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by Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry » Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:40 pm
What are the best opening credits on a TV show?

My favourites are T.J. Hooker - it has me in tears of laughter every time. Magnum is very funny too.
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True Blood. They capture the American South perfectly.
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Agreed on True Blood. The first few seasons of ER. CSI(the original one). :up:
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carl stromberg » Tue Oct 05, 2010 4:03 pm
I never watched a whole episode of True Blood (I should do as it looks good and that blonde Kiwi woman always has her top off) but I have seen the starting which is good. The HBO and Showtime etc have good openings: The Sopranos and Dexter are classics too.
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Anyone remember this classic?

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carl stromberg wrote:Anyone remember this classic?

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Umm, no.
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Postby Alessandra » Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:05 am
Both the old and the new Hawaii Five-0. I like the new one better, of course :mrgreen: That's because I wasn't even in this world when the other one started airing. LOL
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Kristatos wrote:
carl stromberg wrote:Anyone remember this classic?

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Umm, no.
It's this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time..._Life I thought it was as famous as Dogtanian, Battle of The Planets, Master of the Universe etc!
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Alessandra wrote:Postby Alessandra » Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:05 am
Both the old and the new Hawaii Five-0. I like the new one better, of course :mrgreen: That's because I wasn't even in this world when the other one started airing. LOL
Why do Hawaii based detective shows have to have classic openings?
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Does the new Hawaii 5-0 still use the classic theme tune?
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Kristatos wrote:Does the new Hawaii 5-0 still use the classic theme tune?
Indeed Sir. They even had some of the original musicians play the new, modernized version :mrgreen:

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Alessandra wrote:
Kristatos wrote:Does the new Hawaii 5-0 still use the classic theme tune?
Indeed Sir. They even had some of the original musicians play the new, modernized version :mrgreen:

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Glad to see that, and glad to see Leonard Freeman credited so prominently. It bugs me when revived TV shows etc. refuse to acknowledge their debt to the original creators.
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I love the opening to Follyfoot: it has a Bond legend in it too....

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along with Hawaii 5-0, I loved Mission Impossible, the theme music is fantastic.
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