Is this the best marriage of credits + theme song with a show’s mood? True Detective Season 1
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The music, writing and acting were incredible. The long take scene could be one of the best scenes in television or film history.
I wish I could forget this season and watch it for the first time again. Not only was the acting great and the scenes dramatic, but it was realistically terrifying as well!
I don’t disagree completely but I would have to put the Sopranos up there on that list.
Succession for me
[Cheers](https://youtu.be/WB0nC3BkzPk)
I don’t usually pay much attention to opening title sequences unless it’s anime tbh (because anime usually has some creative ones), but recently I watched D.P. on Netflix and thought [its opening](https://youtu.be/sSzH1y1LMDY) was perfect (*but I guess you have to know what the show is about to get it*).
Westworld has probably my favorite intro of any TV series
Black Sails is pretty good.
https://youtu.be/XFTcA4QLHw0
The Americans.
I love this.
Hands down the most creative intro (if not the best) is Dexter. The way they make his mundane morning routine look so sinister is amazing.
I’m big on the [season 2 opening for The Leftovers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLSH-81yT7s)
Also, I wasn’t really into the show itself, but I *loved* the [opening to Man in the High Castle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSfVUAtVx7w)
Dexter (the original) was one of the all time great intros.
S1 of True Detective is as good as any other single season of any show. Sadly it fell of a cliff with S2. Which coincidentally could also be said about the last 2 seasons of Dexter
The shot at 0:50 is a fucking masterpiece all by itself.
IMO, the season 2 [opening](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJEyhemH_FM) of *Millennium* (a show that *True Detectives* borrowed very liberally from) best fits that description.
[Rome](https://youtu.be/6BZmK3_IIZg) is a bit aged but I think it does a good job of capturing how fucking weird and pagan ancient Rome was (absolutely everyone believed in magic and gods and omens and shit). The show also does a really good job conveying this
This and Leftovers (especially season 2). Both put you in the right mood for the episode.
My favorite was always ”The Bridge”, its so moody https://youtu.be/cYGSCrGBsW0
The answer is [True Blood](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vxINMuOgAu8)
Raised By Wolves also has a great opening sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WVDcxrRJ_M
I know the internet hates it now, but Game Of Thrones. That theme song is perfection, and the game pieces moving around is a great nod to the title.
The Expanse always gets me.
Fresh Prince, The X-Files
The intro for Daredevil is up there.
The Shield!
[I’d say the same thing for Season 2.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJJfe1k9CeE)
It’s different, but the way the land slowly gives way to urban sprawl is really cool, all with Leonard Cohen’s growl. If only the season had lived up to it.
others i’d throw in the mix:
Schitt’s Creek
Seinfeld
Peaky Blinders
Money Heist
Loki
Sopranos
but the winner is… Game of Thrones
I always think of TD season 1 when asked this question. I will never forget the first time I saw it, it’s just on another level.
But I have to also say the marriage of David Buckley’s theme with the opening sequence of “The Good Fight” is probably my favorite at this point as it’s so perfect at conveying exactly what the show is like. (watch before reading my description for ‘spoilers’ of what happens bc it’s pretty fun to just experience) https://youtu.be/oWmyIce5P3w
grand, baroque, and increasingly chaotic as visuals of expensive emblems of wealth and status are blown to pieces in an absurd, mesmerizing pattern. Then come the TVs, and finally they destroy icons of the law, court, and even the stage itself where the opening was made. It encapsulates the feeling of the show because it dances between a law drama and absurd comedy reflecting the years 2017-present back at us in odd, sometimes stressful ways.
The writers/producers of TGF are known for letting a “cold open” last for up to 20 minutes to have the intensity of what is happening get to a bit of a pitch before they roll the credits for maximum effect.
Other faves of mine are Westworld, Mad Men, Fringe, Succession, Veronica Mars, Person of Interest, The Good Wife, and Damages
Man in the High Castle had an amazing credit sequence
I liked Game of Thrones because it would show you on the map where all the cities featured in each episode were located, on top of perfectly setting the mood for the show.
I need to rewatch season 1.
Can’t believe no one’s mentioned *Carnivale* yet. The show itself couldn’t really compare with the other classic HBO shows of the era, but its opening credits might be my favorite of all time, and they have some very tough competition there.
I remember watching the opening for the first time and being blown away by its combination of history and magic. I still haven’t seen anything else quite like it, in any medium.
True Detective first opening is one of my favorites, alongside [Frontier](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFENvWcGKAA), [the Last Kingdom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY0rlYxA0bE), [True Blood](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CV4eGS7H5I) (although not fan of those 3 shows), [For All Mankind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCco1PfpB0U) and [the Expanse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y4wuVfV5G4)
The intro for [30 Coins](https://youtu.be/gNpO3BalPBg) felt like I was entering a nightmare. The music is so aggressive and…maddening?
For me it’s the Wire. This is the season 1
https://youtu.be/E1ABR4UpDSU
Raised By Wolves is a serious contender https://youtu.be/KwyVQmuX2aY
I love the one for the Expanse. The lady’s singing is phenomenal.
The Expanse had a pretty great intro. Then they shortened it after S1.
Wasn’t the lyrics different week to week, or was that just season 2?
CHUCK
AHS: Freakshow [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmq0IsIFqR0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmq0IsIFqR0) nuff said!
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OK, it doesn’t match the tone, it’s way creepier than the show ever was.