Which TV series intros do you not skip by choice?

For me it was GoT, I just thought the miniature landscapes looked way too cool. Also I am watching Kimmy Unbreakable which has a theme song that I think is pretty catchy.

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NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 92 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Cowboy Bebop

j_roby@slrpnk.net · 36 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Yes! Also, Samurai Champloo

mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

Nujabes RIP

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

Yeah, sharp like an edge of a samurai sword...

Trail@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

For sure. Certainly the first thing that comes to my mind when thinking about awesome intro.

jaxxed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Both the anime and the remake.

SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml · 67 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Iirc the GoT intros gave you a hint about the episode by highlighting the map areas that the episode was going to cover. But S8 ended up being so bad that it went back in time and ruined the entire series for me, so I never rewatched it and might be misremembering.

Right now I never skip the intro for What We Do in the Shadows. It’s the same every time, but the song is just too much fun to skip. I am probably on my fourth watching of that series.

I think I also sit through most of the Star Trek intros just because I enjoy the visuals.

jeanofthedead@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y (3 replies)

WWDIIS has at least 2 episodes that play variants on the theme song!

SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y (2 replies)

If you happen to remember which episodes, please let me know! I haven’t noticed that on any of my pass throughs.

My mind was blown while re-watching The Wire (where I also never skipped the intro). I said to myself “The singers change but the song remains the same.” Then my brain blew up because that’s the entire point of the series.

jeanofthedead@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

S03E08 is the one that’s in Farsi!

SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y

Thank you thank you thank you!

دست شما درد نکنه

Okokimup@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 2y (2 replies)

No one said Futurama yet?

tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Go for the extended cut song ;)

https://youtu.be/qssa6ec7faQ

TedJ70@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Wow, thanks for the new rabbit hole! I love how Matt Groening also incorporated elements of the video clip into Futurama's title sequence.

rezz@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 2y (5 replies)
RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y (1 reply)

A few more I really love. I'll add more as I remember them (there are many and I can't remember them all now)

Orphan Black

DARK

Midnight Gospel

Dexter

Fringe - All openings

Gravity Falls

The Good Place

Echolynx@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 112d

You have good taste in shows! I was skeptical on some of these but I think I'll add them to my watchlist.

CaptnKarisma@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 2y

I liked the First Season opening for DBZ but only for like the first 50 or so episodes then it changed

WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Wow.. why would HBO geoblock a fucking INTRO?

rezz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Because you wouldn’t pirate a car—right?!

Tugboater203@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 2y (1 reply)

For me, The Expanse

Litany@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
  • NORSE SINGING INTENSIFIES *
Cryophilia@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 2y (5 replies)
9point6@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y (4 replies)

We got ripped off in the UK with some teardrop-like library music

ruckblack@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 2y (2 replies)

They've since lost the rights to Teardrop so all the newer copies have that crappy theme. I had to do a lot of digging to find a version of the series with Teardrop.

WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Yeah currently binging it on Netflix. Library intro.

ruckblack@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

Boooo. Getting to listen to the theme is a big part of the show for me lol. I sacrificed a lot of quality just to have the theme. Pretty sure the version on my Plex is only 480p.

Evkob@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y

I listened to House MD on crappy "watchtvforfree.net" type websites over a decade ago, and I only just realized now that the theme wasn't supposed to change every episode. I just checked YouTube for the intro and I'm super familiar with all three versions haha

I like them all in their own way, but Teardrop obviously stands out.

Kevver@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Westworld

infamousta@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y

Same. I thought it was a pretty underwhelming show after the first season but that theme song and seeing the printing/construction process never got old.

EdibleFriend@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Take my love, take my land..

Siethron@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Take me to where I cannot stand

AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I don't care, I'm still free

Siethron@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y (1 reply)

You can't take the sky from me

HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y

💨 🍃

Geek_King@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Peacemaker, I watched that intro every single time.

TokenBoomer@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

For that damn eagle, every time.

rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

You really wanted to taste it.

