After really being honest with myself and watching all of the top corps from this past summer I can honestly say I did not like BD's show or Crown's show, or Cadets for that matter. My favorite show was SCV. I also enjoyed Bluecoats, Blue Knights, Boston, Cavies and I don't want to forget how much I really enjoyed the Troopers.
I have loved BD since I was a little boy. I wanted to march with them so badly, but sadly they did not have guys in their guard when I was able to march. Luckily for me the Freelancers existed and I was able to have a terrific corps experience.
I really loved BD visually this past year, but musically I was left uninspired. This has been the case with BD over the past few years. I have been so in love with BD for so long that I have been giving them a pass on what seems to be their lack of audience focus. Well, no more. I am tired of not being entertained by shows. It is not just BD. I honestly felt Crown, while having an amazing horn line, was not really focused on entertaining the audience as well this past season (congrats to them on their first DCI win though). I am not talking about the individual performers, but the design of the shows.
I don't think there needs to be an audience reaction score added, but I do hope that more corps will follow SCV's formula. They were not only great fun to watch, but they were 1 tenth from medaling. I have spent money on the fan network and I go to at least one show (normally the Stanford show) per year, I want to keep supporting this activity I love. I hope the corps will keep the audience in mind with the programs for 2014. Here's hoping!!