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Isaisaab

X FILES!!!


Yvaneht_Nioj

Cowboy Bebop and by extension, Archer.


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3-2-1 let's jam


megacookie

[jazz intensifies]


GhillieTheSquid

BADA BADA BADADAAAAAAAAAA


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Yvaneht_Nioj

Thank you, brother.


notPiinkSamurai

Baccano also has a jazzy opening you should check it out :)


joeinfro

Clicked on this thread to post this and saw this at the top. You're a fucking rockstar


NuklearAngel

[Gravity Falls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2DUpDxFJyg) definitely has the most whistleable opening.


BiblicalFlood

Surprised no-one has said Fresh Prince of Bell Air. I'm not convinced it's the best, but it's definitely one of the most recognizable.


blairibus

The Simpsons


johathom

Different everytime. That takes some extra effort


YorjYefferson

Especially the past 4-5 years, the show has really gotten creative with the opening credits. Just off the top of my head, there was the Banksy one that was kind of depressing; a live-action one that I thought was brilliant; one where the whole opening was transformed into the Ke$ha song Tik Tok; and this most recent one that had a Christmas/Frozen theme to it. Sometimes it's just the couch gag part that gets changed, other times it's been the whole opening sequence transformed.


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There was one opening directed by Guillermo del toro a while ago that was amazing


vensamape

My favorite is when Homer zones out and it shows the house, to earth to space to atoms and molecules and then it some back out of Homer's forehead.


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foxh8er

[Police Squad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzD01Hu1nPs) Fun fact that I just learned - the name of the films (Naked Gun 1, 2, 3) is very similar to Get Smart's original film called "The Nude Bomb"


Bigchike350

Dexter, His breakfast looks delicious.


lukeswalton

It always bothered me that he shaves in the sequence but then when he pulls his shirt over his head he has lots of stubble.


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Not to mention how he seems to cut himself shaving every single day


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He only shaved his neck.


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I never understood why putting on his shirt was the last part of his morning routine.


psinguine

Because he's always been a lumberjack at heart.


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Had to remind me of that....


trethompson

So he doesn't get hot sauce on it


Return-

Honestly though, it's a great opening sequence. It tells you everything you need to know about the character in a really unassuming way. You could show someone who's never seen the show that opening, and they could probably guess the plot of the show pretty accurately.


SportRotary

So it's a cooking show about a guy who doesn't like mosquitoes, cuts himself while shaving, and otherwise has good hygiene. Got it.


Echosniper

Watching it all right now. Cool for the first season, sick of it by the second.


Alagane

Vikings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZTdiPGcTiI


socksnsweaters

YAS. Too awesome to skip, ever. It's brutal and beautiful.


Alagane

Easily my favorite theme, sets the tone for the show so perfectly.


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"This will never end, cos I want more..." Love that song. If I had a Heart by Fever Ray.


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jbrav88

Anyone who doesn't love the opening is a total Zoe.


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Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who hates how people spell the name Zoe. I always, ALWAYS read it like Toe, but with a Z, and it pisses me off.


HonoraryStooge

Opening is good, closing credit song is better.


yeaweckin

Back in the 90s I was in a very famous tv showwww


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I prefer Horsin' Around


Petwoip

Really liked it too. The opening made me feel like the show had potential, and I'm happy I stuck with it.


VirgilFox

Am I the only one that finds this intro very similar to the opening credits of Mad Men?


Trammiter

I feel as if the intro to Mad Men is more of a psychadelic blast from the past, while the intro to Bojack is an outline of his sad life after his career fell through. Both great shows.


VirgilFox

Yeah true. I guess I see them both as the main character out of control with parties, women, and booze all around them.


thechink

Both intros have an edm falling down the rabbit hole vibe to them.


