# Most Creative TV Intros **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 23, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840 "2011-11-23T03:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/1 "2011-11-23T03:21:38Z")
[This is Paste Magazine’s list of the 10 Most Creative On Television.](http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/11/10-most-creative-intros-from-current-shows.html) This list seems to be of shows on TV now so I Dream of Jeannie isn’t on there. Game of Thrones is my favorite on the list, plus I learned that there is an Intro Emmy. I didn’t know that. My why-isn’t-this-one-there complaint: Fringe. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/2 "2011-11-23T04:26:17Z")
[Dilbert](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpivIYJFjd4) [Amazing Stories](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVJSqSkB7HM) (they should have put as much effort into the rest of the show). ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/3 "2011-11-23T04:53:11Z")
They got my favorites with **Chuck** , **Dexter** , **True Blood** , and **Game of Thrones**. Honorable Mention to \*\*Psych \*\*for the way they sometimes do alternate versions of their theme song to fit the episode. I like **Community** ’s opening, too. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/4 "2011-11-23T04:58:37Z")
I love the very brief but stylish titles to _The Mentalist_. Especially compared to what they used for the first season. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/5 "2011-11-23T05:22:43Z")
The best ever, by far: [YouTube](http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=JW1GxeBAAdM) I was into the third or fourth season when I finally figured out the (lame) joke. ---
**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/6 "2011-11-23T05:24:26Z")
Six Feet Under ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/7 "2011-11-23T05:31:57Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > The best ever, by far: > > [YouTube](http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=JW1GxeBAAdM) > > I was into the third or fourth season when I finally figured out the (lame) joke. Link doesn’t take me to a video. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/8 "2011-11-23T05:35:31Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > [Dilbert](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpivIYJFjd4) > > [Amazing Stories](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVJSqSkB7HM) (they should have put as much effort into the rest of the show). LOVED the Dilbert opening. As for Amazing Stories. . . CGI has improved greatly, hasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/9 "2011-11-23T06:26:35Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Link doesn’t take me to a video. Sorry. It’s the opening for _Northern Exposure_. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/10 "2011-11-23T07:29:18Z")
First of all, the website in the OP’s link is a piece of shit for making you click to a second page to see the next five entries. So many sites nowadays seem to do that, and I can’t stand it. Even worse are the ten entries with ten separate pages that you so often find on entertainment-magazine websites. Just put all the shit on _one_ page? _Please?_ Anyway, it’s not a current show, but my pick for best intro of all time is [The Adventures of Pete and Pete.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_3uxzkoV4) Absolutely _everything_ about this intro _perfectly_ captures the precise time and place in early-90s America that the show represented. All of the show’s characters are summed up perfectly by their respective clips, and the theme music is of course the phenomenal “Hey Sandy” by Polaris. If there’s a better show intro, I sure as hell don’t know about it. ---
**Author:** ![Flip\_Pancake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@Flip\_Pancake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flip_Pancake)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/11 "2011-11-23T07:57:10Z")
If you like the intro to Game of Thrones, you might like to read [the interview with Angus Wall, the guy behind the intro art.](http://www.artofthetitle.com/2011/05/12/game-of-thrones/) There’s [an article on the Mad Men intro](http://www.artofthetitle.com/2011/09/19/mad-men/) too. Great site that. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/12 "2011-11-23T10:01:35Z")
I’ve also always liked the titles to _Deadwood_. Great imagery and music that really sets the scene. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/13 "2011-11-23T15:55:26Z")
> [@Flip\_Pancake](#): > > If you like the intro to Game of Thrones, you might like to read [the interview with Angus Wall, the guy behind the intro art.](http://www.artofthetitle.com/2011/05/12/game-of-thrones/) > > There’s [an article on the Mad Men intro](http://www.artofthetitle.com/2011/09/19/mad-men/) too. Great site that. That _is_ a really cool site–thanks for the link! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/14 "2011-11-23T16:03:37Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Absolutely _everything_ about this intro _perfectly_ captures the precise time and place in early-90s America that the show represented. All of the show’s characters are summed up perfectly by their respective clips, and the theme music is of course the phenomenal “Hey Sandy” by Polaris. If there’s a better show intro, I sure as hell don’t know about it. Yeah, but MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/15 "2011-11-23T17:56:29Z")
[Aeon Flux](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UQyPXbjL-A), anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/16 "2011-11-23T18:03:47Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Honorable Mention to \*\*Psych \*\*for the way they sometimes do alternate versions of their theme song to fit the episode. Not just that, but the clips they show during the intro change every couple of weeks (something I noticed when I watched the first 5 seasons over the course of a month). IMDB lists 85 episodes, I’ll bet there are at least 25 to 30 distinct intro sequences. Someone puts a lot of work into that. My question is…Is this someone’s pet project (as in, they enjoy doing it) or is someone being told to do it (“Hey, John, add that clip of Shawn putting his hand next to his head and the clip of Gus swerving to next weeks intro”)? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/17 "2011-11-23T18:04:52Z")
Game of Thrones intro. also changes to highlight key areas visited in the episode, which is cool. [My favorite, which is quite creative, is Caprica. Honestly, it’s one of the few shows my wife and I always watch the credits on.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BYxWWQKFs8) I just watched it again a second ago and man, it’s powerful, especially if you know the characters. Flawed show, but amazing credit sequence. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/18 "2011-11-23T18:07:40Z")
A lot of times, if you click on the little printer icon, you get to see the whole thing as a continuous page. Why aren’t the intros for B5 there? They changed every year to fit the year’s theme, and the music was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/19 "2011-11-23T20:18:26Z")
i agree The Simpsons with the couch gag has a really great one(s). ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840/20 "2011-11-23T21:10:48Z")
I appreciate Dexters intro. It’s just kinda gross and too long. I usually skip it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-creative-tv-intros/603840.md?page=2)