Black Gold

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Wildcatters and their crews race each other from location to location as they try to be the first to tap into some of the last remaining oil reserves in Texas. The stakes are higher than they've ever been with the dwindling supply of oil and the risk involved in striking oil in Black Gold.moreless
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  • Tank is he for real

    7.5
    "Good"
    By Queewi, Nov 08, 2011 Report Abuse
    Sorry folks but Tank needs to realise that he is OLD and FAT. He needs to grow old gracefully and stop making himself look like a tanker, please replace the t with a w. I enjoy watching the show but please Tank let it go and get on with your life. It is getting a bit pathetic.

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  • Now this is Reality TV. Black Gold , Finally a reality show that is worth watching!!! Tells it like it is and no holds barred... Catch it each week!!

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    By ibear51, Jul 08, 2010 Report Abuse
    One of the better Reality Shows to come down the pike in quite a while.. I'm hooked and look forward to each episode..
    Watching the crews as they go through daily trials and tribulations of life on an Oil derrick. I enjoy watching bosses tell it like it is. These guys are a hoot to watch each week. I know I couldn't do this sort of job, My hat is off to the guys who do.. Definately a young mans game with the exception of the Drillers who have truly paid their dues.. I anxiously wait for each episode to arrive on the telly....
    Thank you TV.Com.moreless

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  • i love this show....

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    By cwpbabygirl, Aug 16, 2008 Report Abuse
    this is one of the best shows on tv now. i love wayne. he is a great driller. i wish he was my husbands boss. i live in west texas and the oil field is a way of life around here. its great that finally there is a show out there that shows that. I hope that this show is a permant fixture on the airwaves. I would be devastated if it was cancelled. I got my entire family to start watching this show and they all loved it too. we will be watching to see if this show returns next season with hopefully more episodes.moreless

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  • This is a good show however, why are you only showing "rednecks" and "good ole boys" working on the rigs? I know from experience that there are blacks and hispanics working on the rigs. My husband and I feel it gives your show a racist outlook.moreless

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    By imlisantex, Aug 01, 2008 Report Abuse
    Good show to watch however, with the "rednecks" and "good ole boys" only showing on each episode it's kind of racist especially when your family is hispanic. We have good friends that work on the rigs and trust me they aren't all "country boys." The shows does show how life on the rigs is for the workers and how life is off the rig. Of course not all the rig workers are "beer drinkers" and "women catchers." Give the hispanics, blacks and other rig workers credit for their hard work on keeping the rigs going. They deserve it as much as the "country boys."moreless

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  • This is a show that follows the jobs of the men who work the oil fields on a daily basis.

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    By cbreseman, Jul 06, 2008 Report Abuse
    Black Gold is another show from Thom Beers that follows the lives of a group of hard working men that are generally not known or under appreciated. This time it is the men who work the oil fields. Thom Beers is the creator of hits such as Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers. Thom Beers is a genius and should be applauded for showing the world what a great job that some of these workers have to do. Black Gold is good for a few shows and then falls into a dangerous trap. How many times can we watch an oil driller put another piece of pipe together to drill the hole to get to the oil before we get bored? Also Black Gold barely does any character development. However I do have to acknowledge that some is done every now and then, about once a show for maybe 3 or 4 minutes we see the oil men hanging out somewhere doing something together. The first episode it was one of the crews hanging out getting drunk together, then skipping work the next day and all except one (he showed up) being fired. The last episode we saw two oilmen hanging out at Hooters and then at the pool with waitresses from Hooters. While I applaud the work that these people do and am interested in learning how they do it, Black Gold has a serious problem it has to deal with. Repetativeness. Once they have that solved, I think Thom Beers has another solid hit on his hands.moreless

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