Gold rush

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joe_90

4,206 posts

231 months

Friday 16th October 2015
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rohrl said:
joe_90 said:
This is quite good but for the wrong reasons:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2812850/

ICE COLD GOLD.

Basically, the two brother blame everyone while apparently bringing nothing really to the table, then when they fk up the other brother tells everyone 'not to point fingers'.

Still another guilty pleasure of mine.
These guys are biggest bunch of aholes on the face of the planet. Egos the size of planets and mouths to match the lot of them.
Just watched S3, its gets worse, and then the clown (younger brother) chops his finger off, and still blames someone else (who was 80 miles away).

its a bit slow, full of complete idiots, but the landscapes are stunning.

Du1point8

21,607 posts

192 months

Friday 16th October 2015
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joe_90 said:
rohrl said:
joe_90 said:
This is quite good but for the wrong reasons:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2812850/

ICE COLD GOLD.

Basically, the two brother blame everyone while apparently bringing nothing really to the table, then when they fk up the other brother tells everyone 'not to point fingers'.

Still another guilty pleasure of mine.
These guys are biggest bunch of aholes on the face of the planet. Egos the size of planets and mouths to match the lot of them.
Just watched S3, its gets worse, and then the clown (younger brother) chops his finger off, and still blames someone else (who was 80 miles away).

its a bit slow, full of complete idiots, but the landscapes are stunning.
how did it end? (put in spoiler) I wonder if they will be back for S4.

When they found the rubies and stuff, it was excellent, but now it seems a little far fetched and every thing seems to go wrong.

Du1point8

21,607 posts

192 months

Saturday 17th October 2015
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Seems like someone is fked and its not even started.

Another one has been given the golden ground.

I hope this is not the producers fking with this.

I should edit this, but I won't...

Enjoy the first episode.

Edited by Du1point8 on Saturday 17th October 20:23

The Moose

22,847 posts

209 months

Saturday 17th October 2015
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Enjoyed that first double episode. Looks like it's shaping up to be a good season.

joe_90

4,206 posts

231 months

Monday 19th October 2015
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Du1point8 said:
how did it end? (put in spoiler) I wonder if they will be back for S4.

When they found the rubies and stuff, it was excellent, but now it seems a little far fetched and every thing seems to go wrong.

They cannot get to 'worth 13 million" rubies as the land regs have changed.
So they go gold prospecting up north.

Lots of walking, lots of finding nothing..

Lots of the geo guy ignoring his own rules and going rouge, then getting pissy when called on it.

Others saying his plan is too slow, and should move quicker..

The geo guy just argues he has a plan that works and has worked (debatable), and they should stick to the plan, which he basically does not tell, so he changes it as he goes along and goes rouge.

The brothers and geologist have a fight, and the group split into two teams.

The brothers doing a more 'agile approach' (hit/test/next) and the geo, mapping every bloody stone in a slow document everything way (waterfall)
Lots of 'this could be worth millions, but not.
Both teams find gold, and lots of fools gold.

Both claim victory.

Meet up, big fight lots of 'Im going to destroy you next year'.

Turns out only one claim (out of the 6/7) could even be slightly viable as a commercial gold deposit.

Basically, loads of money wasted, nothing to show for it.


Beati Dogu

8,889 posts

139 months

Monday 19th October 2015
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Ice Cold Gold is sooo bad. Nice scenery, but ruined by covering it with this bunch of egotistical assholes.



Gold Rush is at least entertaining.

Parker Shnozzle's hair gets even longer as he disappears further up his own rectum with each passing series.

Tony Beets, who speaks some kind of weird dialect so thick he needs subtitles.

The Hoffmans are basically the Keystone Cops.

Great TV.

Du1point8

21,607 posts

192 months

Monday 19th October 2015
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Beati Dogu said:
Ice Cold Gold is sooo bad. Nice scenery, but ruined by covering it with this bunch of egotistical assholes.



Gold Rush is at least entertaining.

Parker Shnozzle's hair gets even longer as he disappears further up his own rectum with each passing series.

Tony Beets, who speaks some kind of weird dialect so thick he needs subtitles.

The Hoffmans are basically the Keystone Cops.

Great TV.
Beats is Dutch and I suspect the beard muffles the noise too.

Sway

26,268 posts

194 months

Tuesday 20th October 2015
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Clever, clever bd. Doesn't say a bloody word all season last year, just looked like a bit of a mentalist.

Then in the first five minutes of seeing him this year, he casually drops in the environmental angle. Missus Beets just nods.

Assume that means he foresees being able to mine in places that wouldn't be so happy with d10s and 700s burning through fktons of diesel...

westtra

1,534 posts

201 months

Tuesday 20th October 2015
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Wtf is discovery uk up to putting the discovery.com screen on randomly.

P-Jay

10,564 posts

191 months

Tuesday 20th October 2015
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Wtf is up with all the DiscoUK screens!

Yeah Tony is no fool, he's pages ahead of Parker and Todd

P-Jay

10,564 posts

191 months

Tuesday 20th October 2015
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In years gone by I've always thought that Tony treated Parker the way he does for his own good, but now - when it comes to Parker at least, the guy's an ahole.

westtra

1,534 posts

201 months

Tuesday 20th October 2015
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So how much of the parker tony and gene for the cameras then.

