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Post by Confessor on May 9, 2017 7:54:21 GMT -5
Nobody has picked the swirling time vortex of the Doctor Who opening title sequence? Heathens!  Okay, it might not be that exciting but that theme gives me goosebumps every time. Yeah, if we were purely talking about excellent theme tunes, Dr. Who would be an obvious choice -- as would the 60's Spider-Man cartoon. But I think that as a TV series intro, the swirling vortex on Doctor Who is fairly average. I mean, it's certainly a striking image, but I'm not sure how well it really works as a quick introduction to what you're about to watch for those who are new to the show. To me, a good TV intro should give you some hint about what you'll be watching and give something of a series premise. It doesn't even need a voice over to do that, but it has to give us something. I mean, if you didn't know any better, this intro could be for a horror show, starring a creepy police surgeon known as Doctor Who... |
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Post by brutalis on May 9, 2017 7:57:54 GMT -5
Listing ones not yet mentioned  Themes that that no matter where you may be without seeing the television you know immediately what show it is... Battlestar Galactica the original. Buck Rogers Wonder Woman Incredible Hulk Lost in Space That 70's Show The Munsters F-Troop 1st Season Get Smart NCIS Bones Sons of Anarchy Miami Vice Equalizer I Spy Star Trek original and Next Generation Batman Bonanza Rawhide Grizzly Adams High Chaparral Big Valley Rifleman Jack of All Trades BBC Musketeers BBC Lovejoy Mysteries Hercules the Legendary Journeys Xena Dukes of Hazzard Airwolf
Cartoons
Thundercats GI Joe Scooby Doo original and Whats New Scooby Doo Silverhawks Transformers Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles He-Man and Masters of Universe Space Ghost Atom Ant Banana Splits Ducktales Darkwing Duck Talespin Pinky and the Brain Hong Kong Phooey
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 9, 2017 8:13:08 GMT -5
Ah the days of childhood when that was the Lone Ranger theme before there was ever a William Tell Overture. |
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Post by Confessor on May 9, 2017 8:37:22 GMT -5
Although I can't say that I know even a quarter of the shows that brutalis lists above, I'm glad to see Miami Vice get a mention. I'm a big fan of this show (I have all five seasons on DVD) and Jan Hammer's intro music is fast paced and exciting. I'm not sure the visuals, exotic and sexy though they are, really convey what the show's about, but it's a great intro anyway... |
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Post by brutalis on May 9, 2017 9:04:14 GMT -5
Silly Giant Green Rabbit, you have sooooo much television to catch up on from us folks in the USA. The list goes on and on of classic show themes.
Happy Days
Laverne and Shirley
The Love Boat
Green Acres
Have Gun Will Travel
Welcome Back Kotter
Hill Street Blues
Greatest American Hero
Green Hornet
Outer Limits
Night Gallery
Addams Family
Baretta
Barney Miller
Bewitched
Gilligan's Island
The Monkee's
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Post by Confessor on May 9, 2017 9:17:05 GMT -5
Silly Giant Green Rabbit, you have sooooo much television to catch up on from us folks in the USA. The list goes on and on of classic show themes. Happy Days Laverne and Shirley The Love Boat Green Acres Have Gun Will Travel Welcome Back Kotter Hill Street Blues Greatest American Hero Green Hornet Outer Limits Night Gallery Addams Family Baretta Barney Miller Bewitched Gilligan's Island The Monkee's Happy Days and The Monkees I know well. Hill Street Blues I can't recall but might recognise it if I heard it. Other than that...nah, I'm not familiar with any of these. |
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Post by codystarbuck on May 9, 2017 11:03:35 GMT -5
The ITV shows, from the UK usually had great ones, as already mentioned with The Avengers and The Prisoner. Here are a few other good ones:
Department S (a crime/spy series)
Spin-off Jason King
The US intro for The Secret Agent (Danger Man, in the UK)
The Saint
The Hew Avengers
The Professionals (or CI5: The Professionals, if you prefer)
and The Bishop
Okay, that last one is a Monty Python parody.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 9, 2017 12:03:15 GMT -5
Battlestar Galactica the original. That theme music is a powerful earworm. I've had it in the noggin for forty years!!! |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 12:08:42 GMT -5
Another that I really enjoy is I Dream of Jeannie by Hugo Montenegro
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 13:09:09 GMT -5
Mighty Hercules Opening & Closing
Hercules, hero of song and story.
Hercules, winner of ancient glory.
Fighting for the right,
Fighting with his might,
With the strength of ten ordinary men.
Hercules, people are safe when near him.
Hercules, only the evil fears him.
Softness in his eyes,
Iron in his thighs,
Virtue in his heart,
Fire in every part,
Of the Mighty Hercules.
Join us at his side,
Standing there with pride,
Victory is here,
Raise a mighty cheer,
At the sight of Hercules
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Post by Prince Hal on May 9, 2017 13:42:50 GMT -5
Ah the days of childhood when that was the Lone Ranger theme before there was ever a William Tell Overture.  |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 9, 2017 13:50:46 GMT -5
Mighty Hercules Opening & Closing Great choice! That's another theme song that really stuck. And speaking of which... |
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Post by Confessor on May 9, 2017 13:51:25 GMT -5
The Professionals (or CI5: The Professionals, if you prefer) ...and we have a winner! Awesome intro and a great, great theme tune (it's the cool as f**k wah-wah guitar that really makes it). |
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Post by Prince Hal on May 9, 2017 13:58:11 GMT -5
Remember this one?
(With Mike Pence as Steve Zodiac and Melania Trump as Venus)
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Post by Prince Hal on May 9, 2017 13:59:14 GMT -5
And I should be flogged with wet Kryptonite noodles for forgetting this... |
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Themes that that no matter where you may be without seeing the television you know immediately what show it is...
