Big Payoffs and More Coming in ‘The Curse of Oak Island’ Season 9
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Talk about a gold mine: Treasure-hunting brothers Marty and Rick Lagina, partner Craig Tester and their expedition experts are heading into their ninth season of successfully scouring Nova Scotia’s historic Oak Island for artifacts and supposed buried treasure in The Curse of Oak Island.
Cable’s top nonfiction series has a cult following for a reason: “Curse is an aspirational show about down-to-earth people doing something that is extraordinary — something that we all wish we had the opportunity to do,” says exec producer Joe Lessard. If you aren’t hooked yet, now is the perfect time. Here’s why.
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Precious metals are in play!
Last season, geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner tested materials near the spot they call the Money Pit, discovering that a “Gerhart dump truck” haul of silver is underground. “The silver is just the tip of the potential treasure iceberg,” teases Lessard. In Season 9’s two-hour opener, Spooner is back with news that is even more Au-some.
More payoffs are coming
The Canadian island’s mysterious stone pathway and swamp, which might hold a sunken ship, are just two of the other sites primed for possible major finds. The hunters believe there is treasure all over Oak Island, after all. “I think Season 9 is going to be validation of [that] theory,” Lessard says. “This story could be as magical as the most romantic theories that have been proposed.”
A new challenge makes things interesting
This year, the Department of Communities, Culture, and Heritage, which oversees archeology in Nova Scotia, is requiring the team to submit permits and requesting to monitor excavations. “On one hand, this is potentially a roadblock to discovery,” the producer admits of the red tape.“On the other hand, these guys have convinced everyone, [including] the authorities, that Oak Island is a special place and has incredible secrets.”
The Curse of Oak Island, Season 9 Premiere, Tuesday, November 2, 9/8c, History
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I have been watching The Curse since season one when I found it accidentally. Instantly hooked. At this point I’m fed up. Sometimes watching an hour to see them find a button. The producers have to give us more than that. It’s turned into an archaeological dig and what I really want is a treasure hunt and a treasure find. Not sure if I’ll watch again until the end of the season. Feeling kind of duped week after week. Anybody else feel this way?
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How about this ! Did Rick and his Bro realize Old man Blankenship is # 7 ! He did die searching his life for the treasure non the less!
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But he was not actively searching when he died.
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Idc if it’s a trick for ratings or not. The show is entertaining and fun to watch and addictive to see them try to uncover stuff lol.
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I'm frustrated too. I was hooked. Now I'm just bored with top packet finds , Rick and Marty have my respect for sticking with this so long that now u can't stop because of all the financial loss this has caused. Good luck guys..
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I think they are just leading us on so they can make more money from us watching the show because the curse should have been lifted a long time ago three other people died while looking for the treasure Dan Blankenship Fred Noll Noland and that kid by the name of Drake besides I don't think there is any gold or silver there anyways who ever put anything in there came back hundreds of years ago and got it back. Would you just leave treasure somewhere and never come back to get it?
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There was no threat to ever cancel the show. Why in the world would you cancel a show that was rated number one in cable?
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Use your DVR. Tape 2 episodes, FF over the repeat stuff. You'll get thru 2 in 40 minutes.
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The show has become just terrible. They seem to be milking the last drops out of a dead cow.
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This is the last season for me unless they find something of real significance. If people are watching for the archeology, there are thousands of sites all over the world with more interesting stories.
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I believe this is finally the season they find the treasure I've watched since day one I just hope it's real and they haven't salted the island I see their treasure hunting other places now I'm assuming it's because they have found the treasure of Oakland I know alot of these shows are fake but the brothers seem so passionate and trustworthy I just don't believe it's in them to fake this their truly down to earth great guys noway would they fake this I'm a believer sincerely from,Middletown Ohio
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I knew as soon as Leard came on board years ago, He finally found his way to take control of the operations on the island! If Rick & Marty own the island, They should put a Fence up around the island and Bar Leard from ever coming on the island until He backs off and waits until Rick and Marty Laguna finishes the quest!
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Did any one realized that it looks like there are two road. in the swamp? One that they found! On the Eastern side! on the other side of the swamp if you look at season 8 where the V goes for the swamp. You can tell by the trees the different that has been cut centuries ago compared to what is been there.never messed with! ones that have been there for many centuries compared to the ones that are cut smaller. Where there might be a road?
