Best TV show theme songs.
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Best TV show theme songs.
Every now and again, they manage to write a particularly catchy song to run with the credits of a TV show. Some of my favorites, in no particular order, are:
The Rockford Files
The Equalizer
Barnaby Jones
Midnight Caller
Mission Impossible
The Persuaders (British)
Van der Valk (British)
Inspector Morse (British)
The Incredible Hulk (end credits music)
Law & Order
Anybody else got any favorites?
The Rockford Files
The Equalizer
Barnaby Jones
Midnight Caller
Mission Impossible
The Persuaders (British)
Van der Valk (British)
Inspector Morse (British)
The Incredible Hulk (end credits music)
Law & Order
Anybody else got any favorites?
Battlestar Galactica (Both original and remake)
Andromeda (Season1 ONLY)
Star Trek: DS9
Band of Brothers (It was a miniseries)
Sopranos
Smallville (This theme song could not have been better for a series about Superman)
Hill Street Blues
These are just off the top of my head.
Andromeda (Season1 ONLY)
Star Trek: DS9
Band of Brothers (It was a miniseries)
Sopranos
Smallville (This theme song could not have been better for a series about Superman)
Hill Street Blues
These are just off the top of my head.
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Rockford Files.
The Original BattleStar Galactica.
Magnum PI
Hawaii 5-O
The Young and the Restless (American Soap Opera)
The Incredible Hulk (end theme)
Law&Order
Mission Impossible
AirWolf
And this one 80's show that I forget the name of, that had spies hiding as cover models. It's the one that the guy shot himself on set playing with a gun loaded with blanks. Themesong was "I need a Hero"
And, the one I still hum today: The Muppet Show!
The Original BattleStar Galactica.
Magnum PI
Hawaii 5-O
The Young and the Restless (American Soap Opera)
The Incredible Hulk (end theme)
Law&Order
Mission Impossible
AirWolf
And this one 80's show that I forget the name of, that had spies hiding as cover models. It's the one that the guy shot himself on set playing with a gun loaded with blanks. Themesong was "I need a Hero"
And, the one I still hum today: The Muppet Show!
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Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
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Battlestar Galactica
MacGyver
Magnum P.I.
Hill Street Blues (Thanx, Stravo)
Fame
SeaQuest DSV
Babylon 5, especially Season 5
to name a few.
MacGyver
Magnum P.I.
Hill Street Blues (Thanx, Stravo)
Fame
SeaQuest DSV
Babylon 5, especially Season 5
to name a few.
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
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Benny Hill Show Theme
A-Team
Crocketts Theme from miami Vie (does that count)
Van De Valk
and lastly Hawai 5 - 0 because i used to be able to play it on the cello.
A-Team
Crocketts Theme from miami Vie (does that count)
Van De Valk
and lastly Hawai 5 - 0 because i used to be able to play it on the cello.
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My picks:
The Prisoner
Doctor Who
Mission Impossible
Mannix
I, Claudius
Gunsmoke
Batman: TAS
Cowboy Bebop
The Twilight Zone (Bernard Hermann's season 1 theme)
Cosmos
NYPD Blue
Get Smart
Dark Shadows
Victory At Sea
The Avengers (Laurie Johnson's jazz-beat theme)
The Saint
Space: 1999 (Barry Gray's season 1 theme)
Max Headroom (season 2 revised theme)
The Rat Patrol
The Prisoner
Doctor Who
Mission Impossible
Mannix
I, Claudius
Gunsmoke
Batman: TAS
Cowboy Bebop
The Twilight Zone (Bernard Hermann's season 1 theme)
Cosmos
NYPD Blue
Get Smart
Dark Shadows
Victory At Sea
The Avengers (Laurie Johnson's jazz-beat theme)
The Saint
Space: 1999 (Barry Gray's season 1 theme)
Max Headroom (season 2 revised theme)
The Rat Patrol
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People pray so that God won't crush them like bugs.
—Dr. Gregory House
Oil an emergency?! It's about time, Brigadier, that the leaders of this planet of yours realised that to remain dependent upon a mineral slime simply doesn't make sense.
—The Doctor "Terror Of The Zygons" (1975)
—Abraham Lincoln
People pray so that God won't crush them like bugs.
—Dr. Gregory House
Oil an emergency?! It's about time, Brigadier, that the leaders of this planet of yours realised that to remain dependent upon a mineral slime simply doesn't make sense.
—The Doctor "Terror Of The Zygons" (1975)
Law & Order and SVU
Star Trek DS9
Space Above and Beyond
Lois & Clark
Angel
Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
JAG
Stargate SG-1
ER
Battlestar Galactica
Knight Rider
MacGyver
The A-Team
Airwolf
Magnum P.I.
