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There's too many good themes! "Dukes of Hazard", "KnightRider", old-BSG, "Airwolf"....
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Farscape had a kickass crazy theme.
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Dorsk 81 wrote: I pity the fool, who hasn't atleast once played air-guitar while listening to the Buffy theme.
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The Best: Gargoyles
The worst, i don't watch tv alot so i haven't heard anyones that make me cringe but i am sure that i can think of a couple in a little while
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Choices, choices.

Best: Gargoyles theme rocked, X-Files had a pretty nifty theme, Buffy TVS theme kicked ass, B5 had some great music the first 5 seasons . . .so many choices.

Worst: Eh, fortunately I've blurred out most of the really bad ones from my memory. So I couldn't really say. I also thought the OP from Enterprise was fairly tolerable.
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Best Overall Theme: Old BSG. It's orchestral and so lovely to listen to!
Best new theme: nBSG 2nd Season. I love the style of that exotic... thingie they do. Dramatic.
Best anime theme: Ouch. The full version of GitS Stand Alone Complex's theme (6 min) is beautiful. Go Yoko Kanno.

Worst overall: 'Obsession' from .hack//sign. Goddess, that high pitched voice is so damn annoying!
Worst new theme: nBSG season 1. What the hell is that beating? 'Music'?
Worst (next) anime theme: Blue seed. (Take it easy dangerous night game! Pull the triger foxy town! Mysterious tokyyyyyyo!)
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Hell. What am I thinking. B5: Call to Arms movie was /terrible/ since Frankes wasn't making it. It was like some monkey with a synthesizer.
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Best: DS9, Angel
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Elfen Leid (or however it is). Best opening theme EVER. I mean EVER. Period.
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Nephtys wrote: Worst overall: 'Obsession' from .hack//sign. Goddess, that high pitched voice is so damn annoying!
I find it rather catchy.. on the other hand I can't stand the opening theme for Samurai Champloo.. which is a shame since I love the show.

Best- Hmm.. that's a toughie. GITS:SAC has a great theme, Airwolf, the A-team, Gargoyles, Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League..
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Best: Airwolf, Vandread Season 1, Early Enterprise

Worst: Vandread season 2 (though I later understand why), Later Enterprise (with the pop)

(And other best, but that have already been covered)
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Best: In A Mirror Darkly ENT (it fit quite well), BSG (both), Farscape, West Wing.
Worst: Most Sitcoms
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Nephtys wrote: Best anime theme: Ouch. The full version of GitS Stand Alone Complex's theme (6 min) is beautiful. Go Yoko Kanno.
Inner Universe - that Origa woman has an amazing voice. And it has three different languages in it!
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SeaQuest DSV had a pretty good theme, IMHO.

I'm surprised no one mentioned Space: Above and Beyond as well.

As for worst...

I can't think of one off the top of my head... :(
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I've grown very attached to the SG-1 theme. STARGATE!
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Can't think of any candidates for best theme music off the top of my head, although I'd probably put the theme song from Friends as my worst. I never made it through an episode of Friends because of that damned theme song.
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What's wrong with the Friends theme? I'm not the biggest fan of that show, but man was the theme upbeat and catchy.

Best: There is no one "best theme" for me, so I'll put down all the ones that occassionally pop into my head and bring a quick smile to my face.

B5, A-Team, Buffy, Angel, Greatest American Hero, Magnum PI, X-Men the cartoon (the old one), Duck Tales, TNG, old BSG, Airwolf, Dallas, LA Law, Northern Exposure, , Diff'rent Strokes (oh yeah), Soap and Benny Hill (always get a laugh out of me), Futurama, Happy Days (although I hated the show, the theme rocked), Roswell (I like Dido), Thundercats, Robotech, and Heathcliff.

Worst: Crusade/Call to Arms.

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Best: X-Files, yes I know it was simple.

Worst: Crusade.
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Best: Henry Mancini: Pink Panther, Green Hornet, Remington Steele
Worst: covers of pulp culture icons.
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Bob the Gunslinger wrote:What's wrong with the Friends theme? I'm not the biggest fan of that show, but man was the theme upbeat and catchy.
I know, but it was just too upbeat and catchy for my tastes. Like the upbeat and catchy equivalent of one of the more syrupy 80's power ballads.
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Oh, I forgot one until I just heard it today and I reflexively reached for a stapler and began to pummel my balls with it to divert my attention from the bjorkiness.

The theme to Reading Rainbow.

*OW!!*

Fucking stapler.

*OW!!*

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Best? A-Team! duuh duuh duuuh duh duh duuunh duuuuh Dun dund Duun.
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Worst? Family Guy, Funny the first time... not so good time 399.

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Oh, I also love the Dr. Who theme (all versions I've heard from the old episodes I've seen.)

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Some of best would be Angel, Third Watch, the old BSG theme, STAS, Knight Rider, and Farscape.

Some of the worst I got to say were DS9, VOY and ENT. I've only watched the complete opening to each of them once or so.
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Grand Admiral Thrawn wrote:Some of best would be Angel, Third Watch, the old BSG theme, STAS, Knight Rider, and Farscape.

Some of the worst I got to say were DS9, VOY and ENT. I've only watched the complete opening to each of them once or so.
You considered DS9 and Voy's music bad? I don't remember that much of DS9's opening, but I thought Voyager's music was fine. It was just a low orchestral song that gave the impression (with visuals) of a majestic or relaxed trip. Pretty much contrary with what you're supposed to feel probably, given the theme of the show... but the music, not the show is what we're judging.
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