Recently started watching old 90s and 80s shows just for the fun of it, because I’m bored with all of the new stuff that’s coming out, and I fell into Knight Rider.
My review of the show so far aside, it’s got straight up the most banger theme music I have heard in a TV show in a very long time.
It got me wondering what other TV shows have really great theme songs?
You must log in or # to comment.
Didn’t see Golden Girls mentioned yet so I will nominate that one.
Off-topic: Is this the only post across all of Lemmy whose comments are nearly 2x as many as its upvotes?
Good question.
I suddenly couldn’t remember what McGyver theme was but I remembered it’s quite a banger.
And I wasn’t mistaken.
I think I had it on like my Nokia 3210 as a custom ringtone.
One that wasn’t good but definitely an earworm:
But currently I’ve got the Voyager theme stuck in my head but it’s somewhat boring, but all the Star Trek themes are good. Perhaps best is ofc It’s been a long road from Enterprise.
Someone said “Buffy” and that was good, yeah. I don’t think “Angel” is bad either. https://youtu.be/vpAol_17mO0 sounds a bit like Apocalyptica tbh
Now that I checked quite a few, seems like in the late 90’s early 00’s lots of openings had barely a theme song, 80% just the main character recapping the premise of the show
Life is a hurricane…
Series: “From” Que Sera Sera https://youtu.be/PDd-180FQ8U
Air wolf. Never saw the show, player the NES game, but it slaaaaaps.
These answers are a testament to how much better theme songs were before the 2000s, especially for kids shows. You used to get a minute and a half of hype music to introduce new viewers to the show or psych up returning viewers. Now, even the best ones, like Gravity Falls, are less then 40 seconds.
Didn’t see anyone mention the original Attack On Titan theme, which is surprising given how popular it was at the time
To nominate a show I actually watched beyond the first season: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cheers
Simon & Simon theme was a banger
I know it’s not a serious intro, but the theme to Aqua Teen Hunger Force has been rattling around in my head for nearly 25 years. Definitely a banger in my mind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcd6wU86OgI).
Chalk Zone.
Pokemon
