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Ice Road Truckers: The Complete Season Two

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I was very interested in this series after spending 12 years of my life as a long hauler. Aside from the pseudo dramatic overdone narration it is apparent that the producers know very little about the occupation of trucking. True, it is dangerous, but the real problems that some of these guys faced had more to do with their ineptness in driving & understanding the equipment they use on a daily basis. The idea that someone with years & years of experience can't down shift without mashing every gear is simply unbelievable. The arrogance of the "Polar Bear" in his treatment of his hired drivers & lack of willingness to accept responsibility for his own behavior destroys his own credibility. The only driver who knew what he was doing & did it well was is Jay. To bad we don't have more like that. For all of the critical comments, I did enjoy the show but please get another narrator! aka Tenderfoot p.s. I was a lady driver & pulled flatbed with my own truck!

I got this for my husband for a Christmas gift. It is pretty entertaining. It is mostly just "fluff" T.V., but watching some of these guys whine and cry cracks me up. The ice road itself is pretty amazing. When it starts melting, I don't know how these guys keep driving on it to get in their last loads... Overall, I would recommend it.

AWESOME! Winter road just gets in your blood. It's like a soap opera for rednecks! I love this series and it's edge of your seat excitement even though you know they will mostly make it!

Ice Road Truckers - The Complete Season 1 (History Channel) was a unique query into the phenomena of "At The Top of The World" ice road trucking. An eclectic group of ice road drivers, the bleeped out language, interaction between drivers and the sheer "man vs the elements" made for quite an enjoyable series.

Season Two was a bit of a disappointment. The weeks depicting the gas drill rig being moved and reassembled was good but watching week after week of Hugh "The Polar Bear" driving a waste truck, Rick transporting dirty snow and Drew delivering candy & soda just killed the novelty of the whole series. I'll be taking a pass on Season Two!

Ice Road Truckers: The Complete Season Three has been a delight with the show moving to the USA. Notice that because this year has been in the US, all drivers are wearing seat belts; even our lovable Canadian drivers. Perhaps next season will be in the Asian Arctic. That would be "cool"!

It is interesting the way the roads are maintained and kept safe for the truckers. The truckers are entertaining-- Hugh shows patience teaching a rookie trucker, is there to do the job with no complaints, Alex has one liners and doesn't complain about anything. Then there is Drew who comes totally unprepared and thinks he is an actor. Bad acting and whining that turns out to be comic. Rick whines throughout the show--more bad acting. Entertaining stuff.

I love the Ice Road truckers series that I am collecting all of the series. I have series 1-3 so far and I absolutely love them

Season two is my least favorite. Too much time is spent on bad attitudes or childish activities. I like the IRT series for the whine of truck engines, not the whine of drivers. It's still interesting and entertaining as truckers take giant loads onto river and sea ice. Just keep your remote handy so you can fast forward through the out-of-cab foolishness.

This can be pretty tense watching these guys and gals drive huge loads of materials over roads that are lakes and rivers in the summer time. I enjoy watching the episodes except when an occasional driver starts whining about all the bad breaks he has gotten to make up for his screw-ups. Man up Drew.

This dvd set is a must for anyone who has ever driven a big rig or anyone who has ever wanted to. It gives a great view into the lifes of the men that risk it all for the money. It shows the beauty of the north and also the dangers. It takes you into the cab and out onto the road for a first hand look at what its all about in the race for the cash.

Season one was much better,too many scenes repeated,sub-titles flashed on and off faster than you could read them and too much emphasis on "Rick the Wreck" and his constant whining.These drivers all seem to hate each other and the show seems to focus on that.Alex seems to be the only one with a sense of humor and a good attitude.Too bad he is ill and hope he has a full recovery.I will pass if there is a season three!!