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Post by dav on Nov 30, 2023 18:35:34 GMT -5
Start off with a banger and Cybersix. Honestly not a bad show, but didn't really leap out despite its potential. Anyone have other shows that were the same with some fantastic theme songs, but you just didn't care for the main meat of it yourself?
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Post by BorneAgain on Nov 30, 2023 18:38:40 GMT -5
Greatest American Hero has to be one of the most famous examples.
Barely seen anything of the Fame movie or TV show, but Irene Cara produced a banger:
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Nov 30, 2023 18:40:29 GMT -5
I couldn’t tell you a single character’s name in Eastenders, but that opening theme is gorgeous.
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Post by James Fabiano on Nov 30, 2023 18:42:17 GMT -5
The. Brothers. Grunt.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 30, 2023 18:46:52 GMT -5
THEY MADE A VOW THEIR MOTHER WOULD BE FOUND!
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Post by Andee9001 on Nov 30, 2023 18:48:40 GMT -5
Just Communication from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
That songs a bop but i never really cared to actually watch the show.
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Nov 30, 2023 20:34:27 GMT -5
For me it's the theme song from The O.C: California by Phantom Planet.
Teen drama isn't really my thing, but I do have a soft spot for that song nonetheless.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Nov 30, 2023 20:35:29 GMT -5
Not the theme so much as the theme and intro graphics, but the opening for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was way better than that shower of shit deserved.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Nov 30, 2023 21:42:39 GMT -5
Several animated examples -
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 30, 2023 22:30:00 GMT -5
The opening of Defenders of the Earth is honestly pretty epic, but I've never watched it.
"LORD OF THE JUNGLE,
THE HERO WHO STALKS
THE BEAST CALL HIM 'BROTHER'
THE GHOST WHO WALKS!
PHANTOM!"
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Post by wildojinx on Nov 30, 2023 23:42:36 GMT -5
The opening of Defenders of the Earth is honestly pretty epic, but I've never watched it. "LORD OF THE JUNGLE, THE HERO WHO STALKS THE BEAST CALL HIM 'BROTHER' THE GHOST WHO WALKS! PHANTOM!" Interesting fact, Stan Lee wrote the lyrics to that song (you just know somewhere there's audio of Stan singing the theme song). |
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 1, 2023 0:22:55 GMT -5
The opening of Defenders of the Earth is honestly pretty epic, but I've never watched it. "LORD OF THE JUNGLE, THE HERO WHO STALKS THE BEAST CALL HIM 'BROTHER' THE GHOST WHO WALKS! PHANTOM!" Interesting fact, Stan Lee wrote the lyrics to that song (you just know somewhere there's audio of Stan singing the theme song). As it is, the singer sounds like it was a time traveling Chris Jericho |
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Post by wildojinx on Dec 1, 2023 0:30:33 GMT -5
As for the topic, I've never seen Hardcastle and McCormick, but the theme is perfection:
This show looks fun, is it streaming anywhere?
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Post by saneiac on Dec 1, 2023 1:23:50 GMT -5
Greatest American Hero. Man, I hated that show.
From around the same time period: The Fall Guy. I didn't understand the lyrics enough to know the verses were basically a list of women (or know who any of those women were anyway), but I caught the "jumping from stuff" and "unknown stuntman" lines and I loved the melody.
I don't know how to embed youtube videos while using my phone...
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Dec 1, 2023 12:04:32 GMT -5
While I liked the show itself, I’d tune in to Tales from the Crypt just so I could watch that opening.
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Post by Gunhaver on Dec 1, 2023 12:27:08 GMT -5
The Nutshack's opening theme is the only thing salvageable about the show, and even that is a stretch.
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Post by salz4life on Dec 1, 2023 12:34:34 GMT -5
The Roper's..... LOL The opening of that theme makes me laugh every time!
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 1, 2023 16:37:04 GMT -5
I don't even remember anything about the show, but that intro has stuck with me for almost 30 years.
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Post by SmashTV on Dec 3, 2023 6:32:44 GMT -5
The Littlest Hobo. Loved the theme, stopped watching once it ended.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Dec 3, 2023 6:36:31 GMT -5
You only need the intro of the 80s Thundercats, nothing could live up to that.
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