I Have Nothing

The concept for this show is a bit ridiculous: it's about comedian (Carolyn) who decides she absolutely must choreograph a figure skating performance for Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing". Does she have the rights to the song? No. Can she skate? Not really. Does she have dance experience. No. She has nothing other than a wild passion for this song, a vision, and a relentless determination.

I know this sounds silly and you must be like, I why would I watch this though? Who cares? I thought that too.

I put this on in the background while cooking dinner and couldn't look away. My husband joined me midway and he got equally sucked in. Binged the whole series in two days. I laughed, I cried, I clapped (!?) and left feeling like it's high time I take on some completely ridiculous and challenging project. I can't recommend it enough. A hilarious feel good show that will leave you feeling inspired.

As an ex-competitive figure skater from 4-18 (and now about to turn 23) and also being a wanna be documentarian, I absolutely LOVED everything about this mini series!! I learned about a variety of different documentary styles in my last class of college and I think the blending of verite, mis-en-scene, participatory, archival works, and traditional interviewing is well done and really takes us as the viewers part of the journey of Carolyn but also Sandra, Katia, and David. Highlighting other immensely impactful skaters and practices/traditions in the skating world was also so exciting and I love the passion that's exuded in every episode and scene.

We get to see the excitement of skating in the eyes of the average person to make something amazing. Highly recommend skaters and non skaters alike to watch this doc - not only can you learn about skating through this, but also how to make a helluva documentary!

"I Have Nothing" is absolutely hilarious and wildly original. Carolyn Taylor's passion for figure skating meets her genius for comedy in the most delightful way. If you have a great sense of humour, you will love it. If you don't, you might want to keep on skating away. The cameos make this so much better!

I don't know what I was expecting, ice-skating and 80 champions. Could it be how is this gonna work, will KD lang be on ? I had so many questions!!!

Well, we ended up binge watching this entire series immediately. What a fun show , I wish it was longer. I want more, please have a season two. We laughed so hard watching this. What a dreamer! Such an endearing, main character and the supporting cast was great with a team like that you can accomplish anything. What could be next hockey ? Curling? Formula One races? It could be endless and I wanna see it all. In fact, I might just have to rewatch this whole series..

Created by and starring Carolyn Taylor, we follow her goal of professionally choreographing an Olympic-level figure skating routine to Whitney Houston's classic I Have Nothing. A somewhat simple premise with astronomically complex actualities, what started as a bit during a stand-up routine slowly becomes reality as Carolyn discovers the world of figure skating first hand, and learns the staggering amount of effort and coordination that goes into what is ultimately a 4 minute performance. A fan of Carolyn from her work on Baroness Von Sketch, I honestly wasn't immediately sold by the first episode, as her nonchalantness about the whole thing, and surprising unpreparedness, had me considerably more stressed out than it was enjoyable, as she attempted to employ many top-tier professionals to achieve a seemingly impossible task. While I'm sure there was some fibbing for effect, and minor exaggeration, it was eventually so fun to watch so many around her (and herself at points) panic at the sheer amount that needed to be done for this to be pulled off, and in the end it was a joy to see what all of them built together. Definitely not a typical reality / comedy program by any sense, Carolyn's personality is the star of this show, even as she's surrounded by so many greats. Throughout, while again deeply frustrating at times in her almost indifferent preparation, she is kind, curious, and just generally seems a joy to be around. While not a laugh out loud sort of comedy, I was certainly smiling throughout, and seeing what it all lead to was a treat, even for someone like myself who was never previously into figure skating in really any capacity. Short at only 6 episodes, I was a big fan of this series and if you're into skating or it seems your type of thing I would highly recommend.