L.A. Law
Hillstreet Blues
Cheers
Batman Superman Adventures
Batman Beyond
Linus & Lucy (Peanuts theme)
Unsolved Mysteries
Pink Panther
Olympic Theme
Star Trek DS9
Space Above and Beyond
Lois & Clark
Angel
Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
JAG
Stargate SG-1
ER
Battlestar Galactica
Knight Rider
MacGyver
The A-Team
Airwolf
Magnum P.I.
L.A. Law
Hillstreet Blues
Cheers
Batman Superman Adventures
Batman Beyond
Linus & Lucy (Peanuts theme)
Unsolved Mysteries
Pink Panther
Olympic Theme
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Perry Mason
Star Trek: TNG
Get Smart
Doctor Who (second rendition: the one that came about around the time of the Third Doctor)
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Unsolved Mysteries
One more, but I can't remember the name - it was like Cops of the fifties, which they later made a spoof off of, and spawned that infamous four-note opening theme.
Star Trek: TNG
Get Smart
Doctor Who (second rendition: the one that came about around the time of the Third Doctor)
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Unsolved Mysteries
One more, but I can't remember the name - it was like Cops of the fifties, which they later made a spoof off of, and spawned that infamous four-note opening theme.
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Forgot to mention The Wild Wild West, Rawhide, and Peter Gunn in my list.
When ballots have fairly and constitutionally decided, there can be no successful appeal back to bullets.
—Abraham Lincoln
People pray so that God won't crush them like bugs.
—Dr. Gregory House
Oil an emergency?! It's about time, Brigadier, that the leaders of this planet of yours realised that to remain dependent upon a mineral slime simply doesn't make sense.
—The Doctor "Terror Of The Zygons" (1975)
—Abraham Lincoln
People pray so that God won't crush them like bugs.
—Dr. Gregory House
Oil an emergency?! It's about time, Brigadier, that the leaders of this planet of yours realised that to remain dependent upon a mineral slime simply doesn't make sense.
—The Doctor "Terror Of The Zygons" (1975)
DRAGNET!!!Sharpshooter wrote: One more, but I can't remember the name - it was like Cops of the fifties, which they later made a spoof off of, and spawned that infamous four-note opening theme.
(note: it took Nit and I both grabbing our hands yelling 'oh crap oh crap, I know this one' to remember the name of the show)
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
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Babylon 5 (Seasons 1, 3, and 5 were the best)
Cheers
M*A*S*H* (the theme song is "Suicide is Painless," BTW)
Mission Impossible
X-Files
Space: Above and Beyond
Cheers
M*A*S*H* (the theme song is "Suicide is Painless," BTW)
Mission Impossible
X-Files
Space: Above and Beyond
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Forgot those:
Remington Steele. Always Remington Steele.
Airwolf. I can't believe I missed that.
The A-Team
STAS (no, NOT BTAS, which I consider an extension of the movie score)
Fraggles
Space Rangers
DarkWing Duck
DangerMouse
Silverhawks
Raumpatrouille
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Remington Steele. Always Remington Steele.
Airwolf. I can't believe I missed that.
The A-Team
STAS (no, NOT BTAS, which I consider an extension of the movie score)
Fraggles
Space Rangers
DarkWing Duck
DangerMouse
Silverhawks
Raumpatrouille
Der Fahnder
LadyTevar: 'This one 80's show' seems to have been Cover Up. Unfortunately, details are sparse.
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
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So many of my favorites have already been posted:
B5-S5
Haibane Renmei
Planetes(only if the opening sequence is included, the song itself isn't that wonderful but the opening scenes set the feeling of the show, it's similar to the theme/opening to Enterprise)
B5-S5
Haibane Renmei
Planetes(only if the opening sequence is included, the song itself isn't that wonderful but the opening scenes set the feeling of the show, it's similar to the theme/opening to Enterprise)
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A girl i knew at URI had dozens of these on a CD. She also had a second disc that was all saturday morning cartoons. It was great drunken 3 AM entertainment.
my favorites:
Knight Rider
The A-Team
Miami Vice
Hill Street Blues
The Twilight Zone
M*A*S*H*
Law and Order
and the greatest TV theme song of all time:
HAWAII FIVE-O!
*dons a hula skirt and sings
da-da-da-da dah-dah, da-da da da dah!
my favorites:
Knight Rider
The A-Team
Miami Vice
Hill Street Blues
The Twilight Zone
M*A*S*H*
Law and Order
and the greatest TV theme song of all time:
HAWAII FIVE-O!
*dons a hula skirt and sings
da-da-da-da dah-dah, da-da da da dah!
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Most of my other favorites have already been mentioned.
Outlaw Star
Stargate Atlantis
Firefly
Star Trek Enterprise (the original alternate theme)
Outlaw Star
Stargate Atlantis
Firefly
Star Trek Enterprise (the original alternate theme)
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