*jawdrop*
I have no words for this:
HAVE AN ICE FALL: Fox has landed - and it was a clean landing at that - Scott Hamilton to host Skating with Celebrities, a six-week contest debuting sometime this fall; fellow Olympic gold medalist Dorothy Hamill will serve as a judge. Here are the six star-pro match-ups: Wheaties poster boy Bruce Jenner with Tai Babilonia; Full House's Dave Coulier with Nancy Kerrigan; Diff'rent Strokes/Los Angeles jail alum Todd Bridges with Jenni Meno; Dude, Where's My Car's Kristy Swanson with Lloyd Eisler; grown teen queen Deborah Gibson with Kurt Browning; and Good Day L.A. weatherbunny Jillian Barberie with John Zimmerman. Although not involved in any way, shape or form, John O'Hurley already is claiming he was robbed.
Er. Um. Wow. I have to wonder what, if any, training the celebs have gone through. Because dancing-- okay, that's one thing. At least everyone can already stand steadily on their feet and walk properly. But people who've never skated, they're starting from scratch...ah, okay, after some googling I see they looked for stars who can already skate. That's a little better. Doesn't seem to be a consensus as to whether the celebs will be doing singles, and just be coached by their skater, or skating pairs or dance with them. (I vote pairs. Yay, pairs. So many opportunities for things to go horribly wrong!)
And yes. I will watch this, as horrible as it sounds. Because I am powerless against the lure of skating, and I'm genuinely curious to see how well they can train up the celebs. And also, Scott Hamilton! Dorothy Hamill! The joy of rooting against Nancy Kerrigan! Yay!
HAVE AN ICE FALL: Fox has landed - and it was a clean landing at that - Scott Hamilton to host Skating with Celebrities, a six-week contest debuting sometime this fall; fellow Olympic gold medalist Dorothy Hamill will serve as a judge. Here are the six star-pro match-ups: Wheaties poster boy Bruce Jenner with Tai Babilonia; Full House's Dave Coulier with Nancy Kerrigan; Diff'rent Strokes/Los Angeles jail alum Todd Bridges with Jenni Meno; Dude, Where's My Car's Kristy Swanson with Lloyd Eisler; grown teen queen Deborah Gibson with Kurt Browning; and Good Day L.A. weatherbunny Jillian Barberie with John Zimmerman. Although not involved in any way, shape or form, John O'Hurley already is claiming he was robbed.
Er. Um. Wow. I have to wonder what, if any, training the celebs have gone through. Because dancing-- okay, that's one thing. At least everyone can already stand steadily on their feet and walk properly. But people who've never skated, they're starting from scratch...ah, okay, after some googling I see they looked for stars who can already skate. That's a little better. Doesn't seem to be a consensus as to whether the celebs will be doing singles, and just be coached by their skater, or skating pairs or dance with them. (I vote pairs. Yay, pairs. So many opportunities for things to go horribly wrong!)
And yes. I will watch this, as horrible as it sounds. Because I am powerless against the lure of skating, and I'm genuinely curious to see how well they can train up the celebs. And also, Scott Hamilton! Dorothy Hamill! The joy of rooting against Nancy Kerrigan! Yay!