If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page.

(Paste Magazine) Cool The 10 most creative television show intros. List fails without... wait, actually, it's on there. That one too. Hey, this list is pretty good   (pastemagazine.com) divider line 181
More: Cool, television shows, Joshua Jackson, Boardwalk Empire, massive attack, period drama, Bon Iver, Walking Dead, Big Bang theory  
•       •       •

23997 clicks; posted to Entertainment » on 19 Nov 2011 at 11:30 AM   |  Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook   more»   |    Get this fabulous T-Shirt and impress the methane out of your friends! shirt it!



181 Comments   (+0 »)
   

First | « | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | » | Last | Show all
 
AirForceVet [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 10:07:31 AM
I concur about the Simpsons being #1, but Futurama should have made the top 10, IMHO.
 
Mugato [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 10:13:19 AM
I thought the intro to Star Trek: Enterprise was really good.

NO, NOT THE SONG.

But the montage of human development from the first sailing ships to the moon landing to the starship was very cool, IMO.
 
dopeydwarf [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 10:19:57 AM
What, no A-Team? No Airwolf? No Knight Rider? No self respecting farker can accept this list.

/I like that True Blood intro though.
 
unlikely [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 10:39:41 AM
Batman (the Animated Series).
Animaniacs

And seriously, if "it perfectly sums up exactly what the show is going to be" is a qualifier, Land of the Lost (new window)
 
jaylectricity [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 10:43:07 AM
AirForceVet: I concur about the Simpsons being #1, but Futurama should have made the top 10, IMHO.

The Simpsons is #2.
 
OregonVet [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 10:52:34 AM
I'll just leave this here (new window)...
 
ArkAngel [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 10:57:38 AM
Isn't this a repeat? I could swear we did this a month or two ago
 
Exception Collection [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 11:27:57 AM
I think Lost had one of the most innovative ones. Short, sweet, to the point.
 
yves0010
2011-11-19 11:35:18 AM
Wheres Dilberts opening...
Agree with Futurama needing to be there.
Heck, there are a ton of TV shows, Like the Twilight Show, Outerlimits and others on there, Including Star Trek.
 
Exception Collection [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 11:42:13 AM
yves0010: Wheres Dilberts opening...

It's on there, they call it "Homer's Evolution".
 
yves0010
2011-11-19 11:45:55 AM
Exception Collection: yves0010: Wheres Dilberts opening...

It's on there, they call it "Homer's Evolution".

I knew that one was derived from the opening of Dilbert. And its almost spot on to it. BUt still, I like the whole office scene in Dilberts opening.
 
bulok
2011-11-19 11:46:31 AM
Mugato: I thought the intro to Star Trek: Enterprise was really good.

NO, NOT THE SONG.

But the montage of human development from the first sailing ships to the moon landing to the starship was very cool, IMO.


The song drops it waaaaaaaaaaaaay out of that list. Would have been perfect if they had stuck with the orchestral theme of the other Star Trek series. It also probably wouldn't have generated as much hate from the fans.
 
AirForceVet [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 11:47:22 AM
jaylectricity: AirForceVet: I concur about the Simpsons being #1, but Futurama should have made the top 10, IMHO.

The Simpsons is #2.

D'OH!
 
jj325 [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 11:47:59 AM
Since it appears to be only shows currently on TV I'll go with Aqua Unit Patrol Squad and their take on 70's cop shows.

The CSI franchise has the best opening musiv
 
yves0010
2011-11-19 11:48:38 AM
bulok: Mugato: I thought the intro to Star Trek: Enterprise was really good.

NO, NOT THE SONG.

But the montage of human development from the first sailing ships to the moon landing to the starship was very cool, IMO.


The song drops it waaaaaaaaaaaaay out of that list. Would have been perfect if they had stuck with the orchestral theme of the other Star Trek series. It also probably wouldn't have generated as much hate from the fans.

That was one reason I disliked Enterprise... I hated the changing of the opening scene. It felt like it wasnt Star Trek.
 
oldebayer
2011-11-19 11:52:45 AM
Mugato: I thought the intro to Star Trek: Enterprise was really good.

NO, NOT THE SONG.

But the montage of human development from the first sailing ships to the moon landing to the starship was very cool, IMO

Came in to say this. And for haters of the song, remember that TOS hadn't happened yet, so the "real" them song probably hadn't been written.
 
Phil Moskowitz
2011-11-19 11:54:09 AM
Why isn't this a farking Cracked.com shiatbox link we have to hose ourselves down with benzine after we watch it?

Fark is the Deliverance of websites. You meet the mistakes of modern reality here. So make sure you have the worst sites like Cracked express their image.
 
Mugato [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 11:55:06 AM
bulok: Mugato: I thought the intro to Star Trek: Enterprise was really good.

NO, NOT THE SONG.

But the montage of human development from the first sailing ships to the moon landing to the starship was very cool, IMO.


The song drops it waaaaaaaaaaaaay out of that list. Would have been perfect if they had stuck with the orchestral theme of the other Star Trek series. It also probably wouldn't have generated as much hate from the fans.


That's why I was careful to clarify "not the song".The visuals were the best of any Trek series though. But no, I don't know WTF they were thinking when they chose that song. Or any non-orchestral song for that matter.
 
Relatively Obscure [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 11:55:27 AM
oldebayer: Mugato: I thought the intro to Star Trek: Enterprise was really good.

NO, NOT THE SONG.

But the montage of human development from the first sailing ships to the moon landing to the starship was very cool, IMO

Came in to say this. And for haters of the song, remember that TOS hadn't happened yet, so the "real" them song probably hadn't been written.


lol'd.
 