JIMMERZ@lemm.ee · 28 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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thegreatgarbo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Obligatory 'came for The Expanse'. And Peaky Blinders is in a comment just about this one and agreed.. And Community cuz I like the song and the series.

TokenBoomer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

And the end credits too.

sonovebitch@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y (1 reply)

No love for Stranger Things intro here 😟

Usernameblankface@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

That music adds so much to the show, definitely worth playing it through

HAL_9_TRILLION@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Sopranos.

BetaBlake@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I'm finally getting around to watching this and I haven't skipped the intro yet.

felixwhynot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Came to say this

AtariDump@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Montagge@kbin.earth · 20 pts · 2y

Futurama

Mythbusters

King of the Hill

Metalocalypse

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Underwaterbob@lemm.ee · 19 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Cowboy Bebop and Bluey.

RGB3x3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Lol, I came here to say Bluey as well.

I just love their little dances and the song. Plus, I want to teach my daughter patience, and not skipping TV show intros is one of those little things that can help with that.

Underwaterbob@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

And there's the one episode where they switch Bingo's and Bluey's positions in the song and it's completely unexpected and amazing. Bluey is GOAT! I really can't think of a better kids' show.

RGB3x3@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I loved that one.

I aspire to be as good a father as Bandit.

Underwaterbob@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

I aspire to be as good a father as Bandit.

Yep. They made him an amazing father and role model without coming off as sanctimonious at all.

velociroger@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y

Gravity Falls

calypsopub@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y

Firefly, because the music was so good

hitmyspot@aussie.zone · 18 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Dexter was great, set a good vibe that matched the shows tone.

Game of thrones was just really well done with good music.

Buffy. Great high energy start, especially after the explanation intro. Goes straight to action

Lost, its short but it was atmospheric, cryptic and the reason it's short is they wanted to use the time for more story, as the ad levels had increased tv wide so on broadcast tv it was a nice non monetary move from that show specifically.

Firefly. Not enough episodes to get sick of it.

Friends, but only a few times no skip, if its binged.

Battlestar Galactica. Gives a few hints of what's to come in the episode, without being spoilers.

Bluey is fun, kids love it and dance to it.

Thundercats, duck tales, gummi bears, chip n dale. They make me nostalgic for childhood, when you couldn't skip.

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livus@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Came in to say Dexter. Not sure why but it's very satisfying.

hitmyspot@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I think it's that you create it in your mind. Similar to how a book is always better than a movie. When they allied to stabbing with the key or stabbing with the ketchup, you are creating the real opening in your head.

It's also a little bit tongue in cheek, which matches the dark show set in sunny Miami, with a nice guy serial killer.

livus@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y

True. The way he glances toward the camera at the end is very tongue in cheek and means it starts the episode with a reminder of our complicity/alignment with him.

slazer2au@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y

Gravity Falls.

kent_eh@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 2y

Westworld .

And top gear (the proper Clarkson/Hammond/May one, not that other thing)

fujiwood@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y (3 replies)
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blipcast@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Seconding The Expanse. pensive Norwegian vocalization intensifies

SkyerixBOI@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Man, the first shot of houses face through that brain scan always tickles my brain. Love how short the intro is too.

tal@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 2y

House:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5i5ERDE_2E

Daredevil:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AOelqWpYXg

Linked to The Expanse in another comment.

AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Dexter. Always makes me want to eat an eggs and ham breakfast.

hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Yes, me too. His morning routine looks tasty (minus the razor accident).

For reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej8-Rqo-VT4

SlurpDaddySlushy@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y (2 replies)

House. The original intro with Tear Drop is a banger.

coriza@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

And the funny thing is that that intro is not that good, very generic, but the music is awesome and make the shots way better than they are.

Tiefa@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

The royalty free version just doesn't hit right. Massive attack carrying hard on the original.

Psiczar@aussie.zone · 16 pts · 2y

The Expanse

maniel@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 2y (1 reply)

The Expanse, the music is awesome

loobkoob@kbin.social · 14 pts · 2y

Also the visuals change with every episode to reflect where all the key ships and stuff are in the system!

