I Have Nothing

Carolyn makes you relate to her in such a cute and crazy way of the best of the best figure skaters from the 88 Olympics moving in to current times.

I forgot how much I really enjoyed watching the skaters shine and bring emotion and skill to the world of ice dance.

Brilliant and well directed and editited by some pretty amazing people. Loved her crew and all the talented skaters from around the world! ENjoy I have nother as its a song that is stuck in my head now!

Didn't realize how hard it was to get the rights to a song...especailly Whitney Houstons composed by David Foster and Linda Thompson Thanks Carolyn!

A quirky hero's journey that will truly leave you laughing out loud and, occasionally, welling up with tears of joy. Things are bad out there. This show will make you feel better for a little while. Highly, highly recommend if you like laughing, whimsy, the winter olympics, Whitney Houston, Canada, ice skating, choreography, cozy sweaters, underdogs, stand up comedy, psychics, Mae Martin, the eighties. And if you're wondering "can this show really be about all these things?" somehow the answer is YES. If you've ever watched Baroness von Sketch Show, the main character Carolyn was one of the leads and she is so so funny. What else can I say? Just watch!

Beyond the tent poles of this show that immediately draw interest (the impossibly affable Mae Martin, a Santa's sleigh of 80's nostalgia as well as figure skating royalty), this show is not only a journey into what it means to dream, but what it means to "be".

Throughout six episodes, the show's creator and star Carolyn takes the audience on an intimate exploration of the magical, terrifying and sometimes panic-inducing experience of dream fulfilment. As humans not only do we arrive and exit this world alone, we are condemned to spend the balance of our lives prisoners of our own thoughts. And yet we are at our finest when we channel all our insecurities into chasing dreams, by opening ourselves up to change and allowing others to take part in them. That is the most satisfying (if somewhat subtle) take-away from this show; that thanks to the support and engagement of a community, a figure skating neophyte was able to choreograph world champions to a platinum charting mega hit by Whitney Houston, that all began as whimsical lark while stuck in traffic. In a world where tribalism has often become an impediment to progress, "I Have Nothing" is a hilarious example of what can happen when you mix a dream with the power of a tribe.

However, once you allow your mind to understand that there is NOTHING at stake, it both diminishes as well as puts into perspective, that what we are watching is more produced than, let's say, authentic - and when I say produced I mean it twofold - the latter being that the end of episode 1 we get this information that increases the jeopardy - again let me add, the jeopardy that is nonexistent - and I strongly believe that moment with her consulting choreographer, is 'scripted' or strongly produced - IF that's the case then the remaining show is suspect as to what we are doing here - also as a afterthought, it's evident that this crush on Witt in formative years as well as the visceral connection to the music, have a profound affect on both guiding (obviously) but moreso, possibly wanting to recapture something long since gone - this all being said, its a tad egotistical to have spent all these resources and harange us viewers as an audience to watch this indisputable vanity project - but whatever... It's good! And entertaining sooo, isn't THAT everything? (it is) (lol)

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.