Really?

Well even worse than usual. As in, someone is going to slug him bad.

Woah, from the last new episodes to these one, Jenn got fucking huge!

the guy with the safe with the "alien implant."

I turned on the CC to see what Roy was saying in that bleeped out comment. It was all bleeped. I wanna know what he said.

Damn Jen is getting plump to say the least. Her face is now the spitting image of the Pumpkin that Jarret was transporting not so long ago. She has actually started annoying me on the show now. She wobbles her head on the talking head sections and she just seems lazy and pretty dull. I guess this is a classic case of when the looks go away there truly is nothing there to keep the interest. Next...

Ya know, her face did look like registered sex offender Wendell.

Jen had a boy that weighed 8.15 so her being huge makes total sense now.

The alien guy was crazy even for Jarrett.

I'd love to see the entire conversation between Roy and the driller. Uncensored of course.

Scripted of course.

You're wrong. This is a reality TV series. Key word: reality. It couldn't be scripted!

I loved the commentary on the bets. I know this is all scripted crap, but it's moderately amusing.

Ok, the stuff about the "classified" shipment was atrocious. It was a new low for this show. Terrible.

No kidding. I caught up on some episodes last night but can a reality show "jump the shark?" I thought the alien episode with Jarrett was ridiculous but the Roy vs. the super secret shippers was just fucking retarded. I was actually embarrassed for Roy since he is my favorite on the show. I know he is getting paid for the show but damn, this was beyond stupid.

Has there been any other talk about that particular episode around the interwebs? I was just curious what others thought since you are the only comment I have seen and don't really go on any other forums that discuss TV shows.

That trip with Roy was an obvious jump-the-shark moment. Basically it looks like every other run now is set-up by the producers for maximum television drama. I have to believe they are hiring actors to impersonate actual people needing items shipped.

Yeah, the Jarrett and the Alien dude was beyond stupid. This show has been on a steady decline since season 2 but........................... I still watch.

I still watch too...but that Roy episode may have sounded the death knell for me. I enjoy a certain amount of trash TV but when they descend into stuff like the recent Roy and Jarrett episode...Ugh! I just don't want to devote any more time to the show now.

Massive, all-day marathon tomorrow (Friday), so I can catch up on these controversial episodes.

Just remember, it's a Thom Beers show. He fakes everything. If you think this is bad, you should see what's going on with Ax Men and Bering Sea Gold.

Ax Men, Bearing Sea Gold, Gold Rush. Same shit every season. Ya gotta have something believable. There's no way in hell any company would employ these ass clowns.

Off-topic, but same network (A&E), anyone catch that Don't Trust Andrew Mayne show? The magic is OK (though nothing new) but those he's "pranking" are (I think) obviously hired actors.

The episode with Roy was so bad i could not watch it all the way through. The Jarret episode was almost as bad. Yep, starting to really lose interest in the show now.

As for Bering Sea Gold and Gold Rush, i have never more inept and dislikable people. Todd Hoffman is such an incredible idiot, but the world champions are the Rydells on Bering Sea. You can clearly see they consider themselve intelligent when they are borderline brain damaged.

The wife is telling me A&E's Facebook page says Roy died?!?

A&E is saying Roy died.

https://www.facebook.com/ShippingWar...ation=timeline

But I can't find a news report, and Jenn on her twitter feed said it's not true. So still trying to confirm.

That would suck. Roy is easily one of the most entertaining of the shippers.

Story is up on TMZ and Variety.com. Heart attack at the age of 49.

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/ae-r...ck-1201063999/

http://www.tmz.com/2014/01/18/roy-ga...-heart-attack/

Wasn't he a heavy smoker?

Yes.

According to a longtime friend of Roy's on Facebook, Roy had a major heart attack several years ago and was advised by DR's to improve his health habits, but, as he displayed on the show, Roy did what Roy wanted to do and continued to live his life the way he wanted.

Oh no. This is very sad news.

I am going to miss him. He was very entertaining on the show.

Damn Roy was the heart of that show for a lot of people. RIP

Shitty episode to go out on as well if he hadn't filmed any others.