November 2011
50+ Main Titles: 1970–89
Don’t miss part one, 1950–69. Play clips and vote!
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So many great shows through the years. Hard to choose just one. My choice for the best opening is "All In The Family".
Posted by: Susan | 11/04/2011 at 10:42 AM
You missed SWAT. That is the ring tone.
Posted by: peggy | 11/06/2011 at 03:38 PM
I think it's pathetic that I've watched almost all of the ones listed.
Posted by: Joanne | 11/07/2011 at 10:38 AM
Duh....You missed The Mod Squad! Best opening of the day, not to mention the most handsome leading man!
Posted by: Shelley Cole | 11/08/2011 at 12:40 PM
Cheers may have had the best song, but as an opening, it can't compare with the Rockford Files.
I hadn't seen the Rockford Files open in years, but I'm just floored by how well it sets the tone for a seedy, Firebird-driving hack P.I. in Los Angeles in the 70's.
What star would play that role today?
So perfect.
Posted by: Tom | 11/08/2011 at 11:10 PM
Hill Street Blues!
Posted by: Peter Devlin | 11/09/2011 at 07:32 AM
You missed Kung Fu, which had the very best TV music ever.
Posted by: James | 11/09/2011 at 09:03 AM
no Magnum PI or Little House on the Prairie.
Posted by: Doug | 11/09/2011 at 12:20 PM
you missed room 222, st. elsewhere, hunter and the golden girls
Posted by: mike towers | 11/09/2011 at 05:52 PM
No Mannix? No Get Smart? Sacrilege!
Posted by: D | 11/10/2011 at 09:59 AM
Cary--how could you miss the fabulously intriguing main title of:
THE INVISIBLE MAN with David McCallum??? [with his face being painted on with "dermaplex?"]
Remember? Check it out on YouTube.
Melinda Fee
[co-star on show]
Posted by: Melinda Fee | 11/11/2011 at 09:28 AM
Hawaii Five-O is not on the list?
Posted by: Me | 11/12/2011 at 11:42 AM
wait - Assignment Vienna but no Get Smart?!
Posted by: ccjmloy | 11/12/2011 at 09:31 PM
Rockford Files!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: George Blaha | 11/12/2011 at 10:11 PM
It all goes to show that NOTHING is quite as disposable as old TV shows...
Posted by: A.L. Hern | 11/13/2011 at 03:05 AM
What about "Cagney & Lacey"?
Posted by: Sylvia Vogel | 11/13/2011 at 09:46 AM
One Day at A Time
Posted by: steven | 11/13/2011 at 03:24 PM
Magnum PI is my ringtone!
Posted by: Tony | 11/14/2011 at 10:51 AM
Wild Wild West!!
Posted by: frank | 11/18/2011 at 12:24 AM
Crime Story with Dennis Farina!
Posted by: kaybee | 11/18/2011 at 01:44 PM
Uh, where the hell is Barney Miller???!?
Posted by: andrewleesampson@gmail.com | 11/19/2011 at 05:26 AM
Starkey & Hutch!
Posted by: Me | 11/19/2011 at 05:29 PM
Star Trek
Posted by: dee | 11/22/2011 at 02:13 PM
Twin Peaks: Greatest. Opening. Ever.
Posted by: apdub | 11/23/2011 at 07:24 PM
"Uh, where the hell is Barney Miller???!?"
What He Said
Posted by: DAG | 11/24/2011 at 03:57 AM
Don't remember Assignment Vienna or Mystery! but they are awesome openings
Posted by: Daniel Rzeroski | 11/25/2011 at 09:44 PM
Hill Street definitely should have made the list - but for an opening that combines stunning visuals with a great tune, it has to be Hawaii 5-0. Book 'em, Dano.
Posted by: Linda | 11/26/2011 at 10:27 AM
I see what you're saying.
Posted by: def jeff | 11/27/2011 at 06:51 AM
Obvious omissions: Star Trek, Voyager, The Prisoner, Hawaii Five-O, Crime Story, Hill Street Blues, Superman, Doctor Who.
Posted by: Dan Goldzband | 11/30/2011 at 03:52 PM
"Tales From the Crypt"! 1989-96. Opening is the best part, and that's saying something considering the talent and writing it had for its actual shows!
Posted by: Joel | 12/13/2011 at 06:06 PM
No "Ironside"...? No "Medical Center"...? No "Laugh In"..? and, UNBELIEVABLY..... no "Hawaii 5-0"!!
Posted by: Joe C. | 12/13/2011 at 10:02 PM
Lou Grant had the wittiest opening credits ever. It starts with a bird chirping happily on the branch of a tree, which is then cut down and turned into paper. Meanwhile we meet the chief characters and see how a newspaper is produced and delivered. The last seconds show a reader ripping a page out to put in the bottom of a cage, where the same bird chirps and then craps on the paper. You have to see it to appreciate how quickly and skilfully it was done.
Posted by: BooksAboutMovies | 01/06/2012 at 09:34 AM
website developer/designer , the advertisement is getting in the way when the videos are played. Move the video over or fix it, its really annoying and I cant watch them until thats fixed. Thanks.
Posted by: Brandi R. | 04/03/2012 at 04:25 PM