tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583562784288599702.post2021046920961521692..comments2023-12-20T21:11:11.524-08:00Comments on State of the Skate: U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Phase 1: Where and When and Who (Isn’t)Kelli Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06009713326652591943noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583562784288599702.post-61193406722925192612011-01-29T20:17:11.683-08:002011-01-29T20:17:11.683-08:00Hi Ann--
Just saw your comment... thanks!
You a...Hi Ann--<br /><br />Just saw your comment... thanks! <br /><br />You ask a question that's on the mind of many skating fans these days, and has a lot to do with why I wrote my book. I think there are more factors involved than most people realize, but at the heart of it is the simple fact that skating doesn't pull the Nielsen ratings it did one or two decades ago(mostly on ABC)... which means it doesn't bring the advertising $$ as it once did either. TV is a buisness above all else-- it makes room for what is most profitable. <br /><br />Doesn't mean it can't have a resurgence though... :-)Kelli Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009713326652591943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583562784288599702.post-13576493864750764832011-01-29T06:06:20.567-08:002011-01-29T06:06:20.567-08:00I was fortunate enough to be able to see the world...I was fortunate enough to be able to see the world premiere of Gantz at one of my local theaters. The manga series (still ongoing) is currently up to thirty volumes in Japan and the fifteenth volume was released in English by Dark Horse earlier this month. That's a lot of material to fit into two films and obviously since the manga is still being published some things are going to be a bit different. It has its problems, but overall the first film was a fairly decent distillation of the manga; I'm interested in seeing how things are wrapped up in the second film.muhammadrazzaqhttp://www.livetv.pknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583562784288599702.post-3524676174246725362011-01-28T17:46:59.126-08:002011-01-28T17:46:59.126-08:00I just found your blog. It's great and full o...I just found your blog. It's great and full of info.<br />Just wondering, why do you think there is so much less "Skating on Air" this year than in the past? I miss watching figure skating on TV with Dick Button's commentary. I loved how he explained the skaters' choreography during the performances.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825649855992525223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583562784288599702.post-62955650638170492022011-01-25T04:00:33.336-08:002011-01-25T04:00:33.336-08:00Whoops, I was thinking of 2009! Thanks-- I fixed i...Whoops, I was thinking of 2009! Thanks-- I fixed it.Kelli Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009713326652591943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583562784288599702.post-42774401648720134322011-01-24T20:19:24.370-08:002011-01-24T20:19:24.370-08:00Evan won silver, ranked 2, at last year's Nati...Evan won silver, ranked 2, at last year's Nationals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com