Witchofthepines@kbin.social · 16 pts · 2y (1 reply)

King of the Hill, Twin Peaks.

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dmention7@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Better Call Saul

Short, sweet, and generally relevant to the episode in an almost easter-eggish way.

bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Isn't BCS just one of like four rotating clips? How are they relevant to the episode?

dmention7@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Huh... You have me questioning my sanity now.

Apparently they were the same imagery during the first seasons but in the last season they changed by episode. I have a few vivid recollections of seeing a motif from the intro show up in a key shot from the episode, but that must have all come from the last season.

bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y

I really liked the way that was done in Ozark. Each episode would show the letter O, and then inside the O it would show 4 pictures of things that would happen in the episode. And the pictures were vaguely shaped like the letters ZARK.

kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

It changes throughout the seasons, especially in the last.

GreatFord@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 2y

Malcolm in the Middle. Haven’t seen it in years, but I never skipped the theme song.

AreaKode@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Bluey!

devdad@programming.dev · 8 pts · 2y

That’s not an intro, it’s a work of art wrapped in cocaine.

hitmyspot@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Except we change the names to my similar aged kids and they wiggle their bums and spin when it's their turn.

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lemmyatem@lemmynsfw.com · 14 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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xylogx@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y

The Wire

Gotta keep the devil in his hole

Zagorath@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked…

hal_5700X@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y (1 reply)
  • Twilight Zone (1959–1964)

  • Firefly

  • Venture Bros.

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion

  • Maria Holic / Maria Holic: Alive

ofk12@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Absolutely The Venture Bros.

ChaosCoati@midwest.social · 14 pts · 2y

Animaniacs!

omxxi@feddit.de · 14 pts · 2y

The Simpsons

vynlwombat@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
heyoni@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Trailer park boys. The only peaceful moment in any episode is the opening.

Raptor_007@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

So true. I used to play a YouTube loop of this every now and then.

dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 2y

They nailed the "crazy shit right before the mild intro creating humorous juxtaposition" gag years before Sunny did it.

executivechimp@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y

The reggae version by Friendliness and the Human Rights is fantastic. That was my alarm clock for a while.

sknowmads@dormi.zone · 13 pts · 2y

Band of Brothers

TheSpermWhale@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Doctor Who

Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Who do you mean?

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Yes, who.

kwedd@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

The Doctor? Doctor what?

Ludrol@szmer.info · 2 pts · 2y

The one with fancy screwdriver

Pratai@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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boogetyboo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

I'm on maybe my 475th binge so I'm pretty quick to skip so I don't drive my partner completely insane..

BiggestBulb@kbin.run · 3 pts · 2y

Same here!

Vedgytones@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Taskmaster has an absolute banger intro

Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Agreed

smort@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y

Parks & Recreation

Such a fun song, the montage is adorable, and it doesn’t overstay its welcome

Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 2y

Westworld, the Expanse

NanoooK@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y

White Lotus

bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 2y

Basically any HBO show, they are always pretty iconic. Special shoutout to The Wire

flatpandisk@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Dark

It is mind bending and believe changes with each episode

Hatecoach@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y

Plus Apparat w/ Soap&Skin is always a good listen

Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
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Fades@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I’ve got faith 🖖

spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Of the heaaarrrt

SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

This, but the mirror version

lengau@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y

ohlaph@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y

Hannibal the series had an amazing intro.

metaStatic@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y

Adventure Time, Come on grab your friends ...

Sensitivezombie@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 2y

Dexter

mr_robot2938@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (2 replies)

True Detective S1 & S4

aksdb@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

All the seasons had great intros and songs. Season 1 is another level, though.

whats_all_this_then@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

The season 1 intro is so god damn pitch perfect I think it makes what is an incredible season of television seem like crap by comparison.

Hyperboly obviously, the show's amazing

weirdbeardgame@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Evangelion, Zombie land saga, Samurai Jack

hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

I've skimmed the text and thought what is a zombie lasagna.

