Pirate Gold of Adak Island (2022– ) User Reviews

What.... the.. ????

[trent-e-smith · 4/10 · 30 June 2022]

I never write show reviews... but seriously this show has me scratching my head. Their 'scientist' makes up stuff that leaves you guessing. One episode she had nothing to take soil samples with so they make one, 2 episodes later she has the full proper kit... they also come up with silly ideas of how they can 'locate' where the pirates were and none of the ideas make sense.. or the way they determined where to search based on experiments they come up with like carrying buckets of bolts as far as they could.... somehow thinking they could compare themselves to pirates with gold on a mission. They find markers, that parts actually pretty good, they follow one but then think the next one means the gold must be close.... why not follow that one a fair distance like you followed the first?

This ain't Oak Island, Oak Island was more real. This is a search for gold but adding different stuff purely for a TV show production. This is what happens when you think you're Oak Island and want to make a TV show based on Oak islands tv show success .

Interesting place but nothing there

[celt007 · 4/10 · 6 July 2022]

Neat remote Island interesting history , scenic .

Not sure if there is any treasure ... I wouldn't be surprised if military personnel cleaned it all out .

Sue to the lack of discovery in first few episodes I think this will be dragged out for multiple seasons .

Does anyone want to spend that much time ? We already have too many seasons of oak island with no payoff .

Premise good but that's it

[jordan198431 · 5/10 · 29 June 2022]

They obviously have no clue where this treasure is and then it just descends into that programmed in the USA where they blow houses up and think it's cool.... But in this case WW2 bombs.

Treasure on the playground

[mercyaintfree · 2/10 · 29 June 2022]

This is what happens with no information, no planning, and zero common sense. Watching this show I'm amazed at how fast they change directions over personal guessing and conjecture. They say things that don't need to be said, and explain theories as if you....the viewer...are in 2nd grade. Ya gotta love shows like this and pull for the underdog....but most of what they say and do doesn't make any sense.

Idiots looking for gold hidden by idiots.

Absolute garbage

[mjsones · 1/10 · 30 June 2022]

There are no words. This is ansolute garbage. Scripted trash. Wooden acting.

Search for 2 mins and give up or create a reason to look somewhere else.

Trash science. Have watched all episodes and want my life back.

What a joke

[codyerb · 1/10 · 30 June 2022]

Nothing makes sense about this show. Its clearly all staged , so poorly. The acting is awful and creates no drama for anyone who has any sense. They make everything seem so deadly. Meanwhile there's camera crews everywhere, and the island is like the size of a shopping mall.

Can't even explain how bad this is. It insults the viewers intelligence with their ramblings.

If you believe this, I have a bridge to sell you

[skispeed69 · 3 July 2022]

So, the Mayor wants to rejuvenate his village.... Ya right, for what reason, there is nothing there. The only reason to be there was military, now they are gone. 5% finders fee.... You are out of your mind. Just a real stupid show.

I Found This Interesting

[shoppsi · 7/10 · 10 July 2022]

OK, so I don't normally watch treasure hunting documentaries, and the last time I read anything with treasure hunting was one of Clive Cussler's books, so I am no expert, but I really enjoyed this.

Granted, the editing could have been better and it should have focused more on a documentary style instead of putting in weird cliff hangers and making the crew act like they were super sure EVERY spot was THE spot that would have treasure. That was stupid, and I bet they cut out a lot of good content to do this.

I found the history of Adak fascinating, and I really liked the geologist, but really, all of the people were likeable.

I found it weird that they had to make the soil sampling thingy though; I mean, it wasn't a huge item and it wasn't like she couldn't have brought one with her.

So yeah, it was much too contrived, but still enjoyable. I watch Netflix while I diamond paint or crochet, and it was a fun way to pass the time.

These "professionals" sound like complete idiots.

[Aydroxx · 1/10 · 2 July 2022]

This crew makes old Todd Hoffman and his idiotic Gold Rush crew look like geniuses! C'mon Netflix! If you want to go after the Discovery market, at least make an effort!

I was pretty gripped

[maxwell-187-290487 · 6/10 · 1 July 2022]

I think I was gripped due to the editing and how everything was pieces together. If the editing wasn't as good as it was I think I would have switched off a long time ago.

There isn't much logic to the search area's which is pretty annoying.

A lot of the time it felt like evangelicals finding signs from God. I think it could have done with someone there challenging their thought processes or a historian.

I enjoyed it, I think a lot of these reviews are very harsh!

Planted pirate gold of adak island

[inkfxlee · 2/10 · 3 July 2022]

Need to write a review as its so bad the woman scientist just makes it up as she goes along "its definitely here because the moon aligned with this pebble and reflected into a beetles eye which made it poo in the soil and made it easier for pirates to dig" then a massive u turn and another crazy theory. As for the gold coins what a scam i metal detect myself and there is no way that they found that coin under a boulder with such a clear signal show is an absolute scam. Was looking forward to it not being another oak island but it was alot worse.

Was hooked on this show

[philhuber · 10/10 · 3 July 2022]

Really liked this show. Although there were some leaps in logic, that's probably how it is when you get gold fever. As a geologist who has undertaken the soil science work on the show I can tell you that the methods and approach shown are real.

Sure there is some set-up and repetition but that is pretty standard for these types of shows.

