# What are the best TV opening sequences? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tv-opening-sequences/560212 "2010-11-10T19:59:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tv-opening-sequences/560212/101 "2010-11-13T15:35:28Z")
> [@DETXL](#): > > I came here to nominate _Enterprise_’s opening for exactly that reason. I _get_ the dislike some fans have for it, I just don’t share it. It’s such a beautiful sequence, and the song is just so perfect. So know that you’re not alone. There are others like us, and one day… one day… I can’t say I like the song all that much but I remember when I first saw it, shortly after September 11th, the sentiment and optimism in humanity it conveyed actually made me feel a little better at the time. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tv-opening-sequences/560212/102 "2010-11-14T00:11:19Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > Oh damn, Carnival, the opening titles sold the show for me. Probably one of the greatest titles ever done for a series, too bad the series didnt hold up to the promise (and the premises) of the title sequence. It started to suck seriously at season 2. > > Good catch, of all the shows listed here, Carnival would defintely be in the three bests (if not **ze** best). I utterly absolutely agree. I forgot all about it. (I won’t be able to sleep tonight until I point out it’s spelled “Carnivale”, ending in ‘e’.) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tv-opening-sequences/560212/103 "2010-11-14T01:03:22Z")
_The Lone Ranger_ And there was a short-lived Larry Hagman series called _The Good Life_. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tv-opening-sequences/560212/104 "2010-11-14T02:58:35Z")
Another thread just reminded me of the hilarious opening credits of [Starsky and Hutch](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KmXLlcVgjg) ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tv-opening-sequences/560212/105 "2010-11-14T19:58:36Z")
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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tv-opening-sequences/560212/106 "2010-11-14T21:30:44Z")
THIS … IS … JEOPARDY! WHEEL … OF … FOR-TUNE! NoClueBoy … COME ON DOWN! ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tv-opening-sequences/560212/107 "2010-11-14T21:41:32Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I seem to be alone in absolutely loving that song. It was particularly appropriate for _Enterprise_; its sentiment had to be exactly what Archer & Company were thinking when they were first set out. You are not alone! I think it’s a tremendous song, although after awhile it seems to not fit the show too well: it’s establishing the premise of how we got into space, and the longer the show continues, the less relevant it seems to be. Although I’m glad it wasn’t some kind of “Captain Archer and His Merry Band of Space Rangers,” either. :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tv-opening-sequences/560212.md?page=5)