2017 World Championships Prelims - Aug 10

[nafstedac]

GO CADETS !

 

[Hrothgar15]

1 minute ago, CrownBariDad said:

It seemed to me that BK's brass was a bit louder than PR's.  Just my perception or did others hear a difference?

Wayyyyy louder (at least from row 9 on the 50).

[Stu]

15 minutes ago, Dpsouthern81 said:

Yes

 

15 minutes ago, Newseditor44 said:

Please leave Lori alone. Knowing Rick and Lori, I'm sure there was absolutely nothing meant by it.

Dr. Dan would have shown compassion, with real tears, and made dang sure to inform those in theater abiut the tragic death of a person behind the scenes who died supporting his corps. I suppose this is no longer the corps of Dr. Dan.

[FancySnack]

10 minutes ago, corps8294 said:

...have you seen the Bluecoats guard, yet? 

Yea. Both men and women wear mid-drift tops. It doesn't bother me. I'm not sure why it would(?).

Edited August 11, 2017 by FancySnack

[whitedj2002]

26 minutes ago, trenta536 said:

Unpopular opinion, but Wes Cartwright has made the Phantomettes look way too much like Broken Arrow's guard, and I don't like it.... and same with those voice overs. I just can't get BA out of my mind when watching their show

I can see Avon, Carmel, definitely  Tarpon and James Logan all over the field for years.  I get BA and Phantom being a hard sell but great work being demonstrated, especially tonight!

[Newseditor44]

I hated this show in June.

im in absolute love with it in August. 

[war eagle]

40 minutes ago, defeldus2 said:

You miss the past decade?

Nope   That's all

[N.E. Brigand]

17 minutes ago, restNrepeat said:

I personally really enjoyed seeing the last block of Open corps. I really enjoyed Vanguard Cadets and Blue Devils B shows. They are clearly, even to an untrained eye like myself, feeder corps. I like that, but it really isn't right for them to dominate with those higher scores every year. They never have plans to move up so I'm not sure that I understand that. Open Class corps just shoot for third place every year?

BDB and SCVC have "only" dominated Open Class for ten years. (Apart from Oregon Crusaders' victory five years ago.) Prior to that, they were not regularly in contention. No one is quite sure what changed c. 2008 to make that happen. There is a little debate about this subject going on right now in the O.C. forum; do feel welcome to chime in!

[N.E. Brigand]

18 minutes ago, corps8294 said:

...have you seen the Bluecoats guard, yet? 

Ah, but the female members of the Bluecoats' guard aren't supposed to be tempting the corps to evil.

Edited August 11, 2017 by N.E. Brigand

[N.E. Brigand]

18 minutes ago, FancySnack said:

The Phantomettes were phenomenal! No knock on the performers, but whoever designed this show may consider thinking about how they feel about women and female sexuality....just sayin'.

See perhaps also Hawthorne Caballeros and Atlanta CV in 2014.

I think it's just a tired use of a common trope that needn't be analyzed in depth. That said, Phantom's narration does sound like ads one might hear on TV late at night.