Cold Hands warm heart Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I really enjoy the tv show's introduction. The music is haunting and exciting. And the visual panning of Westeros, the mechanical symbolism of the citys', the castles and holdfasts are extraordinarily well portrayed. Each week I wait with anticipation to see what new item will be added to the montage . They have upped the bar for show introduction. I have come across one other show that is on the same page with presentation. The show is called Back Sails. It is on Super Channel. Anyone have a favorite presentation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieAntoinette Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 What I love most about GOT's opening is that the actors names are matched with the house symbols of their characters, I think that this is such a nice touch. True Blood has my favourite intro sequence though, I think it is really well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daske Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I think it's the best introduction ever made. Everything about it is pitch perfect - the music, the attention to detail in the models & motifs, the pace and overall style. It really gets you in the mood. And unusually, it has a usefullness to the story, helping plant seeds about what could be otherwise rather confusing geography. My previous favourite was the eerie early Tom Baker era Doctor Who opening credits (mainly nostalgia I guess). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagen of Tronje Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Dexter has a brilliant and clever opening sequence. It's the show in a nutshell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mother of Mini Dragons Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Maybe biased, but I think Game of Thrones has one of the best, if not the best title sequence. It's one of the few that I actually watch it as the show is starting. Most shows, I just want to fast forward through them. I think GOT and True Blood are two of the few that I don't fast forward. True Detective's was pretty good, but I always felt like it was kinda biting off True Blood's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renasko Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I prefer shows that don't have long intros like GoT's. After you've seen it once or twice, it's redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Hands warm heart Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 Yes I agree with True Blood. A Great tune and haunting stills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Whores Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Nothing will beat True Detective's imo. Game of Thrones' intro gets kind of boring and repetitive after a while, but True Detective's intro is as haunting and engaging the fiftieth time as the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Dexter and the Sopranos really set the standard as far as openings go, I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidrun Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 . I have come across one other show that is on the same page with presentation. The show is called Back Sails. It is on Super Channel. Anyone have a favorite presentation? I actually like the intro for Black Sails better than the show itself. For a kids/teen show, I always thought that Gargoyles in the '90s had one of the best intros ever: creepy, epic and action-packed. For an older TV show, The Rifleman really grabs your attention with the rapid fire gunshots followed by epic music. For its time, it was a really bold intro, compared to the usual ballad-esque Marty-Stu intros of its day and age (think the beginning of Walker: Texas Ranger without Chuck Norris and more over the top) Although I admit that we saw the South Park parodies of GoT before we started watching GoT so I can't help but hear "floppy weiner" when I hear the openings credits. That was remedied by the "Game of Goats" that was put out recently. Now I imagine goats blatting to the opening music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterisAlwaysComing Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 "Live from King's Landing....IT'S SUNDAY NIIIIIIIGHT!!"I've always loved SNL's intro. But I think GOT is the best. Amazing. True Detective was great. True Blood's intro is great, but the show is so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold_pie Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Let's not forget the McGyver intro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilúvatar Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The intro for Pillars of the Earth reminds me a lot of GoT. In fact I think I like it a little bit more than GoT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koi No Yokan Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 GoT's intro never gets old for me. The map is a great way for the show to help its world-building, and hearing the theme always gets me in the mood for the new episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Spark of House Spark Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Game of Thrones and True blood are both great, but I still expect to hear the opening base line from the sopranos after the white noise of the HBO symbol, and that song stil gives me chills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser PeaCH Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Nothing will beat True Detective's imo. Game of Thrones' intro gets kind of boring and repetitive after a while, but True Detective's intro is as haunting and engaging the fiftieth time as the first. I have those ideas reversed personally. Wouldn't say TD's got boring and repetitive but as the OP says watching for the little changes season to season and episode to episode in the GoT opening montage is always engaging. Actually I think I disliked TD's intro the first time (music more than the visuals) but in truth it did grow on me the more I watched (and re-watched) it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairion Lannister Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I love GOT's because it doesn't get boring and repetitive: there are little changes each week with different locations, and of course it tells you who's appearing in the episode. Then you've got the other touches like the Stag at KL and the sigils next to each cast member. HBO has done some incredible intros: The Sopranos, True Detective, The Wire, but GOT might have the best of the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the Road Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Mad Men is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice_and_Fire Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I really love the title sequence for GoT. While IMO the show itself is not one of the best on tv, the opening sequence certainly is! I actually shouted at my unsullied Dad for fast-forwarding it all the time because he complains about struggling to follow where everyone is located compared to each other and it is the title sequence which helps this, haha :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Tiger Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Nothing will beat True Detective's imo. Game of Thrones' intro gets kind of boring and repetitive after a while, but True Detective's intro is as haunting and engaging the fiftieth time as the first. Admit it, you like it because it has ass for days. http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/21498/true-detective-ass/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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