- Joined
- Jul 26, 2003
I love watching SOI more than COI. It's usually easier for me to get a good seat for SOI in Trenton than it is for me to get a good seat for COI. If I can't get a good seat, then I'd rather stay home.
Part of the problem with pro show as broadcast on TV is the bad filming. I get so frustrated when they break away from the skating to show me Patti LaBelle or whoever singing or the dancers on the platform. It's an Ice Skating show - Show me the Skating!!. The only show where I could somewhat see breaking away from skating was the Andrea Bocelli Tribute since I'm sure many people went to hear him sing rather than see the skating.
As much as I love their skating, I really wish the experienced pro's would give up the gimmicks (i.e Gabe's toy chest by Kurt, Candleloro's George of the Jungle, Boitano's Film Noir, some of Plushy's gimmicks - more because I know he can really skate more, Dan Hollander's South Park & Sister Act) Show me the Skating!! I want to see beautiful routines, not mugging to the audience and jumping in between. I think that's why COI is not high on my list of priorities since the pro's tend to do the same routine every year. It's fine the 1st time, but I can't pay to watch it year after year after year - the hula hoops and stunt skating don't impress me anymore and the coy winks and thumbs up from Elvis and Viktor annoy me now.
Whoever manages the Collins tour (don't remember which Collins) needs to realize that attendance is down because the show is getting stale. I think the amateurs keep the ticket sales going, but the winter tour cast needs to be freshened to keep the show going.
As for SOI, I enjoy the quality of the skaters and the choreography of the show. I think it's more fun for the skaters to work together on a routine, too.
Part of the problem with pro show as broadcast on TV is the bad filming. I get so frustrated when they break away from the skating to show me Patti LaBelle or whoever singing or the dancers on the platform. It's an Ice Skating show - Show me the Skating!!. The only show where I could somewhat see breaking away from skating was the Andrea Bocelli Tribute since I'm sure many people went to hear him sing rather than see the skating.
As much as I love their skating, I really wish the experienced pro's would give up the gimmicks (i.e Gabe's toy chest by Kurt, Candleloro's George of the Jungle, Boitano's Film Noir, some of Plushy's gimmicks - more because I know he can really skate more, Dan Hollander's South Park & Sister Act) Show me the Skating!! I want to see beautiful routines, not mugging to the audience and jumping in between. I think that's why COI is not high on my list of priorities since the pro's tend to do the same routine every year. It's fine the 1st time, but I can't pay to watch it year after year after year - the hula hoops and stunt skating don't impress me anymore and the coy winks and thumbs up from Elvis and Viktor annoy me now.
Whoever manages the Collins tour (don't remember which Collins) needs to realize that attendance is down because the show is getting stale. I think the amateurs keep the ticket sales going, but the winter tour cast needs to be freshened to keep the show going.
As for SOI, I enjoy the quality of the skaters and the choreography of the show. I think it's more fun for the skaters to work together on a routine, too.