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
89 0 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.
66 0 ReplyNo one said Futurama yet?
59 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 ReplyFor me, The Expanse
35 0 ReplyTake my love, take my land..
33 0 ReplyWestworld
32 0 ReplyPeacemaker, I watched that intro every single time.
32 0 ReplyThe Expanse
28 0 ReplySopranos.
22 0 ReplyNo love for Stranger Things intro here 😟
21 0 ReplyFuturama
Mythbusters
King of the Hill
Metalocalypse
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
19 0 ReplyCowboy Bebop and Bluey.
19 0 ReplyGravity Falls
17 0 ReplyGravity Falls.
17 0 ReplyHouse M.D. (2004)
Daredevil (2015)
The Expanse (2015)
17 0 ReplyFirefly, because the music was so good
17 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
17 0 ReplyHouse. The original intro with Tear Drop is a banger.
16 0 ReplyThe Expanse
16 0 ReplyWestworld .
And top gear (the proper Clarkson/Hammond/May one, not that other thing)
16 0 ReplyDexter. Always makes me want to eat an eggs and ham breakfast.
16 0 ReplyThe Expanse, the music is awesome
16 0 ReplyBetter Call Saul
Short, sweet, and generally relevant to the episode in an almost easter-eggish way.
15 0 ReplyMalcolm in the Middle. Haven’t seen it in years, but I never skipped the theme song.
15 0 ReplyKing of the Hill, Twin Peaks.
15 0 ReplyThe Wire
Gotta keep the devil in his hole
14 0 ReplyBluey!
14 0 ReplyThe Simpsons
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 Replyhttps://youtu.be/Zd2Prf-D-_8?si=xMX1u-ETzv31Sr_d
What they do in the shadows
14 0 ReplyAnimaniacs!
13 0 ReplyTrailer park boys. The only peaceful moment in any episode is the opening.
13 0 ReplyDoctor Who
12 0 ReplyBand of Brothers
11 0 ReplyWhite Lotus
11 0 ReplySuch a fun song, the montage is adorable, and it doesn’t overstay its welcome
11 0 ReplyWestworld, the Expanse
11 0 ReplyTaskmaster has an absolute banger intro
10 0 ReplyDark
It is mind bending and believe changes with each episode
10 0 ReplyHannibal the series had an amazing intro.
10 0 ReplyI’ve got faith 🖖
10 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 0 ReplyDexter
9 0 ReplySlow Horses
Westworld
Tuca and Bertie
Good Omens
The Love Boat
M.A.S.H
Community
Dexter
9 0 ReplyTrue Detective S1 & S4
9 0 ReplyPeacemaker
9 0 ReplyBasically any HBO show, they are always pretty iconic. Special shoutout to The Wire
9 0 ReplyBojack horseman
9 0 ReplyOzark: for the cryptic panel of images foreshadowing the episode.
Rockford Files: for the answering machine recordings.
9 0 ReplyThe Office 🎹 🎶
9 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 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 ReplyGravity Falls, Bluey, Futurama, Bob's burgers, Cheers, Sealab 2021
8 0 ReplySuccession
8 0 ReplyAdventure Time
8 0 ReplyAdventure Time, just good vibes
8 0 ReplyEvangelion, Zombie land saga, Samurai Jack
8 0 ReplyToo many to list: Buffy, Brooklyn 99, Firefly, Stargate SG1...
8 0 ReplyTrailer Park boys!
8 0 ReplyThis thread needs more Stargate, those intros are basically a montage of the most epic scenes from previous seasons
8 0 ReplyBojack Horseman
Mashle
Brooklyn 99
7 0 Reply7 0 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.
7 0 ReplyTrue Detective, it has amazing composite video effects
7 0 ReplyI don't skip intros. It sets the tone for what is about to come.
7 0 ReplyNarcos
Insert Kermit dance gif
6 0 Reply6 0 ReplyPeacemaker!
