Gold Rush fans and friends troop to social media to extend their condolences for the passing of Alaskas legendary miner and TV personality John Schnabel, who died in his sleep at the age of 96.
TMZ reported that the news was announced by Schnabels family, who popularly calls the famous miner Grandpa in Discoverys reality show. In the show, he is always being shown together with his grandson Parker, who took over the mining chores.
Parker in his social media account thank everyone for their kind words and for consoling their family with the loss of a great man.
John Schnabel, who was a former mayor of Haines and a shareholder of the Big Nugget Mine, suffered a heart attack towards the end of the TV shows second season and survived. He then was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013 to which he handed over the operations of the mine to Parker.
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Thank you all for the kind words. Grandpa John lived a great life and was one of a kind. I am glad the world got to see an amazing man.
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Rest in peace grandpa. I know you will be watching over me and @goldrushparker forever. Thank you for everything you have and continue to do for us. We love you, and always will.
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In the show, John Schnabel would always state that he always dreamed of mining at Smith Creek Hill and his grandson, Parker, would make that dream come true in the shows episode entitled Granpas Last Wish. The episode was documented and it showed Parker together with his brother Pyson making that wish come true.
Despite his health issues, John Schnabel was still active as a miner as depicted in the shows season four as he would always advise Parker, but as soon as Parker left Porcupine Creek, which is also known as Big Nugget Mine, John would resume handling the operations once again.
John Schnabel was born in Kansas in 1920 and due to the Great Depression his family moved to Haines, Alaska. At age 12, he would get his first job as a paper boy. It was also mentioned in the show that when John set foot in Alaska, he knew that it was the place where he would be successful.
Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse Basketball Highlights (2015-16)
"If I had anyone else, he wouldn"t play a minute." That was Jim Boeheim describing Tyler Robersonnearly a month ago. It"s a good thing Boeheim couldn"t go out and sign a free agent, because Roberson made the most of every minute when it counted the most.
"Plugged-in Robie" was present in St.Louis as Roberson dominated the Flyers with 10 points and 18 rebounds. 8 of those 18 boards were on the offensive glass.
"When he plays like that, he can"t be stopped," Syracuse center Dajuan Coleman said after the game. "He had a good couple finishes around the rim, some nice dunks. And he did a good job on defense and rebounding the ball. We need him."
Syracuse does need him, especially on days like Friday when seniors Michael Gbinije and Trevor Cooney have average days at the office.
Timing is everything in life. Perhaps Roberson is sending a signal he"s ready for this to be his team next season by helping Syracuse go as far as it can in this one.
Villanova Men"s Basketball: March. 5, 2016 - Highlights vs. Georgetown
NEW YORK -- Before Villanova tipped off Friday night against Providence, college hoops play-by-play man Gus Johnson was chatting with Wildcats senior Ryan Arcidiacono about his habit of diving into the crowd for loose b***s.
I told Gus Johnson I was going for him, Arcidiacono said jokingly.
Arcidiaconodidnt dive into Johnson, but in the second half of the Big East Tournament semifinal Friday at Madison Square Garden, he did go airborne once again, soaring over a press table and three rows into the stands to bat the ball away from Providence guard Kris Dunn on a potential breakaway.
This has become Arcidiaconos trademark move.
Flying.
Into the stands.
Ive done it my whole life, Arcidiacono said after Villanova advanced to Saturdays Big East championship game against Seton Hall.
Thats the way Ive played my whole life, and thats what we do at Villanova, so it was a perfect fit for me to come here, and I just think overall, offensively, defensively, Im just a good fit here.
And all the dives and the charges and stuff, thats just a product of playing Villanova basketball.
It seems to happen once or twice a game.
Loose ball or an errant pass, and theres Arch flying over the sideline table, scattering notebooks and laptops, and landing in the stands.
The arena grows quiet for a moment, then a roar goes up as Arcidiacono emerges unscathed from this sea of humanity, climbs back over the table onto the court and assures his teammates hes fine.
If that was any other of my teammates, they would do the same thing, Arcidiacono said.
I just think I seemed to find the opportunities to do it. But I love it. I saw Kris Dunn back there by himself. I had to make a play on the ball."
No. 3 Villanova, 29-4, faces 24-8 Seton Hall in the Big East title game Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Arcidiacono is playing well in his final Big East tournament. He has 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals and two turnovers in the Wildcats wins over Georgetown and Providence, and hes made seven of 10 threes.
