Which TV series intros do you not skip by choice?
Which TV series intros do you not skip by choice?
For me it was GoT, I just thought the miniature landscapes looked way too cool. Also I am watching Kimmy Unbreakable which has a theme song that I think is pretty catchy.
Cowboy Bebop
93 1 ReplyIirc the GoT intros gave you a hint about the episode by highlighting the map areas that the episode was going to cover. But S8 ended up being so bad that it went back in time and ruined the entire series for me, so I never rewatched it and might be misremembering.
Right now I never skip the intro for What We Do in the Shadows. It’s the same every time, but the song is just too much fun to skip. I am probably on my fourth watching of that series.
I think I also sit through most of the Star Trek intros just because I enjoy the visuals.
67 0 ReplyNo one said Futurama yet?
61 0 Reply- Succession (and it's not even close, this is clear cut #1 for the slap factor)
- Bluey
- Halt and Catch Fire
- True Detective S1
- The Righteous Gemstones (cheating since it's only 10 seconds)
- The Brady Bunch
- Dragonball Z (Toonami airing)
- Scooby Doo, Where Are You? S2
- White Lotus S1 (this is so close to Succession for me)
- Westworld S1
- Severance
38 0 Reply37 1 ReplyFor me, The Expanse
35 0 ReplyWestworld
34 0 ReplyPeacemaker, I watched that intro every single time.
32 0 ReplyTake my love, take my land..
32 0 ReplyThe Expanse
28 0 ReplySopranos.
22 0 ReplyNo love for Stranger Things intro here 😟
22 0 ReplyFuturama
Mythbusters
King of the Hill
Metalocalypse
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
20 0 ReplyCowboy Bebop and Bluey.
19 0 ReplyFirefly, because the music was so good
18 0 ReplyGravity Falls.
18 0 ReplyDexter was great, set a good vibe that matched the shows tone.
Game of thrones was just really well done with good music.
Buffy. Great high energy start, especially after the explanation intro. Goes straight to action
Lost, its short but it was atmospheric, cryptic and the reason it's short is they wanted to use the time for more story, as the ad levels had increased tv wide so on broadcast tv it was a nice non monetary move from that show specifically.
Firefly. Not enough episodes to get sick of it.
Friends, but only a few times no skip, if its binged.
Battlestar Galactica. Gives a few hints of what's to come in the episode, without being spoilers.
Bluey is fun, kids love it and dance to it.
Thundercats, duck tales, gummi bears, chip n dale. They make me nostalgic for childhood, when you couldn't skip.
Edit:typos
18 0 ReplyGravity Falls
18 0 ReplyHouse M.D. (2004)
Daredevil (2015)
The Expanse (2015)
17 0 ReplyWestworld .
And top gear (the proper Clarkson/Hammond/May one, not that other thing)
17 0 ReplyThe Expanse
16 0 ReplyHouse. The original intro with Tear Drop is a banger.
16 0 ReplyDexter. Always makes me want to eat an eggs and ham breakfast.
16 0 ReplyThe Expanse, the music is awesome
16 0 ReplyKing of the Hill, Twin Peaks.
16 0 ReplyMalcolm in the Middle. Haven’t seen it in years, but I never skipped the theme song.
15 0 ReplyBluey!
15 0 ReplyBetter Call Saul
Short, sweet, and generally relevant to the episode in an almost easter-eggish way.
15 0 Replyhttps://youtu.be/Zd2Prf-D-_8?si=xMX1u-ETzv31Sr_d
What they do in the shadows
14 0 ReplyWater. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked…
14 0 ReplyThe Wire
Gotta keep the devil in his hole
14 0 ReplyI can't believe no one has said Peace Maker
14 0 ReplyAnimaniacs!
14 0 ReplyThe Simpsons
14 0 Reply-
Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
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Firefly
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Venture Bros.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
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Maria Holic / Maria Holic: Alive
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Band of Brothers
13 0 ReplyTrailer park boys. The only peaceful moment in any episode is the opening.
13 0 ReplyDoctor Who
13 0 ReplyThe Office because it makes me happy to hear it.
