Jeff Ream Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I think this question may have already been asked but are these shows going to be on the Fan Network? my hunch says for an extra fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) I bet Michael Boo would know the answer to this question.... I expect the shows will be available on the Fan Network because the shows will still be performed under the auspices of DCI. They will be judged by DCI judges with DCI staff on board. With the interest fans around the world will have in seeing these corps, the biggest hurdle in getting the shows on the Fan Network may well be the ability to get someone to each site to film the event, and also to find an appropriate camera location to do it justice. PS: Sorry I didn't see your comment before now. Edited January 6, 2011 by Michael Boo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCFan Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Ok, well, the e-mail came from DCI today, to order tickets for these "special" shows. But there is STILL no definition of what they are selling here! I called DCI a month ago, and asked how these shows would be judged, and I was told that this would be "determined by the corps involved". I asked how DCI could be scheduling and selling tickets to events that were undefined, with no indication of how these shows fit into the competition schedule for the rest of the season. I was told that they "were only SCHEDULING the shows and not SELLING tickets yet". This was a month ago. Well, now here they are SELLING TICKETS to these events, without having defined what it is they are selling! Are these going to be exhibitions? Are the shows going to be judged like other shows, so the scores can be comparable, and represent a true part of the competitive season? IMHO, the answer to this question will dictate whether I have any interest in seeing these "special" shows at all. And again, I think DCI has a responsibility to tell us what it is they are selling, to define the product we are paying for. Mr. Acheson.....a word?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I didn't get the e-mail yet - is there an online link to order tickets? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamu89 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) Ok, well, the e-mail came from DCI today, to order tickets for these "special" shows. But there is STILL no definition of what they are selling here! I called DCI a month ago, and asked how these shows would be judged, and I was told that this would be "determined by the corps involved". I asked how DCI could be scheduling and selling tickets to events that were undefined, with no indication of how these shows fit into the competition schedule for the rest of the season. I was told that they "were only SCHEDULING the shows and not SELLING tickets yet". This was a month ago. Well, now here they are SELLING TICKETS to these events, without having defined what it is they are selling! Are these going to be exhibitions? Are the shows going to be judged like other shows, so the scores can be comparable, and represent a true part of the competitive season? IMHO, the answer to this question will dictate whether I have any interest in seeing these "special" shows at all. And again, I think DCI has a responsibility to tell us what it is they are selling, to define the product we are paying for. Mr. Acheson.....a word?? I think you may be misundertanding the email. The only event they are promoting in this email that is TOC is Murfreesboro. The others (Minny, Atl, Allentown, and prelims-semis-finals) are as they always have been, and even Murfreesboro was top 8 format to last year, right? I agree they need to publish more information about the shows, but to cast the entire email as promoting TOC is incorrect. Edited to add the link from the email: DCI.org/tickets Edited January 7, 2011 by Shamu89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCFan Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 I think you may be misundertanding the email. The only event they are promoting in this email that is TOC is Murfreesboro. The others (Minny, Atl, Allentown, and prelims-semis-finals) are as they always have been, and even Murfreesboro was top 8 format to last year, right? I agree they need to publish more information about the shows, but to cast the entire email as promoting TOC is incorrect. Edited to add the link from the email: DCI.org/tickets Fair enough. So let's add the word "begun" to my statement, as in DCI has "begun" to sell tickets to the "TOC" shows. Now, back to the issue at hand. Namely, what is it that they are selling? And how can they sell it without defining it? Let me give you an example, since you brought up Murfreesboro. I'm a person who sees perhaps 12-15 shows each summer, including Finals every year, for more than two decades now. Murfreesboro has developed into a classic, head-to-head midseason competition, focused on the current best 8 corps each season to that point. I live in NYC. I drive 12 hours to Murfreesboro, ( happily, as it's a beautiful drive thru the Virginia & Tennessee mountains ), and combine this show with Atlanta, Charlotte & Sevierville, typically, in a "Southern Swing". Now, if Murfreesboro is changed into an exhibition show, frozen in time to include only the 2010 top-8 corps in perpetuity, I'm not sure I'm that interested in keeping it on my schedule. I wonder if anyone else is encountering this same issue, now that it's time to BEGIN ordering tickets? Thanks....:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCFan Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 I expect the shows will be available on the Fan Network because the shows will still be performed under the auspices of DCI. They will be judged by DCI judges with DCI staff on board. With the interest fans around the world will have in seeing these corps, the biggest hurdle in getting the shows on the Fan Network may well be the ability to get someone to each site to film the event, and also to find an appropriate camera location to do it justice. PS: Sorry I didn't see your comment before now. Thanks Michael. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Right on this first page, there are a couple of more current than this one open on this topic already. http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/index.php/topic/144362-more-toc-info-trickles-out/ http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/index.php/topic/144367-vote-for-the-worst-in-the-toc-shows/ Closing this one. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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