TMP Television Edition: Opening Title Sequence (2021)

    Opening Title Sequence (2021)

    Wandering through the Shelves hosts a weekly movie challenge in which you choose 3-5 movies based on that Thursday’s theme and explain why you chose those movies.

    Today’s theme is Television Edition: Opening Title Sequence, so here are my choices.

    Stranger Things (2016-2026)

    It’s one of the only TV intros I don’t skip past when given the option. I absolutely adore the 80s synth music and the credits’ simplicity as they merge to create the show title. I remember the first time I sat down to watch Stranger Things, and the opening credits started…. I was hooked.

    Bob's Burgers (2011-)

    Bob’s Burgers is one of my favorite shows, and I always have to watch the opening credits as each episode is different, ala The Simpsons with the chalkboard… except instead of a chalkboard, there is always a new store to the right of the Belcher’s with an amusing store name, and there is always a new exterminator van that pulls up. What I love is that during the actual show, anytime it shows the diner from the front, the building to the right is always vacant with a For Rent sign in the window (save for an episode where it was turned into a temporary Halloween store!)

    The X-Files (1993-2018)

    Is there anything more iconic than the opening music to The X-Files? I know the titles eventually changed in time, once David Duchovny left the show, but I absolutely adore the original opening sequence to the show. The only thing that ever changed was the rare occasion during a special episode or finale when The Truth Is Out There would be replaced by a new slogan.

    I can’t tell you the thrill I had when I watched the revival series, and they used the original beginning all these years later. My kids had never seen an episode of The X-Files before, but when I started my rewatch last October, they all recognized the music from various videos they’ve seen on YouTube! Even if you don’t watch this show, chances are, you still know the opening title music.

    Other Favorites: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Brooklyn 99, WandaVision, House, True Blood, True Detective, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

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