13 1 ReplyTaskmaster has an absolute banger intro
11 0 ReplyWhite Lotus
11 0 ReplyWestworld, the Expanse
11 0 ReplySuch a fun song, the montage is adorable, and it doesn’t overstay its welcome
11 0 ReplyI’ve got faith 🖖
10 0 ReplyDark
It is mind bending and believe changes with each episode
10 0 ReplyBasically any HBO show, they are always pretty iconic. Special shoutout to The Wire
10 0 ReplyX-Men (1992-1996)
10 0 ReplyHannibal the series had an amazing intro.
10 0 ReplyDexter
10 0 ReplyEvangelion, Zombie land saga, Samurai Jack
9 0 ReplyGravity Falls, Bluey, Futurama, Bob's burgers, Cheers, Sealab 2021
9 0 ReplyToo many to list: Buffy, Brooklyn 99, Firefly, Stargate SG1...
9 0 ReplyOzark: for the cryptic panel of images foreshadowing the episode.
Rockford Files: for the answering machine recordings.
9 0 ReplyTrue Detective S1 & S4
9 0 ReplyAdventure Time, Come on grab your friends ...
9 0 ReplySlow Horses
Westworld
Tuca and Bertie
Good Omens
The Love Boat
M.A.S.H
Community
Dexter
9 0 ReplyWestworld
10 1 ReplyTrailer Park boys!
9 0 ReplyThe Office 🎹 🎶
9 0 ReplyBojack horseman
9 0 ReplyAdventure Time, just good vibes
8 0 ReplyBabylon 5. I'm not totally sure, but I think it was the first time that the intro changed from one season to the next.
8 0 ReplySuccession
8 0 ReplyAdventure Time
8 0 ReplyTrue Detective, it has amazing composite video effects
8 0 ReplySo I didn't end up watching the whole show, but Neil Patrick Harris completely kills it with his theme song for A Series of Unfortunate Events.
8 0 ReplyI don't skip intros. It sets the tone for what is about to come.
8 0 ReplyMST3K
8 0 ReplyI watch almost all intros. The only exception would be if I'm watching multiple episodes back to back and I know there are no variations in the intro.
The intro usually sets the tone for the show, so I like to watch them.
9 1 Replypartly nostalgia but really, it's just great; the Simpsons intro. Also the original Roswell from 2000's had a great intro song, it's the only Dido song I like besides the Eminem sample.
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7 0 Reply7 0 ReplyPeacemaker!
7 0 ReplyThis thread needs more Stargate, those intros are basically a montage of the most epic scenes from previous seasons
8 1 ReplyBojack Horseman
Mashle
Brooklyn 99
7 0 ReplyKnight Rider
MacGuyver
A-Team
"In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit...”
6 0 ReplyCowboy Bebop
Game of Thrones
Bobs Burgers
The Simpsons6 0 Reply6 0 ReplyI haven't seen anyone say The Boondocks yet. That show has a banger of an intro.
6 0 ReplyI always wait for kirk to say "Space" before skipping the intro to Star Trek, always gets a chortle from my partner and I.
6 0 ReplyBreaking Bad and Stranger Things
6 0 ReplyToo Many Cooks.
6 0 ReplyFarscape - just love the music.
Babylon 5 season 3. Same reason. Why did they use this music only in the intro of season 3 is beyond me. (Although they used it in outro in season 4). The rest of the seasons they have very cheesy music in the intro.6 0 ReplyNarcos
Insert Kermit dance gif
6 0 ReplyFuturama
Doctor who (tenth seasons specifically)
Orange is the New Black I sang along every time.
6 0 Replyi usually only watch the first episode intro, and then the finale intro, except for cases where the intro is a banger like:
bojack horseman
breaking bad
too old to die young
6 0 Reply- Mindhunter
- Dark
- Got
- Adventure time
- Peacemaker
- True detective (season 1)
- Peaky blinders
6 0 ReplyAttack on Titan. Surprised it got no mention here.
6 0 ReplyBattlestar Galactica, Haven, Fringe, Orphan Black,
and there are a few more I don't skip more often than I do, like DS9, Stargate: Atlantis, Rome and the Tudors.
Some series just have really nice intros!
6 0 ReplyI usually don't skip intros
6 0 ReplyI loved the Raised By Wolves intro, the music was beautiful. The show was very love it or hate it and has sadly been cancelled :(
Also loved the creepy? music on the Severance intro.
