DCI On ESPN2

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:08 pm

DP wrote:Yeah, well they show poker and billiards on ESPN too.....

... and cheerleaders, and spelling bees, and some other things that I can't even remember right now.

The point is, it's publicity. A lot of people still don't know that it even exists, and of those who do, many still believe that it's stuck in the "loud at all costs" mentality of the past.

I think they did a good job of putting together an introductory program. It's weird to see commercials in between shows, but at least they're not 20-minute PBS fundraising breaks. TV will never be as good as seeing it live, though; there are too many things to watch, and the sound is never as good (no home theater can reproduce what is effectively a hundred "speakers" spread out across the field).

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:10 pm

Doug@GT wrote:Wow. I really didn't know that. Are the complete shows on the DVDs?

Yuppers -- from DCI's website ( www.dci.org ) :

"Video Options: Multi-Camera, High Camera (1-12 placing corps), Color Guard and Percussion Isolation Camera (1-6 placing corps only)

"Audio Options: 5.1 Digital Surround (1-12 placing corps), Design Staff, Color Guard, and on-field Percussion commentary (1-6 placing corps only)"

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:12 pm

They're rebroadcasting it, but in TWO parts...

"And for those of you that missed it, or who want to tune in again, ESPN2 will reshow the first hour of the DCI broadcast on Sept. 21 from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern time. The second hour will be reshown on Sept. 23 from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time."

from http://dci.org/news/news.cfm?news_id=dc ... bd9faabb03

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:16 pm

ai698 wrote:Cons: ... and there are only 12 corps.

No mention of Division II/III, no mention of DCA (senior corps - dcacorps.org ), nothing outside of Top 8 highlights and 30-second clips of 9-12.

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:22 pm

Last post for a while, I promise... lol

CJ Krause wrote:to me it stunk,,,,, Leland is right,,,, one of the worst jobs i have ever seen doing it....
PBS should still do it.

PBS really hasn't had creative control of the program as far as I can remember. The camera direction & behind-the-scenes segments are pretty much the same as they always were, and the commentators have been around DCI for a long time already (Steve Rondinaro was on board even before I found out about corps, and Dennis DeLucia has been a welcome addition the last few years). ESPN just does a better job than PBS to make sure it gets broadcast nationally.