Dintrox12 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Canadiens alumni Claude Lemieux and Stephane (the Habs last 50 goal scorer) Richer are taking part in Battle of the Blades a CBC TV reality show premiering Oct. 5. from CBC: "BATTLE OF THE BLADES is a fierce competition of grace and drama as some of Canada's elite Olympic and World female figure skaters team up with eight of the NHL's greatest hockey players in this pair's figure skating showdown. Over seven weeks and 14 episodes, the pairs take to the ice at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens in rehearsals with coaches and mentors, and ultimately work together to perform a new routine live on the Sunday night telecast. Viewers will vote for their favourite pairs and the bottom two will return the following night (Monday) for a skate-off, with the four judge panel deciding who gets to continue. Each week, the eliminated pair will donate $25,000 to the charity of their choice. The winning pair will be chosen by viewer votes and will donate $100,000 to their favorite charity. A highly accomplished cast of Canadian athletes and icons are on board. Shae-Lynn Bourne, Isabelle Brasseur, Marie-France Dubreuil, Jodeyne Higgins, Christine Hough-Sweeney, Kristina Lenko, Jamie Salé, and Barbara Underhill are the eight figure skaters who will each be teamed up with an NHL great. Glenn Anderson, Tie Domi, Ron Duguay, Ken Daneyko, Bob Probert Stéphane Richer, Craig Simpson, and Claude Lemieux are the hockey legends who will attempt a sport they've never tried with an entire nation watching. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 with an entire nation watching. " Good luck with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauro-Biello Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I hate the programming on CBC. Most shows either sucked/were good but were reruns/were good but cancelled. I think this might be their best reality shows though and I will be watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Will be watching because of my old buddy Lemieux Wasn't sure if he was still going to be part of this since I saw a commercial (but no mention of PEPE). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dintrox12 Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Don Cherry has signed on as a judge. Ron Maclean will host. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2009/09/29...rry-blades.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Don Cherry has signed on as a judge. Ron Maclean will host. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2009/09/29...rry-blades.html oh great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeychick018 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Don Cherry has signed on as a judge. Ron Maclean will host. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2009/09/29...rry-blades.html I laughed so hard when I read that... I'm going to watch this show for a joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfrancis Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 This show is basically going to be a Blades of Glory type thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromedome_mtl Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Don Cherry has signed on as a judge. Ron Maclean will host. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2009/09/29...rry-blades.html Thanks for putting a damper on my up-till-now eagerness to watch something on CBC! I should have known the Toronto Public Network ...aka...CBC couldn't air a program without polluting it ! Oh well,I'll probably watch it anyway ,even if I do have to put up with Superwimp and his Bully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeychick018 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Last night I got the impression that there was going to be a different guest judge every week, and Don Cherry is the one for next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Pretty good so far. These guys are working hard out there. Bob Probert is the first one to leave for those that are wondering. I hope Domi doesn;t win this JUST because he was an ex Leaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjamessauve Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Pretty good so far. These guys are working hard out there. Bob Probert is the first one to leave for those that are wondering. I hope Domi doesn;t win this JUST because he was an ex Leaf. That's what I'm thinking is going to happen. Domi wins a CBC show at Maple Leaf Gardens. Sound about right? Anyways, I watched it on Sunday night, and I have to say, I enjoyed it. And I'm not a figure skating fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 That's what I'm thinking is going to happen. Domi wins a CBC show at Maple Leaf Gardens. Sound about right? Anyways, I watched it on Sunday night, and I have to say, I enjoyed it. And I'm not a figure skating fan. neither am I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parenteau15 Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 I watched only 5 mins of the 1st show. It felt akward to me. And I'm not a fan of figure skating either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kx250 Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 It,s lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortwinkler Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 This show is embarassing to hockey. A bunch of has-beens trying to get back on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 So glad to see Tie Domi leave He sucked compared to the final 3 (C LEMIEUX, S RICHER and C SIMPSON). These guys are surprising all of Canada with their moves and their stregnths. Hope Claude wins it, but I am thinking maybe Simpson will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dintrox12 Posted November 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Blades has been a success for CBC ratings wise and is a hot ticket in TO. I read last week that ticket brokers are charging over $100 a seat for tickets CBC originally priced at $5. William Houston had an article on the ratings and Blades has over 1M viewers a week and had close to 3M on its debut. The show seems to appeal mostly to a female demographic but surprisingly 40% of viewers are men. Expect a new crop of ex-nhlers next year, Battle of the Blades 2 is in the planning stages. http://www.truthandrumours.net/2009/11/03/...-success-story/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Awesome! As long as there will be a couple ex NHLers I liked and followed their careers I'll watch. Idon't watch religiously and my wife has to remind me when it plays but I am very surprised at how talented they are. Even the BIGGER guys like Claude and Stephane are looking pretty smooth out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiprusoffk Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 I'm taking up figure skating....but only if Jamie Sale is my partner!!! OMG WOW Craig Simpson is one lucky man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dintrox12 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Simpson and Sale won. They gave the $100,000 to the Northern Alberta's Spinal Cord Injury Treatment Centre Society. A cause close to my own heart as my good friend's son suffered a severe spinal cord injury and spent a long while at Glenrose Hospital in Edmonton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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