Well the first episode of the show was cool but since then I’ve been struggling to pay attention when it is on.
While on vacation this past weekend I was talking with my wife about the show and comparing it to Deadliest Catch. (Yup, we only talk about the important things while on vacation).
I think perhaps the producers of Ice Road Truckers got only part of the concept right with this show. Just watching truckers drive around and filming them steering their big rigs is not very exciting from the viewer’s perspective.
The only real sense of danger you get from watching the show is perhaps the ice might open up beneath the trucks. That was enough to keep me watching for 1 or 2 shows.
At least with Deadliest Catch there was a sense of excitement and unknown as we watched the crab fisherman fish. There was drama and excitement as we saw some boats hit payday while others worked through the cold night only to catch a few small crab.
I think Ice Road Truckers is an excellent show for Modern Marvels or some 1 hour special. But so far, watching truckers tie down their loads or watching them eat pieces of chicken while they drive their cabs is not so much fun.
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July 16th, 2007 10:22
I passed this onto my husband. He keeps watching it and I don’t understand the appeal either.
July 16th, 2007 10:34
[...] Ice Road Truckers Putting Me To Sleep Well the first episode of the show was cool but since then I?ve been struggling to pay attention when it is on. While on vacation this past weekend I was talking with my wife about the show and comparing it to Deadliest Catch. … [...]
July 16th, 2007 11:05
Funny Tamar, my wife says the same thing. “Oh man, do we have to watch this show again!”
July 16th, 2007 11:28
I hear ya, but I still watch it.
July 16th, 2007 12:45
Yeah, last night was the first episode that I couldn’t sit through. I gave up and stopped watching it. I guess I’ll find out when the season ends and just watch the last few.
July 17th, 2007 22:19
I think there is just so many times they can show a rig sink or someone get frost bite.
Other than that… ZZzZzzzZZzZzZ
July 19th, 2007 03:36
I don’t get the appeal of Ice Road Truckers, either. But it has me hooked — I can’t deny it! My family indulges me on Sunday nights for my hour of nail-biting drama. They don’t get it either. There’s just something addictive about that edited-in sound of ice cracking every time a truck inches onto the ice road. Maybe I’m just easily amused…
July 29th, 2007 03:10
I think it may be less exciting to watch IRT than DEADLIEST CATCH because truck driving is a more solitary occupation. On the crab boats there are more interactions among crew members and it is a team effort.
March 25th, 2008 16:54
I never watched Deadliest Catch so I can’t compare. It’s funny because I thought likely about the show at first but, now I can’t stop watching it.
Since I didn’t watch it from the beggining, I sit and watched a six hours marathon. When it ended I was mad that I have to wait a whole hour to know what happen next.
I don’t know, maybe it’s because I love trucks and the Northern Territories are still part of my fandom world. The thing is, I love it!, and I can’t wait to watch the rest of the show, the new season and the movie!!!
By the way, I’m a middle aged woman. I’m probably envying what I would have loved to do instead of spending my whole life in my little corner at the office.
June 13th, 2008 15:36
The show works because of the character chemistry. If you just want to see crashes or something, watch a stock car race (which I find far more boring). Good characters and interaction make for a good story.