BloodBoal 7,538 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,319 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 LOSTCarnivaleSix Feet UnderALIAS (early seasons)Perfect Strangers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,037 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Overall, I think Dexter has one of the best opening sequences I've ever seen. It's shot marvelously well, and it perfectly conveys who the character is without showing anything the average person couldn't see on an average morning. And the music is fun, to boot!If we're judging just on music, though, I'd have to pick Star Trek (TOS), not only for the cheesy 60s fun of the original theme song, but also for the great music that it would later inspire in the films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I always liked Batman: TAS intro. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 The CapeBatman: The Animated SeriesBuffy the Vampire Slayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST-321 4 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 The opening to Star Trek: Voyager is pretty awesome. In fact, it is better than the series itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 followed byStar Trek: Deep Space Ninefollowed by Star Trek: Voyagerfollowed byHuman Target Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 LOSTSimple yet effective.The Pacific had a good albeit very long opening sequence.The Simpsons is classic.I also like the original Scrubs opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyuHaY_VA9o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 LOSTSimple yet effective.The Pacific had a good albeit very long opening sequence.The Simpsons is classic.I also like the original Scrubs opening.I'm sorry Koray, I normally don't ridicule you for you taste in music like some members here. BUT THE LINE MUST BE DRAWN HERE. The Lost intro is a fucking fart slowed to 1/10th its normal speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 The A-Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,037 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff 10 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Funny you posted this because I was just thinking about the Who's the Boss opening credits this morning. Not necessarily my favorites, but I miss hearing these ones from my childhood:- Family Ties- Laverne and Shirley- The Cosby Show- Mr. BelvedereI also like Gilmore Girls, 30 Rock and Veronica Mars. I think my all-time favorite is Pushing Daisies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Musically, it's Dallas, bar none. That theme has stuck with me like no other TV theme for most of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxvw0v3R74k&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,640 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Amazing Stories, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRaB1aJ_Adw&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,398 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Growing Pains.The music alongside the pictures of the actors growing up. Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Unbeatable:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL8nnMpV2Eohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hfzlQKKqVU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Babylon 5Every year had different theme music and different visuals, I don't know of any other show to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,319 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I really need to rent that show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7TLnpqtkAE&feature=youtube_gdata_player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Agatha Christie's Poirot.End of thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 LOSTCarnivaleSix Feet UnderAgreed. Thomas Newman's theme for "Six Feet Under" is something special.The main titles for "Carnivale", alone, are worth the price of admission. This is a show that gets almst zero attention, simply because so few people have heard of it, let alone watched it. Babylon 5Every year had different theme music and different visuals, I don't know of any other show to do that.Yeah! "B5" is a fantastic show. 'Nuff said.I really need to rent that showNo Jason; you need to buy it, and keep it close, because it's a brilliant piece of work.I like "Firefly", if only for the song: sweet. "Twin Peaks" is amazing in its ordinariness, totally belying what's to come, and undermining the audience like a sonofabitch.Nothing, however, could match that glorious Saturday 26th March, 2005, when HE returned to BBC1. I'm not ashamed to say that there were tears in the Richard household. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,319 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Carnivale is one of the best television series of all time, and its a shame Daniel Knauf only got to tell the first third of his story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Babylon 5Every year had different theme music and different visuals, I don't know of any other show to do that.The Cosby Show did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,319 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 This is the best elevator music I ever heard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Doctor Who (pretty much any one)Farscape (seasons 3 & 4)FireflyBuffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 LOSTSimple yet effective.I'm sorry Koray, I normally don't ridicule you for you taste in music like some members here. BUT THE LINE MUST BE DRAWN HERE. The Lost intro is a fucking fart slowed to 1/10th its normal speed.Musically, it fits with the rest of the score quite well. Mysterious atonal music. It's not a masterpiece nor something I would/do enjoy listening to, but it fits. Visually, it's pretty much perfect.I'm probably biased because I think LOST is the greatest thing ever. Just watched "The Incident" and cried like a baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 The one from Lost is perfect for the show. It seems like the title sequence for a a TV series always has to be a video montage with cool music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Agatha Christie's Poirot.Much as I like that one, the theme that Nigel Hess wrote for the 1990's Cornish detective series Wycliffe is probably my favourite detective series theme:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvtbcDnjO5s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kveABhVWa1U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Aren't we getting ever-so-slightly off-topic, here? I think that BloodBoal's original intent was to pick main titles of TV shows that interest visually first, and musically second. I've just the seen opening of "CHiPs", and the best thing that I can say about it is, that it is one minute and twenty seconds of my life which I'll never get back. Carnivale, on the other is worth watching for the titles alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,319 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Overall, I think Dexter has one of the best opening sequences I've ever seen. It's shot marvelously well, and it perfectly conveys who the character is without showing anything the average person couldn't see on an average morning. And the music is fun, to boot!I actually don't care for the Dexter opening credits. Marcy and I started fast forwarding through it (though that might have just been cause we were watching so many episodes so close)Also I mis-quoted her before: It was seasons 1 and 4 she liked the best, not 1 and 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsNELO2rNIYAlso the original Star Trek and Hawaii Five O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,037 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I actually don't care for the Dexter opening credits. Marcy and I started fast forwarding through it (though that might have just been cause we were watching so many episodes so close)Well, I often fast-forward through shows' credits after having seen them a few times. That's more a function of how fast they are, and how many other distractions I have while watching. But anyway, to each his own. I think it's well-done. Also I mis-quoted her before: It was seasons 1 and 4 she liked the best, not 1 and 5Whew, okay...I feel better about you being with this girl now, Jay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Omen II, excellent clip, never heard of that one before. And it stars the Lost main character! (I still like Poirot more, though )Moving away from the OP's search for visually interesting main title sequences (I'm more interested in the themes themselves to be honest), as well as moving away from this thread's ridiculous emphasis on US TV (), I was thinking I'd link you guys to two TV theme highlights from Belgium, check them out:The original De Mol:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-a-a8DrvDs&feature=relatedTV theme at 1:14(By the way: does anyone know what music is played in the first minute of that clip? I've always wondered.)Heterdaad:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nhz5ueeKgo&feature=relatedEnd Credits at 12:50It's synth - but there's a great (and superior) symphonic version on the CD (that I think was used for season 2), but I can't find it on youtube unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycket 36 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd4l4noVdKg&feature=relatedAs well as Boston Legal and Monty PythonHonorable mentions for the diddies for Seinfeld & Curb Your Enthusiasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 TNG. I especially love the part where the Enterprise rises into frame with Picard narration and Courage theme. Magic.Also, when you see a guy walking on the bridge at the end.The other Star Treks are pretty awesome. Voyager and DS9, although I prefer the original DS9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steb74 53 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Oh Wow, there are just far too many!Buck RogersThe Incredible Hulk Manimal Ahh, good times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjFJd20fGN8&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I can't believe nobody mentions this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 In no particular order:AngelDoctor Who (Series 5/11th Doctor version)Fringe (both the 80s and normal versions... Who'd have thought Abrams could compose an actual good title theme?)Buffy the Vampire SlayerPolice Squad!Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 - MacGyver- Agatha Christie's Poirot- ER- LA Law- Keeping Up Appearances- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I also like all the intros to The Wire, where in each season you get a different version of the same song and short glimpses of things to come. It's fun when you see it for the first time and you don't know the context for all these images and only as the story unfolds it all starts to make sense. That's probably why I never pressed FF at this point while watching an episode. There's nothing glamorous about it, but it sets the right tone. They have also great season openers. They all kind of encapsulate the theme of each one quite well, I'd say. And the opening quotes are great too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmIvu1yg3bUKarol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now