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Gravity Falls, Bluey, Futurama, Bob's burgers, Cheers, Sealab 2021

ObsidianZed@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Gravity Falls all day

justabaldguy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Bob’s Burgers +1

ilikemoney@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Trailer Park boys!

intensely_human@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y

meow

livus@kbin.social · 9 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Slow Horses

Westworld

Tuca and Bertie

Good Omens

The Love Boat

M.A.S.H

Community

Dexter

GreenEnigma@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Let’s add Cheers to this list.

livus@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y

One of the few tunes I can pick out on the piano.

KingJalopy@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y

Bojack horseman

UnfairUtan@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y

The Office 🎹 🎶

Subverb@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Ozark: for the cryptic panel of images foreshadowing the episode.

Rockford Files: for the answering machine recordings.

chetradley@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

I used to always try to memorize the images so I could tell when they came up in the episode but I found it just distracted me from the show.

therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 2y

Westworld

Quazatron@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y

Too many to list: Buffy, Brooklyn 99, Firefly, Stargate SG1...

PanoptiDon@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

True Detective, it has amazing composite video effects

Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

MST3K

Mamertine@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

I don't skip intros. It sets the tone for what is about to come.

jdf038@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 2y

Adventure Time

AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Babylon 5. I'm not totally sure, but I think it was the first time that the intro changed from one season to the next.

blegeg@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Our best hope for peace.... it failed. shivers so good

tal@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 2y
aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 2y

Succession

olafurp@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Adventure Time, just good vibes

Blackout@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y

Always listen to the end credit song too 😺

otp@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y

I watch almost all intros. The only exception would be if I'm watching multiple episodes back to back and I know there are no variations in the intro.

The intro usually sets the tone for the show, so I like to watch them.

conciselyverbose@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y

So I didn't end up watching the whole show, but Neil Patrick Harris completely kills it with his theme song for A Series of Unfortunate Events.

kilcal@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

partly nostalgia but really, it's just great; the Simpsons intro. Also the original Roswell from 2000's had a great intro song, it's the only Dido song I like besides the Eminem sample.

AYoooooo@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
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aeno@feddit.de · 7 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Bojack Horseman

Mashle

Brooklyn 99

settxy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

BLING BANG BANG BORN is a BOP.

discostjohn@programming.dev · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I have to skip the intro for B99 sometimes cause it's crazy loud.

insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

And you have to do some kind of hand dance.

owatnext@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

!bluey@lemmy.world

cymbal_king@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

This thread needs more Stargate, those intros are basically a montage of the most epic scenes from previous seasons

knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Peacemaker!

Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y

Peacemaker

This was unlike any credit sequence I had seen before. And it fit in beautifully with the bizarre style of the show.

Nasan@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 2y
Grayox@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y

I always wait for kirk to say "Space" before skipping the intro to Star Trek, always gets a chortle from my partner and I.

FIST_FILLET@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

i usually only watch the first episode intro, and then the finale intro, except for cases where the intro is a banger like:

bojack horseman

breaking bad

too old to die young

FuglyTheBear@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Bojack is my ringtone, that funk intro works so well.

eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz · 6 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I loved the Raised By Wolves intro, the music was beautiful. The show was very love it or hate it and has sadly been cancelled :(

Also loved the creepy? music on the Severance intro.

livus@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Raised by Wolves had great music.

Another one like that was Vikings.

RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Something very haunting about that Raised by Wolves intro. Very striking.

livus@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y

And mysterious but it gets more and more meaningful over time.

voodooattack@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Attack on Titan. Surprised it got no mention here.

ONRYO@feddit.ch · 6 pts · 2y
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OceanSoap@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y

Futurama

Doctor who (tenth seasons specifically)

Orange is the New Black I sang along every time.

wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Battlestar Galactica, Haven, Fringe, Orphan Black,

and there are a few more I don't skip more often than I do, like DS9, Stargate: Atlantis, Rome and the Tudors.

