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The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:38 pm

anyone following The Curse of Oak Island series (Tuesday nights) on the History Channel .... season 5 is now underway .... the equipment they are using is even larger .... the money they have spent to date has to be mind boggling

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Post by NoFlyZone » Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:46 pm

We love that show! I haven't seen any of season 5 yet. I'll have to catch up on them.

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:01 pm

apparently winter storms were really rough on the island .... using a metal detector in areas that suffered considerable erosion seems to be working .... so far they have found a musket ball and a coin

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Post by Les » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:18 am

I really hope that the Lagina brothers manage to find whatever it is that is buried on the island. They have spent a small fortune in their quest, and have had one disappointment after another, but they are still willing to carry on the search.

I'm looking forward to the release of the new series over here! :D

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Post by Travlin » Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:09 am

That can be an interesting show. I wonder how much of it is "scripted" for television. Years ago I took a class "Elements In Film Making" at the local junior college. I was taught to always ask "where is the camera?."

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:27 am

I'm pretty sure that some of the conferences they hold are scripted or at least edited .... I have no doubt that the brothers and their core people have been thoroughly infected with an obsession to find something ..... they are spending mega bucks of their own money in the search, no way the History Channel is footing the bill .... can't remember his name but I really enjoy watching the fellow the have brought in to run the metal detector

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:31 pm

one heck of a season finale in progress .... one can't help but be impressed with the fellow running the metal detector

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:15 pm

Season 6 premiers tonight at 9PM on the History Channel .... looks like another year of spending mega bucks in search of Oak Island's hidden treasure .... from the preseason hype, it will be interesting to follow

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Post by Mistered » Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:37 pm

anyone following The Curse of Oak Island series (Tuesday nights) on the History Channe
Heck I have been following ANYTHING on it ever since I read the story about it in Reader's Digest as a kid.
Always been fascinated by it and like everyone else I hope something comes out of the fortune the Lagina brothers (and whoever else is anteing up) have spent.

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Post by RanchRoper » Tue Nov 13, 2018 5:28 pm

I hope they find more than Geraldo did in Al Capone's vault....

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:50 pm

RanchRoper wrote:I hope they find more than Geraldo did in Al Capone's vault....
they passed Geraldo in year 1 .. :lol:

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:17 pm

heck of a season opener .... I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the various technologies they will be using this year ..... mega bucks indeed .... as one who uses a metal detector, I'd really like to spend some time with Gary Draper .... he's truly amazing

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:37 pm

we aren't the only ones interested in the series .... 2018 Tour Tickets went on sale March 1st .... The two websites selling tickets for tours of Oak Island crashed after going on sale due to huge demand from fans of the show .... Tours are available at 10am and 2.30pm each day. Numbers are limited to 125 people (those aged six and over) per tour, and cost $25.30 including processing and taxes .... that figures out to be $3,162.50 per tour ....

https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smal ... e-march-1/

https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smal ... ge-demand/

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:16 pm

very interesting 2nd episode of this season tonight .... in thinking about all of the money, time, effort, even lives spent digging deep holes, their most impressive finds have been made by Gary Draper near the surface with his metal detector .... the highlight tonight was the confirmation that they have found their first golden jewelry ....

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:51 pm

last night's episode continued the parade of impressive (read that expensive) equipment being used to zero in on various sections of the island .... Gary Draper finding a Templar or Roman cross bow bolt was really impressive .... I really enjoyed watching the university level scientific testing of several finds

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:12 am

another interesting show tonight .... Gary Draper was proven correct in finding an artifact dating back to Roman times, meaning dating back as far as the first century BC .... however, it turned out not to be a cross bow bolt, rather a tip of a Roman pilum (a long spear, or javelin designed to penetrate body armor) .... what remains a mystery is why such an ancient item was on Oak Island .... :?

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Tue Dec 11, 2018 10:14 pm

more finds by Gary Draper ... this time trim from a French grenadier's hat .... I'd really enjoy being able to run a metal detector with him

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Post by Dahliathemeh » Wed Dec 12, 2018 1:04 pm

I don't need to watch the show with all of your updates! I probably still watch it though.
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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Wed Dec 12, 2018 3:31 pm

I don't have a clue if there is a large treasure hidden on Oak Island or not .... what I really enjoy is following the technology of the high tech equipment they are using .... much of it I didn't know existed .... I do have a metal detector that I enjoy swinging and Gary Draper is as good as they come in using one and having a vast knowledge about the items he finds

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Re: The Curse of Oak Island

Post by JEBar » Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:53 pm

the twist and turns in the search for the Oak Island treasure continue .... more fascinating high tech equipment in use .... Gary Draper still finding items that end up in asking questions than they do in answering them .... in recent shows, Roman work on the island has come to the surface ,,,, all in all an interesting season

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