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post #101 of 146
8/12/07 at 11:58pm
Another childhood fav.

86. China Beach
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post #102 of 146
8/13/07 at 12:16am
Thread Starter 
87. The Gary Shandling Show.
Best theme song ever.
I couldn't find a version of the proper opening titles so here is a version of it from the show performed by The Turtles which in itself is pretty cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcdy9...y%2F3244478%2F
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post #103 of 146
8/13/07 at 2:03am
88. Matt "Don't you fucking dare call me a wannabe Magnum" Houston.

More shows needed to incorporate Buddy Epson firing an uzi in their intros.
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post #104 of 146
8/13/07 at 2:14am
89. Thundarr the Barbarian

Too bad Arnold chose to play that other barbarian.
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post #105 of 146
8/13/07 at 3:04am
90. John From Cincinatti

Love the Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros cut to classic surf footage.
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post #106 of 146
8/13/07 at 1:02pm
91. Garth Merenghi's Darkplace
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post #107 of 146
8/14/07 at 12:58am
92 Talespin

93 Wonder Years

94 Inspector Gadget

link to Johnny Quest
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post #108 of 146
8/14/07 at 1:03am
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti
(After looking at Matt Houston) Wow, this would explain where Johnny Drama got his look from.

93. Freakazoid!
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post #109 of 146
8/14/07 at 1:19am
96(?). Barney Miller

How could we overlook such bass for so long?
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post #110 of 146
8/14/07 at 1:26am
97.Tales from the Darkside
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post #111 of 146
8/14/07 at 1:30am
98. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.

What's even more weird is that particular theme music is now used by NBC for their Olympic broadcasts.
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post #112 of 146
8/14/07 at 2:15am
Um no I believe NBC asked Williams to score some Wertern Orchestral riffs for coverage of Salt Lake that they recycled for Torino even though it was in Italy.
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post #113 of 146
8/14/07 at 10:12am
How is it we went tis long without MASH?
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post #114 of 146
8/14/07 at 10:41am
Um, hello, Tales from the Crypt?
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post #115 of 146
8/14/07 at 10:43am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharpel007
Um no I believe NBC asked Williams to score some Wertern Orchestral riffs for coverage of Salt Lake that they recycled for Torino even though it was in Italy.
No, he's right, they totally used the Brisco County theme for their Olympics coverage.
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post #116 of 146
8/14/07 at 12:11pm
Glad to see Dickson confirmed what I had found. It's mentioned on the Briscoe Commentary that NBC used the score for the '06 Winter Olympics.
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post #117 of 146
8/14/07 at 12:40pm
So, now that we've gone through 101, do we get to start posting a bunch that inexplicably didn't make it? Like...

Batman
Spider-Man
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Brady Bunch
The Littlest Hobo
Gilligan's Island

And how could we have neglected Baywatch?

Edit: Wait, have we gone through 101 yet?
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post #118 of 146
8/14/07 at 12:59pm
Seeing as this has turned into a total nostalgia fest I'll keep the train running,

Live Action Spider-Man Series
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post #119 of 146
8/14/07 at 1:21pm
I'll raise you the Japanese live action Spider-man
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post #120 of 146
8/15/07 at 2:10am
Wow, sorry then all I remember from my extensive HD viewing of Torino where the opening bits of Summon the Hereoa and Champions over and over again followed by Costatas voice.
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post #121 of 146
8/15/07 at 2:09pm
The Wire has an opening that makes me beg for blindness and deafness. Thankfully fast forwawrding is an option on the DVDs. Seriously, probably the worst opening to a good show ever.
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post #122 of 146
8/15/07 at 2:24pm
No disrespect but saying such a statement will probably entangle you in a world of shit. Just wanted to give you the warning.
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post #123 of 146
8/15/07 at 2:46pm
The Monkees

Would've though it was listed already.
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post #124 of 146
8/15/07 at 2:52pm
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Originally Posted by Hair-Metal Hero
The Wire has an opening that makes me beg for blindness and deafness. Thankfully fast forwawrding is an option on the DVDs. Seriously, probably the worst opening to a good show ever.
Wow. Just wow. The Wire has a fantastic opening sequence that perfectly sets the tone for the show. I just don't understand how you can enjoy and appreciate such a multi-layered, complex show and not like the equally pefect opening. Crazy talk I tell ya.
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post #125 of 146
8/15/07 at 3:20pm
not gonna bother with numbering them

Jake and the Fat Man

Dukes of Hazzard

Star Trek The Next Generation

Kung-Fu

The Andy Griffith Show

And I personally liked the opening for the Aladdin cartoon series tho it might not deserve to be on the list.