Some series just have really nice intros!

rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Too Many Cooks.

discostjohn@programming.dev · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I haven't seen anyone say The Boondocks yet. That show has a banger of an intro.

HowlsSophie@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

YES, outro too!

Spaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.social · 6 pts · 2y

Cowboy Bebop
Game of Thrones
Bobs Burgers
The Simpsons

RandomHuman365@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

BB there's barely anything to skip. Intro is like 8 seconds.

RandomHuman365@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
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Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Narcos

Insert Kermit dance gif

AtariDump@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Knight Rider

MacGuyver

A-Team

"In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit...”

MxM111@kbin.social · 6 pts · 2y

Farscape - just love the music.
Babylon 5 season 3. Same reason. Why did they use this music only in the intro of season 3 is beyond me. (Although they used it in outro in season 4). The rest of the seasons they have very cheesy music in the intro.

surfrock66@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

True blood, ultimate vibe setter

MorganCS@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Bluey Bob's Burgers Steven Universe The Owl House Big bang theory

ivanafterall@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y

Bob's Burgers was my answer, too. Doesn't overstay its welcome. Catchy jingle. New gags every intro. Boom, it's over.

PeterLossGeorgeWall@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 2y

What we do in the shadows.

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liwott@nerdica.net · 5 pts · 2y

I usually don't skip intros

Becoming@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Daft_ish@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

New intro to true detective. Its a refreshing change from all the GoT type intros that has become ubiquitous.

Snowpix@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Beastars for sure. The song itself is Wild Side by ALI.

settxy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

ALI also did a Jujistu Kaisen closer. Lost in Paradise, also an absolute banger.

aksdb@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

The Sopranos

WatTyler@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 2y

Amazing opening theme and it does such a great job building a sense of place. Even during the show's most dramatic arcs, it does a great job of reminding us that the show is fundamentally about a very normal, relatable man with very normal and relatable concerns.

I adore The Sopranos.

Donebrach@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
d00phy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I don’t think I saw it, but Community and Arrested Development.

themusicman@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

100% agree with both, although it's kinda cheating to pick ones where they hide easter eggs in the intro

Stretch2m@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y

X Files

RoseRose56@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

I used to not skip POI(Person Of interest), every intro had characters from the episode.

Chiwyl@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Can't believe no one mentioned Mad Men yet!

HuntressHimbo@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y

For me its Amazons Wheel of Time series. Seeing the threads get woven into the images of the world and then all coming together to be spun by the great wheel gets me emotional. They could bomb the remaining seasons and I would still be grateful for the opening.

SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 2y
  • Jeeves and Wooster.
  • Narcos
  • Westworld
  • Good Omens
  • Twin Peaks
  • Flowers
  • Sherlock
  • Peaky Blinders (I'm sorry)
  • Medici
  • Vikings
  • Disenchantment
  • Kingdom (the stephen fry show)

I cannot believe there's so many. And I'm sure I've missed a few. Damn

FlembleFabber@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y

Big mouth, has a great opening song "Changes" by Charles Bradley

wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 2y

Dark. Westworld.

TotalFat@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

The Equalizer.

The OG one from way back when.

wewbull@iusearchlinux.fyi · 4 pts · 2y

The Wire

kwedd@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

MacGyver

ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Mob Psyco 100

noughtnaut@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Moonlighting

Muppet Show

Hill Street Blues

First time around there was no option to skip them. Perhaps that's a contributing factor to why they're so good and re-watchable.

dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Most if not all shows. The intro was made by passionate musicians, animators, editors, and other creative people who work on my favorite shows. It's part of the presentation and the vibe of the program. It's like skipping the opening scene. But to answer your question more directly, I watch every single last second of any Trek intro.

I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Even.. you know.. that Trek intro...?

TedJ70@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I'VE GOT FAITH. FAITH OF THE HEART.

