Bakers Dozen

Because today (or tomorrow, if you’re not in the Eastern time zone) is the California Primary: Californians, famous or infamous

  1. Richard Nixon
  2. Junípero Serra
  3. John Steinbeck
  4. The Beach Boys
  5. Ahnaud (former Governator)
  6. Ronald Reagan
  7. Charles Manson
  8. Marilyn Monroe
  9. Joe DiMaggio (born to a fishing family in San Francisco)
  10. Betty White
  11. Robert Duvall
  12. Jan & Dean (Jan Berry & Dean Torrence )
  13. Luis Walter Alvarez, Novel Prize Winner

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TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)
  4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did)

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)
  4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did)
  5. The A-Team

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)
  4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did)
  5. The A-Team
  6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.)

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…)
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)
  4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…)
  5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…)
  6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.)
  7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…)

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…)
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)
  4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…)
  5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…)
  6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.)
  7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…)
  8. Dark City

Some fans don’t like it, but I do (spoilers): - YouTube

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…)
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)
  4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…)
  5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…)
  6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.)
  7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…)
  8. Dark City
  9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…)

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…)
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)
  4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…)
  5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…)
  6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.)
  7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…)
  8. Dark City
  9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…)
  10. Soap (This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate…)

Also, each episode had its own specific and funny spoken word introduction, a recap of the previous episode.

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…)
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)
  4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…)
  5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…)
  6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.)
  7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…)
  8. Dark City
  9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…)
  10. Soap (This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate…)
  11. The Adventures of Superman (Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…)

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…)
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)
  4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…)
  5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…)
  6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.)
  7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…)
  8. Dark City
  9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…)
  10. Soap (This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate…)
  11. The Adventures of Superman (Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…)
  12. The Twilight Zone (You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind…)

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…)
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)
  4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…)
  5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…)
  6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.)
  7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…)
  8. Dark City
  9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…)
  10. Soap (This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate…)
  11. The Adventures of Superman (Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…)
  12. Ben Casey ( Man, woman, life, birth, infinity…)

TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction

  1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…)
  2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…)
  3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…)
  4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…)
  5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…)
  6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.)
  7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…)
  8. Dark City (“First, there was darkness…”)
  9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…)
  10. Soap (This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate…)
  11. The Adventures of Superman (Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…)
  12. Ben Casey ( Man, woman, life, birth, infinity…)
  13. Casablanca (“With the coming of the Second World War…”)

A deserved classic: Casablanca Opening Titles - YouTube

ETA: Wanna start the next category, astorian?

New topic: Retread TV Series

  1. Battleship Galactica

New topic: Retread TV Series

  1. Battleship Galactica
  2. Perry Mason

Attempted in the 1970s with Monte Markham. Only lasted one season.

New topic: Retread TV Series

  1. Battleship Galactica
  2. Perry Mason
  3. X-Files

Retread TV Series

  1. Battleship Galactica
  2. Perry Mason
  3. X-Files
  4. The Odd Couple

Rebooted three times; 1975 (as a cartoon), 1982, and 2015

Retread TV Series

  1. Battleship Galactica
  2. Perry Mason
  3. X-Files
  4. The Odd Couple
  5. Hawaii Five-0

Retread TV Series

  1. Battlestar Galactica
  2. Perry Mason
  3. X-Files
  4. The Odd Couple
  5. Hawaii Five-0
  6. Dragnet