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DCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMIFINALS
MikeRapp replied to Cainan's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Blue Stars is a strong corps, even when they are a little down they are still for formidable. That said there should be a law against green uniforms unless you are Cavaliers… -
DCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMIFINALS
MikeRapp replied to Cainan's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Maybe I’m old school, but I kinda wish they would go back to inserting the corps logo in the bottom left of the screen… -
DCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMIFINALS
MikeRapp replied to Cainan's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Their brass issues seem more to do with age and experience. I can see where the line is in the list of corps and it’s obvious in rankings. I guarantee you we can hear where corps are fielding mostly college aged kids. -
Something BD does better than anyone else — and it’s so easily ignored — is the scale of their shows are designed for big shows. So many corps have props that are too small, in the wrong places on the field, have ugly details seen from the stands, or just don’t read well. Their marching forms and guard movements are always sized for a big stage, which is literally how stage shows are supposed to be designed. Bluecoats now do this really well (Tilt was the first and then DSU pretty much nailed it), as do Crown and now Boston. So many other corps use props that are too small, and are therefore visually noisy. Pet peeve for me are signs with words—a huge huge distraction. Screams bad design.
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DCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMIFINALS
MikeRapp replied to Cainan's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I hope so but it likely will impact the judging, it’s human nature. -
DCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMIFINALS
MikeRapp replied to Cainan's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Boston kinda got screwed, effectively being pushed out of the last block of corps and having “special recognitions” right after their show. -
How many times in the past two decades has BD run the table for the entire season, only to lose in finals? How often has ANY corps had this happen? Remember Down Side Up? I do. I remember watching the premiere and saying the season is over, we just saw the gold medal winning performance. Scoring in DCI is an entirely unique concept. It’s a glide path built throughout the season. Scores tonight are not recorded in a vacuum, they are influenced both by what happened before and the fact that the season ends at a predetermined date and time, on a scale that tops out at 100. So yes, technically Blue Knights could win the Gold tomorrow. Technically that is true. But actually that is not true, it is not possible for that to happen given the way this competition is judged. It is more likely that BD will win the gold than Knights. And why is that? Because they have won every single show they have done this season, and scoring in DCI is, by design, inclusive of that fact.
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BD is not losing the Gold. A half point spread over these three shows tells you that the judges simply see them as better. All of the other top three shows will receive final score akin to many if not most Gold medal shows of the past two decades. BD is just a half point better than the rest of DCI right now.
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Didn’t seem tentative to me. But when Bloo stops thinking and just performs to the crowd, look out. I don’t see any way they don’t medal, which sucks for either Crown or Boston.