6 0 ReplyI used to not skip POI(Person Of interest), every intro had characters from the episode.
5 0 ReplyTrue blood, ultimate vibe setter
5 0 ReplyX Files
5 0 ReplyBluey Bob's Burgers Steven Universe The Owl House Big bang theory
6 1 ReplyCan't believe no one mentioned Mad Men yet!
5 0 ReplyThe Sopranos
5 0 ReplyI don’t think I saw it, but Community and Arrested Development.
5 0 Reply5 0 ReplyNew intro to true detective. Its a refreshing change from all the GoT type intros that has become ubiquitous.
5 0 ReplyFringe
5 0 ReplyWhat we do in the shadows.
5 0 ReplyMacGyver
4 0 ReplyMoonlighting
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.
4 0 ReplyMob Psyco 100
4 0 ReplyDark. Westworld.
4 0 Replylol jk
4 0 ReplyBig mouth, has a great opening song "Changes" by Charles Bradley
4 0 Reply- Jeeves and Wooster.
- Narcos
- Westworld
- Good Omens
- Twin Peaks
- Flowers
- Sherlock
- Peaky Blinders (I'm sorry)
- Medici
- Vikings
- Disenchantment
- Kingdom (the stephen fry show)
I cannot believe there's so many. And I'm sure I've missed a few. Damn
4 0 ReplyThe Wire
4 0 ReplyMost if not all shows. The intro was made by passionate musicians, animators, editors, and other creative people who work on my favorite shows. It's part of the presentation and the vibe of the program. It's like skipping the opening scene. But to answer your question more directly, I watch every single last second of any Trek intro.
6 2 ReplyTrue Blood, because the song they used is so damn good.
4 0 ReplyThe Equalizer.
The OG one from way back when.
4 0 ReplyI'm going to cheat and say Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul.
4 0 ReplyAll of them. I don't skip intros and I've never understood why anyone does.
4 0 ReplyPeacemaker
9 5 ReplyTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)
4 0 ReplyFor 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.
4 0 ReplyAll of them. Why would I skip an intro? Intros are cool, and, rarely, they might change, possibly for in-show reasons. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is famous for doing this, and even some American shows have taken after it in that regard.
5 2 ReplyFor me, Justified.
A lot of people dislike that song, but I love it. It's a nice 'new south' sound.
3 0 ReplyThe 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.
4 1 ReplySupernatural and Peacemaker
3 0 ReplyI didn't see anyone else mention this: Mob Psycho 100. Every one of those intros are bangers.
3 0 ReplyFranklin. Whenever I watch that guilty pleasure cartoon, I will absolutely refuse to skip the intro no matter how many episodes I'm watching.
3 0 ReplyPrime's Jack Ryan. It's hypnotic. Somebody put in a lot of work.
3 0 ReplyNot mentioned yet: Lie to Me intro. Love how they show little twitches and movements and close it with open emotions.
3 0 Reply- Sons of Anarchy
- Bosch/Bosch:Legacy
- Alias
The rest I was going to suggest have been mentioned already!
3 0 ReplyInside 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.
3 0 ReplyGrimm. In the first few seasons they had very very short intros with little hints of what the story would be in it.
3 0 ReplyOh, I never skip intros. I also don't usually watch multiple episodes in a row though, so maybe that's why.
3 0 ReplyBraindead, a new song by Jonathan Coulton every week
3 0 ReplyI don't skip any of them. They're so short nowadays, anyway. If I'm impatient enough to skip the opening, then I'm probably not that into it and shouldn't be watching the show anyway.
Anyway, Law & Order, lol
3 0 ReplyInvasion
3 0 ReplyAdventure time, the song is a banger and the whole thing lasts like 15 seconds.
3 0 ReplyThanks to those beautiful souls actually linking the intros in this thread so we can watch them lol
3 0 ReplyThe Legend of Vox Machina
2 0 ReplyWUN PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
2 0 ReplyHuman Target until they messed up the intro (and everything else) with the disastrous season 2.
The music and art were top-tier and set me up for adventure.
For those who haven't seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_xFMyhBYx8.
2 0 ReplyThe Peripheral. The graphics are cool and I really dig the main theme music for it’s menace.