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My husband is the one in our home who's "cursed" me bc I have had to sit through this farce from the first episode. Ya know for the first two or three seasons of The Curse I didn't mind it much but long about season five I was like "For the sake of all that's holy find it already and get off my tv!" And now the ninth season is almost over and I'm nothing but a set of 206 bleached bones just waiting, hoping and praying for this hot mess to conclude for good. They're not going to make any big announcement within the next 35 minutes. They don't want it to end bc they're raking in too much cash. They found a treasure alright it just didn't come in the form of gold and/or silver that they dug out of the Oak Island ground. I hear that even in those who love the show there's dissention in the ranks. I'm able to tell my husband exactly how things will go and what will happen bc the show has become perfectly predictable. And even the guy who narrates I want to throw out of the nearest window. To the "fellowship of the dig" in the name of peace and goodness GET IT OVER WITH ALREADY!!! There is NO TREASURE. Period.
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I think the show is exciting but that we need action I would like to see them use dynamite and blow all the old debree sky high then let the sea water rush in after the muck settles send down divers and see what’s left this would be a great ending
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They really need to give us something and quit milking the show maybe put two weeks of digging in one episode instead of repeating everything twice for fillers to drag this show on for ever! Or release the whole season all at once cause every week ts just more and more disappointing i'm really pulling for them to find something remarkable better than a top poket find cause I think we're all loosing interest in this show really fast
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Could it lead to a secret templar vault? Might it be part of a pirate treasure road? Is it a British military parade ground?
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All the people that die in the collapses were not accounted for far more than 6 people have died. Slaves and ordinary workers were not accounted for.
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I was just waiting to see when it was going to happen. But that's an Archeologist job, to stop progress, doesn't matter how careful with the finding and logs. There's always a reason.
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I am not a Lared fan at all but I think it is more the absolute red tape of government.
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I think Rick and Marty are very close to finding something and they should never give up I have never missed one episode sonde it came on it is so very interesting I do hope the can solve it soon so everyone will be so astonished about this great discovery
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The show is rediculous. After season 5 I could only watch sporadically and really more for S & G! And the voice over guy is really comedy at it's finest! A round hard dirl looking object, could it be?! Haha. I mean this guy can make anything seem like a hidden treasure! This show is ready to retire. I am so baffled as to why it hasn't been yet!
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Hi everyone! In the Hospital a few months, glad to be home. Back watching Our Favorite, Oak Island.
Watching the show where your recapping about previous shows, like the trip to Domme France, to see the carvings of the Knights Templar.
Noticed on the carving of H+O, after that you show a carving, to me looks like two Women top left.
You see top woman with dress and child maybe Mary Magdalene, with Jesus' child? The second woman just below is I think Virgin Mary. You see a large Cross, as if it's laying there. Then you go down to the other Cross, it appears to have a shape of a head at the top and feet overlapping as if it's portraying Jesus nailed on the Cross.
There's ? a leaf or flower? Found out Dogwood trees grew in Jerusalem and used to build sturdy objects like crosses. N.C. state tree is Dogwood. The flower shaped like a Cross, the center is looks like Jesus' Crown of Thorns. The White of the flower stands for purity and the red around the edges is his blood staining it, reminding us he died for our sins. The pedals are some say shaped as if the indent on each pedal is where the nails were placed.
To me the pedals look heart shaped, showing his live for us! It looks like they drew I think 12 Crosses, if so do they represent the 12 disciples? H+O with dot in center of O. Is it husband and wife with . for baby? Wondered about the 4 crosses around them, does it stand for The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit? My mind wonders out there sometimes. Good Luck!
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I would love to talk to one of the brothers for 3 mins. To ask them why they haven’t thought of the most possible place the treasure would be.
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There is NO way that anything really important has been discovered on Oak Island. They have already filmed the entire season and if there really was a true discovery of anything significant the History Channel would be advertising it like crazy. Remember, this is the same network that a few years actually aired what they claimed was a documentary proving the existence of mermaids !! They eventually had to retract the story and admit the " scientists" were actors and much of the footage was totally fake. The network has absolutely no credibility and will say anything to increase its ratings. The reality is they will keep saying something happens-next episode-so watch. It is fun to watch but accept the reality that nothing really significant is going to happen.
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They have not filmed the entire season. The are filmed a month or two in advance and they are just now getting close to the end of the working season. They are still filming and they will not be shown until after the end of the year.
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Sorry but they left the island at the beginning of November. Filming has long been over with
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The Canadian government has a nondisclosure policy on some items until more is known about them. The authorities will decide if and when these items are revealed. Personally, I think The Fellowship Of The Dig would show everything as they find them.
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Since the show was scheduled to be canceled last year, then all of sudden it returns with promises of silver and gold and other shinny things, makes one lean toward the oldest trick in the book....salting the mine as they say.....
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It was not canceled last year.
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