Hoffman Family Gold

The overproduced - Hunter whining and being entitled stuff - should not be the focus of season 2. Fans of these gold rush shows want to see underdog stories, tech, machines, fixes, animated gfx on how this stuff works, techniques and a small dash of the relationships of the people that work so hard. I can feel the producers behind the camera pushing narratives with this one. I like rooting for the fam, but don't need the Season 2 episodes 1&2 stuff with Hunter.

Season 1 was great, got me excited for season 2 and conquering this new territory. But so far season 2 I had to change my rating from a 9 to a 6 for the show.

Todd Hoffman, is a bit of a narcissist. He know just enough to think he knows it all, and in reality he is a completely clueless when it comes to mining. He insists on running the equipment when ever anything crucial is about to take place, and he is simply a terrible operator. He has no clue how to lean on the expertise of his crew, he keeps doing the most basic mistakes. He does not know the basics of running machines, maintenance, capabilities, risk factors. He does exactly the wrong things, at precisely the wrong times. This makes him really entertaining to watch though, since he keeps doing the same insanely stupid things over and over.

If he fails at something, he is always blaming the equipment, and the persons standing closest to him.

He has this weird idea, that the only thing that held him back in the past was the quality of the equipment.

But no, It was the naivety of a toddler, falling for scams, and going on wild goose chases without realizing his own limitations.

Luck, will only get you this far. IF he'd hired actual miners to RUN his mine, he would be a success.

But yeah, to sum it up, it's hilarious to see him elaborate and go on about things completely unrelated to the problems he is facing, as if he knows what he's talking about. He has the audacity of talking down the people who actually has half a clue.

Can't help but feel a bit sorry for the hoffmans when I watch this show. Over the last gold rush years it got painful to watch Todd but he was gold rush in my eyes.

Now everything has moved on and I can't help but think to myself "should have left it".

Throw into that Hunter Hoffman who is probably at home every night crying that he's not Parker and desperately wanting screen time. It's all a bit of a mess.

I'm not really surprised this gold digger show gets a lower rating on here. The reason for that are the highly religious people that get offended by the Hoffmans praying for more gold instead of world peace or something else more obvious. I as a convinced atheist find it highly entertaining. And yes the Hoffmans are by far the worst goldminers ever but do we really want to watch success all the time? I take great pleasure in watching them trying and not giving up. The times Todd Hoffman said "I guarantee you..." are countless and it's funny when the exact opposite happens. I will watch all the other seasons that will come, it's just too entertaining to skip it.

I have been waiting for Todd and crew to get back in action. I have not watched Gold Rush since Todd left. Oh, yes, I watched a few episodes here and there but it wasn't the same. Can't wait for season 2.