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Originally Posted by jt-3d
Not to downplay the role loggers and truckers play. The ax men guys have certaintly been beat up during their careers and hey, we need to wood. They did touch on the history of the ice road and what I saw, they touched on the history of logging too. But any way you slice it, Ax Men and Ice Road truckers are reality shows, not history shows.
I guess they changed the name so that it didn't sound like all they played was history shows. Sort of like TruTv or whatever the court channel changed to.
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history isn't something that happened in the past- history is always unfolding. reality shows, by definition, if not practice-- are sort of historical documentaries that are unfolding in "real time".
i love the "reality shows" like Ice Road Truckers and Ax men on History and Dirty Jobs on Discovery. shows like "Modern Marvels" that show how things are built and manufactured are also really cool to me. i also used to like watching all the "gearhead reality shows" on Discovery and TLC like American Chopper, American HotRod, and Monster Garage back when i could watch them. they show real people doing real things- and, since i consider myself to be a "real person" that does those kinds of things for fun and for money, i enjoy watching them on tv. another good side effect is that kids might see these shows and realize that there is nothing wrong with putting in an honest day's work for an honest day's pay, and working with your hands and body can have rewards beyond just the paycheck you get every week- which can be enough to live a pretty comfortable life if you're good at what you do, since almost every job that they show pays pretty dang good- well, maybe not some of the jobs Mike Roe does, but that's kind of the point of the show.