2 0 ReplyJujutsu Kaisen
2 0 Replyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYNbp0u8WjA
You're welcome.
2 0 ReplyI pretty much exclusively watch animes with killer intros, so I don't skip any of them
I ain't skipping Noir's, or Akudama Drive's, least of all Land of the Lustrous
Gate sucks but everything by Kishida Kyoudan and the Akeboshi Rockets fuckin slaps
Haibane Renmei's intro feels good to listen to, it's like a warm blanket for the soul
2 0 ReplyAvatars intro slaps. I'll never skip it.
2 0 ReplyDeath note https://youtu.be/mX9BwDfXzNg
2 0 ReplyThe intro from the 80's Saturday morning cartoon M.A.S.K. That song was epic.
2 0 Reply30 Rock!
2 0 ReplyNarcos, that music is my jam!
3 1 ReplyI listened to the Inside Job theme for all 6 minutes 54 seconds it would play (22 seconds per episodes). It never overstayed its welcome
2 0 ReplyStar Trek
American Horror Story
Although I don't usually skip intros unless I'm in a serious binge mood or short on time.
2 0 ReplyI really like the intros of Attack on Titan
2 0 ReplyI wasn't the hugest fan of the overall show--it was fine--but I enjoyed how they mixed up the intro song for The Leftovers. I oftened listened through the credits as a result.
3 1 ReplyI skip all the intros after watching them once. Knocking 2min off an episode really adds up.
4 2 ReplyVeronica Mars We used to be friends.
2 0 ReplyTop gear
2 0 ReplyDeep Space 9 from season 4 onwards. I found it pretty boring and lifeless in the earlier seasons. The ships at and around the station made it a lot more interesting, and i like the updated music
2 0 ReplyMost of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba intros.
2 0 ReplyPokemon. And I will sing the whole thing shamelessly.
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1 0 Replymost of the demon slayer ones, Kizuna no Kiseki is by far my favourite opening song at the moment.
1 0 ReplyI'm not quite answering the question but it was the outro for WKRP in Cincinnati.
Sat tunna batenna Best feen I uh eah henha Fenna lidda doody with a Rock N Roll Ben uh-huh
I seh Goop bahtenna I like bellzin-heylah An ih goo goo Lakka goon-a-paretta huh!
I love that they intentionally made the lyrics gibberish lol
1 0 ReplyI'm not quite answering the question but it was the outro for WKRP in Cincinnati.
Sat tunna batenna Best feen I uh eah henha Fenna lidda doody with a Rock N Roll Ben uh-huh
I seh Goop bahtenna I like bellzin-heylah An ih goo goo Lakka goon-a-paretta huh!
I love that they intentionally made the lyrics gibberish lol
1 0 ReplyIt's an anime, and nearly cheating but for me it was Mushoku Tensei Season 1
There was an intro song, but while it was playing there would be B Rolls of whatever part of the setting was pertinent for the episode.
It was awesome, but then they did a normal intro for Season 2, which struck me as a bad decision.
1 0 ReplyFor Kimmy Schmidt, you definitely need to skip the intro on the finale movie.
1 0 ReplyEnterprise
1 0 ReplyDaredevil (the design and music is sick) and The Morning Show (the animation is very captivating to me)
1 0 ReplyJohn from Cincinnati grew on me and then I had to watch it. That song feels so much like 2pm on a Saturday in a beach town in Southern California
1 0 ReplyI loved The Good Fight opening sequence as it's pretty cool and they were changing and updating it often - https://youtu.be/5xWE5R6qEQQ
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1 0 ReplyLately OMitB, before I'd say TBBT, from the old times you won't skip on the A-Team opening theme or the Italian version of Hazzard
2 1 ReplyFarscape. The music is unlike anything I've heard before. I bought the soundtrack based on that one piece of music, but everything else on it is disappointingly normal.
1 0 ReplyTokyo Vice has a pretty cool opening with moving Yakuza tattoos.
2 1 ReplyThe expanse. The music paired either the visuals is :chefkiss:
1 0 ReplyMany of my favorites are listed here but one I didn't see is Money Heist.
1 0 ReplySouth land
1 0 ReplyThe Jeffersons. Sandford and Son.
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