I liked her commentary a lot. Very helpful, and I normally don't like commentary at all.Support Belinda Noonan from Australia. She was great when she got to commentate.
I liked her commentary a lot. Very helpful, and I normally don't like commentary at all.Support Belinda Noonan from Australia. She was great when she got to commentate.
And Canadian skating commentary has been pretty bland ever since. I loved Toller's skating and his over-the-top commentary was EVERYTHING.Well, CBC did fire him.
And Canadian skating commentary has been pretty bland ever since. I loved Toller's skating and his over-the-top commentary was EVERYTHING.
I have selective amnesia when it comes to Rod BlackI agree about Toller…but I would hardly term Rod Black’s idiocies “bland”, e.g., “Elvis has left the building.”
So true, the right commentators can bring a lot to the table. Unfortunately they are far and few. Duhamel can be very opinionated but she never shames or judges people on their bodies.I don't want to see commentators muzzled - either on the air or in their social media accounts. I am interested in their opinions on trends in skating, judging, federation choices, programs, technique on elements, etc. and i especially like to hear from those who are current in the sport. I am glad there are interviews and podcasts with people in the know who push back the curtain and share some of the behind the scenes with us. I don't think this needs all be positive but I do think some obvious things should be off limits such as weight, body discussions, unfounded speculation, disclosing private matters not first made public by the skater, and name calling. There are probably more but those are the things that come to mind.
That Duhamel's brand is linked with TSL makes it even more so.
Support Belinda Noonan from Australia. She was great when she got to commentate.
Duhamel can be very opinionated but she never shames or judges people on their bodies.
Have to add my love of Tracy Wilson’s commenting on CBC and NBC, before she was too busy with coaching.
Have to add my love of Tracy Wilson’s commenting on CBC and NBC, before she was too busy with coaching.
I mostly remember her commentary from the ‘90s and I was still a teenager then, but I loved her at the time.
ITA. She was awful towards them and almost blind in her support of B&K and K&O in challenging them at times when it really wasn't close. Totally classless. I hope she's grown as a person since thenIf you want a counter-opinion, just call on the Grishuk/Platov fans. As a Tracy fan, I have to admit her commentary on them is a blight on her reputation. She sounded like they personally affronted her and wanted everyone to know it.
I'm glad I've never heard Tracy's NBC commentary on G&P because I'm sure I'd be if I had. Most of Tracy's CBC commentary was great, except for when she was commentating on G&P.If you want a counter-opinion, just call on the Grishuk/Platov fans. As a Tracy fan, I have to admit her commentary on them is a blight on her reputation. She sounded like they personally affronted her and wanted everyone to know it.
If you want a counter-opinion, just call on the Grishuk/Platov fans. As a Tracy fan, I have to admit her commentary on them is a blight on her reputation. She sounded like they personally affronted her and wanted everyone to know it.
I went to his showing of his art in downtown Ottawa … so long ago (sorry “showing” is not the right word I am sure) with a friend who really wanted to see it.And Canadian skating commentary has been pretty bland ever since. I loved Toller's skating and his over-the-top commentary was EVERYTHING.
I spoke to
@mhjd_85
and apologised.Meagan understood that my off mic joke was hinting at the most reckless thing that Nicky could have said. Meagan accepts this, knows that I’m a big fan of hers, that it’s really unfortunate it was heard out of context. We hope to meet for a beer
I have two of his pieces, well limited edition giclée on canvas, but still !I went to his showing of his art in downtown Ottawa … so long ago (sorry “showing” is not the right word I am sure) with a friend who really wanted to see it.
Then at 2013 worlds we were having lunch? and Toller was there with a group.
He def was one of a kind. I was sad when he passed.
He posted that almost 24 hours after she posted this:I think what Simon & Nicky were reacting to was MD tweeting at the ISU that there were better commentators available for the job.
Also, as I haven't seen it in this thread, there is this:
TSL is...fine? It's perfectly fine to not like Dave and his bearded sidekick, but this is how media works today and how the sport reaches new audiences. No one under the age of 40 watches network television, like ever.That Duhamel's brand is linked with TSL makes it even more so.
It’s very hard to have deep technical knowledge of all disciplines, but I can understand how expensive having multiple commentators would be for the ISU.
I don't want to see commentators muzzled - either on the air or in their social media accounts. I am interested in their opinions on trends in skating, judging, federation choices, programs, technique on elements, etc. and i especially like to hear from those who are current in the sport.
I visited the gallery in Lunenberg three years ago and met his sister in lawI have two of his pieces, well limited edition giclée on canvas, but still !
What did Carol say?(By the way, Carol Lane, caught your faux-pas on yda's TV broadcast. Since it was aired tape-delayed I cannot fathom why CBC did not edit that part on the afternoon broadcast, nor for the late-night partial repeat.)
I miss the compulsories is my take away from thatI have a video that I put together of Robin Cousins and Barry Davis commenting off mic on the Golden Waltz at the 98 Olympics. Complete with singing. And you also get to see Navka and Morozov.
I'm reminded of the time I sat through 46 compulsory dances at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs.I miss the compulsories is my take away from that
So then, can I outsource my missing of compulsories to you?I'm reminded of the time I sat through 46 compulsory dances at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs.
Seeing Peggy called a d-bag might be my favourite FSU moment of all time. My inner 16-year-old is living for it.Uncle Dick, while oddly endearing, made countless egregious errors, and Peggy went from being a total d-bag to sickeningly saccharine sweet ("Oh, she's really FEELING this music!"). Barf.
Yessss, Tracy was such a HUGE step up from Barb Underhill! She made Rod Black manageable, and she validated my K&O uberdom. (honestly, **** G&P in 1998. I don't care if you disagree) She had the right voice for commentary, and generally was the classiest option in skating for a long, long time. I think Tanith was the first time I felt that same sense of knowledge in a TV-ready package.Have to add my love of Tracy Wilson’s commenting on CBC and NBC, before she was too busy with coaching.
Do you believe in unicorns? Why in the world would Peacock offer a comment-free option? I would think that would be twice the work. And add an unwanted cost to their production. Of the percentage of people who watch figure skating, how many people do you think would like the comment-free version? I assume that the majority of skating fans who watch figure skating are not knowledgeable enough to know what elements are being performed. As to watching the counter in the upper corner. I find that I am so busy watching the scores that I miss a good deal of the skating. Although, I must say that I am always happy with myself when I can distinguish a flip from a lutz.Since we pay for Peacock, we should have the option of a commentary-free stream. I don’t think that would cost Peacock any extra. I hate having someone chatting during the skating. Ted Barton always was able to say everything he needed to say during the replay. The ISU must have told him he had to talk throughout for Worlds, even during gala programs. Now he’s become annoying.
People casually watching on TV might need commentary. Fans who pay for streams or who know to access the ISU stream know how to get any information they need from the tech box. Having a commentary-free option would also yield data on how many fans actually want the commentary.