edit: totally missed magnum earlier in the list
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post #126 of 146
8/15/07 at 5:21pm
Speaking of bad opening-credit sequences, Alias was really bad for quite some time. The photoshop lens flare flying around was annoying as shit. The theme was the only saving grace for that thing.
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post #127 of 146
8/15/07 at 5:43pm
I always liked the Amazing Stories opening montage when I was a kid. I'm actually quite surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet.
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post #128 of 146
8/15/07 at 8:20pm
Phantom 2040's opening still is a favorite of mine:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Md0i8B_aPqk

As for Johnny Quest, while the old sequence was fantastic, the last series also had a great opening, as far as Im concerned:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okib94BZdjs

Finally, as for anime, the opening of Black Lagoon is particularly good..simple, yet effective:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re8bIzbcu5w
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post #129 of 146
8/15/07 at 8:49pm
Good choice with Black Lagoon, I had netflixed the dvds and they were pretty good considering how I'd been burned by anime in the past.

Gargoyles
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post #130 of 146
8/15/07 at 9:17pm
You can't be serious about that Men in Black intro. That intro and cartoon was fucking rancid.
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post #131 of 146
8/15/07 at 9:20pm
You know you're probably right. I chalk that selection up to nostalgia and cold induced fatigue that imparied my thinking ability. And thankfully it was stricken from the record.
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post #132 of 146
8/16/07 at 10:24am
Gilligan's Island

The Adams Family

The Munsters
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post #133 of 146
8/16/07 at 11:43am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Minsky
I always liked the Amazing Stories opening montage when I was a kid. I'm actually quite surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet.

I was going to mention that one a good while ago but couldn't find a link to a video alas.
Here is one that deserves a mention:
The live action simpsons opening.
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post #134 of 146
8/16/07 at 12:03pm
Thread Starter 
Damn me for not mentioning this one earlier:

Weeds.

Elvis Costello did a version. as did Death Cab For Cutie, Ozmatli
,The Submarines and of course, Randy Newman..
Cast members knocked off a few, this being the best of them.
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post #135 of 146
8/16/07 at 6:04pm
absolutely the most awesome opening credits ever (really quite sad nobody seems to have mentioned it):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jg2CUkTmlDI

love the Copeland, love the darkness of it, love that bit with the scales. just LOVE.
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post #136 of 146
8/16/07 at 6:30pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Disciple_72
absolutely the most awesome opening credits ever (really quite sad nobody seems to have mentioned it):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jg2CUkTmlDI

love the Copeland, love the darkness of it, love that bit with the scales. just LOVE.
And, really, shouldn't Woodward be in every single thing ever made?
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post #137 of 146
8/16/07 at 7:31pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Disciple_72
absolutely the most awesome opening credits ever (really quite sad nobody seems to have mentioned it):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jg2CUkTmlDI

love the Copeland, love the darkness of it, love that bit with the scales. just LOVE.
Agreed. Too bad the show itself couldn't come close to living up to the intro.
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post #138 of 146
8/16/07 at 9:07pm
How about some love for The Greatest American Hero...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Q3orQhEcA
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post #139 of 146
8/17/07 at 2:18am
To bad after the intro the Real Adventures of Johnny Quest was a massive let down and did not deserve to amp the theme up as much as it did, whereas the original got you ready but then blew you away. "Shadow of the Condor" was the first episode I ever saw and once the kick ass accurate bi planes showed up, I was sold for life.
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post #140 of 146
8/17/07 at 12:54pm
While its true that "The real adventures.." never reached the level of the original, I still enjoyed it (except for the virtual reality stuff), mostly out of the themes for each episodes, the pseudo science (I remember when they explained how a perfect sphere could onlly be done in zero gravity, I think) and the fact that they keep the body count of the original series.
Plus, its not like you see a Succubus or a haunted house taht crushes people in cartoons these days.
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post #141 of 146
8/17/07 at 1:15pm
Family Ties

Sha na na naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!
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post #142 of 146
8/17/07 at 6:08pm
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And, really, shouldn't Woodward be in every single thing ever made?
for sure. In fact, I'm going to start a thread about him right fucking now.
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post #143 of 146
8/18/07 at 1:41pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyZ
How about some love for The Greatest American Hero...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Q3orQhEcA
Awww that took me back. Thanks.

Here's a clearer version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qIi7uvn6tm4
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post #144 of 146
8/18/07 at 2:00pm
Pee-Wee's Playhouse
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post #145 of 146
8/23/07 at 1:19am
M.A.S.K

- Masked Crusaders, Working Overtime, Fighting Crime, Fighting Crime!

COPS

- The cartoon or even the later FOX series.
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post #146 of 146
9/12/07 at 11:42pm
The Love Boat

Air Wolf

Air Wolf's intro is everything awesomely 80s 'tech'. From the music to the Bladerunner font. I would watch the intro as a kid and the leave the room because it was pretty boring.
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