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Snownine	1 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 02:10
	The opening of a show gives the viewer a taste of what the show is about and what is feels like and serves to get the audience pumped for the show while having to sit through the credits.There are tons of great opening segments out there in tv land and I am curious to know what rank as some of my fellow Escapists favorites. For me, Farscape had awesome openers all four seasons but my favorite was probably for season 3 I also love the second opening (season for 1-5) for Mystery Science Theater 3000. I also absolutely love the theme for Star Trek: the Next Generation. So Escapists, what are some of your favorites? Do you like the whole opening or just the theme song? Perhaps vice versa?

SomeLameStuff	2 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 02:34
	Megas XLR Because I dig giant robots!

Nouw	3 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 02:47
	Baccano!'s opening. Band of Brother's opening. Neon Genesis Evangelion's credits. Boardwalk Empire's various credits songs. Toradora's credits, both of them.

Snownine	4 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 03:00
	Nouw: Baccano!'s opening. Band of Brother's opening. Neon Genesis Evangelion's credits. Boardwalk Empire's various credits songs. Toradora's credits, both of them. Ooh, nice. I dig that Baccano! Opening.

Nouw	5 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 03:15
	Snownine: Ooh, nice. I dig that Baccano! Opening. I'm glad you like it. There's a full version where you can hear the solo's in their full glory. Here it is.

Soviet Heavy	6 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 03:24
	Can you guess? Well fuck you because I'm gonna tell you anyways. Yes, both of them.

sextus the crazy	7 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 03:35
	Snownine: Ooh, nice. I dig that Baccano! Opening. definitely one of the best in all of anime. It's my first purchased anime series for a reason. OT: would have included the world at war (documentary) opening, but it's impossible to find a version that isn't just the music. steins;gate cowboy bebop Ghost in the shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG the melancholy of Haruhi Suzamiya death note trigun lucky star clannad: after story enough for now.

Dangit2019	8 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 04:18
	Firefly. I would post it, but it doesn't seem to be uploaded. -shrug-

Snownine	9 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 04:25
	sextus the crazy: Snownine: Ooh, nice. I dig that Baccano! Opening. definitely one of the best in all of anime. It's my first purchased anime series for a reason. OT: would have included the world at war (documentary) opening, but it's impossible to find a version that isn't just the music. steins;gate cowboy bebop Ghost in the shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG the melancholy of Haruhi Suzamiya death note trigun lucky star clannad: after story enough for now. After posting I realized I should have included Lucky Star.

lechat	10 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 04:49
	Dangit2019: Firefly. I would post it, but it doesn't seem to be uploaded. -shrug- i actually found that out in my thread tv intros need to die lucky for you and the rest of the world i have been known to do a bit of video editing and uploaded it myself here EDIT: the reason it doesn't show up is it includes 1 second of copyright material lol as for intros i said it in the other thread but tnjou tenge is a pretty good one

Terminate421	11 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 05:06
	YOU DIG GIANT ROBOTS, I DIG GIANT ROBOTS, WE DIG GIANT ROBOTS, CHICKS DIG GIANT ROBOTS. ladies, answer me this, do you dig giant robots? Also, the classic:

Snownine	12 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 05:08
	When doing marathons of shows I tend to skip them unless I really like them. I had not realized you had made that thread Lechat, I did a quick search to make sure I was not repeating a recent thread and did not see it. Another one I like, mostly because of the song, is Outlaw Star's intro.

sextus the crazy	13 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 05:36
	Terminate421: snip running with that them of classics from the early 00s late 90s. DBZ And of course, how could I forget Madoka? Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Dangit2019	14 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 05:56
	lechat: Dangit2019: Firefly. I would post it, but it doesn't seem to be uploaded. -shrug- i actually found that out in my thread tv intros need to die lucky for you and the rest of the world i have been known to do a bit of video editing and uploaded it myself here Well, at least my initial futile search got me my spanking new avatar. :D

Snownine	15 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 07:43
	Terminate421: YOU DIG GIANT ROBOTS, I DIG GIANT ROBOTS, WE DIG GIANT ROBOTS, CHICKS DIG GIANT ROBOTS. ladies, answer me this, do you dig giant robots? Also, the classic: Oh original Pokemon opening, your nostalgia level cannot even be charted.

King of Asgaard	16 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 07:56
	Cowboy Bebop wins for me: Spoiler: Click to View Game of Thrones is pretty cool too, though: Spoiler: Click to View

Sovereign _909	17 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 07:59
	As a kid, the Swat Kats opening always got me pumped!

cbrichar	18 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 08:09
	Join me, fellow children of the 80s. Join me and rejoice in the glory of bad hair and dramatic horn sections.

