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New Skating Reality Show (skaters wanted)
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I think it's a really good idea, especially after watching Dance Moms. I think it'd be interesting if the show followed two or three skating clubs, the coaches, skaters and parents. It'd be a really interesting glimpse into how much work skaters put in for those few minutes on the ice. And of course there'd be drama too. I'd totally watch it!
Watch, if that happens, pretty soon there will be a gymnastics type reality show too.
Watch, if that happens, pretty soon there will be a gymnastics type reality show too.
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If well done, the show's popularity could help with skating's popularity in the US.
Instead of simply filling the show with strong personalities just for drama, perhaps nominated promising young skaters may be featured and followed through to future success if the show and we are lucky with the picks. Imagine a future US champion! It may be tempering with fate with the cause and effect, e.g. positive funding but negative distraction, but fun and likely very educational and inspirational.
Instead of simply filling the show with strong personalities just for drama, perhaps nominated promising young skaters may be featured and followed through to future success if the show and we are lucky with the picks. Imagine a future US champion! It may be tempering with fate with the cause and effect, e.g. positive funding but negative distraction, but fun and likely very educational and inspirational.
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Success of the shows like this are always determined upon the personality and the talent of the participants.
Even if you have the worst produced show in the world, if a star is there that caught people's eye and they talk about it, they will watch it. Even if it is the most polished show, nobody is going to watch a talent with boring personality for educational purposes, they watch to be entertained.
I have always thought Mirai would be perfect for something like this except may be 5 years ago. May be there are still rooms for other skating reality shows such as with the recent Team USA training camp, to sneak peek at the shenanigans and the hard work it takes to become a USA/world leading figure skater.
Despite all fancy talk on marketing, branding building, nobody is going to be interested without a star to root for (just like American football. you don't market football, you market the team, the rivalry and the faces behind them). As with these things, the most important thing is proper star billing/building, someone worth to root for, so they will pay and watch.
Even if you have the worst produced show in the world, if a star is there that caught people's eye and they talk about it, they will watch it. Even if it is the most polished show, nobody is going to watch a talent with boring personality for educational purposes, they watch to be entertained.
I have always thought Mirai would be perfect for something like this except may be 5 years ago. May be there are still rooms for other skating reality shows such as with the recent Team USA training camp, to sneak peek at the shenanigans and the hard work it takes to become a USA/world leading figure skater.
Despite all fancy talk on marketing, branding building, nobody is going to be interested without a star to root for (just like American football. you don't market football, you market the team, the rivalry and the faces behind them). As with these things, the most important thing is proper star billing/building, someone worth to root for, so they will pay and watch.
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If this focused on higher-level skaters, then yes, it could potentially be good. However, judging from what Toddlers and Tiaras has done to pageants, this may be a bad thing for skating. We may not necessarily want people knowing about scary skating moms:
http://youtu.be/m5W5EQqXBMU
And, we may not necessarily want them to feature moms who may be like this one:
http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabie...-wears-pretty-woman-prostitute-costume-201199
http://youtu.be/m5W5EQqXBMU
And, we may not necessarily want them to feature moms who may be like this one:
http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabie...-wears-pretty-woman-prostitute-costume-201199
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Is Life more like PBS or FOX? Will the show be more documentary or tabloid?
If CBC does it, I would expect to love it. Heck. CTV wouldn't be bad either.
If CBC does it, I would expect to love it. Heck. CTV wouldn't be bad either.
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since when? their reality shows are just as pathetic as the rest of them.
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I want to know if any GS member and family respond to the casting call.
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Jeff Collins' other productions include "Fly Girls"
http://cdn.buzznet.com/media-cdn/jj1/headlines/2010/03/fly-girls-premiere.jpg
"Bridezillas,"
http://allphoenixrealestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/BridezillasWETV.jpg
http://planningforever.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/bridezilla.jpg
"I know my kid's a star"
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2008/04/02/star_narrowweb__300x550,0.jpg
http://unitedmonkee.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/haley_demenco_melissa_brassile.jpg
http://cdn.buzznet.com/media-cdn/jj1/headlines/2010/03/fly-girls-premiere.jpg
"Bridezillas,"
http://allphoenixrealestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/BridezillasWETV.jpg
http://planningforever.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/bridezilla.jpg
"I know my kid's a star"
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2008/04/02/star_narrowweb__300x550,0.jpg
http://unitedmonkee.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/haley_demenco_melissa_brassile.jpg
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If it will be on Lifetime, this is what you can expect to see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40bQ8Aa5ODU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I like the idea of skating related reality-tv, but I'm sure this show will be a bad thing for skating. Crazy skating mums, angry couches, teary-eyed little girls. They are just looking for scandals and viewers.
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