And that's just in the first episode.Ĭomparing Gold Rush: Alaska and Jungle Gold really isn't fair as they both present a different point of view in the world of mining, even if that point of view is of an amateur. Now thanks to Jungle Gold, those preconceived notions of flannelled miners are replaced with black market gold buys, armed miners, tribal chiefs and potential bloodshed. In Gold Rush: Alaska, stray bears and broken equipment are generally the only dangers we're used to see associated with the mining trade. Jungle Gold tells the same tale that Gold Rush: Alaska began with (see above), but this time they're taking the mining to the dangerous African jungle, where tribal chiefs are the only ones able to keep the peace and avoid bloodshed.
Maybe.īut now, three years after the series began, Jungle Gold comes into the picture, serving as a supplemental series to help strengthen Discovery's hold on Friday night. Though short in story, there's still more to Fred than the villainous character he (sometimes) portrays. Additionally, "Dakota" Fred helps keep track of things back at the original claim. No longer a series about just gold mining, Gold Rush: Alaska began to show one of reality television's most earnest coming-of-age stories, showing the best and worst of adolescent enthusiasm and conviction. Parker Schnabel has, for all intents and purposes, taken over where the Hoffman's family storyline began. Though this element has largely been passed over as of recent - likely because the cast is part of one of cable's strongest series – some additional storylines have been included to help fill the series out. Todd Hoffman and his (now) divided crew kicked off television's proverbial gold rush after heading to Alaska as amateur gold miners attempting to bring home money to provide for their families. We dug through the dirt and came up with these 15 Dark Secrets Behind Gold Rush You Had No Idea About.After spending three years with the Hoffman clan in the great northern tundra, Discovery is throwing a tropical twist in with their new series Jungle Gold, where the familiar rough Alaskan terrain of Gold Rush: Alaskais replaced with the dangerous African jungle. Some people may leave a series and spill the beans or things might just come out in an interview but no matter what, nothing stays buried forever. Of course, they can't keep everything buried for long and eventually, things tend to be revealed from behind the scenes. Reality television isn't as true to reality as viewers might like to believe, but the production team works hard to ensure everything looks natural. Viewers tune in to see what a bunch of folks, not too dissimilar to themselves, are doing to make it big in a profession many people know little about. One of the biggest is Gold Rush, which features a group of inexperienced miners trying to dig out enough gold to earn a living in the harsh wilderness. No, we aren't talking about anything the Kardashians are up to, but rather, some of the shows over on the Discovery Channel. When it comes to reality television, there are a few shows out there that draw a lot of viewers.