Canada has had its fair share of Reality Shows but most of them are Canadian versions of popular American shows: Canadian Idol, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, etc. We have had some semi originals like DRAGON'S DEN and TRIPLE SENSATION but they usually have a Hollywood feeling to them. While some may same BATTLE OF THE BLADES is a rip off of DANCING WITH THE STARS, it is uniquely Canadian. By that I mean that no other country has had the ice hockey and figure skating success as Canada and would dare take a chance on a show like this. I think it is safe to say that we put skaters on a higher pedestal than any other country and would be the only country that could make a show like this succeed. The success is partly due to the blending of its demographics. People who love figure skating (mostly women) and people who love hockey (mostly men) can actually enjoy a skating competition together. No more fighting over the remote control as husbands and wives can peacefully watch TV together. Take back the Nobel Prize from Obama and give it to the creators of this show. Some hockey players are naturals (like Stéphane Richer); some of the token goons are clearly a fish out of water (Ken Danyeko and Tie Domi). The results overall are quite impressive thanks to great training and choreography people. The Jamie Salé and Craig Simpson performance on Sinatra night was particularly impressive. I can't wait for CBC to create more deadly combinations. Perhaps Curling stars can perform with Canadian musicians. They can call it "Get Your Rock Off".
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Watched every show since day one...
thm-175336 November 2020
You got rid of Kirt Browning who skates for Keshia Chanté who hasn't kicked a stride once? Now that they have a PC host who needs a forklift to place her on the ice even Ron McLean cant skate at risk of showing up the non skating host.
This show had soul and now has zero. Too bad!
This show had soul and now has zero. Too bad!
Just had to point out the flaws in the only other review by ram-30
neilson-graham16 February 2014
First off ram-30, Dragon's Den is NOT an original Canadian show it's English. Also, Battle of the Blades sounds a lot like the UK show, Dancing on Ice. To say "no other country would have the" whatevers to do a show like that....WRONG!
So, before you go spouting absolute rubbish and making wild assumptions in a TV show review section just to try and big up Canada, try to remember that, in Canada, you are not aware of EVERY OTHER SHOW that has ever been on TV in the world.
Finally, Canadian Idol was not a rip off of American Idol as both the Canadian and American versions are rip-offs of the UK show Pop Idol.
To say you're as bad as an American for assuming that "if it hasn't happened I my country it never has" is an understatement. Then again, what do people say Canadians are, brainless Americans? Sounds about right to me.
So, before you go spouting absolute rubbish and making wild assumptions in a TV show review section just to try and big up Canada, try to remember that, in Canada, you are not aware of EVERY OTHER SHOW that has ever been on TV in the world.
Finally, Canadian Idol was not a rip off of American Idol as both the Canadian and American versions are rip-offs of the UK show Pop Idol.
To say you're as bad as an American for assuming that "if it hasn't happened I my country it never has" is an understatement. Then again, what do people say Canadians are, brainless Americans? Sounds about right to me.
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