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I find turning the sun on and off way more distracting than it was when it was running continually. I assume it was a response to feedback, but it’s a bit odd.

BK members get huge applause for making that program sellable. They were really given a hill to climb and were able to put some life in it.

X-men probably most improved of the season, from the really rough first few shows to a great finish.

X-men deserve an award for best hair by boys in the pit. A lot of variety there! 😁

I've really enjoyed the PC show all season and thought it was really well designed (much more so than one of their direct competitors). Hope they can keep the momentum going with this staff!

They've used "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" (prelude number in the musical) more than once, but not done the complete score. I think its unlikely they well, as they create most shows from multiple sources, but I saw the Josh Groban revival a few months ago and it really is phenomenal. With the first full orchestra since the original.

I prefer the new ending drill, even if it still needs a bit of cleaning. The moving back to frame the art was such a hard move, plus it was visually receding from the audience, while the music was expanding toward them. This actually allows the orange edges to pop way more, as there is not all the competing color of the horn uniforms in such close proximity.

??? They are used constantly throughout the show. Sometimes to elevate individual or groups of performers, tilted up to create entrances/exits, or with people hanging on them by one hand - holding a "cut out" body silhouette shape either still or while playing/spinning with the other hand.

BD left me speechless. They have an almost supernatural ability to take things to an unbelievable level championship week.

That was really more a Holy Name Cadets thing...😜

There appears to be about 15 rolls worth of blue tape on the field, so you KNOW it is going to be clean! 😜

Someone is going to throw a harpoon out of one of them and kill Matisse... 😜

It stands for Atlasssssssss.

I’d chose Lancelot as well. Arthur is a bit much. 😁

Melville may want to have a word about that new ending... 🐳

I thought I was having another senility moment because I don’t remember any voiceovers in Cadets from last weekend, but I see now they are indeed new. 😂 Does it help? Maybe? While musically enjoyable, a clear theme wasn’t communicating before. Now it is. Not sure it is what they originally envisioned with the costuming, but it is something definitive, at least. New gold silks at the end help too. The prior ones were pretty colorless.

That's what I thought, but then I was like - how did they lose visual GE of all things?!! 😂 Say what?! 😄

Is GE1 more visual and GE2 more music or none of that or does it vary from show to show based on judges? I don't remember how it has been restructured. They won individual visual and music captions, so I dunno. It did seem in the GE that they lost, it was with lower achievement scores relative to content, while they put Bloo at equal a/c or outperforming content. So the judges might have been sending the message that you have the program, but don't relax with the achievement level you have now - keep pushing/cleaning. It's sometimes easy to forget that the judges ARE there to be helpful.

Ok I need a senility check: PC now uses double blue swing flags in the ballad. Weren’t they running around with pieces of white fabric before?? Cavaliers props are now white. I think they were silver prior to this?? What’s the deal with Troopers sun? Seems to be randomly turned off and on now and different each show lately? I personally preferred it when it came on at the first hit and then only stopped when it got caught. It was hypnotic and didn’t pull too much focus. Now I keep looking at when it’s off because it tends to stop in the halfway position.

They haven’t seemed to make noticeable changes/improvements to the design as the season has progressed. Seems largely as premiered. Taking 75% of the show to complete the costume change has likely not helped. It really dilutes the impact. I like the program more than what they did last year, but to succeed these days you really have to have a growth plan so the product doesn’t feel stale by the end of the season. The brass and drill are really nice,though.

That was me who said it, and they have developed such a distinctive style. There was a close up rehearsal vid of a flag segment on insta the other day that I watched over and over. It’s like the equipment is an extension of their bodies. There was not one moment where the person and flag looked like they were fighting against each other. It’s remarkable that they’ve been able to get it SO clean. It’s a continuous flow with almost no hard edges.

Well, the "mid-season report" turned into the "7/8ths of the season report," so I would guess they combined several planned segments. I knew about the war section (though not the drumline artillery fire), but the the ballad being about the chapel was a revelation. I think that explains the etherial nature of its opening segment we have been discussing. Also great to have an extended bit of the guard tech masters drilling the tiny inconsistencies. The joy they ALL have throughout the entire production is so apparent.

Worth the wait! It's beautifully done and a wonderful explanation of much of the show. There is no other word for the production other than masterpiece, especially when you see all the tiny details that go by so quickly. The content in all sections is just unreal.

They did and you did not come off as negative! I don't know how any of them are pulling this stuff off this summer, honestly. It was hot and miserable at times back in the day, but these past few weeks in Texas and the South, man. I don't know how any of them are still upright.

3 high pressure shows over 3 nights, in 3 different states, with a new ending that was only just added. That’ll dim anyone’s sparkle! 😁