Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn's Treasure

I could tell just by the information about this docu-series that this was going to be right up my alley. I absolutely love mysteries, treasure hunts, intrigue, etc.. I was certainly not disappointed by this! It's a one of a kind story that kept me on the edge of my seat until the bittersweet end. Nothing is more interesting in life to me than a good mystery and this encapsulates all the great things that can go along with a good mystery. A hunt for something/someone, thousands of sleuths who will stop at nothing to find the answers, and what's even better yet a treasure at the end of it. This was an absolutely amazing watch and I can't recommend this enough to documentary lovers!

A not-put-together-very-well catalogue of how far some people went to find buried treasure in the hopes of improving their lives. Particularly the family of 3 men who spent two years trying to excavate a boulder. I couldn't watch them recount their experiences, but I couldn't look away either. Overall my heart was sad for them because you could actually feel their train-wreck determination, followed by the pit of despair.

Much was left unsaid, especially by the aloof family members of Forest Fenn. You couldn't help think they were full of BS.

Perhaps I dozed off with sheer frustration, but there is a big gap in the the facial-recognition guys offer being accepted by the auctioneers, to it not. Huh? Yet the dragon bracelet and other things were in HIS re-hide box? Wtf?

It was poorly filmed, and had many nut jobs akin to Tiger King. It's the kind of thing that by the end you want kick yourself for watching the whole thing.

This show is awesome!! I highly recommend watching! This show kept me on the edge of my seat. Just when you think you have the outcome figured out, the plot turns upside down! It was non-stop excitement. The ending was really a surprise. I cant believe what some people went through to find a chest worth millions! This was defined a unique documentary on an unusual event. I've never seen anything like it. I also highly recommend reading the book Beyond The Map's Edge to find the next treasure! I really hope the author writes more books. Hopefully I'll be able to go hunt for this new treasure soon! 5 stars!!!

The preview shows an exciting story of a stalker thinking the granddaughter was the treasure within the story. The first 2 episodes was a dull boring mess on people deciphering the clues... it is boring and not what I signed up for. Dull characters, how they guessed what the clues were. I came her for the stalker story and not people who keep failing at deciphering clues. It is a snore fest and recommend avoiding, unless you are intriguing about how people waste their lives on solving treasure clues, and are just not the smartest of individuals of an old man acting like a cat and playing with the mice. Never got to the episode about the stalker... it was not worth it.

Okay. So I love documentaries and especially weird documentaries and this certainly falls into that category.

It's about a treasure hunt that goes spectacularly off the rails... including causing the deaths of four people.

That's assuming this is, in fact, true. I do have my doubts.

Seriously, the people we meet are so bizarre one almost has to wonder if this isn't scripted. The doofus rednecks, the tough retired woman, the obviously wealthy dude who has a lot of time on his hands, the upright 747 pilot with his upright family.

That's not to mention the crusty old creep who buries the treasure the others are trying to find.

Thank god I don't have that treasure hunting gene. I saw it in action when I was growing up in St Paul during the "Winter Carnival" when they would bury a medallion and put clues in the newspapers. But I digress..

On a serious note, this is a bit long. It could have easily been shortened to one or two episodes. It gets a bit boring and slow.

But it is watchable and entertaining. The "characters" I mention above are interesting if over-the-top.

AND... AND THIS IS IMPORTANT. You need to watch the ending. The very ending. And then decide for yourself... is it real??? It is quite a thing at the ending and it took me by surprise.

You will need to decide for yourself, and if you ARE one of those people who has the treasure hunting gene -- beware.