And frown for next episode.

London424

12,829 posts

175 months

Wednesday 21st October 2015
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P-Jay said:
In years gone by I've always thought that Tony treated Parker the way he does for his own good, but now - when it comes to Parker at least, the guy's an ahole.
Good to see Parker was able to bend Tony over in the end though!

youngsyr

14,742 posts

192 months

Wednesday 21st October 2015
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P-Jay said:
In years gone by I've always thought that Tony treated Parker the way he does for his own good, but now - when it comes to Parker at least, the guy's an ahole.
As it was portrayed, Tony clearly fcensoredcked over Parker on the contract, no two ways about it - that's no way to do business.

I suspect Parker would have a good case in court too - you can't lead someone to believe that you have an agreed contract, unreasonably delay your signature, knowingly allow them to start work on the contract without saying a peep, then hold them over a barrel on new terms, signature or know signature.

Not to mention that the new clause itself is totally unreasonable (if they're worried about Parker not delivering, then put a reasonable minimum price in the contract, not an exclusivity clause).

I strongly suspect the whole thing was set up for the TV programme though.

Good to see the Hoffman's have learnt nothing from their years of "mining" - I guess they do know how to make entertaining TV though.





P-Jay

10,564 posts

191 months

Wednesday 21st October 2015
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youngsyr said:
P-Jay said:
In years gone by I've always thought that Tony treated Parker the way he does for his own good, but now - when it comes to Parker at least, the guy's an ahole.
As it was portrayed, Tony clearly fcensoredcked over Parker on the contract, no two ways about it - that's no way to do business.

I suspect Parker would have a good case in court too - you can't lead someone to believe that you have an agreed contract, unreasonably delay your signature, knowingly allow them to start work on it without saying a peep, then hold them over a barrel on new terms, signature or know signature.

Not to mention that the new clause itself is totally unreasonable (if they're worried about Parker not delivering, then put a reasonable minimum price in the contract, not an exclusivity clause).

I strongly suspect the whole thing was set up for the TV programme though.

Good to see the Hoffman's have learnt nothing from their years of "mining" - I guess they do know how to make entertaining TV though.
I have to admit 10:30 is my bedtime so I'm going to finish it tonight, but, as you say, as portrayed on TV it was pretty ruthless and underhanded. I can see why they've done it - Parker is only there because he had no other options, the ground is twice mined already so he's looking for scraps or gold so fine that it was impossible for the previous miners to find, it might not be possible for Parker to make money on that ground, but for Tony it's about extracting as much value from the ground as possible as it will be next to worthless once it's be mined.

It was the same last season - Parker wanted to mine the areas where it was most profitable to do so - Tony forced him to mine unprofitable ground to make sure very last scrap of gold was taken.

London424

12,829 posts

175 months

Wednesday 21st October 2015
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P-Jay said:
youngsyr said:
P-Jay said:
In years gone by I've always thought that Tony treated Parker the way he does for his own good, but now - when it comes to Parker at least, the guy's an ahole.
As it was portrayed, Tony clearly fcensoredcked over Parker on the contract, no two ways about it - that's no way to do business.

I suspect Parker would have a good case in court too - you can't lead someone to believe that you have an agreed contract, unreasonably delay your signature, knowingly allow them to start work on it without saying a peep, then hold them over a barrel on new terms, signature or know signature.

Not to mention that the new clause itself is totally unreasonable (if they're worried about Parker not delivering, then put a reasonable minimum price in the contract, not an exclusivity clause).

I strongly suspect the whole thing was set up for the TV programme though.

Good to see the Hoffman's have learnt nothing from their years of "mining" - I guess they do know how to make entertaining TV though.
I have to admit 10:30 is my bedtime so I'm going to finish it tonight, but, as you say, as portrayed on TV it was pretty ruthless and underhanded. I can see why they've done it - Parker is only there because he had no other options, the ground is twice mined already so he's looking for scraps or gold so fine that it was impossible for the previous miners to find, it might not be possible for Parker to make money on that ground, but for Tony it's about extracting as much value from the ground as possible as it will be next to worthless once it's be mined.

It was the same last season - Parker wanted to mine the areas where it was most profitable to do so - Tony forced him to mine unprofitable ground to make sure very last scrap of gold was taken.
The last 30 mins you'll enjoy then. I'm a little cynical in that I think they probably set the whole thing up for the show, but if not then Parker will do OK in the world if he can get one over the likes of Tony B.

SHutchinson

2,040 posts

184 months

Friday 23rd October 2015
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Why would you drive an excavator out onto ice? Doesn't seem very sensible.

p1doc

3,117 posts

184 months

Friday 23rd October 2015
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SHutchinson said:
Why would you drive an excavator out onto ice? Doesn't seem very sensible.
who does he work for lol dave turin to the rescue again....
martin

The Moose

22,847 posts

209 months

Monday 16th November 2015
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Always good fun Gold Rush - Friday's episode was good too. The Hoffman operation keeps expanding smile

I've always wanted to meet someone sporting a "Hoffman" (as in the beard)

rohrl

8,737 posts

145 months

Saturday 21st November 2015
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The Moose said:
The Hoffman operation keeps expanding smile
Their diesel bill must be quite the read.