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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 8:42 am
Anyone see the finale? I thought it was neat the way it played out with "real life" drama....I laughed when I thought polar bear "Hughie" was out of the race, and then realized he had 3 other truck cabs to choose from once his own was totalled. They were smart to put this on in the heat of summer; I think in winter, it would have made me too cold to watch! Looks like a "second season" of this "coming soon"...anyone know about this?
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Marameko
Member
07-15-2002
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 9:55 am
I just watched for the first time yesterday during the marathon. After work today I will finish watching the finale. I for one could not imagine driving across the ice. The injured driver said that he did not have insusrance and was responsible for the medivac, testing bills.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 20, 2007 - 11:23 am
I only caught bits and pieces of it last night. I started watching just as they showed Hughie's cab sitting out in the middle of the snow/ice and then he was picking a new one and finished watching the rest of it.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, August 27, 2007 - 7:10 pm
They had a "new" show to me anyway last night in the 9PM to 10PM time slot--Ice Truckers, THEN and NOW: was fascinating to see the beginnings of the ice roads, when crossing Big Bear Lake was done with the snow plows directly in advance of the drivers (no road cleared ahead of time), and this one guy figuring out how to stay on a straight line by using only the prevailing northerly winds! Quite amazing what they did back then, on a wing and a prayer, sometimes it seems! The guy who started it all is still alive, has been honored by Canada, and was interviewed. Next week it looks like another "special": Ice Road Truckers, On and Off the Ice. Oh, my favorite moment in the finale was when a raven reappeared on TJ's last run, and even ate out of his hand, extended out the truck window.
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Rehtse
Member
08-17-2005
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 12:37 pm
Am I the only one watching this show? If you like Deadliest Catch, you might like this! I stopped watching the show. Not as good as Deadliest Catch. 
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 12:55 pm
Yeah, it was a pretty dull show, even tho I watched every ep. I am married to a retired trucker, and I can tell you the truck stop adventures are much more interesting than worrying about falling thru the ice. They need to make a show "Truck Stop Adventures"..LOL (that's how I met him)
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 1:52 pm
I stopped watching after 3 shows. It never got better like I had hoped it would. Sorry, but I'll take Sig and the other crabbers instead.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 8:02 pm
Wow, looks like I'm the only one left liking the show. It really gave me a fresh view of truckers that I had never had before. The "special" at 9 PM tonight was "Ice Road Truckers OFF the Ice", a reunion type special in a diner. I liked meeting the cameraman who did all the filming (only one?). I disliked that they used so many film clips we had seen before; I wanted much more time talking with the 6 truckers. As to be expected, talk time was "won" by Hugh, with Alex 2nd, and Jay third. TJ was unfortunately quiet until the very end when they gave him a small segment. Rick seemed to get very little talk time either. They did spend quite a bit of time with Drew, debating over whether he was fired or quit (Hugh said he would give him that he quit, but he would have been fired soon if not.) They also discussed his number of breakdown issues, and Jay sided with those who said if there were that many, must have been trucker error, not truck. Most interesting snippets were with Jay, who evidently came in third even though he started a week late and took a week off in the middle (something not shared on the show). He talked about starting on the ice roads as a youngster with his Dad driving (I wish I could remember how old). He said his dad would want to sleep, so put the truck on cruise control over the ice, gave the truck to Jay, and said to be sure and wake him when they came to a portage. Jay laughed and said: Of course, I never woke him!
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 10:27 pm
PS Jay said he was 11 or 12 years old when he first started driving with his Dad; caught it on the rerun.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 03, 2007 - 12:20 am
Beth, we still watch it, but have very rarely caught the shows on the nights they air the first time. We catch them later in the week, or sometimes watch several shows at once, so I haven't been posting about them cuz I'm just not sure where we are in the season, lol.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, September 03, 2007 - 9:06 am
Hi Wargod! If you are recording and enjoying, be sure to catch the 2 end-of-season "specials", both of which I think aired at 9 PM rather than 10 PM. The "Ice Truckers Then and Now" was absolutely fascinating, maybe best show of season, no filler, all educational and entertaining. Then there was this weeks "Ice Truckers off the Ice", which was enlightening on some levels, but would have been SO much better if they had eliminated all those superfluous clips and just stuck to the interviews.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 03, 2007 - 11:06 am
We saw part of one of them last night, but have to admit both of us fell asleep, lol. It wasn't the show, we just had a rather busy day. I'm guessing it was the off the ice one since part of what we saw was clips.
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Oxies_luv
Member
05-13-2005
| Monday, September 03, 2007 - 12:01 pm
We watched this season and enjoyed it. Looking forward to next season. Was surprised (and glad to see) Steve Watson as the host! I sure miss him and Monster House!
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 1:36 pm
I wasn't familiar with the host prior to this; I gather he has some trucking experience? And a heads-up for anyone who may be missing it, which I did for quite a while: there actually is a SECOND part to the diner interview of truckers off the ice--except instead of logically calling it off the ice, part 2, the "episode" is called "On the Edge" (why, I don't know, doesn't seem like a relevant title to me). It airs again on history channel at 7 PM EST, so I thought I would give a quick heads up. I will be watching because haven't seen the whole of it myself.
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Hooters
Member
08-26-2006
| Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 9:40 am
Does anyone know if there will be another season of this show? I just recently saw a few shows of the marathon and I love it. I'm hoping it will be on again in the near future.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 6:42 pm
Ice Road Truckers is back! There was a preview tonight. They are going to a new ice road, farther north and partly on the ocean. Alex, Hugh, Drew and Rick will be back. Sadly, Jay and TJ will not (they didn't say why).
