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#16 What's the best sci fi TV show opening?
  Star Trek (any particular one)
  Thunderbirds
  Battlestar Galactica (classic)
  Farscape
  Firefly
  Power Rangers
  Blake's 7
  Space: 1999
  Buck Rogers
  Other (please specify)
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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:21 pm


Crumpet Lord
Star Trek voyager, played by a kazoo through helium.

XD fun.


Whaaaaa?

...I liked The Next Generation a little only because two actors I knew were in it. And then I did watch a few episodes after getting hooked to X-Men movies. sweatdrop

Star Trek was cool though, in its own right. 3nodding
PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 1:27 am


Eirwyn
EDIT: No, look at THIS one. Better quality, & it's the 1st episode & has the entire theme as well as a cool double murder opening to the plot--the crimes mirror each other, one on Earth & one in space.


That looks pretty good actually! I wasn't sure when I heard the kinda soppy opening theme. It seemed really odd for a sci fi one, kinda reminded me of Enterprise (that I wasn't so keen on). But then with the double murder bit, especially in space, with the music playing on... it really worked. biggrin

I get torn about Star Trek. Part of me likes it part of me doesn't. I can't argue with the opening themes though, especially on Next Gen.

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PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 2:27 am


Roobarb
Oooo... I've never actually seen the Tomorrow People intro before. Kinda hypnotic - and just slightly annoying.

I always liked how the hand opened up and moved towards you in the credits. Not sure WHY I like it, but I do. Unfortunately, that theme is used not only for the opening and closing credits, but also shows up within the episodes themselves rather frequently. It gets old after a while...

Anyway, the theme song is composed by Dudley Simpson, who also did the Blake's 7 theme, as well as doing the incidental music for a bunch of Doctor Who stories.
PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 10:34 am


Just in case anyone hasn't seen them, here are some of the choices I put up (anyone finds any more interesting ones post them - I love watching intros! Sad I know.):

Star Trek Classic Opening Titles

Star Trek TNG Opening Titles

Thunderbirds Opening Titles

Battlestar Galactica Original Opening Titles

Farscape Opening Titles

Firefly Opening Titles

Power Rangers Opening Titles rofl "Alpha! Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude!"

Blake's 7 Opening Titles

Space: 1999 Opening Titles

Buck Rogers Opening Titles

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PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 5:57 pm


Dr Who isn't on there! WHATS UP WITH THAT?! crying
PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:57 am


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Dr Who isn't on there! WHATS UP WITH THAT?! crying


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I excluded it cos everyone here knows it's awesome. Plus it has hundreds of different openings and (somewhere on the Guild) we already have a thread debating which one of them's the best.

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PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:10 am


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Dr Who isn't on there! WHATS UP WITH THAT?! crying


sweatdrop

I excluded it cos everyone here knows it's awesome. Plus it has hundreds of different openings and (somewhere on the Guild) we already have a thread debating which one of them's the best.
oh... well just as long as you acknowledge it as being the most awesome.
PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2007 5:16 pm


Heheh, I actually like the Blakes 7 opening title- I mean, the graphics and everything are really dodgy, but the theme song sounds cool. ninja

TNG star trek one looks cool but... I don't like what they did with the theme song. The Buck Rogers one was just terrible xd And power rangers... *shudders*

I don't really like it when they have this boring voice explaining things at the beginning, I much prefer a theme song.

I think the new Battlestar Galactica one is really awesome though. Not too fond of the old one. Firefly is pretty good as well.

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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:50 pm


Freaj
TNG star trek one looks cool but... I don't like what they did with the theme song. The Buck Rogers one was just terrible xd And power rangers... *shudders*

I think the new Battlestar Galactica one is really awesome though. Not too fond of the old one. Firefly is pretty good as well.

Wasn't the ST:TNG theme song basically the same one as in the first Star Trek movie? I think it's a decent tune, but a bit too fast and cheerful for a sci fi theme song. As for the new BSG... I don't like the theme because it's a bit too 'Enya' for me. But then, I think that about the whole LotR soundtrack as well...
PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 9:25 am


Hey wait a sec... Red Dwarf isn't on there!!! crying I vote for that. In the imaginary catagory.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:07 am


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Freaj
TNG star trek one looks cool but... I don't like what they did with the theme song. The Buck Rogers one was just terrible xd And power rangers... *shudders*

I think the new Battlestar Galactica one is really awesome though. Not too fond of the old one. Firefly is pretty good as well.

Wasn't the ST:TNG theme song basically the same one as in the first Star Trek movie? I think it's a decent tune, but a bit too fast and cheerful for a sci fi theme song. As for the new BSG... I don't like the theme because it's a bit too 'Enya' for me. But then, I think that about the whole LotR soundtrack as well...
xD
Then I'd wanna hear it. And no, the whole thing isn't 'Enya-sounding'.. just check out anything around Mordor and the Black Gates. ^_^

ERHEM....back on subject, I really haven't seen too many of those shows...^^;;
PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 1:33 pm


I wouldn't call any of the music in Two Towers or Return "Enya-sounding". :XP: I love the soundtrack for Two Towers.

I haven't watched the new BSG at all. It looks ugly & I heard they gratuitously killed a baby. evil It really upset my friends who had just lost their baby daughter, so I refuse to watch it.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:06 pm


Eirwyn
I've heard of somebody naming their kid Adric....

How pathetic...
PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:11 pm


Freaj
Heheh, I actually like the Blakes 7 opening title- I mean, the graphics and everything are really dodgy, but the theme song sounds cool. ninja

TNG star trek one looks cool but... I don't like what they did with the theme song. The Buck Rogers one was just terrible xd And power rangers... *shudders*

I don't really like it when they have this boring voice explaining things at the beginning, I much prefer a theme song.

I think the new Battlestar Galactica one is really awesome though. Not too fond of the old one. Firefly is pretty good as well.

Yeah, I like the Blake's 7 theme song as well!

Da da dah da da, da da dah da dum, da da dah da da, da da dah da dum

Da da da, da da da, da da da, da da da daaaaaaaaahhhh dah dum.

Dah da dah, da da da da da da da

Dah dah, dah dah, da da da da da da.

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmm

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmm...


Wha... where was I...

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:10 am


You know that you've met a real geek when you meet a person who can sing the words to the Star Trek theme song.
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