I had too much reading tonight, not much of inspiration.
Who is left to be southparked?
I know he's retired, but Yags should be Southparked. Also, looking to other disciplines, John Kerr. And his kilt

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Plushyto???



I obviously agree with you about growth on Brian's artistic side, I feel it's impossible to get that argument through to most ppl.
I myself was convinced finally after seeing
this
That EX was a genius move IMO, it really showed people a very different side of Brian's skating. I don't find him as musical as some but he does relate well to music and can be expressive; also, he picks things that play to his strengths.
To me, it's obvious Brian has improved greatly when it comes to presentation (also spins, another tough sell to some people). If you take his Untouchables LP, it was fun and suited him (also, great costume) but it's nowhere near as good as the Metalica one, or Ancient Lands.
How long did Brian worked with Tarasova by the way?
I can see Joubert's improvement over the years, my objection was that Plushenko has no emotions when he skates contrary to Brian.
Everyone has emotions, though I do feel Plushenko is more controlled in how he displays them than some. I also believe Plushenko has unfortunately regressed and become more of a technician with time, his earlier programs were considerably more interesting than his CoP ones. I think even some of his fans can agree with this.
Brian worked with Tarasova on his 2004-5 programs, possibly on some other things too. He's also worked with Kurt Browning, who did a wonderful job with Brian, much more than TaT, I think. I feel Brian's collaboration with DenStavs looks very promising and hope he can get it right when it counts.