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 7:27 pm
Just watched the debut of Ice Road Truckers, Season Two. So far, not as enamored with it as I was last season. I do miss the two "youngsters", Jay and TJ, and was really disappointed that they didn't even mention them or fill us in on what they are doing this season. (Kept wondering if they were both doing Yellowknife again. I know Jay lives there, has his young baby, and I think last season put some strain on relationship w/his significant other...hope they are doing well.) It's a little more confusing so far this season, because they are not operating out of the same home base. Hugh and Drew seem to be in one location, and in an interesting twist, Alex seems to have teamed up with Rick at another. Because they are in split locations, you don't get the sense of competition as much, at least so far. They can drive faster on these roads, which they said was because they didn't have to navigate portages--but I was sure last season they said the slowness over water was to prevent waves from forming and breaking the ice, so find that confusing. Also, last season, they went in pairs so that if there was trouble, there was someone to help. I don't understand therefore why Hughie was out there on his own. I also miss the radio talk chatter of last season; they seem to get out of touch very easily.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, June 09, 2008 - 3:42 am
Interesting article, but also a spoiler, in NY POST at this link: http://www.nypost.com/seven/04022008/tv/back_on_the_ice_road_104611.htm
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 6:24 pm
Anyone else watching this year? I must admit it isn't grabbing my attention like last year; a lot repetitive and I miss Jay and TJ. Very odd about Drew, who gets impatient and quits before he even gets a load. Seemed a little manufactured when it looked like it was a toss up between Hugh and Drew for the first load last week. No way it would be a toss up--with Hugh with SO many more years of experience.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 9:54 pm
Is no one really watching this year? I think I missed last week's....that it doesn't seem to matter and that I don't really know doesn't portend well for the series. I was tired tonight and wanted to see what was up with Alex, so I did watch tonight, but nothing really special. I thought they would go further with Alex's health issues tonight, but no.... I do enjoy Alex and Hugh, but could do without the rest.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Monday, July 14, 2008 - 6:46 am
My mother likes this show. I had never heard of it! When she told me yesterday I was like "whaaa?" I see she's got company!
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Oxies_luv
Member
05-13-2005
| Monday, July 14, 2008 - 7:44 am
DH & I still watch, and still enjoy it. But, I am wondering why they still have Drew on, especially after he quit the first day, WTH? I think the only reason he signed up was to be on TV. Same with Rick, all he does is whine to the camera. I also miss TJ & Jay. Oh, yeah...why are so many of those small pickups on the ice road white?!
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 2:20 am
Last night's episode sad but interesting because of Alex, the veteran tough guy who kept going for a month with shortness of breath, coughing up blood, the cold, a truck equal to Rick's, heavy loads, long hours---and is now in the hospital and out for the season, at least, doctor's orders, blood clot on the lungs. He puts the "veteran complainers", Drew and Rick, to shame. I probably would have stopped watching entirely this season except for Alex...as it is, my watching is spotty. Next week, they are bringing in an 18-year-old rookie, so does spark a tiny bit of interest--but mainly doesn't have the dynamic of last season.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 8:36 pm
Did anyone watch the final episode of this? (I think it's over for the season.) I must admit that I finally gave up watching, just couldn't maintain interest, but I'm wondering how it played out at the very end. Did we get a last look or interview with invalided-out Alex? Did Drew ever re-emerge? And did Rick finish the season (looked like he was going to.)
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 11:32 pm
Beth, I think there is still 1 more episode that will air 2 weeks from last Sunday.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 12:40 pm
I just started watching last night lol. The whole thing scared me cuz now the ice is starting to melt. No way would I be driving a huge truck with cargo on that ice.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 11:48 pm
Sugar, thanks for the heads up that it hadn't ended yet. I did watch the finale tonight, but found it lackluster in comparison to last year's. Alec wasn't even mentioned. Drew was shown making his NINTH trip--and Ric was fired on the last day. But it was anti-climatic. And the great race between Hugh and Eric didn't seem to have that much impact. After all, Eric still "won" in my opinion--as a long-time employee, he got to carry large heavy loads all season, while Hugh was stuck carrying human waste (albeit capably and cheerfully). Only interesting thing tonight was the water washing over the road....i don't remember that in Season One: do the DeBoers diamond people play it safer by shutting down sooner?
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Monday, September 08, 2008 - 2:12 am
You are welcome Beth4freedom. I agree that the finale seemed a bit lackluster. I only saw a few of the first season and don't remember it. I would have fired ric and drew long ago, actually, I probably wouldn't have hired either of them. Eric was my fav. This is definetly not an occupation for me, too cold and driving over ice and then melting ice would wear my nerves to a frazzle.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, September 08, 2008 - 5:24 am
I was wondering what happened to Alex after they found the clot.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, September 08, 2008 - 9:01 am
Right, Twiggyish, last I remember we left Alex in his hospital bed dealing with that clot and definitely out for the season. It would have been nice to have an update on him, even if just verbally. I don't think they even MENTIONED him in the finale, which seemed really odd.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, September 08, 2008 - 2:57 pm
I looked it up on this forum for the show: http://www.iceroadtrucker.ca/Forum/tabid/64/forumid/1/threadid/45/scope/posts/Default.aspx Basically, it says he's 100 % better and that the show handled his illness with class. Good! I like him, too
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, September 08, 2008 - 7:19 pm
That's really good news, Twiggyish. Thanks for the link!
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