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Starscream2112 · November 7 2012, 08:36 PM

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sidious618 · November 8 2012, 01:45 AM

There are a lot of great ones out there but I'd have to give it to either The Sopranos or Game of Thrones.

Kirby · November 8 2012, 02:47 AM

My all time favorite is The Bob Newhart Show's 'Comming Home to Emily'. It has a cool 70s Jazz vibe, and according to Bob Newhart, the trip that he took from his office to home in would have taken him a couple of hours, and took him well over 100 blocks out of his way.

I also love those Mike Post and Pete Carpenter themes. I'm not sure if there's an album out with all their stuff on it, but that would certainly be worth getting.

DonIago · November 8 2012, 03:08 AM

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Forbin · November 8 2012, 03:50 AM

The Mystery Man wrote:

There are a lot of great ones out there but I'd have to give it to either The Sopranos or Game of Thrones.

Kirby wrote:

My all time favorite is The Bob Newhart Show's 'Comming Home to Emily'. It has a cool 70s Jazz vibe, and according to Bob Newhart, the trip that he took from his office to home in would have taken him a couple of hours, and took him well over 100 blocks out of his way.

Those of us who live in Jersey wondered where the hell Tony was going in those opening titles. Out of the Lincoln Tunnel, then South on the Turnpike past Newark to Carteret, then up thru Kearny, and northeast to his house in Caldwell... Yo, what da fock? That's, like, 2 or 3 hours of driving around.

http://www.sopranosuessightings.com/openingcredits.htm

J.T.B. · November 8 2012, 04:23 AM

Hill Street Blues is my favorite: The station door rolls up and the squad cars emerge with lights and sirens, sliding a little in the rain as they speed into the grim city streets. The sound of police radio calls gives way to the slow, almost halting introductory piano notes of the wonderful, evocative Mike Post theme.

My favorite on a current show is Archer, retro-stylish and sexy with a slightly bizarre edge.

Kirby wrote:

I also love those Mike Post and Pete Carpenter themes. I'm not sure if there's an album out with all their stuff on it, but that would certainly be worth getting.

Mike Post made a record years back with HSB, The White Shadow, Greatest American Hero, Magnum P.I. and The Rockford Files. Not the original recordings but damn good, with the brilliant guitarist Larry Carlton. It's available in MP3. They replaced the harmonica on "Rockford" with synthesizer, though, which I'm not crazy about.

Justin

Icemizer · November 8 2012, 04:10 PM

The Addams Family, Dukes of Hazard, Gilligans Island, Classic songs with lyrics and visuals that give you the whole show setup in less than a minute.

Tom Hendricks · November 8 2012, 11:29 PM

The original Tomorrow People, this was my favorite show as a kid. We didn't get many British television imports, besides Benny Hill or the occasional Dr. Who. I couldn't wait for the Thames opening to come on and then the title sequence. Their titles had a very X-Files/Fringe feel to it, 30 years ago.

Shurik · November 8 2012, 11:54 PM

The Walking Dead - mainly because the music is damn creepy - and Game Of Thrones.

IcecreamLtDan · November 9 2012, 12:16 AM

As a big fan of Space:1999 as a kid, the theme for both seasons has always stuck in my head. That also included the ITC spinning logo with it's music too, it was quite jarring to me to learn as I got older that it wasn't actually part of the opening theme, just the ITC logo theme.

stj · November 9 2012, 03:12 AM

I don't know how Perry Mason or Hawaii 5-0 or The Outer Limits or the George Reeves Superman or Fringe have been overlooked.

PS Or Lost in Space.

PPS Curse senile dementia!
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Hugo Rune · November 9 2012, 04:17 AM

Best Music - Millennuim
Best Visual - Game of Thrones
Best Music + Visual - The Prisoner

Pitch perfect combination of rattling music, striking imagery and bizzare shit. Just like the show.

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Gary Mitchell · November 9 2012, 04:54 AM

IcecreamLtDan wrote:

As a big fan of Space:1999 as a kid, the theme for both seasons has always stuck in my head. That also included the ITC spinning logo with it's music too, it was quite jarring to me to learn as I got older that it wasn't actually part of the opening theme, just the ITC logo theme.