I fucking love that song. I listen to it in the car. It makes me weep.

olsonexi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

All of them. I don't skip intros and I've never understood why anyone does.

insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

If I'm watching another episode immediately, I don't want the intro again so I'll skip that.

dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y

I imagine it started back when you could record TV onto VHS, you could FF through all of the intros, but since the "binging" era of netflix, all streaming services want you back in the action right away so they give you the option to skip. People get addicted to binging shows and they don't want anything to delay their mild dopamine hit. I don't get it either.

tuto193@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

I'm going to cheat and say Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul.

Illuminostro@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Peacemaker

BertramDitore@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Such a catchy song! And the dancing is freaking hilarious. Brought a grin to my face every episode.

Albbi@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)

Assman@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

I didn't see anyone else mention this: Mob Psycho 100. Every one of those intros are bangers.

WanderingVentra@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y

Thanks to those beautiful souls actually linking the intros in this thread so we can watch them lol

Psymonkee@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
  • Sons of Anarchy
  • Bosch/Bosch:Legacy
  • Alias

The rest I was going to suggest have been mentioned already!

runeko@programming.dev · 3 pts · 2y

Prime's Jack Ryan. It's hypnotic. Somebody put in a lot of work.

Usernameblankface@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Grimm. In the first few seasons they had very very short intros with little hints of what the story would be in it.

Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Invasion

Baggie@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 2y

Adventure time, the song is a banger and the whole thing lasts like 15 seconds.

andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

Not mentioned yet: Lie to Me intro. Love how they show little twitches and movements and close it with open emotions.

Gestrid@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y

All of them. Why would I skip an intro? Intros are cool, and, rarely, they might change, possibly for in-show reasons. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is famous for doing this, and even some American shows have taken after it in that regard.

WatTyler@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 2y (9 replies)

The Wire. The opening themes are pretty great (with the exception of Season 5) and for some intangible reason the intro always feels like a core part of setting me up emotionally for the episode. Especially with Season 4. The ominous and dark rendition from the Baltimore school kids feels like an essential mood setting piece for a very sobering season.

livus@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Ah yes good point. I love the variations of the song and the images would slowly change during each season.

Also, not skipping it was the best way to catch the coda/saying at the beginning.

WatTyler@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Those epigraphs are so brilliant. I'm always on tenterhooks waiting for the line to come up in the episode.

livus@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y

Me too. And it always gives another layer of significance.

Damn that was some good writing.

sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Agreed about The Wire, but not about S5, I love that one too :-)

WatTyler@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Watching through S5 for the first time right now and it's growing on me. I think I'm not keen on the vocalist? S2's theme was my favourite, which I believe is the original version of the song? Also I freaking love season 2. Genuinely think it's my favourite of the four I've watched.

livus@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y

Yeah S2 version is Tom Waits. Everyone made it their own though.

S3 for me.

sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Yeah, I absolutely love Season 2 as well. I think the first will always be my favourite, but there's so much goodness to choose from!

Re the singer for S5, that's Steve Earle who is also in the show as Waylon, Bubbles' sponsor at NA :-)

WatTyler@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Right, so, you won't believe me but I totally thought the vocalist could be Waylon but then I just figured that they'd gone for someone local to sing it and it was a bit sheltered of me to assume that Waylon's actor was the only one with that accent 😅

Thanks for confirming.

sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

No worries! And I do believe you :-)

Sho@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Inside Job. The original song the intro samples isn't that great. But the intro to the show has an amazing beat that I wish went on for longer then it does.

halfway_neko@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y

Oh, I never skip intros. I also don't usually watch multiple episodes in a row though, so maybe that's why.

Snapz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Braindead, a new song by Jonathan Coulton every week

UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

I don't skip any of them. They're so short nowadays, anyway. If I'm impatient enough to skip the opening, then I'm probably not that into it and shouldn't be watching the show anyway.

Anyway, Law & Order, lol

AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y

Franklin. Whenever I watch that guilty pleasure cartoon, I will absolutely refuse to skip the intro no matter how many episodes I'm watching.

Pronell@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

For me, Justified.

A lot of people dislike that song, but I love it. It's a nice 'new south' sound.

boogetyboo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

I like the music for the vibe but not the vocals which are pretty pedestrian.

RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Supernatural and Peacemaker

Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 2y

Most of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba intros.

rustydrd@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

The Legend of Vox Machina

fullflyermokoko@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 2y
ours@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Human Target until they messed up the intro (and everything else) with the disastrous season 2.

The music and art were top-tier and set me up for adventure.

For those who haven't seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_xFMyhBYx8.

vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y

I think this might be the first time I've seen Human Target mentioned online. Loved that show

ThePantser@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I skip all the intros after watching them once. Knocking 2min off an episode really adds up.

starman2112@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

I pretty much exclusively watch animes with killer intros, so I don't skip any of them

I ain't skipping Noir's, or Akudama Drive's, least of all Land of the Lustrous

Gate sucks but everything by Kishida Kyoudan and the Akeboshi Rockets fuckin slaps

Haibane Renmei's intro feels good to listen to, it's like a warm blanket for the soul

Hellstormy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I really like the intros of Attack on Titan

spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

30 Rock!

thegreatgarbo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Doot doot. Doot dootly DOOT DOOT!

NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y

Top gear

PandaPikachu@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Pokemon. And I will sing the whole thing shamelessly.

ivanafterall@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y

I wasn't the hugest fan of the overall show--it was fine--but I enjoyed how they mixed up the intro song for The Leftovers. I oftened listened through the credits as a result.

anarchost@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

I listened to the Inside Job theme for all 6 minutes 54 seconds it would play (22 seconds per episodes). It never overstayed its welcome

ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Star Trek

American Horror Story

Although I don't usually skip intros unless I'm in a serious binge mood or short on time.

EndlessApollo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Deep Space 9 from season 4 onwards. I found it pretty boring and lifeless in the earlier seasons. The ships at and around the station made it a lot more interesting, and i like the updated music

cyborganism@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y

The intro from the 80's Saturday morning cartoon M.A.S.K. That song was epic.

SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

WUN PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

TwanHE@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Avatars intro slaps. I'll never skip it.

Davel23@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
lambda@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y

Jujutsu Kaisen

BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Narcos, that music is my jam!

Boolean@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

The Peripheral. The graphics are cool and I really dig the main theme music for it’s menace.

cathyk@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Veronica Mars We used to be friends.

spittingimage@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Farscape. The music is unlike anything I've heard before. I bought the soundtrack based on that one piece of music, but everything else on it is disappointingly normal.

Krudler@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
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tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2y

True Blood had a great opening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjooosDIFgQ

edit: wrong link

KpntAutismus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

most of the demon slayer ones, Kizuna no Kiseki is by far my favourite opening song at the moment.

Snapz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

John from Cincinnati grew on me and then I had to watch it. That song feels so much like 2pm on a Saturday in a beach town in Southern California

BustinJiber@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

I loved The Good Fight opening sequence as it's pretty cool and they were changing and updating it often - https://youtu.be/5xWE5R6qEQQ

Krudler@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
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Scrof@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 2y

Tokyo Vice has a pretty cool opening with moving Yakuza tattoos.

chiliedogg@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

For Kimmy Schmidt, you definitely need to skip the intro on the finale movie.

inspxtr@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Daredevil (the design and music is sick) and The Morning Show (the animation is very captivating to me)

velxundussa@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

It's an anime, and nearly cheating but for me it was Mushoku Tensei Season 1

There was an intro song, but while it was playing there would be B Rolls of whatever part of the setting was pertinent for the episode.

It was awesome, but then they did a normal intro for Season 2, which struck me as a bad decision.

Slyder@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y

Many of my favorites are listed here but one I didn't see is Money Heist.

Krudler@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
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vodkasolution@feddit.it · 1 pts · 2y

Lately OMitB, before I'd say TBBT, from the old times you won't skip on the A-Team opening theme or the Italian version of Hazzard

nick@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y

The expanse. The music paired either the visuals is :chefkiss:

JWBananas@startrek.website · 1 pts · 2y
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MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

South land

TokenBoomer@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y