"Diggers" TV show...

[Tejaas]

Now I'm starting to take it personal.

Just saw an article that proclaimed that they filmed an episode out in New Mexico on the Glorieta Unit of Pecos National Park.

One of my direct descendants fought there with Company B of the 7th Texas Mounted Volunteers under CPT Gustave Hoffman.

I'd give everything i own just to be able to do a volunteer dig at Glorieta/Pigeon's Ranch and help the NPS fill out their displays... It disappoints me that so many people don't even realize that the Civil War reached that far west, and now the biggest media exposure opportunity to do so goes to these two sissies?

Ugh.

It's funny timing, actually the misses and I are making the 11 hour drive here within the next month or so to see the newly dedicated Glorieta Battlefield Trail.

If I find evidence of ONE SINGLE HOLE not filled back in...! Haha

 

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[shanemcn]

Love em or hate em this topic always gets a lot of comments so I think that's a good thing, I've learned to tolerate the silliness to watch a show about my fav pass time.

 

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[lookindown]

It is just my opinion, but I think if you except the position of representing a specific group of the population, you should also except the responsibility for portraying the group in the most tasteful light possible. Say whatever you like and think whatever you want, but in our world where property belongs to others and permission needs to be obtained in order for us to pursue our passion, any negative press or questionable behavior reflects back on all of us. Fair or not, people form opinions based on the information available to them and lets face it, TV is easily available and certainly an influence. It really bothers me that these two don't care what image they portray on the rest of us.

That's your opinion and my opinion is that that they are good for the hobby....Diggers that is.

 

[lookindown]

I can understand the idea of wanting to make TV interesting and exciting, but these two turn me off. I just want to smack them silly whenever they speak. The idea of the show Is wonderful and entertaining all on its own, it doesn't need help from these two jokers who IMHO give treasure hunters a bad rap. I hope they read this thread, because I want to inform them, that nectar is found in flowers, not holes in the ground. BTW no one wants to hear your sick abbreviations like CIV. or roundness... Makes me want to barf.

So why do you watch it?...LMAO.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Heck i`d watch Honey Boo Boo.. if she ran a metal detector..i just love the shows and the history.
Gary

 

[lookindown]

Well good for him, but some people dnt have time to hunt all the timebc of work and family. I also feel I dnt need to post everything I find for an ego boost. I share my finds with my club I'm apart of. I could careless what a bunch od people over the net thinks od my finds. I will voice my opinion about these people that make them selfs look like idiots on tv. You act like a fool on national tv then you have to deal with the back lash and comments from people of the hobby there hurting.

You don't care what people on the net think about your finds but you post things all the time? You say you don't post everything you find...are you saying you don't post your good finds?...Im confused.

 

[dholland02]

You don't care what people on the net think about your finds but you post things all the time? You say you don't post everything you find...are you saying you don't post your good finds?...Im confused.

I dnt post them on tnet bc my app on my phone won't work sometimes.

 

[Sapper724]

I dnt post them on tnet bc my app on my phone won't work sometimes.

Oh, ok. Good for you. I post a lot of stuff I find with my phone, not for an ego boost, more of a happy and want to share it, and to also motivate others who need it and want it. As for the show, I just like metal detecting, and the guys on it are awesome, they gave my friend a free AT Pro a while back, and they sent me an autographed pic and a couple tokens. If that doesn't do it, I dont know what will, but to each their own.

 

[kshollywood]

I wouldn't watch honey boo boo for anything. That whole family tree goes straight up, not one branch.

 

[Sapper724]

I wouldn't watch honey boo boo for anything. That whole family tree goes straight up, not one branch.

Lmao

 

[shanemcn]

Lmao

Lol, you couldn't pay me to watch honey boo boo

 

[bzbadger]

I watched that honey boo boo show one time and I think I threw up in my mouth. The mother talked about being poor, husband working all the time to support them while she spends money on that foul mouthed child but it all made perfect sense to her. I still can't figure out how you can be dirt poor and be as fat as a sow. The farting, cussing and idiotic behavior from that show is a true embarrassment but to some on this thread you think Tim and George make us look bad. Those honey boo boo hogs make me embarrassed to be from the country.

Get your facts first, then distort them as you please-Mark Twain

 

[DiggerinVA]

So no one here says "roundness in the hole" My son does, but he's seven....

 

[jeff of pa]

So no one here says "roundness in the hole" My son does, but he's seven....

Never

I do remember saying "It's round ! " once to someone watching me dig a Hole

But never roundness.

Although I really don't care if they call it Roundness or Moon dust

 

[DiggerinVA]

Thats funny....

 

[Ronzie]

I must admit I do make fun of Diggers, but at the same time I have to admit I've watched every single episode.

Now that fake play fighting wrestler guy is a completely different story.

 

[DiggerinVA]

I will have to 2nd what Ronzie said.....

 

[wild eyed willey]

I think acting or over-acting is the downfall of the diggers. Their over the top reactions set a poor example to the public of how your average metal detecting enthusiast would react to finding a target. Look at it this way, Say you have a neighbor with a house built early 1800s. You plan to ask permission to hunt the extensive property. would you want those property owners to watch the show diggers the night before you plan to stop by? I certainly would not. I have nothing against those guys acting like children in their own neighborhood, I could care less how they act off camera. But representing the sport of metal detecting in front of millions of viewers calls for a certain degree of professionalism which these two people lack. As for me watching the show, I was unfortunate enough to catch 2 or 3 episodes while healing from surgery. I do not and will not watch the show now. As far as watching boo boo brain, Not even on my death bed!!!!! I have absolutely no use for stupid.

 

[lookindown]

I think acting or over-acting is the downfall of the diggers. Their over the top reactions set a poor example to the public of how your average metal detecting enthusiast would react to finding a target. Look at it this way, Say you have a neighbor with a house built early 1800s. You plan to ask permission to hunt the extensive property. would you want those property owners to watch the show diggers the night before you plan to stop by? I certainly would not. I have nothing against those guys acting like children in their own neighborhood, I could care less how they act off camera. But representing the sport of metal detecting in front of millions of viewers calls for a certain degree of professionalism which these two people lack. As for me watching the show, I was unfortunate enough to catch 2 or 3 episodes while healing from surgery. I do not and will not watch the show now. As far as watching boo boo brain, Not even on my death bed!!!!! I have absolutely no use for stupid.

If they had acted the way you want them to act we wouldn't be having this discussion. The show wouldn't be getting all the attention it has got and probably wouldn't have made it. Im glad its not boring and Im really glad they dont do it the way you would like them to do it. I don't like the show Diggers...I love it...I have absolutely no use for boring.

 

[wild eyed willey]

If they had acted the way you want them to act we wouldn't be having this discussion. The show wouldn't be getting all the attention it has got and probably wouldn't have made it. Im glad its not boring and Im really glad they dont do it the way you would like them to do it. I don't like the show Diggers...I love it...I have absolutely no use for boring.

To each his own, enjoy it.

 

[Ronzie]

Another thing. I wish they could edit in the detectors & the pin pointer sounds better so they match up to what they're doing.