# television programs with title screens very 'of that time' **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 7, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-programs-with-title-screens-very-of-that-time/756778 "2016-06-07T22:40:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-programs-with-title-screens-very-of-that-time/756778/21 "2016-06-17T16:04:13Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > _Dragnet_ - just the facts ma’am, no nonsense police action from the good old days. > > At the other end of police action, _The Andy Griffith Show_ and folks down-home style with strong family values. Although I wonder where his wife’s body is? down at the fishing hole? And you don’t want to think about CSI: Mayberry. The episode where Otis in a drunken rage murders Opie is especially disturbing. At least the rape occurs off camera. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-programs-with-title-screens-very-of-that-time/756778/22 "2016-06-17T17:24:47Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > I find it jarring whenever I see a new/recent show with any title sequences _at all_. I found it super jarring that Preacher has one. > > It seems like title sequences nowadays – if they have any at all – just use the 5-second title card with the name of the show in white text on a black screen, ala Ray Donovan. (Billions, Girlfriend Experience, House of Lies, etc…) And then you realize the show that started at 8:00 is still flashing cast members and executive producers at the bottom of the screen at 8:13. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-programs-with-title-screens-very-of-that-time/756778/23 "2016-06-17T17:51:50Z")
Go through the _One Day at a Time_ credits. The theme song never changes, but the visuals change a lot. They go from being a visual representation of what the show is about, as clear as _The Brady Bunch_ theme song, to crafty, 80s credits. The production values rise a lot too. You also get to see Valerie Bertinelli’s star rise, as she goes from the least significant position in the credits, to the second-best position. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-programs-with-title-screens-very-of-that-time/756778/24 "2016-06-17T17:58:12Z")
Oh, watch an 80s drama on Hulu, or something, and experience the teaser they always used to run before the credits to try to grab people who were flipping channels. It’d be a little mini version of what the show was about, minus the ending of course, but occasionally containing minor spoilers. Now that everyone is recording two things, and planning on watching something else On Demand, and they’ve made up their mind days before, it’s pointless to waste space that could be sold to advertisers trying to grab last-minute viewers. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-programs-with-title-screens-very-of-that-time/756778/25 "2016-06-17T18:04:09Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > If I wanted to list 1950s sitcoms, I’d be here all day. Let’s see if I can stop at just one: [_Father Knows Best_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpWgxrAqOYI&list=PLeagipoZmyfnX72vC5n7LyhNyIhfioIl5). The stagy intro of the cast, the narrator, etc. Watch Wally and The Beaver grow over the years here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/fe0TlvSVByQ?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PL7L-YzBTZAp6EyWTG8FH6djlpL7np6duy 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-programs-with-title-screens-very-of-that-time/756778/26 "2016-06-17T20:14:39Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > And then you realize the show that started at 8:00 is still flashing cast members and executive producers at the bottom of the screen at 8:13. The title screen for the new show _BrainDead_ came on 18 minutes in. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-programs-with-title-screens-very-of-that-time/756778/27 "2016-06-18T20:42:55Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Go through the _One Day at a Time_ credits. The theme song never changes, but the visuals change a lot. They go from being a visual representation of what the show is about, as clear as _The Brady Bunch_ theme song, to crafty, 80s credits. The production values rise a lot too. You also get to see Valerie Bertinelli’s star rise, as she goes from the least significant position in the credits, to the second-best position. Wow, I just watched [the season one opening on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8xgDgTBmtI). It’s shot on film (all the later openings were videotaped like the show itself), I assume because since it was establishing the premise it had to be mostly shot outside. But that station wagon\*!\* Good god it looks like its from the 40s\*!!\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-programs-with-title-screens-very-of-that-time/756778.md?page=1)