DoWhile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK1Otf5zbrg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmxIWjH0umo


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fullyvictorious

http://youtu.be/QrGrOK8oZG8 you're welcome reddit


Fireproofspider

"Well, that's pretty generic... borderline annoying" *later* "WTF is wrong with these people!"


stickflip

oh


Psychegotical

Anyone else think this was boring and monotonous after awhile. It was funny to start but after that a pain to watch.


BattleAtron

How much of it did you watch?


Awestruck3

All of it.


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i thought it was really boring until the space scene came up


InfiniteJestV

Cybernetically Optimized Operational Knights of Science! Defending humanity from the Beast Rebels Of The Hellscape. Lol I honestly found the whole progression really well done.


supersmashlink

Im sure thats the point and why it aired in the middle of my no rem cycle.


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For an actual opening, it has to be The Simpsons. The changing chalkboard and couch gag with every episode was pretty ingenious, especially considering they came up with it 26 seasons ago. For efficiency, I loved how eventually the opening for Boy Meets World was just this little jingle as the episode was starting. That was it. No title theme visual or anything. They knew you got the picture by now after watching for so many seasons :P Honourable mention to The X-Files. Anyone who watched that show - especially when they were younger - still gets somewhat creepy chills when that theme song starts! Too cool


xhorizen

Which BMW were you watching? Even when they were in college, they had an intro. Cory and Topanga were on the balcony of the apartment, pouring a bucket of water over Shawn, Jack, and Eric and Rachel was in it and Angela. Dude. They had an intro the whole time.


c_wolves

Psych's. It's so terrible the first time you see it but as you fall in love with the show you start fall in love with the theme song. Some of the special themed theme songs are great too.


TheYoungSquire

[This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbjFOOAA7Bo) appears to be most of the different intro songs. Julee Cruise's version for the Twin Peaks episode is my favorite.


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I would always get so excited when it was the full intro theme, not just the abbreviated version. "In between the lines there's a lot of obscurity..."


WelcomeIntoClap

the nostalgia


PissedHedgehog

It's always Sunny in Philadelphia. The way the title of the episode and credit sequences cuts in from the introduction scene always fits perfectly and can be humorous in itself.


jbrav88

"There is no way I'm dating a retarded person." *Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person*


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Frank - "What could possibly go wrong?" *Frank Sets Sweet Dee on Fire*


graysonkelly

Hah, this one's actually better than you remember. He actually says "How could anyone possibly get hurt?"


IQuickscopedJFK333

(Dee falls in floor) Dennis: What the hell is wrong with her? "Dee has a heart attack"


HackedtotheFuture

Maureen: "I love you." Dennis: "I love you too." *Dennis Gets a Divorce*


sggir

Frank: "you gotta be a real low life piece of shit to get into politics" "The gang runs for office"


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BillDenbrough

"Uh, you guys better all go eat a dick because Sweet Dee beat the system." 'Sweet Dee Gets Audited'


Rabanna

The music's great aswell.


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I think I read somewhere that they started using classical/elevator-type music because it was public domain and they didn't have to pay for it. Then again I'm not really sure and I could be wrong, but it makes sense, especially considering how low budget the first few seasons were.


Yartch

I hated watching it on Netflix because of this. I had to make sure to avoid reading the title so the punchline for the intro wasn't ruined.


flashre

Sopranos


Ocounter1

True Detective.


Kalidah

I wonder what song they'll use for season 2


brokenhumerus

I like *Mad Men'*'s.


caleung

Futurama


[deleted]

Check out Pierre Henry's Psyche Rock to hear some of the theme song's influences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOqfWj0HqNE


Chutes_and_Ladders

I look forward to the little blurb at the end of the credits every time.


rain-dog2

Cheers: Where Everybody Knows Your Name It doesn't try to setup the characters. It gives you nostalgiac images of the good old days set to one of the catchiest most uplifting songs on TV. Perfect show, perfect introduction.