6 0 ReplyI usually don't skip intros
6 0 ReplyI haven't seen anyone say The Boondocks yet. That show has a banger of an intro.
6 0 ReplyToo Many Cooks.
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 ReplyMST3K
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 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 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 ReplyCowboy Bebop
Game of Thrones
Bobs Burgers
The Simpsons6 0 ReplyBluey Bob's Burgers Steven Universe The Owl House Big bang theory
6 0 ReplyAttack on Titan. Surprised it got no mention here.
6 0 ReplyI used to not skip POI(Person Of interest), every intro had characters from the episode.
5 0 ReplyI don’t think I saw it, but Community and Arrested Development.
5 0 ReplyCan't believe no one mentioned Mad Men yet!
5 0 ReplyFringe
5 0 ReplyThe Sopranos
5 0 ReplyTrue blood, ultimate vibe setter
5 0 ReplyWhat we do in the shadows.
5 0 ReplyX Files
5 0 Reply5 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 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...”
5 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 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 0 ReplyI skip all the intros after watching them once. Knocking 2min off an episode really adds up.
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 ReplyThe Wire
4 0 ReplyBig mouth, has a great opening song "Changes" by Charles Bradley
4 0 ReplyAll of them. I don't skip intros and I've never understood why anyone does.
4 0 ReplyMob Psyco 100
4 0 ReplyDark. Westworld.
4 0 Replylol jk
4 0 ReplyMacGyver
4 0 ReplyTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)
4 0 ReplyTrue Blood, because the song they used is so damn good.
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 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 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 ReplyAdventure time, the song is a banger and the whole thing lasts like 15 seconds.
3 0 ReplyInvasion
3 0 Reply- Sons of Anarchy
- Bosch/Bosch:Legacy
- Alias
The rest I was going to suggest have been mentioned already!
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 ReplyNot mentioned yet: Lie to Me intro. Love how they show little twitches and movements and close it with open emotions.
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 ReplyI didn't see anyone else mention this: Mob Psycho 100. Every one of those intros are bangers.
3 0 Reply3 0 ReplySupernatural and Peacemaker
3 0 ReplyNarcos, that music is my jam!
3 0 ReplyPrime's Jack Ryan. It's hypnotic. Somebody put in a lot of work.
3 0 ReplyFor me, Justified.
A lot of people dislike that song, but I love it. It's a nice 'new south' sound.
3 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 0 ReplyBraindead, a new song by Jonathan Coulton every week
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 ReplyThanks to those beautiful souls actually linking the intros in this thread so we can watch them lol
3 0 ReplyI really like the intros of Attack on Titan
2 0 Replyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYNbp0u8WjA
You're welcome.
2 0 ReplyThe intro from the 80's Saturday morning cartoon M.A.S.K. That song was epic.
2 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 0 ReplyThe Jeffersons. Sandford and Son.
2 0 ReplyMost of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba intros.
2 0 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 ReplyPokemon. And I will sing the whole thing shamelessly.
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 ReplyTop gear
2 0 ReplyVeronica Mars We used to be friends.
2 0 ReplyJujutsu Kaisen
2 0 ReplyThe Peripheral. The graphics are cool and I really dig the main theme music for it’s menace.
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 Reply30 Rock!
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 ReplyDeath note https://youtu.be/mX9BwDfXzNg
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 ReplyAvatars intro slaps. I'll never skip it.
2 0 ReplyThe Legend of Vox Machina
2 0 ReplyFor Kimmy Schmidt, you definitely need to skip the intro on the finale movie.
1 0 Replymost of the demon slayer ones, Kizuna no Kiseki is by far my favourite opening song at the moment.
1 0 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 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 ReplyMany of my favorites are listed here but one I didn't see is Money Heist.
1 0 ReplyDaredevil (the design and music is sick) and The Morning Show (the animation is very captivating to me)
1 0 ReplyThe expanse. The music paired either the visuals is :chefkiss:
1 0 ReplySouth land
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
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
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