But the enduring memory of both games at the Garden so far is Arch flying into the stands.
The leader he is he gives his body up, said Josh Hart, Villanovas leading scorer. That could have been a nasty fall. He could have really got hurt and he did not care at all. Hes all in to this team. Youve got to love him.
Hart has seen Arcidiacono do this for three years now, and he said Fridays launch into the air to knock the ball away from Dunn at a key moment may have been Archs best acrobatic act yet.
Today was big, Hart said. Today might have taken the cake. Ive seen him jump over many stands, many tables, but today might have taken the cake.
He does whatever he has to do to win. If he didnt get that steal, that might have been a layup for Kris. That was a huge play. He didnt hit a three or have a crazy move or an assist to somebody, but that play was huge.
I think we had a turnover and they were going to have a for-sure two points, but luckily he was able to make that play.
Arcidiacono, who grew up in Bucks County watching Villanova and learning what it meant to play Villanova basketball an unselfish, team-first brand of ball said hes never gotten hurt launching himself into the stands.
No, I thank my parents, I have a hard head, he said. I"ve done worse when I was younger.
I enjoy it. I like it and I embrace it. Anything I can do to affect the game on the defensive end and make the plays and get our team on top.
Arcidiacono on Friday became the first Villanova player ever with 1,500 points and 500 assists and only the second Big East player to reach those milestones since 2010. DePauls Brandon Young also did it.
But the post-game conversation centered on his high-flying dives.
That"s what he grew up watching, coach Jay Wright said. That"s all he knows. He grew up in Philly watching Villanova basketball and watching Allan Ray and Randy Foye. It"s like a kid growing up in Indiana watching Indiana basketball.
So I really don"t think anything of it. He does it in practice every day. He did it in high school. He did it before he came to Villanova. I love it.
Arcidiacono did miss his senior year at Neshaminy High School after undergoing back surgery, but he said hes never gotten hurt playing basketball.
Actually, no, he said. Strong bones? Ive had worse growing up. Never really had an injury that would keep me out. There were games I had to get stitches, but nothing that kept me out.
"I fractured my shoulder once fractured my shoulder when I was in seventh grade during football. There was a kid, we were running a drill and this kid hit me pretty good. It was like two cars going right at each other.
I came back the next year but I was very soft on the football field because I didnt want to get hurt for basketball.
So apparently Arcidiacono isnt just smart and tough and talented.
Hes also indestructable.
We dont even worry about him, Hart said. We dont even think about it. Just go make the play and put it in Gods hands.
Marvel"s favorite blind Irish Catholic is back for more punishment, but have we seen enough?
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While "Daredevil" Season 2 has less to prove than its first season, the show also has, somehow, more on its plate. Every successful TV show faces this with its second season -- the pressure to be bigger, while also maintain the elements that made it so powerful in its initial run. But "Daredevil" also has exterior pressures, specifically that of the larger Marvel universe which it"s meant to coordinate with.
READ MORE:Getting Personal With The Stars and Creator of "Marvel"s Jessica Jones" (And What They Know About Season 2)
What could be a simple story -- Matt Murdock (Charlie c*x), a blind man with enhanced abilities, seeks justice in the courtroom during the day and a different sort of justice on the streets at night -- grows exceedingly complex when you toss 50-plus years of comic book history into the mix, not to mention the massive film and television universe to which it belongs. Season 2 is to be applauded for bringing in a variety of intriguing new elements: Specifically, two new major characters, and a fresh emphasis on the moral complexities that come with a universe where multiple people put on outfits to aid the greater good (at least in their own eyes).
Season 2 sets the stage for a morality play not just about the role of vigilante justice in our society, but the honest question of how justice can be possible in today"s age -- a question that gets pushed to an even more broad and abstract place when Matt Murdock"s Catholic boy upbringing is invoked.
Patrick Harbron/Netflix Charlie c*x in "Daredevil"
If you"ve ever played Dungeons and Dragons (and you"re reading an article about a Marvel superhero TV show, so there"s like a 40 percent chance that you"ve at leastheardof it) you know about the game"s approach to creating morality for characters. People can be good, neutral or evil -- but within those levels, there"s nuance. You can be Lawful Evil and embrace rules and restrictions in the name of your gods. You can be Chaotic Good and serve a grand and glorious cause on your own terms. The point is that the battle isn"t between good and evil, but between chaos and order -- how your personal code interacts with society"s. Matt Murdock, by the end of Season 1, found his own personal definition there. But Season 2 puts it to the test.
