BaritoneMarcher

From what I saw I'd honestly say Bloo BD Crown with BD possibly in 1st. BD seemed to be the cleanest and most in control of their performance. Bloo was super high energy. Crown seemed like an obvious 3rd to me. Of course I'm no judge :)

I honesty thought Crown was a bit dirty visually from where I am in the stadium

I think what he may have meant is lots of diatonicism and triads, LOL

Alright so that explains how, after 5 matchups with Bluecoats, BD has beaten them in GE 3 times, and after 5 matchups with Crown, BD has beaten them in GE 3 times and tied once. Sorry but if they really had the worst design they would be consistently losing GE to the other top corps at every competition, but in reality GE has been a toss up at every competition, with BD winning GE at their most recent matchup with Bloo.

Haha thank you! I was very confused if it was supposed to stand for a corps. I though maybe it was like BAC referring to the "Boston Area Crusaders", but I have no clue what corps INT could have been, LOL

Go BD!!! Let me just say I called it that BD's show was designed better than the rest - and the GE score seems to reflect that. I wish BK would score higher than they are, but hey, you win some you lose some. Also excited that the top is so close, as well as SCV and Cadets.

Does anyone know when the scores are going to be announced? Or if anyone will be periscoping the announcement?

Can someone tell me what INT stands for/means

Not necessarily sure I agree with all 3, but that is a good point. I would say if anything they are doing the same thing as BD with western style imagery instead of oceans, but I would still say BD is doing it better. I think for most people, since they know the story is, or at least is supposed to be there, they get frustrated when they can't find it, which is what is making so many people complain about it.

Crown is the only top corps that is really trying to tell a genuine story. Other corps (i.e. the Cadets) are telling a concept, but it isn't exactly what i would describe as a story with different characters, several events, plot etc. BD - only using imagery from the Tempest, not retelling the story. The theme is obvious through the storm noises, fluid drill, props, etc. In addition, the voice overs quoting the play let you know which character each movement is about. Bloo - not telling a story at all, just a visual concept. Cadets - they are telling a storyish thing, but I wouldn't necessarily call it a story. Its more similar to Crown last year, where its more of a progression that doesn't need specific characters or events to be told. AKA statues -> humans -> don't like being humans -> statues again. (Crown last year was entering hell -> experiencing hell -> escaping hell). Those types of shows you don't really need to look at specific places on the field to understand whats going on for the most part because the "story" can be told more through a feeling that is evident across the whole corps through music choices, props, flags, etc. THAT is the issue that crown has this year. They are telling an actual story where you need to know where to look on the field if you want to be able to follow it, and they haven't made it obvious enough yet for a lot of people where those places are.

BD 0.7 spread Bloo 0.1 spread Crown 1.5 spread SCV 0.5 spread Cadets 0.5 spread Cavaliers 1.0 spread Phantom ? spread BK for the record I haven't been paying much attention to the scores lately so i'm somewhat guessing on some of the mid to lower spreads. However I do think the spread of BD over Bloo will be larger than some people (namely bluecoats and crown fans) will want it to be . I just think BD's show is designed way ahead of everyone else's, but really there is nothing unusual about that LOL. Who knows though, I could be completely wrong. I just get a really good feeling about their show this year.

To be fair, I feel like BD has also seen a relatively large/quick jump in score due to making great strides in developing their show.

Bluecoats entire style for the past 3 years has been to pick a music book that for the most part hasn't been done before and apply it to some kind of visual concept that they can do a lot with. That is exactly what they did with Tilt and Kinetic Noise, and its what they've done again this year. I would honestly say this year they've done the worst job at it out of the three years they've done it. They are just really really clean at this point in the season this year, but I think their placement is gonna drop as other shows have more room to improve (but i would be glad to be proved wrong). Crown has had the same style or formula as well for the past 3 shows. I would say they've done more differently than Bloo or BD though, but you can still tell all their shows are similar. They pick some kind of story to tell (lovers on the moon?, going to outer space, going through hell, getting revenge), and play with an amazing brass sound, but usually don't have the same level of thought put into their shows as BD (which is probably why they are such a fan favorite. That, and they are usually the underdog against BD). I guess its just my opinion against yours, but I think it is fairly evident all 3 of these corps have been doing a similar trend for awhile, and there is nothing wrong with that. Having an identity is important.

To be fair, the Cadets are the only corps from last years top 4 that are really changing it up. Bluecoats have done the same thing since Tilt, and Crown has done the same thing since E=MC^2. All 3 of these corps have the same style shows every year, just with a different twist or storyline each year. EDIT: For the record, I enjoy ALL of these corps' shows year after year. I'm not trying to rip on Bloo or Crown by any means. Just pointing it out.

Can someone tell me specifically WHAT is wrong with the design this year? I, for one, think this show is a huge step in the right direction for the Cadets. It shows they are willing to learn to become a modern corps. The music is undoubtedly stunning. Could the props look better? Sure. All I've seen is the picture going around on this thread, and it was taken from extremely far away, and you can't really get an accurate read on how they look from it. Does the theme need to be more obvious? Yes. But that also goes for Crown and BD, but no one is calling those shows a disaster. That's what the rest of the season is for. And for the concept itself, I think it's really unique and interesting, but I guess that is personal preference. And people complaining about the closer, well that's gonna be redone too. I honestly don't think the Cadets have any design issues that the other top corps don't have as well. But this is just how I see things, and I'm no design expert. So I'm wondering if someone could explain to me what they are seeing that I'm not?