BringBackBuck	19 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 09:19
	I was always a fan of Ergo Proxy's opening:

Lizardon	20 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 09:31
	Hmmm, have to think of one that's not been posted yet. Oh, I know! Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

uchytjes	21 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 09:36
	well Nichijou is always good. Soul Eater's opening is also pretty good But I have to say that my favorite at this time would be Sword Art Online

Erja_Perttu	22 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 09:43
	Snownine: When doing marathons of shows I tend to skip them unless I really like them. I had not realized you had made that thread Lechat, I did a quick search to make sure I was not repeating a recent thread and did not see it. Another one I like, mostly because of the song, is Outlaw Star's intro. Well damn, there goes my first answer. I loved that opening, it's so damned funky. And someone already said Tank as well? Aha, no one has said this yet! Third favourite choice, away!

Yosharian	23 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 09:51
	Now only one other person has mentioned this one yet so I can repost it: Firefly is not only one of the best shows I've seen but the intro song is just brilliant. This series has had be gripped for quite a while, and the intro song is just brilliant, quite a simple theme but amazingly chilling. Now we're going a bit more old school here, the A-Team intro song is just so fucking memorable, everyone knows this one. Cheating a bit on this last one, it's not an intro song but it's so damn good I had to post it. It's a piece of music that plays during many episodes of the anime 'Berserk' which I watched recently. (BTW it's the first 3-4 minutes of that video that I'm talking about) Mathematical! What they did to the ending of this brilliant series still makes me clench my teeth in anger, but this intro is so fucking great and minimalistic I think it deserves a mention. Samurai Champloo. Enough said, this video speaks for itself. Well actually, I'll say this: this is one of the best animes ever made, right up there with Death Note.

Mauler	24 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 10:07
	My favourite would be in descending Order:Games of thrones, Firefly, Farscape, Star trek: Voyager(good music), Star trek:TNG(Patrick's Stewarts narration is the best), And LOST...

Sacman	25 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 10:11
	sextus the crazy: Snownine: Ooh, nice. I dig that Baccano! Opening. definitely one of the best in all of anime. It's my first purchased anime series for a reason. OT: would have included the world at war (documentary) opening, but it's impossible to find a version that isn't just the music. steins;gate cowboy bebop Ghost in the shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG the melancholy of Haruhi Suzamiya death note trigun lucky star clannad: after story enough for now. Never enough! there can only be one best Anime opening... and my vote goes to... Scifi Harry Or Elfen Lied Because if you're gonna rip classic art, it might as well be ripped from my favorite artist...<.< Now doesn;t that look familiar?

Sp3ratus	26 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 10:12
	Nouw: Boardwalk Empire's various credits songs. I quite like the opening theme as well: Boardwalk Empire intro My favourite though, is: Treme intro I'm not normally into jazz, but that song is awesome.

Mordekaien	27 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 10:19
	The aforementioned Game of Thrones is very good, and I have to put this here Carnivale That show is really epic, btw.

Snownine	28 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 10:29
	Another that came to mind, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And what the heck here is the season 2 opener of Farscape as well!

HDi	29 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 10:42
	It's not from a TV show, but the title sequence from seven is fucking awesome.

Zhukov	30 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 10:43
	I kinda liked the Battlestar Galactica intro. Nice solemn music, and that image of Kara going down the fighter launch tube with the lights flashing on her face kinda became iconic to me.

lechat	31 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 10:52
	Erja_Perttu: Well damn, there goes my first answer. I loved that opening, it's so damned funky. And someone already said Tank as well? Aha, no one has said this yet! Third favourite choice, away! damn that brings back memories but regardless i see your xmen and raise you xmen evolution i fall in love with shadowcat everytime i watch this

rhizhim	32 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 12:05
	cbrichar: Join me, fellow children of the 80s. Join me and rejoice in the glory of bad hair and dramatic horn sections. i find the lack of awesome disturbing. a really good way to start a great series.

Ieyke	33 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 13:13
	House M.D. probably has the most powerful Opening and closing credits combo. Fringe (beautiful song and it even has the X-Files theme hidden in it at 3:28) Gargoyles (utterly badass) Veronica Mars (the intro somehow manages to focus all of the depressing tragedy, the avenging, and the humor into 30 seconds...) Warehouse 13 (the weight and power of history...in musical form) ROME Bullet In The Face True Blood Eureka Batman The Animated Series Batman Beyond Cowboy Bebop closing credits (The Real Folk Blues) Knight Rider Metalocalypse The Venture Bros Dexter Elementary Jack Of All Trades (it's a drinking song) Stargate SG-1 Stargate Atlantis Top Gear Add me to the list for: Game Of Thrones X-Men TAS Firefly Cowboy Bebop Avengers:Earth's Mightiest Heroes

Baron von Blitztank	34 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 13:28
	Sacman: Elfen Lied Holy Crap! Boobs on The Escapist! How did this website get better all of a sudden? OT: Here are a few of my personal favourites Transformers Animated (Japanese Intro) Baccano! Dexter Hellsing Cowboy Bebop I'd post some more but I'm basically repeating a lot of what everyone else is saying. So I'll just leave it short.

CrazyGirl17	35 POSTED: 13 Jan 2013 15:14
	Just to name a few: Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Any version, really.) Megas XLR Cowboy Bebop Batman the Animated Series The A-Team Firefly And that's just all I can think of right now... I'l probably add links later.


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