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Originally Posted by Greg Hainsworth
we have members who want to do this - recognition or not - because its fun for them.
If its not fun, why do it at all...
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It is fun. I feel the way FIRST incorporated it, however, could have been implemented a lot better. For instance, the 3:30 time limit is practical, but it hinders creativity greatly. 3:30 is the average song length, and most songs you'd want to do a parody of IMO are slightly longer than that. Just an example, I understand their reasoning for it.
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Originally Posted by jordangrant
OP, you definitely jumped the gun pulling numbers a whole 24 hours before the deadline. 
Now that I've watched all the parodies, I personally think the overall quality has greatly increased from last year, and Cory's ears will be safe this year. As you guys have said, making a parody is hard, and I think teams are getting used to navigating through developing the idea, moulding the lyrics, recording properly, making a good video - and seeing great examples they can draw inspiration from.
Honestly, the girls and guys who can REALLY sing brought out their A-game this time, so I'm optimistic about the competition moving forward. |
True, I did jump the gun quite a bit. The number of entries doubled overnight
. While I haven't been able to watch them all yet, I'm hopeful. I do think it's indisputable, however, that majority of the FIRST population is becoming tired of parodies, and it's not something that can be sustainable in the long term.
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Originally Posted by Cothron Theiss
To be honest, I think one of the issues is a lack of promotion. I think many people have seen or heard of the FIRST Rhapsody, but other than that, the list the OP linked is the first I've seen of the official submission or repository for all of the teams' submissions. Also, what the others have said about parodies being difficult is spot on. We FIRSTers are often a diverse and talented group of people, but I doubt many teams have the resources to accomplish a quality parody.
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I don't have the numbers to back it up, but I'm fairly sure this year got fewer tweets, posts, and general promotion as last year. They rarely announce things like this at events or give any hint of its existence other than online. When it is offline, it's because the contest has already been completed. To be fair, though, it is a difficult task to promote in the offseason. Regardless, an entity as powerful as FIRST really should know how to handle promotion better.