My husband and I have been watching Gold Rush, the reality TV show on Discovery Channel, since the first season began. He started watching it before I did. I’d sit at the computer in our living room and hear bits of the show. After a few episodes, I would sit beside my husband on the sofa with a book in my hands and look up from my book occasionally to watch. Before long, I would set the book down and concentrate on the show. I was slowly getting hooked on the series.
For those of you who don’t know the show, Gold Rush features several teams of gold miners, some experienced and some inexperienced. They are currently mining in the Yukon, but have also mined in Alaska and South America. While Wikipedia lists the show as a reality series, it isn’t a competition where teams compete for a prize at…
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