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For me its Amazons Wheel of Time series. Seeing the threads get woven into the images of the world and then all coming together to be spun by the great wheel gets me emotional. They could bomb the remaining seasons and I would still be grateful for the opening.
All of them. I don't skip intros and I've never understood why anyone does.
If I'm watching another episode immediately, I don't want the intro again so I'll skip that.
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The Equalizer.
The OG one from way back when.
Moonlighting
Muppet Show
Hill Street Blues
First time around there was no option to skip them. Perhaps that's a contributing factor to why they're so good and re-watchable.
The Wire. The opening themes are pretty great (with the exception of Season 5) and for some intangible reason the intro always feels like a core part of setting me up emotionally for the episode. Especially with Season 4. The ominous and dark rendition from the Baltimore school kids feels like an essential mood setting piece for a very sobering season.
Ah yes good point. I love the variations of the song and the images would slowly change during each season.
Also, not skipping it was the best way to catch the coda/saying at the beginning.
Those epigraphs are so brilliant. I'm always on tenterhooks waiting for the line to come up in the episode.
Me too. And it always gives another layer of significance.
Damn that was some good writing.
Agreed about The Wire, but not about S5, I love that one too :-)
Watching through S5 for the first time right now and it's growing on me. I think I'm not keen on the vocalist? S2's theme was my favourite, which I believe is the original version of the song? Also I freaking love season 2. Genuinely think it's my favourite of the four I've watched.
Yeah S2 version is Tom Waits. Everyone made it their own though.
S3 for me.
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Grimm. In the first few seasons they had very very short intros with little hints of what the story would be in it.
For me, Justified.
A lot of people dislike that song, but I love it. It's a nice 'new south' sound.
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Supernatural and Peacemaker
I didn't see anyone else mention this: Mob Psycho 100. Every one of those intros are bangers.
Franklin. Whenever I watch that guilty pleasure cartoon, I will absolutely refuse to skip the intro no matter how many episodes I'm watching.
Not mentioned yet: Lie to Me intro. Love how they show little twitches and movements and close it with open emotions.
Prime's Jack Ryan. It's hypnotic. Somebody put in a lot of work.
- Sons of Anarchy
- Bosch/Bosch:Legacy
- Alias
The rest I was going to suggest have been mentioned already!
Inside Job. The original song the intro samples isn't that great. But the intro to the show has an amazing beat that I wish went on for longer then it does.