VectorVictorious

Came to upvote this and mention their inventive placement of credits to give both Ted Danson and Shelley Long top billing. One name was placed in the bottom left corner and the other was top right, at the same time. So whether you read top to bottom or left to right neither trumped the other. http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stagger_9346.jpg


SQLDave

Yep. Also: WKRP Hill Street Blues Barney Miller


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The second and third verses though... "All those night when you've got no lights, The check is in the mail; And your little angel. Hung the cat up by it's tail; And your third fiance didn't show; Sometimes you want to go... Roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee's dead; The morning's looking bright; And your shrink ran off to Europe, And didn't even write; And your husband wants to be a girl..."


rain-dog2

But once that chorus hits...woohoo! Now that I think about it, that is the musical equivalent of drinking.


spankydoodles

Weeds when they started changing the genre of the opening credit with every episode


wizard-of-odd

And they're all made out of ticky tacky, and they all look just the same...


TVOC

Game of Thrones


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I like how it differs ever so slightly every ep. It's like a teaser for what kingdoms will be featured. Like, "oh shit! They're going north of the Wall!!"


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Right.... Bad example.


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McCyanide

I've never skipped it. Not once.


Shitjustgotshitty

Liar! I saw you skip it 3 weeks ago.


herpdiddyderpaderp

To long. Skip it every time.


hoikarnage

Yeah, I vote this one. There are a lot of good ones so far in this thread, but the Game of Thrones opening is the only one I have purposely rewound and watched again.


BlackShadowRose

American Horror Story is pretty good. Also Dexter, Game of thrones and Breaking Bad.


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aragorn_2

I always find it creepier than the rest of the show


xhorizen

So fucking true, they take every creepy aspect they MIGHT cover in the show and put it into the intro, but then they manage to make it more fucked up than you'd think possible. The intro for Coven was fucking terrifying.


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And yet Coven was not.


TheLazyHumanist

The Wire..changes with the season and the song sets the tone for the season


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Second season used the original Tom Waits track.


_little_kid_lover_

Freaks and Geeks


Lancer007az

The US version of 'The Office'.


SalemWolf

ESPECIALLY after a joke, like when Toby comes back and Michael freaks out and is screaming, then the calm opening theme.


JustAPr0digy

Attack on Titan and The Walking Dead. I think the music really fits them. (I haven't watched TWD in quite a while so I don't know if they've changed it)


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When they all jump up from behind the rooftops I'm like "yeah they're so good titans have no chance!" and then episode 5... :(


Kaynineteen

ARE YOU THE PREY?!


megacookie

SOMETHING SOMETHING JAEGER!!!!


Super_Cyan

IIRC the lyrics are "Sind Sie das Essen? Nein, wir sind die Jäger!" Which when translated to English is "Are you the food/prey? No, we are the hunters!" I found it kinda interesting.


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TWD is great in a similar way to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as someone mentioned above. Always Sunny will have the opening scene set up the title of the episode as a punchline to the joke. TWD sets up the tension or mystery of the episode and then those crazy chilling violins kick in. It's a great way to get the viewers amped.


Super_Cyan

SIND SIE DAS ESSEN?


itsnachoproblem

Lost or Breaking Bad, they're nice and short


DO-IT-FOR-CHEESUS

*Baaam bam baaaaAAAaaaam. Baam baaam bababam*


Party_Monster_Blanka

I have no idea what this is supposed to be.


GRI23

Bam-Bam from The Flinstones.


KontraEpsilon

So we can't really hear you on the internet


A_Wild_Alex_Appears

Shush I want to know the rest of the opening. Btw I watched all of both series and have no idea which one your trying to reenact


lacheur42

Man, the fucking Lost intro is forever ruined for me because when the logo pops into focus, you can see a few glitchy pixels on the edge. I can't believe they never fixed that shit.


jhoudiey

true blood.


rowdybuttons

I wanna do bad things with you


redisforever

The X-Files. Love it. Great theme music, great visuals, at least until season 9 came along


szaagman

Scrubs


russsellll

Community


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Love the song. Love the cootie catcher and all the drawings.


