I Have Nothing

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 didn't know what I was anticipating but it was not this. This show was unexpectedly perfect.

I put this on as a background show while I searched for something to actually watch, and I got sucked in in the first 30 seconds. Binged the whole thing straight through. Now I'm sitting on my couch in stunned silence, wondering if I can find another show that can ever match what this show just gave me (I'm not even being hyperbolic).

It was heartwarming and hilarious and perfectly nostalgic. I laughed out loud, I cried happy tears. I am completely delighted. What a treat this show is. I feel like I just spent a few hours with friends and I miss them already.

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..

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.

My girlfriend and I were looking for something to watch and randomly chose this. It was great! It was surprisingly funny and kind of touching in a weird way. I didn't know anything about it or any of the performers before but we watched the whole thing in under a week.

The story is very simple although a little goofy - a woman who likes watching figure skating tries to organize a whole routine. She has to design the costumes and choreograph the routine and try to get the legal rights to a famous song. Like I said the story is simple it's just funny seeing her get in way over her head. Liked it all the way through.

Nice to roll the dice on something and it end finding a gem.