Favorite Live Action theme songs

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Postby rocklobster » Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:45 am

One thing I don't like about TV today is the fact that today's TV shows don't seem to make much effort in making theme songs like they used to. Back in the day, TV shows had songs that were great to listen to. Here's some of my faves:
Doctor Who (note: This is the one used for the end of Tom Baker's era and the entire Peter Davison era. I do like the revival's version, but this one gives me nostalgic goosebumps.)
Batman (yes, I liked this show. Deal with it.)
Star Trek (original)
Star Trek TNG
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Cosby Show (the NBC one)
Touched By an Angel
You Can't Do That On Television
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
The A-Team
Quantum Leap
Mythbusters
The X-files
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Postby TWWK » Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:17 am

Beneath the Tangles: Where Manga Meets the Maker

In the colors of Your goodness/In the scars that mark your skin/In the currency of Grace/Is where my song begins
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Postby battletech » Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:37 am

Knight Rider
Airwolf
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Postby Nate » Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:51 am

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Postby Syreth » Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:11 am

House.
Firefly.
Angel.
That's all I can think of for the moment.
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Postby rocklobster » Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:38 pm

Syreth wrote:House.

I don't think House's should count. In case you didn't know, it was actually a song long before the show even aired. It's a song called "Teardrop" by Massive Attack. You're just hearing the version without lyrics.
some themes I forgot:
The Addams Family (feel free to snap along. You know you want to.
The Home Improvement Theme
Alf
Punky Brewster(the cartoon, not so much)
Oh and Nate, I've been a fan of Strongbad for quite a while. I just wish they'd update the show more often.
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:51 pm

Seinfeld.


But really, I think The Office and How I Met Your Mother have really fantastic theme songs. XD
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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:12 pm

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Postby Syreth » Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:16 pm

I don't think House's should count. In case you didn't know, it was actually a song long before the show even aired. It's a song called "Teardrop" by Massive Attack. You're just hearing the version without lyrics.

lol - really? One of my favorites doesn't count?

I know it was created by Massive Attack, and I don't care. I still like it. I think it was a very apt selection for the opening sequence, even if it wasn't created by the TV show. In fact, the impression that I get from the portion that was used in the opening sequence is far different than the impression I get from the song as a whole.
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Postby Roy Mustang » Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:15 pm

Well, a good number of them have been listed such as Twin Peaks, Airwolf and Alf, Night Rider and Alf.

But since no one posted a click of the theme for Airwolf and Night Rider. Here you go,

Airwolf Theme

Knight Rider Theme

Miami Vice theme

Magnum P.I.

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Postby Nate » Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:41 pm

No one's going to mention Night Court? Well that's just sad.

EDIT: No Hill Street Blues either? I am disappoint. :l
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Postby Roy Mustang » Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:01 pm

Well, my mind is not what it use to be!

I forgot about these as I watch those two shows as well as not listing Cheers on that list that I had.

Amazing Stories theme

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Postby Nate » Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:05 pm

Oh man.

I can't believe I forgot this theme.

The Greatest American Hero!

BELIEVE IT OR NOT I'M WALKING AROUND

I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD TRICK OR TREA-EA-EAT
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Postby Cognitive Gear » Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:03 pm

I can't believe that no one has posted these yet:

I Love Lucy

The Muppet Show

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

The Twilight Zone
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Postby Yuki-Anne » Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:53 am

Stargate SG-1

Stargate: Atlantis

Also, is it horrible that now that I know Quantum Leap is pretty much about giving Scott Bakula the excuse to do some major cross-dressing, I really want to watch it?
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Postby Scarecrow » Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:51 am

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze58HhMlObk"]Highlander: The Series[/url]...

And yes, it counts... Queen made it for the Highlander movie... seeing as Highlander was a spinoff of the movie and all... it counts. And that is the only TV show intro worth mentioning that I can think of.

OH!! Forgot about this: Tales from the Crypt
Can't believe I almost forgot that one. That was like my favorite TV show opening ever. In fact... the DVDs suck because it skips this part on each episode. Of all the shows to cut the intro to... cause usually, I wish they would cut the intros...

Yup... that's all the good ones IMO...
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Postby TWWK » Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:10 am

Cognitive Gear (post: 1429397) wrote:I can't believe that no one has posted these yet:
The Muppet Show


Reminds me of this one:
Fraggle Rock
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Postby Nate » Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:45 pm

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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:09 pm

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Postby Nate » Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:08 pm

OH SNAP Sanford and Son! That's a great show.

Josh I was surprised. When I saw you posted in this thread I thought for sure you were going to post this. Maybe not that one specifically, but any of the versions.
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Postby Yuki-Anne » Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:42 pm

Oh my gosh. Nate... you're... you're right. How on earth could that have been forgotten?

This thread has me convinced that I have seriously not watched enough American television.

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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:13 pm

Nate wrote:Josh I was surprised. When I saw you posted in this thread I thought for sure you were going to post this. Maybe not that one specifically, but any of the versions.


Well that did occur to me, but I thought, too obvious.
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Postby Edward » Wed Oct 13, 2010 1:41 pm

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Psych

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Postby Nate » Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:00 pm

I don't know why I haven't posted these before, but I'm going to rectify it right now.

GARO opening 1 (I actually kind of like this one better than the second.)

GARO opening 2

Daimajin Kanon

Kamen Rider Blade opening 1 (It's a hard, HARD call between this or opening 2 as to which is more awesome.)

Kamen Rider Blade opening 2

Kamen Rider Hibiki opening 1 (Although the second opening has the awesome Akira Fuse in it, I still think this is the better opening.)

Kamen Rider Den-O

Kamen Rider Kiva

Kamen Rider W

Kamen Rider OOO

Engine Sentai Go-Onger

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Tomica Hero Rescue Force opening 1 (Like Blade, I can't decide between this and opening 2.)

Tomica Hero Rescue Force opening 2

Tomica Hero Rescue Fire opening 1 (I like this one way better than opening 2.)

Super Robot Red Baron

And of course, we can't forget...

KAMEN RIDER...BLACK!
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Postby Solid Ronin » Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:49 pm

Nate (post: 1430879) wrote:I don't know why I haven't posted these before, but I'm going to rectify it right now.

GARO opening 1 (I actually kind of like this one better than the second.)

GARO opening 2

Daimajin Kanon

Kamen Rider Blade opening 1 (It's a hard, HARD call between this or opening 2 as to which is more awesome.)

Kamen Rider Blade opening 2

Kamen Rider Hibiki opening 1 (Although the second opening has the awesome Akira Fuse in it, I still think this is the better opening.)

Kamen Rider Den-O

Kamen Rider Kiva

Kamen Rider W

Kamen Rider OOO

Engine Sentai Go-Onger

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Tomica Hero Rescue Force opening 1 (Like Blade, I can't decide between this and opening 2.)

Tomica Hero Rescue Force opening 2

Tomica Hero Rescue Fire opening 1 (I like this one way better than opening 2.)

Super Robot Red Baron

And of course, we can't forget...

KAMEN RIDER...BLACK!


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