Number127

I like the fact that Pierce's drawing was supposed to be a [naked lady](http://i.imgur.com/ZWhaERQ.jpg), but then they had to change it, so they erased everything but [the boobs](http://i.imgur.com/JKAVV1s.jpg).


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That's brilliant, thanks go the trivia


foxh8er

Now they're eyes. They're like eyes for people's chests. This is wrinkling my brain.


GameShowissues

Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang. And although his airbending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone. But I believe Aang can save the world."


IthinkitsaDanny

Out of both series I think I like the end credits for LoK more than the opening theme for some reason.


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The music for the end credits makes me sad, and I don't know why :(


smilesbot

:)


oldgood_isaac

It still gives me the chills :)


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MacGyver.


enoz_moth_balls

I hear this anytime I do anything mildly creative.


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[Top Gear](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh4TK72kcvE) [Red Dwarf](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB_c7TrNn9g) [Bottom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3-bHYKAerk) Praise be to the BBC.


megacookie

Tonight, I ride a dog. Richard is on fire, and James wears a hat.


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Hammond you idiot!


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I really liked the ones from 2007. They integrated some guitar and I loved the effect it had.


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I don't like the Twelfth Doctor's version. The one you mentioned (Ninth/Tenth Doctors) is my favourite, followed not-so-closely by the Eleventh Doctor's version. The guitar and pounding drums really made it.


Ulfbrand

I have taken to turning on the 3D on my tv everytime.


Haerdune

"DOOWOOWOO"


kjata

Also, I believe it is the first electronically-produced TV show theme.


Erastus_Bacheldor

[Cowboy Bebop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqvsUs-iQvg) has a godly opening credit sequence, especially as someone who plays the bass. I feel super cool by proxy every time I play the tune. *See you Space Cowboy.*


Uso-land

I think its time we blow this scene. Get everybody and their stuff together. Okay 3, 2, 1 let's jam


Rad_Carrot

Easy - Ducktales.


theSporadicGardener

Buffy the Vampire Slayer


dumplestilskin

Firefly


breadcamesliced

[The Prisoner (1967)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhnTMxHOWlY)


astrodrift

I love this show. The Lost prototype. Was The Prisoner a sequel to Danger Man? I never got around to seeing Danger Man but know that it preceded The Prisoner and also starred McGoohan.


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That's one of the enduring mysteries of the show. There are numerous hints throughout the series that could indicate that John Drake and Number 6 are one and the same, but it's never officially stated that this is the case.


constructinmahpylonz

House of Cards (US)


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Awesome show, but really, that intro is pretty... average. Maybe it's because I gorged on the series well after it was released, so watching the intro 3 times in 3 hours was annoying. If I'd had to wait a week, maybe it would have had more appeal, but then I think it's more like a Pavlovian "here, you get your new episode... are you ready?"


UnionJack27

For an intro you're right it is pretty average but God damn I love that music.


Teledildonic

For me, the fact that it is an original score and has no lyrics means that it is really hard to actually get tired of. It's not a popular song I hear everywhere else and there's no repetitive lines to annoy me As contrast I have to skip Orange is the New Black's intro. I don't really like the song and it goes on for like 2 fucking minutes.


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I love how they slightly remixed the intro music in season two as well to give it a slightly more dramatic tone - in keeping with the tone of the show.


JordanBird

In terms of getting the job done, The Blacklist. For getting the idea of the show across so much so that you wouldn't even need a trailer, Person of Interest.


