Mark M. Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 The powerhouse dance crew, Academy of Villains, is returning for their third consecutive year. This year’s performance will be taken to the next level with an all-new show jam packed with mind-bending entertainment. Stay tuned for more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlegreenghouls Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Hopefully their stage doesn't break again. I think could cool. I might not watch it because I don't do dance shows. I am glad that they are bring back some fan favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futurion Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, littlegreenghouls said: Hopefully their stage doesn't break again. I think could cool. I might not watch it because I don't do dance shows. I am glad that they are bring back some fan favorites. Provided we don't get hit by another hurricaine like that again, I don't think it should be a problem, and even if we do, I don't think they would make the mistake of leaving it up again. Edited June 8, 2018 by Futurion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceleg Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 It may not be an issue if they move to the FFL stage as is heavily rumored 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieman Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I see this as a pure cost savings by Universal. They are eventually going to demolish the FFL building, right? So save money by booking AOV in the venue and let nature destroy it. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 I wonder if moving to the Fear Factor stage would let them bring more dancers. Their troupe is far larger than the gang that comes to Universal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 (edited) "80s cyberpunk AoV in a full stadium" is probably the best show ever put at HHN. Edited August 10, 2018 by Cody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHN Pro Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 The new description mentions a few entertaining surprises along the way... Maybe some hope for a pop culture parody section? Cause I doubt they could do an entire 30-minute show of just dancing and neon lights in that large of a venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Jabbawockeez do a 70 minute show in Vegas, in a similar sized venue. The Villains will be fine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieman Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 39 minutes ago, Legacy said: Jabbawockeez do a 70 minute show in Vegas, in a similar sized venue. Fun fact: The Jabbawockeez show used to be 90 minutes, but it took too long to cycle the audience - taking around 15 minutes just to wake everyone up. 3 hours ago, HHN Pro said: The new description mentions a few entertaining surprises along the way... Maybe some hope for a pop culture parody section? Cause I doubt they could do an entire 30-minute show of just dancing and neon lights in that large of a venue. A pop culture parody? That sounds PERFECT for HHN. They should run with that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHN Pro Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, zombieman said: Fun fact: The Jabbawockeez show used to be 90 minutes, but it took too long to cycle the audience - taking around 15 minutes just to wake everyone up. A pop culture parody? That sounds PERFECT for HHN. They should run with that idea. I meant do it as a small part of the show, since the pop-culture parodies is what made Bill & Ted so popular and attracted people into the theater every night. I'd be surprised if they didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M. Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Here is the new logo released on the Orlando webpage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, HHN Pro said: I meant do it as a small part of the show, since the pop-culture parodies is what made Bill & Ted so popular and attracted people into the theater every night. I'd be surprised if they didn't. Prepared to be surprised. They didn't announce auditions, and it's something AoV does. They lead the development of their own show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oysterhead00 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 14 hours ago, mz_ said: Here is the new logo released on the Orlando webpage! They better have a pint glass with that logo on it to purchase! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHN Pro Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 16 hours ago, Legacy said: Prepared to be surprised. They didn't announce auditions, and it's something AoV does. They lead the development of their own show. Hm. Here's to hope Academy of Villains can keep such a big audience for a 30-minute show the whole event... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieman Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 34 minutes ago, HHN Pro said: Hm. Here's to hope Academy of Villains can keep such a big audience for a 30-minute show the whole event... AoV has a lot better chance than Jabbersnoozees. I've been impressed with all of the HHN AoV shows so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WESKER69 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 8 hours ago, HHN Pro said: Hm. Here's to hope Academy of Villains can keep such a big audience for a 30-minute show the whole event... Jabbawockeez do just fine at HHN, last year being their best performance yet. They created a great themed show complete with a queue video/pre-show to entertain guests while they waited to be let into the theatre. It also helped set up the premise of the show as well. Hopefully they create something great this year too because last year's show got me to see it every night (unlike the first two years). As far as AoV is concerned, you should really look up their performance videos. Hell, even their first year at Orlando was top notch. Trust me, they'll be just fine. And a 30min high-energy dance show is not hard to do, nor keep the audience into it. Especially when you have amazing talent. On 8/16/2018 at 6:06 PM, mz_ said: Here is the new logo released on the Orlando webpage! ^...um.. yea, I'm going to need that as a tshirt if they have them available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlegreenghouls Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFCMDMffbb4 Cyberpunk original. I saved ya an hour. good show, I think they will change some of the songs? add extra 10 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 On 9/3/2018 at 6:11 PM, littlegreenghouls said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFCMDMffbb4 Cyberpunk original. I saved ya an hour. good show, I think they will change some of the songs? add