I agree. Not only was it a good intro but if you (somehow) never heard of Batman, it set up everything you needed to know right there.Bat Vader said:
tv intros need to die
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Really? I think that Louie and Game of Thrones are probably the best TV intros ever.lechat said:
If we are talking things that need to die associated with TV shows... uhm... Commercials? Marketing? Product placement? Advertising as a business model? I would gladly suffer 10 hours of 10 sec intros actually not trying to sell me garbage I wont buy, dont need, and fully resent being pushed on me than one second of something that by its existence only serves to make this world a shittier place.
Because they were never designed to be watched in marathon form. I usually watch a few episodes of things back to back, so I've become familiar with the skip bar, but in the context of television, it makes perfect sense.
You take ~20 minutes, space it out with ten minutes of ads, or ~40 minutes with 20 minutes of ads, and then you start shows on the hour or the half hour, and people, by seeing the intro, understand what the show is, who the main characters are, and what it might be about. They want people to watch the show, and they don't know if people will have a guide available to work out what it is, so it gives them an idea. You'll notice that more formulaic shows have very similar openings. You can easily tell crime or law procedurals by their openings. More story based shows often back their openings with summaries.
Of course, the trend doesn't carry over well to audiences using boxed sets, watching 3 or 4 episodes at a time, because those intros get old when repeated. But they're still made for TV, so they still do it. Be grateful that there are some shorter ones now. Watching the intro for Star Trek more than once an evening is an annoyance I will not abide.
You take ~20 minutes, space it out with ten minutes of ads, or ~40 minutes with 20 minutes of ads, and then you start shows on the hour or the half hour, and people, by seeing the intro, understand what the show is, who the main characters are, and what it might be about. They want people to watch the show, and they don't know if people will have a guide available to work out what it is, so it gives them an idea. You'll notice that more formulaic shows have very similar openings. You can easily tell crime or law procedurals by their openings. More story based shows often back their openings with summaries.
Of course, the trend doesn't carry over well to audiences using boxed sets, watching 3 or 4 episodes at a time, because those intros get old when repeated. But they're still made for TV, so they still do it. Be grateful that there are some shorter ones now. Watching the intro for Star Trek more than once an evening is an annoyance I will not abide.
Except that when you're marathoning one, you have to watch the same damn opening and ending themes, and it starts grating on your nerves. I've been marathoning Fullmetal Alchemist, and every damn episode, I just have to fast-forward through the unnecessarily repeated part when Alphonse is yammering on about "Equivalent Exchange" and the "proper" opening.chadachada123 said:
The only show where the intro bothers me is My Little Pony. I watch it on YouTube though, so I can just skip 30 seconds ahead when it starts.
I do very much enjoy the intros for Firefly and Doctor Who. Those shows wouldn't be the same without their theme songs.
I do very much enjoy the intros for Firefly and Doctor Who. Those shows wouldn't be the same without their theme songs.
I personally enjoy TV intros. Though they lose their appeal when you can watch them anytime you want. I remember I was waiting for a Girls und Panzer stream, which means I had to get up and wait until 11am for it to air. When it finally came on the intro played and that just pumped me up.
But if we didn't have intros we wouldn't have intro music and if we didn't have that I would've missed out on some great songs.
Like these songs.
And so on and so forth.
Like these songs.
And so on and so forth.
Some intros are great, some (especially in Anime where they have to showcase some damn teen pop band's single or whatever as the main characters walk to the right/left) are terrible and annoying.
If I was to make a call I prefer the intros of series such as Breaking Bad - short and sweet. Sure there are some great ones out there but the time I've wasted watching terrible intros is not worth the pleasure of some of those theme songs.
If I was to make a call I prefer the intros of series such as Breaking Bad - short and sweet. Sure there are some great ones out there but the time I've wasted watching terrible intros is not worth the pleasure of some of those theme songs.
wow out of all the power rangers theme's, you picked that one?saintdane05 said:
SPD and the original are the best, followed by dino thunder and lightspeed after that.
OT: I actually love intro's, partially because I watch cartoons more than normal shows, but who can hate this?
shit now i'm pumped up from watching all these...
Whelp. Disney & Nickelodeon at least need to assure the record companies that they will be able to squeeze a thirty-cent pop-star out of the program with some shitty pop-intro.
Then every other sitcom needs to give 40-year-old moms and collectivist socialites something to connect to each other through, I am sure.
I guess Reality Television programs are the same.
And cartoons, well...I really do not fucking know.
I hate the television already, but maybe fewer program intros would ease my rage...
Then every other sitcom needs to give 40-year-old moms and collectivist socialites something to connect to each other through, I am sure.
I guess Reality Television programs are the same.
And cartoons, well...I really do not fucking know.
I hate the television already, but maybe fewer program intros would ease my rage...
Yea... this and Lost have this going on for them.TopazFusion said:
Also, my current favourite is Supernatural. Similar effect but they change it every season.
There are good intros, like Star Trek, and there are bad ones.
Because TV shows are still made for TV, the intro screens are still necessary, if you were only vaguely familiar with the show that is on (whether it is a first time showing or a rerun you haven't watched in ages) The intros are a way to put people into the mindset of the program being shown, and the intro can tell you a lot about the show, take the Simpsons (much as i dislike this show) the intro has upbeat punchy music and an overall lightness of tome showing that the show is not serious, it is comedy (apparently), satire and not meant to be taken seriously. By contrast, look at the intro for Star Trek or the Old Battlestar Galactica (below), listen to the narration and music, it is longer notes and lower tones, which gives the impression that the show is a serious one, and by the instruments used (which are largely typical of sci-fi music) it isn't going to be hugely action packed like other shows are, such as 24 or MacGyver, or something like that.
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Because TV shows are still made for TV, the intro screens are still necessary, if you were only vaguely familiar with the show that is on (whether it is a first time showing or a rerun you haven't watched in ages) The intros are a way to put people into the mindset of the program being shown, and the intro can tell you a lot about the show, take the Simpsons (much as i dislike this show) the intro has upbeat punchy music and an overall lightness of tome showing that the show is not serious, it is comedy (apparently), satire and not meant to be taken seriously. By contrast, look at the intro for Star Trek or the Old Battlestar Galactica (below), listen to the narration and music, it is longer notes and lower tones, which gives the impression that the show is a serious one, and by the instruments used (which are largely typical of sci-fi music) it isn't going to be hugely action packed like other shows are, such as 24 or MacGyver, or something like that.
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Where would Community be without its kickass theme (and where would its parody episodes be without subsequent remakes of that theme)? or Mad Men or It's Always Sunny or any other number of shows where the intro bit establishes the theme of the show perfectly?
On a semi-related note, I've never seen a single episode of Charles in Charge but I have nothing but fond memories of it just because I heard its theme song one day six years ago and it's been stuck in my head ever since. There is a point to be made here
On a semi-related note, I've never seen a single episode of Charles in Charge but I have nothing but fond memories of it just because I heard its theme song one day six years ago and it's been stuck in my head ever since. There is a point to be made here
I don't agree about Louie. I think it does a fine job of setting up his character who is somewhat boring and pathetic and shows how comedy is his outlet of sorts. I like it over many many others. But then again I love Louie and I'm not against letting it cloud my judgement.