weather channel Coastgaurd Alaska show, Hook line and Sisters (which i cant find the reruns as i missed the preview with my DVR)now bearing sea gold!! Its hard to keep up with um all. I have seen it all except state troopers and ALaska CG, HLS, and of course bearing sea gold as it premires this friday after goldrush. Every episode of um all.
EDIT: Forgot the show about the Kiltcher Family (Jewel the singers family) Alaska: the last Frontier (i think thats what its called.) This show rocks!!
Theen think of pawn stars, there is or was pawn queens, now theres cajun pawn stars. These shows i beleive spured the auction shows which is auction stars i think and some other one as well.

They make it hard for us that like these shows to keep up there so many its hard to watch um all, as i like pretty much anything that gets put out, but i guess im the target audience. Male well educated family man, 25-45 demographic.

Dont forget Tougher in Alaska!!

 

[rilesdav]

I am pulling for Parker! Any 17 year old working as hard as it portraits deserves a little payoff at the end of the summer.
Dave

 

[mdelmarcelle]

I'm a fan of the show too. Are they the most experienced miners in the world? No. Are some things not exactly reality? Maybe. But it's a great story and I can't say I would do things any better if it were me doing the mining. (I might work a little faster, but that's it.)

 

[CompactTractorFan]

There seem to be a lot of spin off shows on everything.

Right now and the last year its Alaska shows.

There was Out of Alaska a few years ago or the Alaska Experiment the yr before that, then Palins Alaska, before that IRT, then Gold Rush, then the Alaska State trooper show i have seen on some channel, The deadliest Catch, there is the weather channel Coastgaurd Alaska show, Hook line and Sisters (which i cant find the reruns as i missed the preview with my DVR)now bearing sea gold!! Its hard to keep up with um all. I have seen it all except state troopers and ALaska CG, HLS, and of course bearing sea gold as it premires this friday after goldrush.

Great show! Seems more "real" than some of the others...IMO

 

[Stimw]

If you really want to learn about gold prospecting you need to watch a show called Gold Fever. The host , Tom Massey travels around the country and explains in every detail about the different ways to hunt for gold. From panning, metal detecting, slucing, dredging.
I used to watch the show when I had my big dish but when everything went digital I could no longer get it.
He did a whole show on a massive derelict bucket dredge.

I read on Discovery forums about the Gold people that they get paid $5-7000. each per episode.
On Larry King, John from John and Kate said they only got $1 million for a season and he complained that after taxes it was only $750,000.00 !!!!!!