# "Feud" vs. "Mad Men" opening title art....

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**Created:** [April 11, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feud-vs-mad-men-opening-title-art/784246 "2017-04-11T16:59:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feud-vs-mad-men-opening-title-art/784246/1 "2017-04-11T16:59:59Z")

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Anyone besides me notice a distinct similarity between the opening artwork of the new “Feud: Bette and Joan” show, and the opening credits of “Mad Men”? Both involve paper cut-out type animation and a lot of falling. I don’t know where to look in the pages and pages of behind the scenes credits on IMDb to see if there is some commonality. Anyone know? In any case, I love both sets.

Ryan Murphy (“Feud” creater/director) also created “American Horror Story,” which also always had awesome opening credit art, but it never reminded me of this style.

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feud-vs-mad-men-opening-title-art/784246/2 "2017-04-11T17:21:17Z")

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Definitely an homage to the legendary Saul Bass, the single greatest innovator of opening film credits. [Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1A7bJD3atk)’s an example of the work he was doing right around the time that **Feud** takes place.

Another [memorable homage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaLDyrun_Cc) was Spielberg’s _Catch Me If You Can_ 15 years ago.