Doran
2011-11-19 11:59:03 AM
The Top 5 of that list never gets old. When I watch those shows on DVD (and for Game of Thrones, on my computer), I never skip the intro like I do with other shows.

Well, except with True Blood. Not that the intro is bad, I love the intro, but I hate the show. Stopped watching it a while ago.
 
JosephFinn
2011-11-19 12:00:05 PM
And the Mirror Universe version of the Enterprise opening was pretty damn good as well.

The Walking Dead credits always reminds me, in a good way, of the fantastic opening credits for The 4400 (new window) (music by Amanda Abizaid).
 
douchebag/hater
2011-11-19 12:01:09 PM
'Math, science, history.
Unraveling the mystery'

is one of the cooler lyrics out there.
 
Fano
2011-11-19 12:02:13 PM
11. You Can't Do That On Television
 
Porous Horace
2011-11-19 12:02:27 PM
That's the first time I've watched the Mad Men opening in its entirety and I don't like it. It starts off good then the guy's fall reverses to the tune of crappy dance music? Phleh.

Also, I thought it was inspired by Robert Longo.
 
Doran
2011-11-19 12:03:31 PM
For those complaining about the lack of an orchestral intro for Star Trek: Enterprise, they were going to use this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8vslSWlsEg (new window)

But then they cut it in favour of the intro they ended up using. I don't want to know the drugs they must have been on.
 
Tom_Slick
2011-11-19 12:04:10 PM
 
dervish16108
2011-11-19 12:13:09 PM
On a related note, on the same website's "The 40 Best TV Theme Songs of All Time", how the fark do they not have Magnum P.I.? What the fark???
 
Aboleth
2011-11-19 12:13:48 PM
What? No Carnivale?
 
rickycal78
2011-11-19 12:15:47 PM
Doran: For those complaining about the lack of an orchestral intro for Star Trek: Enterprise, they were going to use this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8vslSWlsEg (new window)

But then they cut it in favour of the intro they ended up using. I don't want to know the drugs they must have been on.

That would have been a huge improvement on the opening credits, sadly it doesn't fix the crappy temporal cold war storylines. Still, after having recently rewatched the entire series, it's not as bad as people remember, but the series finale sucked dog balls.
 
tomWright
2011-11-19 12:17:16 PM
Aboleth: What? No Carnivale?

this
 
SamJohnson2
2011-11-19 12:21:46 PM
 
IlGreven
2011-11-19 12:23:31 PM
Mugato: I thought the intro to Star Trek: Enterprise was really good.

NO, NOT THE SONG.

Would've been better with Archer's Theme.
 
Aquadyne
2011-11-19 12:30:03 PM
In case you mongoloids haven't figured it out yet, the intro list is only for current shows that are airing.

So you can stop bringing up whatever show that was cancelled 2 decades ago.
 
AirForceVet [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 12:31:19 PM
Since they regenerated the series, I've enjoyed the new Doctor Who intro, especially with its orchestration^.
 
katerbug72 [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 12:36:02 PM
Aboleth: What? No Carnivale?

Love that opening. I also love American Horror Story's opening.
 
JabberSMN
2011-11-19 12:48:38 PM
Cowboy Bebop? Dead Like Me? Archer? Rome? Powerpuff Girls?
 
plushpuppy
2011-11-19 12:54:07 PM
Link (new window)

I loved this intro when I was a kid

//reruns not that old
 
SamFlagg [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 01:07:40 PM
No love for Sherlock?
 
Guidette Frankentits
2011-11-19 01:13:29 PM
ArkAngel: Isn't this a repeat? I could swear we did this a month or two ago

Yes and no (new window)
 
melaniethepanda [TotalFark]
2011-11-19 01:13:34 PM
My personal favorite is Superjail


Different sequence every time and the art is insane.
 
JosephFinn
2011-11-19 01:15:24 PM
AirForceVet: Since they regenerated the series, I've enjoyed the new Doctor Who intro, especially with its orchestration^.

I'm not huge on the season 6 version though.
 
ActionJoe
2011-11-19 01:17:02 PM
Missing Fringe. Fringe also does a good job of mixing up the intros to fit the story.

There was the original Fringe intro, then they did an 80s Fringe intro, then they had intros for both universes, no there is the alternate timeline intro.
 
Guidette Frankentits
2011-11-19 01:19:21 PM
in my search for odd intros, this showed up (new window)

disturbing
 
carnifex2005
2011-11-19 01:26:06 PM
I would say one of the most original openings was the Enterprise Mirror Universe opening. Loved that episode. One of the top 10 in Star Trek canon in my opinion.
 
JosephFinn
2011-11-19 01:33:54 PM
Guidette Frankentits: in my search for odd intros, this showed up (new window)

disturbing

I'll...just be over here, curled up in a ball and singing "The Crying Game."
 
Barakku
2011-11-19 01:34:51 PM
farking love the simpsons evolution one.
 
The_Time_Master
2011-11-19 01:38:15 PM
This is the BEST Enterprise intro...
Link (new window)
 
GibbyTheMole
2011-11-19 01:43:48 PM
Love the opening to "American Horror Story".
 
Zombie DJ
2011-11-19 01:44:22 PM
unlikely: Batman (the Animated Series).

SO. MUCH. THIS.

Without it tells me the writer doesn't know enough or is pandering to be cool.
The beginning told an entire story!
 
GoodScout
2011-11-19 01:44:38 PM
 
Displayed 50 of 181 comments

First | « | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | » | Last | Show all

Redisplay/refresh comments

This thread is closed to new comments.

Continue Farking
Submit a Link »
From the Fark Shop:
More from the Fark Shop »