Diggers

Great show, these guys are soo enthusiastic. They are part of "glass is half full" crowd.......which got me thinking, hmmmmmm, let's make a drinking game, kinda like "hi Bob" the bob newhart show for all you youngsters....but take a shot every time they say "nectar", or roundness, warning... you will get drunk! Try it,you'll see. Keep up the good work guys, maybe y'all get a wife one day:-) we had to stop halfway. C'mon I dare you to go the full length!! I would advise you not to start with 80 proof. If you are REALLY brave another word is "ringy" or "in the pocket" have fun ad keep digging,ad we'll keep drinkin:-)

There's nothing "wrong" with this show. It doesn't take itself too seriously and doesn't try to be something it's not. That said, considering the average viewers palette and how television programming has progressed over the last decade (IE complex drama's like the Shield and Breaking Bad, or the depth of Nova and Cosmos) this show offers very little in keeping my attention. The cast of Diggers are positive and enthusiastic with boyish love for what they do, however I cannot understand why. This is a show that perhaps a toddler or history buff may have on in the background, but not seek out as the primary form of entertainment. There are multiple seasons available so maybe I'm missing something...

I felt like it was staged a lot, but enjoyed the excitement and the knowledge given about what was found. It wasn't designed to teach how to metal detect more of a fun treasure hunt show.

Diggers is something that most folks will watch and a few will study for tips and suggestions. First I love the camera work. They take full advantage of their locations natural beauty..There is some good info for the metal detectorist. A little more explanation on "that sounds good" would really help those not so familiar with metal detectors. Energy and enthusiasm will got a long way and boy does Digger have it! After about 20 minutes it grates on you like listen to canned laughter. I have learned to turn it out and enjoy the digs and finds as best as I can. Please keep in mind that they have very sweet places to search and they only show a few digs per episode, in the real World you dig much more often. Diggers does a good job of promoting cooperation with land owners and basic metal detecting etiquette. Newbys just understand they are showing you the good stuff but they are digging caps/tabs/trash & foil too, you are not alone! Just watch Diggers and enjoy it for what it is.

Let me say first that I'm a avid metal detectorist and would love a show like this if it wasn't so cheesy. 1 year before the show Diggers, I recorded a metal detecting hunt with a professional videographer and sent a treatment to NatGeo TV, A&E and Discovery. At the time, there was no show like it on TV. I never heard back from any of the said networks. Nothing ventured, nothing gained I guess. Thought a treasure hunting/metal detecting show would make for some interesting TV. I'm not nor have I ever been a conspiracy theorist, but I'd bet they liked the idea and ripped it off. Guess I wasn't zany enough for them so they needed a couple overly fake zealous detectorists finding pre-buried crap to make the show entertaining.

This show does nothing to champion this awesome hobby but manages to perpetuate the image that detectorists are an odd, eccentric bunch of nut jobs - not to mention it's a 60 minute advertising for Garrett metal detectors. No doubt the single reason they're suddenly so dominant in the industry.