This comes courtesy of Frank Castle, aka the Punisher (Jon Bernthal), who"s out for revenge after the murder of his family, and Elektra (Elodie Yung), a former girlfriend of Matt"s who turns out to be a much bigger part of his world. There"s also the narrative surrounding the struggling law firm of Nelson and Murdock, the ongoing conflicts of New York"s criminal underworld, and the ever-expanding world of h**l"s Kitchen within the Marvel universe, including connections to last fall"s "Jessica Jones." And while we"re not going to spoil anything, never fear -- if you find yourself missing some major elements of Season 1, halfway through Season 2 your patience will be rewarded by their return.
"Daredevil" is a show that loves monologues, has always loved monologues, and Season 2 features some doozies. It occasionally violates the golden adage of "show don"t tell" but offers a nice break from the brutally beautiful fight sequences (including a doozy of a cut-free battle in Episode 3) and lets the non-regulars in the ensemble shine. Bernthal is a little one-note as Frank Castle at times (but, to be fair, the character itself lacks nuance at times) and Yung brings a necessary sly spark to the role of Elektra.
Patrick Harbron/Netflix Jon Bernthal in "Daredevil."
Here"s what"s most interesting about Season 2 of "Daredevil" -- it"s a season of television we weren"t ever expecting to see. The plan as originally set forth by Marvel was that we"d get one season introducing Daredevil, then subsequent shows featuring Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist -- the four core members of a superhero team called the Defenders, who would then go on to star in a united series.
Perhaps because development on these subsequent series has been going slower than anticipated ("Iron Fist" especially seems to be dragging), "Daredevil" got a second season to continue its own semi-standalone narrative. Because of the comics upon which it"s based, there"s plenty of material to use. But by the end of the season, there"s something about the show that feels used up.
Theoretically, lawyer-by-day/superhero-by-night is a premise that could be sustainable for many seasons, if only based on the pre-existing legacy of superhero TV shows, from "Lois and Clark" to the CW"s current DC franchise. But "Daredevil" Season 2 blows through a lot of character-focused drama, as well as a lot of the major issues that confront the concept of Daredevil as a character.
When it launched last year, "Daredevil"s" goal was to create a new standard for superhero-oriented storytelling -- in an interview with Indiewire, Season 1 showrunner Steven S. DeKnight said that "They really pitched it to me as a gritty, grounded show that they wanted to lean more towards "The Wire" than "Smallville."" That"s a helluva bar to set for yourself, to be sure. But one of the most refreshing elements of our first exposure to the series was the fact that its tone, and its dedication to taking the subject matter seriously, brought with it a richness that went beyond, say, what Marvel initially tried to do with "Agents of SHIELD" on ABC.
Patrick Harbron/Netflix Charlie c*x and Deborah Ann Woll in "Daredevil."
And you know what? It did its job well. It set the stage for "Jessica Jones," which took this same grounded approach but incorporated a personal and vibrant edge. And this second season doesn"t at all feel like a waste of time. But here at the end, it doesn"t feel necessary for there to be a third season. "Daredevil" knows there"s a bigger world out there, and does engage with it -- but it doesn"t leave us screaming to know more about what happens next within this specific little universe.
How much more time can we spend on Foggy"s struggle to accept his friend"s choice to play superhero? How much more time can we spend watching Charlie c*x agonize over his romantic prospects? (Even if he occasionally does it shirtless.) How much more time can we spend debating the costs and benefits of vigilante justice?
Marvel and Netflix, you might be tempted to think that the answer is at least another season. But despite a few intriguing final twists, Season 2 didn"t leave us craving a Season 3. Especially because we know that even if we don"t go further with "Daredevil" the show, it"s not the end of the story.
READ MORE:The Guys Running "Daredevil" Season 2 Are Only Maybe A Little Scared About Working With Marvel
Marvel"s Daredevil - Season 2 - Official Trailer - Part 1 - Netflix [HD]
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"He"s like this exceptional being that I have no concrete sense of -- and I like that." By Terri Schwartz
Minor spoilers for the first two episodes of Daredevil: Season 2 continue below.
It"s been over a season, and Karen Page still doesn"t know that her boss/crush Matt Murdock is the same vigilante who has been prowling the streets of h**l"s Kitchen. Daredevil isn"t the first superhero show to keep some of its key characters in the dark about its central masked hero"s identity, but with the first two episodes of Season 2 proving that Karen isn"t a woman who is easily fooled, it"s hard to imagine that she hasn"t started connecting the dots between Matt"s late night adventures and the person ridding the streets of crime.
