"Ice Road Truckers" (2007) TV series

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

17 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Reality-TV

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 10	11:58 PM	HISTORY
Sat. July 11	3:58 AM	HISTORY

Cast

Thom Beers	...	Himself - Narrator / ... (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Hugh Rowland	...	Himself / ... (10 episodes, 2007)
Jay Westgard	...	Himself / ... (10 episodes, 2007)
Alex Debogorski	...	Himself / ... (10 episodes, 2007)
Rick Yemm	...	Himself / ... (10 episodes, 2007)
T.J. Tilcox	...	Himself / ... (10 episodes, 2007)
Drew Sherwood	...	Himself / ... (10 episodes, 2007)
Christian Rodska	...	Himself - Narrator (6 episodes, 2007)

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Series Produced by
Adam Martin	....	supervising producer / coordinating producer (36 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dawn Fitzgerald	....	series producer / executive producer / ... (18 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jeff Conroy	....	co-executive producer (13 episodes, 2008)
Alex Rader	....	series producer (13 episodes, 2008)
Jaan Childs	....	producer (12 episodes, 2007)
Sarah E. Bowman	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Sergio Coronado	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Jared McGilliard	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Chaz Morgan	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Aron T. Plucinski	....	field producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Thom Beers	....	executive producer / producer (9 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dolores Gavin	....	executive producer (9 episodes, 2007)
Travis Shakespeare	....	supervising producer (7 episodes, 2009)
Robert Gardner Linn	....	story producer (2 episodes, 2008)
Heather Miller	....	story producer (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Original Music by
Bruce Hanifan		(24 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Cinematography by
Gavin Brennan		(25 episodes, 2007-2008)
Patrick Kligel		(13 episodes, 2008)
Dean Bushala		(12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Clint Lealos		(11 episodes, 2007)

Series Film Editing by
Ben Bulatao		(3 episodes, 2007)
Rob Butler		(3 episodes, 2007)
Chase Peel		(3 episodes, 2009)
Troy Bogert		(2 episodes, 2007)
John Parsons		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Casting by
Roger Trilling		(1 episode)

Series Art Direction by
Matt Greenstone		(15 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Management
Mike Walsh	....	director in charge of post production (34 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sarah E. Bowman	....	production manager (13 episodes, 2008)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Dock	....	director: action sequences re-creations (11 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Department
Robert W. Gaines	....	sculptor (1 episode, 2007)

Series Sound Department
Pete Howell	....	dubbing mixer (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Visual Effects by
Katie Dillman	....	visual effects production assistant: miniatures, Fantasy II Film Effects (1 episode, 2007)
Tony Magaletta	....	first assistant cameraman: "a" camera, miniatures, Fantasy II Film Effects, Los Angeles (1 episode, 2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Willy Laszlo	....	camera utility (13 episodes, 2008)
Timothy Reilly	....	gaffer (13 episodes, 2008)
Eric S. Smith	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Animation Department
Matt Greenstone	....	animation director (13 episodes, 2008)

Series Editorial Department
Brett Lyda	....	first assistant editor / assistant editor (5 episodes, 2009)

Series Other crew
Mishel A. Cali	....	production accountant (10 episodes, 2007)

Production Companies

• Original Productions

Distributors

• History Channel (2007-2008) (USA) (TV)
• History Channel, The (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2008-2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)

Special Effects

• Fantasy II Film Effects (miniature truck)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

BHP-Ekati, Northwest Territories, Canada

Company:

Original Productions

Quotes:

[opening narration, season 1]
Narrator: At the top of the world, there's an outpost like no other - and a job only a few would dare. The mission: to haul critical supplies across three hundred and fifty miles of frozen lakes to Canada's remote, billion-dollar diamond mines.
Alex Debogorski: It's called the dash for the cash.
Narrator: The challenge: to transport ten thousand loads in sixty days - before the road disappears. The rewards are great.
Rick Yemm: Get me hooked up to make some money!
Narrator: The risks, even greater. These are the men who make their living on thin ice.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Modern Marvels: Ice Road Truckers (#9.3)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Livin' On The Edge

Very over-hyped

After watching several episodes I thought that this show was over-hyped -- where every moment is made out to be a life-or-death situation. After seeing the same graphic of a tractor & trailer falling through the ice -- shown 3 or 4 times per episode -- it gets to be a bit hard to believe. And the narrator, Thom Beers, is obviously trying to sell us on a danger that is probably a lot less significant than the TV producers want us to believe.

Then, I found out that a coworker had spent almost 20 years driving on the ice road! After hearing her descriptions of what it was really like -- well, I won't be watching this over-hyped piece of crap any more!