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Favorite TV themes

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List some of your favorite themes and songs from TV shows past.

I'll start off with such classics as MacGuyver, The Muppet Show, Cheers, and Battlestar Galactica.
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In no particular order:

SeaQuest
SeaQuest 2032
Earth 2
New Battlestar Galactica
Stargate: Atlantis
Stargate: SG-1
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Didn't we just do one of these?

Star Trek: DS9
SeaQuest
Firefly
Babylon 5
MacGyver
Cheers
Star Trek: Enterprise (Alternate open)
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Cheers
Buffy/Angel
The Simpsons
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Magnum PI
Babylon 5
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Battlestar Galactica
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Greatest American Hero
Miami Vice
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Firefly
Farscape
The little Law and Order "Ding-ding" which, while not techically a theme, is an instantly recognizable sound effect
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-MacGyver
-Airwolf
-The A-Team
-Miami Vice
-Hunter (all versions)
-Friends
-Babylon Five
-Dynasty (yup the series is a crap but I like the "orchestra-like" theme song)
-Star Trek: TOS
-CHIPs
-The Saint
-Six Million Dollar Man
-WWF Smack Down (technically not a "film" series, but I like the opening theme anyway)
-L.A. Law
-Point Man
-Renegade


And for the cartoons:
-Galaxy Rangers
-Mask
-Thunderbird
-Silverhawk
-Defender of the Earth
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HemlockGrey wrote:Firefly
Farscape
The little Law and Order "Ding-ding" which, while not techically a theme, is an instantly recognizable sound effect
Man, that 'DONGDONG' is as recognizable as my alarm clock and just as annoying. *shudders* I avoid Law and Order for that very reason.
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Chardok wrote:
HemlockGrey wrote:Firefly
Farscape
The little Law and Order "Ding-ding" which, while not techically a theme, is an instantly recognizable sound effect
Man, that 'DONGDONG' is as recognizable as my alarm clock and just as annoying. *shudders* I avoid Law and Order for that very reason.
my wife can find an episode of Law and Order on at any given time of the day. My god, that's all she'd watch if given the choice.
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Col. Crackpot wrote:my wife can find an episode of Law and Order on at any given time of the day. My god, that's all she'd watch if given the choice.
You poor, poor man. I'd pity you but you like the patriots, so DINGDING, motherfucker. :twisted:
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I'm sure we could be here for ages doing this, but the two that spring instantly to mind are;

BBC Grandstand themetune

and of course;

Monty Python's Flying Circussssss.
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Monkey Magic.

Hands down, Monkey Magic.

Then again, I think Monkey wins everything, so maybe I'm not the best person to ask.

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One for all and all for one, Muskehounds are always ready
One for all and all for one, helping everybody
One for all and all for one, it's a pretty story.
Sharing everything with fun. That's the way to be.

One for all and all for one, Muskerhounds are always steady.
One for all and all for one, helping everybody.
One for all and all for one may sound pretty corny,
If you've got a problem chum, think how it could be.

Talada talada, they cross their hearts and pray,
Talada talada, they cross their swords night and day,
Talada talada, they drink a beer and swear they're faithful to the king

Talada talada, no matter what you say
Talada talada, they're never far away
Talada talada, they're always ready to fight or to sing.

One for all and all for one, Muskehounds are always steady
One for all and all for one, helping everybody
One for all and all for one may sound pretty corny,
If you've got a problem chum, think how it could be.

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Dr. Who
Stargate SG-1
Knight Rider
MacGuyver
Buffy
Angel
Magnum PI
Silverhawk
Samurai Pizza Cats
Airwolf
Monkey Magic
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...anyone else think the Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers theme rips off the MacGuyver theme? :shock:
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Earth: Final Conflict. Had this unique style to it...
McGuyver, Magnum, for sheer 80'ies classicalness :)
Battlestar Galactica
1st season of Andromda. It was weird, but it was nice.
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Dalton wrote:Star Trek: Enterprise (Alternate open)
Eh? Please explain.

As to me, well the best I can think of are the following:

Third Watch
The West Wing
Batman: The Animated Series
Justice League (pre-JLU)

The rest have been mentioned near as I can tell.
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Let's see, off the top of my head:

Babylon 5 season 3
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Stargate Sg-1
Star Trek TNG

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Pink Panther, Bitches!!!

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The theme to Minder has always been a person favourity of mine

One of the newer themes i like is as follows:
Max & Paddys Road To Nowhere wrote:
Don't nowhere we're goin'
Got no way of knowin'
Drivin' on the road to nowhere.
Spongin' for a livin'
Checkin' out the women
Ridin' on the road to nowhere.
And we don't...take shit from anyone
The only thing we wanna do is have some fun
We're Max and Paddy (Paddy and Max!)
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In no particular order...

Babylon 5
Star Trek (TOG, TNG, DS9 but not VOY or ENT)
Gargoyles
Battlestar Galactica (the original series)
StarGate SG-1/Atlantis
Batman TAS
Superman TAS
Exo-Squad (obscure I know, but a cool theme...)
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Oooh, just thought of another one that IB and other EBC members with fond memories might appreciate; maid marian and her merry men. Great stuff.
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Earth Final Conflict.
Star Trek TNG.
Star Trek TOS
Star Trek DS9
Total Recall 2070.
Macguyver.
Knight Rider.
I have to tell you something everything I wrote above is a lie.
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A-Team
Batman the Animated Series
Voltron
SeaQuest
Airwolf
Knight Rider
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