Marching Orders

I was in Marching Band from 7th to 12th grade. I play percussion. I was never in a competition of this level. But I understand marching band competition.

If you are going to make a show about a marching band, then show us the band. I watched several episodes thinking

"Where's the BAND?!?!???"

I'd like to see more episodes. If you insist on showing all of the non band drama and insecurities, then show twice as much about the entire group. These young men and women have worked their collective butts off, you OWE it to them ALL to give proper attention.

I raised 3 daughters. I don't need to see the drama between the flag team members and the dance team members. I saw that everyday in my house and in my car.

Who thought that a 12 minute episode was a good idea? Fire them, and don't let the near this industry again. Just about the time a person settles into an episode, it ends.

There are some good things in here. But those gems are overwhelmingly forgetten because of the awful things in here.

More episodes to the series please !!! I loved it.

The amount of backstory is helpful for that true experience of the dance team and guard, but these girls are maybe 10-15% of the band's numbers. They really should have clarified in the preview and in the description.

It's cool to see the backstories of a few but this would really be better if they focused a little more on the process and the reasoning behind the dedication needed to perform to these high standards. "The director is a perfectionist" is not an accurate assessment, nor is it the reason he demands such excellence from these students.

Think about this. You go to a football game so you can wait for halftime to see the band. Your band performance is exponentially superior to your football team. The series is okay at best. It not difference than watching other do or die team selection process. This is truly for the band camp junkies. It's does explain why HBCU's can't win a division 1 championship.

I hard giving this a low rating because there were some really stand out moments. If cut differently to focus on the discipline and work ethic of these young people, this show could have been something truly inspiring.

Instead, there's too much focus on back story and drama, far too much time spent on the dance team, and very little time spent showcasing the young people's talent. Would have loved to have seen more performance of the band and drumline.