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A Life in TV Theme Songs

April 9th 2011 17:02
All that I desire to point out is the general principle that Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.-Oscar Wilde



Feeling nostalgic, I set out to find a little slice of my childhood—the cartoons I used to watch, the theme songs I’d never forget. As I searched, I was reminded more and more of all TV shows I used to watch, grinned at the memories they brought up, and even felt a little tearful at a time in the world we’d never get back. Things just seemed so much simpler back then.


As more familiar shows began popping up in related videos, I decided, why stop at cartoons? And so began my search for all TV shows I remember watching (that I could actually find the credits for anyway). I couldn’t believe how many shows I’d actually forgotten about that, cue the theme song, brought about a laugh of surprise, followed instantly by the sudden need to go watch again.

Thus, I present to you, a life in TV opening credits! Some shows I only caught in reruns, some of them are just a hazy half-remembered memory, but all of them have brought me to where I am today. So thank you creative minds of the past, present, and future! You have inspired me more than you will ever know!

Jem



My Little Pony-Original




Rainbow Bright



Strawberry Shortcake



Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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He-Man and She-Ra (I remember them, had their action figures, but I don't remember the openings to the TV shows very well)





Fraggle Rock

Fraggle Rock Opening Titles - Watch more Videos at Vodpod.


Reading Rainbow



The Magic School Bus



Animaniacs



Tiny Toons



Pinky and The Brain



Rugrats

Rugrats from Matt on Vimeo.



Doug


Doug Intro (1991-1994) by TheBumperMan13

Hey Arnold



Clarissa Explains It All



The Secret Life of Alex Mack



Are You Afraid of the Dark?



Hey Dude



Granted, these next few shows were in reruns, but they were still new to me!

Batman





I Dream of Jeannie



Bewitched



F-Troop



I Love Lucy



The Dick Van Dyke Show



The Munsters



The Adams Family



Nancy Drew (only caught this via tape as a kid, but it's rerunning now, so yay!)



The Baby-Sitters Club (again, only caught via tape, wish they'd rerun! )



Unsolved Mysteries



Family Matters



Step-By-Step



Boy Meets World



Saved by the Bell



The X-Files



The Lone Gunmen



Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction



Friends



Roswell



Lost



Heroes



Moonlight



Invasion



Grey's Anatomy (before they shortened the intro to just the words)



House



Supernatural



Bones



Destination Truth



Pushing Daisies



FlashForward



Chuck



30 Rock



Glee (end credit theme since the opening is so fast)



Hawaii Five-O


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2009 Emmy Award Nominees Announced

July 16th 2009 15:23

Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)

American Dad
Robot Chicken
South Park
The Simpsons

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series
Bones • The Hero In The Hold
Heroes • Cold Snap
Mad Men • The Jet Set
Pushing Daisies • Dim Sum Lose Some
The Tudors • Episode 302; Episode 303
True Blood • Burning House Of Love; Cold Ground; Sparks Fly Out

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
30 Rock
Californication
The Office
United States Of Tara
Weeds

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Damages
Friday Night Lights
Mad Men
The Tudors
True Blood

Outstanding Cinematography For A Half-Hour Series
30 Rock • Apollo, Apollo
According To Jim
Californication • In Utero
Everybody Hates Chris • Everybody Hates Back Talk
Weeds • No Man Is Pudding

Outstanding Cinematography For A One Hour Series
Breaking Bad • ABQ
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation • For Warrick
Life On Mars • Out Here In The Fields
Mad Men • The New Girl
The Tudors • Episode 303

Outstanding Comedy Series
30 Rock
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight Of The Conchords
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
Weeds

Outstanding Drama Series
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
30 Rock • Alec Baldwin, as Jack Donaghy
Flight Of The Conchords • Jemaine Clement, as Jemaine
Monk • Tony Shalhoub, as Adrian Monk
The Big Bang Theory • Jim Parsons, as Sheldon Cooper
The Office • Steve Carell, as Michael Scott
Two And A Half Men • Charlie Sheen, as Charlie Harper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Breaking Bad • Bryan Cranston, as Walter White
Dexter • Michael C. Hall, as Dexter Morgan
House • Hugh Laurie, as Dr. Gregory House
In Treatment • Gabriel Byrne, as Paul
Mad Men • Jon Hamm, as Don Draper
The Mentalist • Simon Baker, as Patrick Jane

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
30 Rock • Tina Fey, as Liz Lemon
Samantha Who? • Christina Applegate, as Samantha Newly
The New Adventures Of Old Christine • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as Christine
The Sarah Silverman Program • Sarah Silverman, as Sarah Silverman
United States Of Tara • Toni Collette, as Tara Gregson
Weeds • Mary-Louise Parker, as Nancy Botwin

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Brothers & Sisters • Sally Field, as Nora Walker
Damages • Glenn Close, as Patty Hewes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Mariska Hargitay, as Detective Olivia Benson
Mad Men • Elisabeth Moss, as Peggy Olson
Saving Grace • Holly Hunter, as Grace Hanadarko
The Closer • Kyra Sedgwick, as Brenda Leigh Johnson

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
30 Rock • Tracy Morgan, as Tracy Jordan
30 Rock • Jack McBrayer, as Kenneth Parcell
Entourage • Kevin Dillon, as Johnny Drama
How I Met Your Mother • Neil Patrick Harris, as Barney Stinson
The Office • Rainn Wilson, as Dwight Schrute
Two And A Half Men •Jon Cryer, as Alan Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Boston Legal • William Shatner, as Denny Crane
Boston Legal • Christian Clemenson, as Jerry Espenson
Breaking Bad • Aaron Paul, as Jesse Pinkman
Damages • William Hurt, as Daniel Purcell
Lost • Michael Emerson, as Ben Linus
Mad Men • John Slattery, as Roger Sterling

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
30 Rock • Jane Krakowski, as Jenna Maroney
Pushing Daisies • Kristin Chenoweth, as Olive Snook
Saturday Night Live • Amy Poehler, as Various Characters
Saturday Night Live • Kristin Wiig, as Various Characters
Ugly Betty • Vanessa Williams, as Wilhelmina Slater
Weeds • Elizabeth Perkins, as Celia Hodes

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
24 • Cherry Jones, as President Allison Taylor
Damages • Rose Byrne, as Ellen Parsons
Grey's Anatomy • Sandra Oh, as Dr. Christina Yang
Grey's Anatomy • Chandra Wilson, as Dr. Miranda Bailey
In Treatment • Dianne Wiest, as Gina
In Treatment • Hope Davis, as Mia

View the entire list HERE.
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All Next Week's Promos in One Place

November 14th 2008 22:21
Okay guys, here it is. I don't know about you, but I find it annoying trying to go searching for all the "next week" promos for all my favorite shows, so here they are. All the promos for next week I could find in one place. Enjoy!

Bones:


LoL! I can't wait, this one looks great!

Supernatural:



Ahhhhhh! No words, no words for this one, just hurry up and be Thursday already!

Californication:



LoL Poor Hank.

Chuck (same promo, first one with subtitles ):


Hmmm...wonder how long the new girl's staying around?

Grey's Anatomy:



Whoa, whoa, whoa, what? Thanks to the weather knocking out our ABC station, I have four weeks of Grey's to catch up on! Ahhh!

Heroes:



I hope Hiro gets his powers back!

House:



I'm really liking this awkwardness with House and Cuddy and Wilson trying to get them together. LoL

Private Practice:



Actually it's only one week. The CMAs pre-empted it this week.

Okay, that's all I could find for now. If you have any requests, let me know and I'll try and find them.
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