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I watched that Diggers show on the weekend

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dan b

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What an embarrassment to our hobby. We all face a certain bit of stereotyping to begin with, and this show is going to make it even worse. I sure hope no one is watching it and it gets cancelled soon.

I was also a bit surprised at how blatant the Garrett plugs were. Pretty much every scene has the name Garrett shown somewhere. I wonder how much they are paying to keep this show going?

Just my thoughts.

Dan
 
dan b said:
What an embarrassment to our hobby. We all face a certain bit of stereotyping to begin with, and this show is going to make it even worse. I sure hope no one is watching it and it gets cancelled soon.

I was also a bit surprised at how blatant the Garrett plugs were. Pretty much every scene has the name Garrett shown somewhere. I wonder how much they are paying to keep this show going?

Just my thoughts.

Dan
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As bad as it is this is probably the best show out of all of them.

If you want to watch something better check out Leo Arenza on youtube.

All the early Finders Keepers ones were kind of sponsored by Whites but without the blatant plugs.
Real detecting by real detectors and interesting.

102 videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/leoaranza/videos
 
I cant stand watching the show Diggers just thinking about it makes me shake my head. Them jumping around "I've got JUICE!" i dont mind watching Meteorite Men, at least they arent ridiculous. Lol
 
I`ve seen the show many times, hoping it might improve with each viewings ...but it never does!...Having worked with advertising people before I retired, I pretty much see that they`re trying to cater to the "bottom feeders" that plague ALL hobbies...the experience seekers that get in, and out on impulse...In short, impulse buyers that will race out and buy the celebrated product....Unfortunately, serious hobbiests suffer in the end...Sensible application with good planning would be better in the long run for both hobbiest and manufacturer...
 
I've never seen the show. Don't have cable or satellite. Are they demonstrating proper recovery skills? I Hope.
Mike
 
Coming from B.C., Canada here I too have watched the show with my wife as both of us detect together and we can't stand it with all the slang...And the wide plugs they dig...they might as well get there own excavator :rofl:





:tesoro: Silver Sabre uMax
 
I ran across it a couple of times..I had heard it was really stupid, then I saw it. It truly is a pathetic show. These guys are clowns & it does not help our cause. Hopefully it will be cancelled soon.
 
I've watched a few of the Digfellas shows and I like it. A lot of people complain about Bill's New England accent, but its real! and that's the way those folks talk.
I didn't think the shows put any bad light on Metal Detecting.
I know that they could use any detector brand they wanted to use.
It was pretty much all relic hunting, so they weren't coin shooting parks.
I didn't hear any made up of names of items they found.
I also know that neither Bill, nor Howard are any kind of actors. Bill, was the Moderator here on the Classic forum for YEARS!
And that old Jeep they used on the show Bill and his friends fixed it up themselves.

Mark
 
I usually watch it with the volume turned way down.
I guess the producers feel they need to overplay the excitement of finding something cool.
 
they appear to be planting finds to dig them up later just for the sake of making money on the programe .clowns and jokers imo
 
I've never detected as yet and I also find that show.. a lot of show..
 
Dan, I hate that show too...I call those two clowns King Dufus and the Dorkmaster.

The old saying that you'll never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public has never been more true than with the unreality of the "reality" TV genre. I'm surprised it took as long as it did for metal detecting to show up on them.

Unfortunately, it doesn't matter what any of us think. The show is isn't geared towards those of us who actually detect. And enough people watch to have gotten it renewed for multiple seasons.
 
I'm sure it's a great tool for selling Garrett products. Not a day goes by that you can't find a used ATPro for sale. I wonder how many people get brainwashed into buying that parrticular model then are shocked to find that they aren't digging amazing treasures every 10 minutes? I would expect there will be an endless supply of like-new ATPro's on craigslist,eBay, kijiji etc.
 
My eight year old grandson just loves to watch this show. Then he wants to go metal detecting with grandpa. Last time out he found his first buffalo nickle, YA THERE'S AN ANIMAL ON IT ! He had a blast! Some times it just needs to be about having fun. Thanks diggers !
 
Diggers by garrett detectors , yep i could only watch a few min , just bad..bad acting my eyes hurt ......

Hmmmm now it tesoro did that????(church of compadre)?
 
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