karuna Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, Orwellian Wiress said: That's actually really fascinating history. I'll have to check out "They Shoot Horses, Don't They", it sounds like an interesting read/watch It's a fine example of "just because it worked in WGI doesn't mean it translates to the field". Yowza, yowza, yowza! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crownisking Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 7/16/2022 at 9:35 PM, ftwdrummer said: Though it does have one of my two favorite bits of audience interaction in any show--in the Finals recording, when the announcer asks the dancers if they're ready--"YEAH"--and the audience if they're ready--the audience audibly answers "NO." [My other favorite bit of audience interaction is the cheer that goes up in Cadets 2007 when the narrator says 'ok, let's do something with no voice.'] Yeah the crowds were pretty vocal back then. There are a number of documented instances of The Cadets getting straight up boo’d during the years they went weird with their show choices. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Anova Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) Times change too . 2005 was a long time ago . Today we have show themes , sometimes from the same corps, where most in the audience ( and maybe judges? ) Don’t have a clue what the theme and messaging by the corps show designers was . As such , of late the last decade , I wish I had a dollar for every time we have been advised to not to attempt to figure out what the hell the show’s theme and messaging is about , but instead to “just to appreciate the wonderful brass, percussion , guard in performance “. If I had such a dollar for every time we’ve heard or read this posted , I could use the dollars and donate to a corps or two that does not ask me not to think about a convoluted and/or confused show theme and it’s messaging , and to simply “just enjoy the wonderful performance by the performers “. Maybe we should just do away with themes in shows altogether , if we are going to be ok with confusing audiences in entertainment . Narration provided in shows would help with understanding themes better of course . Maybe that’s where this might be headed in the coming years to alleviate such current unconnectedness between themes and many in the audience regarding shows and what the shows are all about . Edited July 18, 2022 by Boss Anova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwellian Wiress Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, crownisking said: There are a number of documented instances of The Cadets getting straight up boo’d during the years they went weird with their show choices. please tell me '17 was one of those documented instances😈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crownisking Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 26 minutes ago, Orwellian Wiress said: please tell me '17 was one of those documented instances😈 Nah, fans were way more polite in 2017. Finals 2007 is the last time I know of. Things got reeeally ugly that year and I think some fans did some self reflecting after that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostrauser Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 29 minutes ago, crownisking said: Nah, fans were way more polite in 2017. Finals 2007 is the last time I know of. Things got reeeally ugly that year and I think some fans did some self reflecting after that. Which is a shame, because those 2007 Cadets kids could really play. I felt the design let them down: the narration--instead of supplementing--replaced some of the necessary GE development that would have made that a championship level show. I know all of the BD and California homers around me in Pasadena were REAL nervous that night in 2007, because semifinals had been close and (musically) The Cadets were absolutely incredible at Finals. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, crownisking said: Nah, fans were way more polite in 2017. Finals 2007 is the last time I know of. Things got reeeally ugly that year and I think some fans did some self reflecting after that. Yes it was pretty bad at Finals 2007. Some rather belligerent jerks in the stands that night. I was kind of mortified for the Cadets members and embarrassed with all that heckling from a few rows up from where I was sitting. Edited July 19, 2022 by Zeke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 2 hours ago, crownisking said: Yeah the crowds were pretty vocal back then. There are a number of documented instances of The Cadets getting straight up boo’d during the years they went weird with their show choices. I feel like that describes pretty much all their shows from the mid 2000s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, hostrauser said: Which is a shame, because those 2007 Cadets kids could really play. I felt the design let them down: the narration--instead of supplementing--replaced some of the necessary GE development that would have made that a championship level show. I know all of the BD and California homers around me in Pasadena were REAL nervous that night in 2007, because semifinals had been close and (musically) The Cadets were absolutely incredible at Finals. I’ve always dreamed of finding a studio recording of that show without any narration. The corps itself was so incredible that year and forgetting the narration, I actually favored it over BD’s 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Guns Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 22 minutes ago, Zeke said: Yes it was pretty bad at Finals 2007. Some rather belligerent jerks in the stands that night. I was kind of mortified for the Cadets members and embarrassed with all that heckling from a few rows up from where I was sitting. East Coast, West Coast............I don't care. If you are booing, heckling a bunch of kids performing a show, you are an idiot and a freaking loser who needs to get their life together. Speaking in general. Not at you. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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