In the unforgiving oil fields of West Texas, the toughest guys in the Lone Star State have just 50 days to drill four back-breaking holes. In the words of one onlooker, "It's never been done before." From the creator of Ice Road Truckers and Deadliest Catch comes the second season of a show about men who can't afford to make any mistakes that might cost them their jobs or, even more importantly, their lives.

BLACK GOLD Premieres August 19th at 10p/9c
All new episodes Wednesdays at 10p/9c

Talking Points:
Talk about what kind of on-the-job training a roughneck on the oil fields should expect based on the required video.
• Talk about how you think an employee review would go down if you were a roughneck.
•Talk about how Black Gold exemplifies Real-Life television and what that means to them.

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