extra 10 mins. Yeah the actual show is 100% different except for slight makeup similarities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSpielberg Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/8/2018 at 9:50 PM, Cody said: Yeah the actual show is 100% different except for slight makeup similarities. Yeah, only one piece of music from that video makes it into the show, and the choreography for that song is entirely different. The Horror Nights show is much more linear and has a plot. It's also 100% fucking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clash Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) the show this year is annoying and a little bit boring. adding a story and being so closed to it hurts the show. One of the highlights and one of the biggest strengths of the older shows was their playfulness and the guest interaction with the audience. The reason it was cool to watch them before was because not only were the dance sets cool, but their attitude was very likable. The new show cancels all that out. they lost a lot of the appeal with the terminator storyline. and with the way the stage is set up. they totally got an upgrade on the visuals but the show lost its soul. the terminator stuff is kinda boring to be honest. is not as cool as the mental hospital of 2 years ago. the dance sets are kinda silly within this story too. Reminded me a lot of Captain EO but not in a good way. its like a more annoying and less charming version of Captain EO Edited October 10, 2018 by clash 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieman Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 11 hours ago, clash said: the show this year is annoying and a little bit boring. adding a story and being so closed to it hurts the show. One of the highlights and one of the biggest strengths of the older shows was their playfulness and the guest interaction with the audience. The reason it was cool to watch them before was because not only were the dance sets cool, but their attitude was very likable. The new show cancels all that out. they lost a lot of the appeal with the terminator storyline. and with the way the stage is set up. they totally got an upgrade on the visuals but the show lost its soul. the terminator stuff is kinda boring to be honest. is not as cool as the mental hospital of 2 years ago. the dance sets are kinda silly within this story too. Reminded me a lot of Captain EO but not in a good way. its like a more annoying and less charming version of Captain EO I agree 100% with your assessment. The audience participation part was a turn off for me. A good show doesn't need to beg the audience to have fun. And the wave? It hasn't been a thing for 30 years. Oh wait, it's a slow motion wave! That's totally different. Whatever. That mental hospital storyline was brilliant, as it was set in Shadybrook. Is there any better way of being accepted as a new show than to tie into a fan favorite of the event? This year is devoid of anything HHN related, and it's just not hooking me. Been to HHN 4 nights and only did this one time. Had no desire to see it again. I saw the 2016 show every night, and 2017 most nights. And this is not my B&T bitterness showing. I wanted to like this show. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StupidStupidDan Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 minute ago, zombieman said: And the wave? It hasn't been a thing for 30 years. This exactly. Once they opened up with the "audience participation" instructions, I said "Uh ohhhhh. This might not work out well." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgito2001 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Clash and Zombieman hit the nail on the head! As Clash said, the playfulness from years past (most memorable being HHN 26) didn't translate and I didn't get instantly "energized" when wtching the show the way me & my teens did the first year...we stopped and watched it 3 times I remember and obsessed over downloading most of the songs from the show. Like zombieman, I went 4 times this year (Rush of Fear), saw it our 2nd visit & when returning the 3rd & 4th times took a consensus with my kids...should we watch AOV again? We all agreed...naaah! That said, the show isn't HORRIBLE by any means, loved the screen/anime style fight & the laser light fingers was awesome...but was definitely a one & done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clash Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 10 hours ago, zombieman said: I agree 100% with your assessment. The audience participation part was a turn off for me. A good show doesn't need to beg the audience to have fun. And the wave? It hasn't been a thing for 30 years. Oh wait, it's a slow motion wave! That's totally different. Whatever. That mental hospital storyline was brilliant, as it was set in Shadybrook. Is there any better way of being accepted as a new show than to tie into a fan favorite of the event? This year is devoid of anything HHN related, and it's just not hooking me. Been to HHN 4 nights and only did this one time. Had no desire to see it again. I saw the 2016 show every night, and 2017 most nights. And this is not my B&T bitterness showing. I wanted to like this show. 8 hours ago, jorgito2001 said: Clash and Zombieman hit the nail on the head! As Clash said, the playfulness from years past (most memorable being HHN 26) didn't translate and I didn't get instantly "energized" when wtching the show the way me & my teens did the first year...we stopped and watched it 3 times I remember and obsessed over downloading most of the songs from the show. Like zombieman, I went 4 times this year (Rush of Fear), saw it our 2nd visit & when returning the 3rd & 4th times took a consensus with my kids...should we watch AOV again? We all agreed...naaah! That said, the show isn't HORRIBLE by any means, loved the screen/anime style fight & the laser light fingers was awesome...but was definitely a one & done. the event this year is an 80s event, and they could have done SO many retro things with it.... they could have had a vampire show that connected to Vamp 85 scarezone, they could have had so many other things that tie to the 80s, so many cool ideas for costumes or make the show a party style show. make it fun and quirky and enjoyable the terminator show is such a drag in an otherwise fun event. even Dead Exposure has a quirkiness to it. everything else in the park feels retro or fun and quirky, and then you go to this show and the story is so serious and dark.... but then you have dance numbers in this terminator style story... ugh... even the high energy dance numbers dont make sense with the story and tone they set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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