Charlie c*x and Deborah Ann Woll in Marvel"s Daredevil
Hard to imagine for anyone except star Deborah Ann Woll, who fully believes that her character would have no reason to connect Matt to Daredevil. She takes that from her own experience playing the character because -- like Karen -- she"s only seen Daredevil twice.
"I have a policy for a lot of different reasons that I don"t actually watch the work that I do," Woll explained during a recent group interview."There"s all kinds of reasons to do that, but one really interesting side effect that has come about from that is that I have no imagery of the show that isn"t from first-person, that isn"t through Karen"s eyes. ... What that means is that every time, as Karen, I encounter Daredevil or think about him or anything, he"s like a ghost. He"s like this exceptional being that I have no concrete sense of -- and I like that."
Whether or not Karen does come to learn about Matt"s secret identity later in Season 2, Woll"s personal experience with the Devil of h**l"s Kitchen makes her believe that Karen wouldn"t draw the conclusion that Matt is Daredevil even as she does start to challenge him for acting so strangely.
Charlie c*x, Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Hanson in Marvel"s Daredevil
"I believe she wouldn"t connect them because I"m actually experiencing this and there"s not enough evidence yet for me to connect them," she said with a laugh. "But it"s fun. She"s smart. She"s a smart cookie, especially in that first episode, we"re going, "OK, well maybe you"re a drinker, maybe you"re not, but I kinda think you"re not. I kinda think something else is going on here." He can tell me all he wants that that"s what"s happening, but I sort of think I"m smarter than that. "I don"t know what I think you"re up to.""
Daredevil is available in its entirety on Netflix. As we binge our way through Season 2, make sure to follow along with IGN"s reviews.
Terri Schwartz is Entertainment Editor at IGN. Follow her on Twitter at @Terri_Schwartz.
Marvel"s Daredevil - Season 2 - Daredevil & The Punisher Featurette - Netflix [HD]
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It"s a tough life, being bulletproof.
At least that"s what Luke Cage (Mike Colter) is making us think in the first teaser forMarvel"sLuke Cage, the third of the Marvel/Netflix collaboration series, set to debut on the streaming service in September. You can find the teaser autoplaying after the final episode of the second season ofMarvel"s Daredevil, which dropped on Netflix Friday (also by following this link).
The clip opens with Cage, who we first met inJessica Joneslast year, walking into a boxing gym and surprising some armed gentlemen. They pull their guns on him, to which he responds, "I guess you"ve never heard of me." They open fire, which is pointless because Cage"s superpower (in addition to moderatesuper strength) is having unbreakable skin.
And Cage drops the mic:"I"m about sick of always having to buy new clothes."
SPRINGFIELD -- All the signs of St. Patrick"s Day were visible at City Hall on Thursday including the Springfield colleen and her court, bagpiper David Kane, and Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, going by his once-a-year name of "O"Sarno."
They were of the crowd that attended the annual St. Patrick"s Day Irish flag-raising ceremony outside City Hall, presented by the Springfield St. Patrick"s Parade Committee and Sarno.
Abigail Laughlin, the 2016 Springfield colleen, said she and her court take great pride in their Irish heritage, and are excited to be taking part in Sunday"s St. Patrick"s parade in Holyoke.
"It"s honestly such an honor to be here, representing both the city of Springfield and my Irish Heritage," said Laughlin, 18, a student at East Longmeadow High School."It"s something I am just so proud of and it"s really a dream come true to be able to represent Springfield in this way."
It has been a very busy St. Patrick"s Day season "but it"s been so much fun, more fun than I ever could have imagined," Laughlin said.
Sarno praised the winners of the St. Patrick"s Day Parade Committee"s 2016 awards, all present for the flag raising who "give and give and give every day, never looking for any type of accolades."
Also present at Thursday"s event were family members of the late Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan. Sullivan was chosen by the committee as its honorary parade marshal,
Many local and state elected officials were present.
Sarno and Laughlin raised the flag outside the Municipal Group buildings.
Sarno also issued a proclamation that stated in part that "the Irish American community has always and shall continue to be a great contributor to the well-being and betterment of our city through persistence in establishing homes and businesses, as well as sharing culture and history."
Parade Committee President Kerri Sullivan introduced the various award winners and others in attendance.
