Regardless of the show’s quality, what current programs do you think have wicked theme songs?
I nominate Stroker & Hoop’s – pounding base line, etc. Makes me happy/rowdy for some reason. 
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Teen Titans. No contest.
The OP said baddest. Not worst. The TT theme song makes me want to drive a nail through my head.
Voltron.
Defender of the Universe. I feel like agreeing with you, but the question is in regards to current shows.
For me, it would have to be the Venture Bros.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
That show just has a kickass soundtrack in general. I love that particularly martial bit that plays while the Orange County Liberation Front is describing how the bee must die.
As such I agree with you.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
If by baddest, you mean most kick-ass, awesome, pump it through the speakers while you’re doing your dirty work, Peter Gunn. I may be biased, though, since I am a video game fan- the song was used in the classic Spy Hunter game, and I can’t hear it without thinking of going down the road, shootin’ bad guys and saving the day. Now that’s bad! In the good way, of course.
Ready, Steady, GO! FullMetal Alchemist. Wish they would start using the other themes as they are just as good. The fourth one is actually the best in my opinion.
Do we Dopers just watch too much cartoons, or are cartoons just the only ones using bad-ass themes?
Shaft.
SWAT (the tv show version).
Mission Impossible (again, the tv show - which will start coming out on DVD next year!)
A little bit from column A. A little bit from column B.
Think about it. After Friends what was the last live action show to have a catchy theme. There’s Survivor and that’s about it.
Can’t speak for current programming, but if voting were opened up to the Best.Theme.Song.Ever, there can be only one winner, and that would be Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers.
Full agreement here.
For current stuff, the theme song for the FX series The Shield is pretty cool. They don’t actually use much of it in the show, but a full version is available on the soundtrack album.
thwartme
Adult Swim in general has some cool theme songs: Aqua Teen, Sealab, Venture Bros., and Stroker and Hoop. And I must say, while I don’t know how “bad” it is, I find the American Dad theme irresistible; I sing along every time.
Didn’t care much for the show, but **Cowboy Bebop ** had great opening and closing credits themes.
Absolutely. No lyrics, but it oozes sex & power.
VCNJ~
That’s my nominee for coolest ever.
I think cartoon themes are just little freer to get weird, and since it’s all drawn they can communicate with more energy.
The Sopranos.