Looking forward to the next series.

Good show

[gamecocklife409-879-33906 · 7/10 · 3 July 2022]

Good show, used science to try to locate things..explained what was going on. Explained why they had to wait for certain things, not overly fake dramatic like some reality shows. Fun, enjoyed it.

I don't believe

[dawpww · 1/10 · 1 July 2022]

I spent 1 year stationed on Adak. 1970-1971 USN E5 with a top secret clearance. I admit knew a lot but not everything. During my tour I never heard of Buried Treasure, Buried ordinance, don't dig here, or don't step there. I can assure you if I had heard of Buried Treasure I would have been digging every opportunity.

Watch paint dry

[rikshep · 1/10 · 1 July 2022]

If I had my time again I'd spend 1 hour painting a wall and the other 3 watching it dry.

Can't let someone else watch this without a warning.

Whats this at the end of the episode to make you watch the next and I fell for it.

30 mins in you can tell...

[jakebrann · 2/10 · 5 July 2022]

Literally 30 minutes into the first episode and I can tell it's complete garbage with a bunch of fake acting. You can already tell every episode is going to end with "I think I found something" and then it will cut away only to find out it was nothing. The first episode the two guys go into the building that is completely trashed and in a drawer just so happen to find a map of the area showing all the buildings. Yeah right! I'm not giving this show one more minute of my time.

Don't waste any of yours on this garbage!

So bad it makes you angry to watch

[halfpriceinc · 1/10 · 30 June 2022]

How the hell did a show this bad ever make it to Netflix? This is Discovery Ocho reject worthy bad.

This is just a group of adults playing fantasy land with no gameplan or clue of what the hell to do. This is the beginning of the end for Netflix. Worth canceling your subscription over.

It was terrible....but I enjoyed it

[CapeTrib · 7/10 · 8 February 2023]

Just completed the series and not surprised to see so many negative reviews. You feel like you've seen it a million times before, the faux tension, the unnecessary acting, the 'cliffhanger' ending to every episode, the over dramatic reaction to the mundane, the tiring recaps of what you've just watched, etc etc But.... I found myself hitting 'next episode' with surprising enthusiasm. I really enjoyed the scenery and history of an island I'd never heard of before. The cast were also all likeable people who I wanted to be successful if their goal was legit. Against my better judgment I'd watch S2 if it were made.

What a Joke...

[aparsons-77244 · 2/10 · 29 June 2022]

First episode was interesting. I basically skipped through the rest. They never find anything except 1 gold coin in the last 10 minutes of the last episode. Definitely scripted, cheesy storyline. What a waste of a potentially great story/series.

Ignore the haters, this show sparks joy

[timmybadger · 7/10 · 10 July 2022]

Ignore the other 1 star reviews from people with no sense of joy or whimsy.

Yes it's a bit cheesy in places, the music is a bit dramatic and there are cliff hangers, but it's a TV SHOW!

The story itself is great, really gets the imagination going. The island is a fantastic, beautiful but harsh place and who doesn't love a pirate treasure story?

Just enjoy this for what it is, light entertainment in 8 short episodes.

I can't wait for season 2.

Worst show ever

[destdan · 1/10 · 1 July 2022]

I seriously just made this account to write how bad this show is, complete waste of time. I've watched the first 2 episodes normally until i cringed so hard because of the bad and staged acting/finds that i skipped through the rest of the episodes.. Last episode they find a gold coin which they put there theirselves and act like the rest is hidden in the military area a bit further, but because they are not allowed to search there they end the show. Fake & staged shidshow, dont recommend anyone to waste their time on this.

Fun treasure hunting show!

[mindfulcatharsis · 10/10 · 4 July 2022]

I enjoyed this series. I don't know why everyone is whining in their reviews; apparently they are all expert treasure hunters? I thought the science and location theories were interesting. Of course they weren't going to find anything in the earlier episodes. Then the series would have ended earlier. I hope the series makes a little money for the town if Adak, it looks like a pretty run down and depressing place to live.

So so staged.....

[james4204-187-722748 · 3/10 · 30 June 2022]

They spent months researching for and planning for a trip... But don't bring the basic equipment so have to use the engineers they brought along to make equipment from items salvaged... Come in... You are the worst expedition ever, or it's there to fill the show. Bring a gpr but no probes so you can exactly use it 🤷‍♂️ When scanning with the gpr, the graphics show them using a systematic approach to scanning... Until it gets near the location with something.. Then for some reason goes round in a spiral until the very very last location.. An item.

And they have to pull down a house to get to it... Even that seems staged and an excuse to use get more equipment.

When start at the furthest point to locate rock for an anchor position when it's clear just by looking it was going to be, you guess it, the very last location they look...

It's all dragged out for suspense....

Jeez..

Waste of Time :(

[mayamorel-25931 · 2/10 · 10 July 2022]

OMG give me my time back!! Bad prod....taking us for idiots...and at the end the viewer is waiting for an exciting result but NO nothing nada...should have looked at IMDB point before watching...

What a tease, stretch out rubbish

[davedrh-315-348180 · 1/10 · 3 July 2022]

8 episodes of nothingness, hooked in at the end of each with nothing but disappointment. Just watch the last episode first, thats as good as it gets! Great headline and storey ruined by an bore of cast.