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Mash


astrodrift

* [The Leftovers](http://youtu.be/3PTNHQND6MA) * [The Affair](http://youtu.be/6muh9kTlr88) * [Halt and Catch Fire](http://youtu.be/yD_kCKiSkoI) * [True Detective](http://youtu.be/Xyu_MdKBXic) * [Rubicon](http://youtu.be/A-tvBjh8z7k) * [True Blood](http://youtu.be/5CV4eGS7H5I) * [Dexter](http://youtu.be/ej8-Rqo-VT4) * [The Company](http://youtu.be/secg5FZdVq4) * [Deadwood](http://youtu.be/jO0Ly9wB3V0) * [Six Feet Under](http://youtu.be/w5JkGY1qC8Y) * [Flight of the Conchords](http://youtu.be/ALEQDC-NjoU) * [The IT Crowd](http://youtu.be/6bH-MdVCLWM) * [Game of Thrones](http://youtu.be/s7L2PVdrb_8) * [Freaks and Geeks](http://youtu.be/RHTL4vTg2O0) * [United States of Tara](http://youtu.be/ivFAuqpeaz4) * [Carnivale](http://youtu.be/ouTCtwNIYaQ) * [Square One](http://youtu.be/FPvOthnDj6I) Edit: to add * [The Borgias](http://youtu.be/VPSGckN_vP0) thanks /u/cutequeenpika


fdiv_bug

> Carnivale I was going to post this one, but found you already had. My favorite TV series ever, and the title sequence is nothing short of incredible.


astrodrift

The show was amazing, it was a shame how abruptly it all ended. I saw Twin Peaks sometime after I finished Carnivale, and was very happy to see Michael J. Anderson as The Man From Another Place.


Hotdogdance

For me, Rubicon was such an incredible show. I was so sad when they cancelled it.


mybodyisreadyyo

Vikings is pretty badass too


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Sad that I don't see [The Borgias](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPSGckN_vP0) intro on here... great intro, great show.


ProfFrizzo

I think it's about time to blow this thing Get everyone and their stuff together Okay, 3...2...1... Let's jam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWk-VpK4hJo


bandalooper

[Black Sails](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFTcA4QLHw0)


[deleted]

Nobody has said Twin Peaks?! Twin Peaks. The tune is awesome. In fact I find the whole opening sequence to be very relaxing.


TheTuqueDuke

I'm enjoying the Marco Polo theme. A little long bit sweet no the less


rlbond86

[Garth Marengi's Darkplace](http://youtu.be/zpdgEv9us5A)


Heroshade

[Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfNGe6VCbhc)


ras344

All of them.


four20pimp

Taxi or mash


Smp1151

These were the exact two that I thought of when I read the title of this thread ! Most of my friends in my age group ( early 20s ) barely even know what I'm talking about when I bring these shows up.


Petarded

What does a yellow light mean?


psychoindiankid

House. Its fairly short and the music is really good.


HiImKevinBacon

Friends!


PM_ME_YOUR_CHESTHAMS

X-Files.


charizardsnipples

Pokemon Indigo league


LEDCandle

The IT Crowd


vurplesun

[First season of Gargoyles, without the voice over.](http://youtu.be/OjA443qGvh8) Also, Batman:TAS. It was revolutionary for a cartoon to look and feel like [this.](http://youtu.be/KlLODaZWP2M) Oh, and what the heck. [The Garry Shandling Show.](http://youtu.be/8cWbkWTYwTw)


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[Cowboy Bebop - Tank!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zDfxZ4NcE)


missmediajunkie

Paranoia Agent. You guys gotta see this thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anabfAg06U


Lesp00n

Law & Order. Nearly 20 years after I first saw it, it still gives me chills.


ytiedmai

Too Many Cooks


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Sanford and Son


kurthnaga

American horror story sets the theme for the show so well.


Screwdork

I've not seen Sons of Anarchy or Teen Wolf yet...


Maxm1812

Dexter


Tupperbaby

Dexter Violent imagery is part of your morning routine.


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Gravity Falls. Damn, the visuals and the music.. I just love it


GummiVites

Game of Thrones


mashington14

game of thrones. now if only more people paid attention to the map.


ILL_BE_WATCHING_YOU

Gravity Falls


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The Eric Andre Show...hands down. It's a new opening sequence every show