Ruski Artem Palchevskiy So we ate bunch of mushrooms one day and decided to watch some History channel, you know, to have some interesting discussions or what not. By accident we stumbled upon this work of art.From the first episode this show was absolutely hilarious! Ginseng! These guys are all acting gangsta for a couple of hundred bucks worth of GINSENG!! This is the first 5 minutes of the show and we are already in tears. Next, they go do this crazy drug deal (ginseng deal) in New York Chinatown with a shady character named Mr. Lee! The place is all dangerous AF, crabs and pigeons everywhere. Meanwhile these other ginseng diggers run around with guns in the woods chase each other through caves and rivers! Absolute madness!! Show keeps introducing new characters and they are all brilliant. This one guy is mad-scientist type, makes explosives and puts glow-stick liquid on ginseng plants so he can see them at night because they glow! Genius! There is a mystery character who just shows up in the background, naked, next to some pigs in the farm. Who knows what he is about? Each episode gets crazier and more complicated, lots of characters to keep track of. They play with trucks, boats and even airplanes! They sneak up on each other and steal ginseng. They build barricades and blow stuff up! I recommend this show to anyone who wants to do some indoor shrooms and wants to laugh until it hurts so much you have to look away from the screen.Dangerously hilarious little-known gem.

aerialhunter Greg is a "hillbilly"? The man looks and talk the part, but,in one episode he pointed out a "5 leaf poison ivy"; the plant he showed is harmless Virginia Creeper... Next episode he had no idea how to steer a canoe using an oar as a rudder and just let the canoe go wherever the current took it. I could go on and on. Pffft

leedav-87604 I watched a few episodes of this show. Wow its dumb. What happen to history channel? Why was it taken over by Ridiculous Drama INC? A cameraman basically follows these people around while they "commit" illegal acts on camera, including, but not limited too, trespassing, theft, armed robbery, kidnapping, etc.I mean they turned Appalachia into the wild wild west of the 21st century. In fact, compared to this show, the wild west looks as safe as a police station. What happen to shows like "modern marvels" "the universe" "sworn to secrecy"" wwII in HD""wild west tech" etc? If i wanted to watch reality TV i would flip over to E! not watch history.

James Craig OK, I watched this show because I know some of the guys, it is filmed in my area, and I even happened to be in the area where they were filming and watched them "work" for a bit..."Appalachian Outlaws follows these unique characters in their quest to acquire this plant that affords many their livelihood. People will fight each other, steal it and risk jail time—or even their lives—to get their hands on it. In Appalachia, 401Ks are built on ginseng, moonshine and fur; feuds last for generations; and every day is a matter of survival."Seriously, "History" Channel??? No one fights anyone over ginseng (aside from occasional trespassing issues maybe). No one "builds a 401K" on ginseng, moonshine or furs (WTH???). This is ridiculous. If this was on MTV I could (maybe) understand, but I never realized the History Channel had stooped so low.Just for those that are interested (or those that think this show is in any way accurate), this show is fake. Sengers are not like this. Ginseng is not harvested in the manner they show it (gunshots, arguing, 500lb orders, etc). Most of the guys that are on the show are not even native to the area (or Appalachia for that matter). They are a bunch of yahoos that the show's producers dug up and put in front of a camera.The bear hunting segment coming up in the future is just as ridiculous BTW.You are not seeing reality, you are seeing unscripted shows. They tell the people of the show "this is what is going to happen" and then film their antics while "acting" it out. The producers also tell them what to talk about, but don't give them a written script. They would say for instance, "Ok, you two argue about (subject)" and then start filming. IT IS NOT REAL, or even a close facsimile. No one is really getting shot at (c'mon think about it people) and no one is trespassing (the land owner could just take the film down and charge the trespassers), etc. It's not real. This allows the producers to get "actors" for nearly free, people who will do anything to get on TV, with the promise of a payday down the road if the show floats and they get a contract. The show's producers get a big payday as they don't have to pay the "actors" much of anything until they negotiate a contract. You don't need script writers, just a general idea of what you want to happen (anyone watch WWE?)I am a native of the area they are filming in, and have watched them film a few segments, and even personally know some of the guys on the show. In the fall I dug ginseng with my father every time we could get out in the woods. I hunt(ed) and walk (ed) the very places they are showing in this unscripted comedy.Again, this is not about ginseng, it is about a bunch of idiots play acting in the woods.If you like this sort of thing, more power to you, but please don't think it is about ginseng, or the people from that area, or anything close to reality.