I think that's one reason I didn't get into the Muppet Show that much. I'd see the ITC logo and get excited that Space: 1999 was coming on, then I'd get disappointed that it was only the Muppet Show.

lennier1 · November 9 2012, 05:12 AM

Can't help it, I'm a sucker for the style of the 70's, 80's and early 90's
Highwayman
Riptide
Hardcastle and McCormick
Street Hawk
Simon & Simon
Stingray (NBC show)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Hart to Hart
Cagney & Lacey
Airwolf

sojourner · November 9 2012, 05:15 AM

Loved the show Stingray.

November 7 2012, 08:36 PM	#31
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November 8 2012, 01:45 AM	#32
sidious618 Admiral Location: New York, US	Re: Great opening sequence There are a lot of great ones out there but I'd have to give it to either The Sopranos or Game of Thrones. __________________ We've met before, haven't we?

November 8 2012, 02:47 AM	#33
Kirby Rear Admiral Location: Alt: 5280	Re: Great opening sequence My all time favorite is The Bob Newhart Show's 'Comming Home to Emily'. It has a cool 70s Jazz vibe, and according to Bob Newhart, the trip that he took from his office to home in would have taken him a couple of hours, and took him well over 100 blocks out of his way. I also love those Mike Post and Pete Carpenter themes. I'm not sure if there's an album out with all their stuff on it, but that would certainly be worth getting. __________________ Henderson!!!!

November 8 2012, 03:08 AM	#34
DonIago Rear Admiral Location: Burlington, VT, USA	Re: Great opening sequence TOS __________________ --DonIago It was the best of Trek, it was the worst of Trek... "If I lean over, I leave myself open to wedgies, wet willies, or even the dreaded Rear Admiral!"

November 8 2012, 04:10 PM	#37
Icemizer Fleet Captain	Re: Great opening sequence The Addams Family, Dukes of Hazard, Gilligans Island, Classic songs with lyrics and visuals that give you the whole show setup in less than a minute.

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November 8 2012, 11:29 PM	#38
Tom Hendricks Muad'Dib Location: Syracuse, NY	Re: Great opening sequence The original Tomorrow People, this was my favorite show as a kid. We didn't get many British television imports, besides Benny Hill or the occasional Dr. Who. I couldn't wait for the Thames opening to come on and then the title sequence. Their titles had a very X-Files/Fringe feel to it, 30 years ago. __________________ I believe in the teachings of the middle ground. I maybe blind but my heart can see. Of course I'm a creationist. I believe man created god.

November 8 2012, 11:54 PM	#39
Shurik Fleet Captain Location: Haifa, Israel	Re: Great opening sequence The Walking Dead - mainly because the music is damn creepy - and Game Of Thrones. __________________ Chemistry is physics without a thought Mathematics is physics without a purpose

November 9 2012, 12:16 AM	#40
IcecreamLtDan Commander Location: North Carolina, USA	Re: Great opening sequence As a big fan of Space:1999 as a kid, the theme for both seasons has always stuck in my head. That also included the ITC spinning logo with it's music too, it was quite jarring to me to learn as I got older that it wasn't actually part of the opening theme, just the ITC logo theme.

November 9 2012, 03:12 AM	#41
stj Rear Admiral Location: the real world	Re: Great opening sequence I don't know how Perry Mason or Hawaii 5-0 or The Outer Limits or the George Reeves Superman or Fringe have been overlooked. PS Or Lost in Space. PPS Curse senile dementia! Dragnet! __________________ Morals are what you do to other people. Other people, what we call society, are essential to human happiness. Therefore, morals are the path to happiness. My morals, your happiness; your morals, my happiness: It's a fair trade.

November 9 2012, 04:17 AM	#42
Hugo Rune Fleet Captain Location: On The Beat...	Re: Great opening sequence Best Music - Millennuim Best Visual - Game of Thrones Best Music + Visual - The Prisoner Pitch perfect combination of rattling music, striking imagery and bizzare shit. Just like the show. Hugo - Is a number, and no longer feels like a free man __________________ inconsessum persequor

November 9 2012, 05:12 AM	#44
lennier1 Commodore Location: Germany	Re: Great opening sequence Can't help it, I'm a sucker for the style of the 70's, 80's and early 90's Highwayman Riptide Hardcastle and McCormick Street Hawk Simon & Simon Stingray (NBC show) Scarecrow and Mrs. King Hart to Hart Cagney & Lacey Airwolf __________________ Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

November 9 2012, 05:15 AM	#45
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Great opening sequence Loved the show Stingray. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...