On the fly

Saturday morning I checked the usual sites I do and that includes the eztv torrent site, and this show popped up.. Called Alaska Gold Diggers and for some reason I thought it might be related to Gold Rush on the Discovery channel...  It isn't, I mean it's on one of the Discovery channel relatives in Animal Planet, but isn't relative to Gold Rush.. Actually it is somewhat related to Gold Rush and as the first little bit shows that the shows are somewhat related in that both are about greenhorn miners (rookies)  but in the Gold Diggers show it is about the offspring of a guy who built an empire way back in the day only to be murdered before he could enjoy his riches.. And those offspring are WOMEN..  So that alone is reason enough to watch...  Sort of..  This scene is the opening segment to show what the show is about, and there were two episodes back to back.. But this shows the "rough and tumble" beginnings...

In this scene which I call mining gear ..  Women have a different take on just what equipment is important.. Hey this could be really important stuff here you know??  

This scene there are just no words for..

Ok, there has to be a question of is this show one of those scripted reality shows??  Well is it??  Truth is I doubt it but I also think there has to be a suggestive direction.. They get together in their "huts" and decide what is going to happen in tomorrows scenes.. Maybe not.. Also where does the film crew sleep over night??  I know the Gold Rush film crew stays on site at the mines but you don't see extra trailers at the mine because if anyone was going to be in a trailer it would be the women.. In what I call the "bicker and argue" scene, some of the more dynamics between the women "miners" and the men they hired to "help" things get ... interesting... To say the least.. In a previous scene the women were in the cabin (hut) talking about the previous days mistake when the men did the clean out and they weren't there to witness it. Later  talking about the men while the men were outside sitting around the fire and stating that they didn't think they could trust the men.. The top guy says these women must not realize that the walls on these huts are really thin, they could hear everything the women were saying.. So when they say they don't think they are trusted, that's why.. Some interesting things in this scene though..

This scene speaks for itself.. Things go from bad to worse.. but in the end..

The second episode they have an event that brings them together.. if you are reading this as a review all I can say is if you like Gold Rush this could be a show for you to watch.. Having the women literally being like the Gold Rush guys from the first season, the women have only six weeks to prove there is enough gold for them to go at it full time.. It's an interesting show, a little predictable and I'm not sure if it can be scripted at all..  Just the same as Gold Rush, I doubt that this is scripted.. But there are a few feelings that there is a directive input some..  They showed the preview for next weeks show where they go to the second mine...  Two mines, one by Nome and the other by Fairbanks ... Both in the coldest area, close to the artic circle.. Fun, don't forget to pack your yo-yo..

Badge Henry