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They really should have it that the Corps that are not shown on the QuarterFinals Cinecast be made available on VOD. I don't think that would take much to just give a high cam POV for those corps and have as VOD.

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This makes sense, but I wonder if DCI could use that 45 minutes to show something else in the theater. They could go the route of the classic countdown and show 2-3 shows from the past during that break. They could justify charging a higher price for showing all the corps plus the bonus historical performances.

During the 17 minute INT, I wish they would show longer, 2-3 min clips of the corps that are not being shown live, instead of the 30 seconds-1 min we get now. Anything would be better than a blue screen with a timer.

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I'll be at the AMC 30 in Olathe, Kansas in just 3 hours or so and it should be a fun time. Both my kids will be there as well. My boy is a Scouts fan and my girl just likes watching Drum Corps especially since she marches both High School and our small parade corps.

They have it showing on two screens a general admission theatre and a Fork & Screen theatre. The Fork and Screen were pretty much sold out at $20.00 dollars a seat but there were still tickets for the general admission at $12.00 dollars a ticket. I swear I've paid $24.00 dollars or so in the past.

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I'll be at the AMC 30 in Olathe, Kansas in just 3 hours or so and it should be a fun time. Both my kids will be there as well. My boy is a Scouts fan and my girl just likes watching Drum Corps especially since she marches both High School and our small parade corps.

They have it showing on two screens a general admission theatre and a Fork & Screen theatre. The Fork and Screen were pretty much sold out at $20.00 dollars a seat but there were still tickets for the general admission at $12.00 dollars a ticket. I swear I've paid $24.00 dollars or so in the past.

What is a "Fork & Screen" theatre? I've not heard that term before.

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There is only one problem to this.

And it's BIG

Quarters is on a Thursday night in the summer, not a big night at the movies.

Semi's is on a Friday during the summer when new movies come out and everyone goes to the theater.

I don't think a lot of theaters will want to give up a theater for it.

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There is only one problem to this.

And it's BIG

Quarters is on a Thursday night in the summer, not a big night at the movies.

Semi's is on a Friday during the summer when new movies come out and everyone goes to the theater.

I don't think a lot of theaters will want to give up a theater for it.

How much are tix for this event currently? $18.00? Does the theatre not make much off these events..because when you have places like Irvine Spectrum that will fill 1 1/2- 2 (400+ people) theatres that quite a bit of $$$. Limit the Locations to those that meet the Demand for Semi's..Larger Venues and pack em in..I think it definitely would fly.

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What is a "Fork & Screen" theatre? I've not heard that term before.

It's a theater that is set up with larger seats and a long table in front of the movie goers where they can eat dinner and order drinks. Waiters are constantly on the move. "dinner movie theater"

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This makes sense, but I wonder if DCI could use that 45 minutes to show something else in the theater. They could go the route of the classic countdown and show 2-3 shows from the past during that break. They could justify charging a higher price for showing all the corps plus the bonus historical performances.

It's a good idea, but if I recall correctly, when they first started cinecasting quarterfinals, they had a couple more corps on the schedule, but people came later anyway.

During the 17 minute INT, I wish they would show longer, 2-3 min clips of the corps that are not being shown live, instead of the 30 seconds-1 min we get now. Anything would be better than a blue screen with a timer.

Sure, or show an entire earlier show that got missed. But I think DCI uses the 17-minute INT as a selling point for theaters, because it might lead to concession sales. Put drum corps content on instead of a blue screen, and fewer concessions get sold.

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How much are tix for this event currently? $18.00? Does the theatre not make much off these events..because when you have places like Irvine Spectrum that will fill 1 1/2- 2 (400+ people) theatres that quite a bit of $$$. Limit the Locations to those that meet the Demand for Semi's..Larger Venues and pack em in..I think it definitely would fly.

think about it - this is a 5 hour show for $18.

on a friday night they can run 2 first run blockbusters at $12-$15 per ticket depending on where you live.

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