TV series

Gold Rush The Dirt: The Hoffman Story

2021 · 1 season

A relaxed, talky look back at hard seasons and big gambles, easy to half-watch while familiar faces reminisce.

Genres: Documentary
Starring: Todd Hoffman, Rick Ness, Parker Schnabel

Overview: On the brink of returning to gold mining, Gold Rush founding father Todd Hoffman and crew reveal new insight on the eight years they struggled to strike it rich, own up to past mistakes and look forward to the future.

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Genres: Documentary
Starring: Todd Hoffman, Rick Ness, Parker Schnabel

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
ambition
greed
survival
betrayal
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Realism	9
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Tension	3
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Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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