I used to have a hate/love relationship with TSL years ago and never considered them more than bloggers as well, although I would enjoy a few of their interviews and recaps. However, since Jenny left and even some time before, I really can't bring myself to watch their recap videos. I watched one or two this season and I was so dissapointed with the lack in substance that now I really don't have the desire to click their videos, not even in a
car-crash-you-can't-look-away type of curiosity. Not that it was that much insightful before, but I think Jenny offered a more balanced point of view when she was with Dave, since the later tend to get
too much over the top and personal. I don't think much about their statements, however, I understand how some people might get heated over what they say towards any skaters, not only about their lack of filter, but because even though they are just skating fans commenting, every time someone has a camera pointed at them it's assumed that it will reach a bigger audience, and it suggests a 'credibility' that I believe they are not at this point qualified to receive, especially without Jenny, considering they have a name such as The Skating
Lesson.
I think skating has a lack of this type of video recaps. I've been dissapointed with most of them, and they are not much in number. Of course, this is my personal assessment and someone will certainly find them interesting but I prefer these types of forums, where there's more varied opinions and not 1h30 of similar ones back to back, especially with the recent guests. I believe his name is Jonathan Beyer. The one I watched this season was with him and I think him and Dave don't provide enough contrast and are not objective enough. Or maybe they can't be because of lack of acknowledge but I don't know his background in skating.
I was going to post this comment at the TSL thread, but since the OP doesn't want critique about TSL themselves there to avoid hate, only about what they said at the video, and honestly, I didn't watch it I just can post here. I only read some of what they said because I was translating japanese comments on twitter and suddenly some of them were about it.
And the 4CC Pandora thread also closed before I was able to post this comment and
this.
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