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nateman 02-13-07 02:31 AM

-the new ER theme, i can't believe they got rid of a classic theme. NBC always fucks up somehow.

-Friends-god awful show, god awful song.

-Three's company-come and knock on our door......... cheesy.

& whats with all the hate for the king of queens theme, im the only one who seems to like it, i admit it is cheesy through.

SexualPudding 02-13-07 03:13 AM


Originally Posted by nateman241
-the new ER theme, i can't believe they got rid of a classic theme. NBC always fucks up somehow.

-Friends-god awful show, god awful song.

-Three's company-come and knock on our door......... cheesy.

& whats with all the hate for the king of queens theme, im the only one who seems to like it, i admit it is cheesy through.

For me, the cheese aspect is what makes it so annoying. It is just too over the top in regards to the whole "ultra blue collar every day working class schmuck" angle with Doug. The show itself is also guilty of this a lot of the time, I feel. I know that is more or less the whole point, but sometimes it comes across as just too much. The part in the intro song where Billy Vera sings "my back is gettin' tight..." just makes me cringe for some reason. It smacks of some lame ass commercial for a pain reliever that would have aired in the 80's or something.

Bill Needle 02-13-07 04:45 PM


Originally Posted by cultshock
"It's Garry Shandling's Show". I know the theme was intentionally meant to be really stupid, but boy did they succeed. :lol:

That's the first one that popped to mind for me as well, but I can also second Three's Company.

DRG 02-13-07 04:52 PM

I have to agree with Gilmore Girls and The Apprentice. One is just awful and sappy, the other is just annoying to me for some reason.

I also despise the Law & Order theme, which is odd because I actually love a lot of the older Mike Post themes.

starman9000 02-13-07 04:56 PM


Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
somebody saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave me!!!!!!!!!!!! from the Smallville theme song. It was good in season 1, now at season 6 they are pushing it.


That one gets really annoying when watching through the season sets.

Daytripper 02-13-07 09:49 PM

The song for "Dirt" is quite awful. Thankfully it's only like 8 seconds long.

Ranger 02-13-07 10:16 PM

I think the unit theme could be better.

Kittydreamer 02-13-07 10:24 PM

I don't know...I always skip through them since I only watch TiVo'd shows. Although I must admit to really enjoying the opening songs for Enterprise and Angel. :D

redskull 02-13-07 10:36 PM

I can't believe no one has mentioned the "Walker: Texas Ranger" theme that Chuck himself sang, er... "spoke."

He must be a very powerful man indeed to somehow coerce CBS into letting him squawk his own theme song.

Nick Martin 02-13-07 11:00 PM


Originally Posted by Kittydreamer
I don't know...I always skip through them since I only watch TiVo'd shows. Although I must admit to really enjoying the opening songs for Enterprise and Angel. :D


The ANGEL theme DOES NOT BELONG IN THIS THREAD!!!!

lawyer goodwill 02-13-07 11:57 PM


Originally Posted by SexualPudding
For me, the cheese aspect is what makes it so annoying. It is just too over the top in regards to the whole "ultra blue collar every day working class schmuck" angle with Doug. The show itself is also guilty of this a lot of the time, I feel. I know that is more or less the whole point, but sometimes it comes across as just too much. The part in the intro song where Billy Vera sings "my back is gettin' tight..." just makes me cringe for some reason. It smacks of some lame ass commercial for a pain reliever that would have aired in the 80's or something.

LOL. I love the show and the evidence is there for me to agree with you about the theme song, but everytime I watch this show with family, we all start singing along in that "lame ass commercial" kinda way (getting serious ham points delivering the "back is tight" lyrics). I dunno, I guess the tune has grown on me.

DieselsDen 04-04-07 12:37 AM


Originally Posted by JIF
At first, I disliked ENTERPRISE's Faith of the Heart, but it grew on me....until they included that awful acoustic guitar in the 3rd season.

But the first show I thought of when I saw this thread was ALICE. As a kid, I couldn't get over Linda Lavin's loud and obnoxious theme, "There's a New Girl in Town."


Oh, jeez...I thought I put out that damned ALICE theme song out of my head. Now it's back to haunt me. Linda Lavin's singing was so bad, I thought it was a joke - an attempt to inject introductory humor in this otherwise below average show. Even worse when they tried to jazz up the instrumentals and change the lyrics years later. God. I'm having Vietnam-like flashbacks.

madcougar 04-04-07 08:40 AM

Ba! I can't read three pages of responses... the correct answer it "Charles in Charge."

boogieman03 04-04-07 08:51 AM

I'm glad Grey's Anatomy did away with their song and just went to the quick title screen.

korro 11-24-11 10:12 PM

Re: Most annoying TV show theme song?
 
The most tv themes are: Beverley Hills 90210(it's sooooo irritating) and the show "Dinosaurs", these are two theme songs I cannot stand, they are so stupid.

Sonic 11-24-11 10:26 PM

Re: Most annoying TV show theme song?
 
All In The Family

Norm de Plume 11-24-11 10:43 PM

Re: Most annoying TV show theme song?
 
I don't watch any of these shows, but can't help but occasionally catch an auricular whiff of their irritating theme songs: CSI, Law & Order, Two and a Half Men.

Michael Corvin 11-24-11 11:02 PM

Re: Most annoying TV show theme song?
 

Originally Posted by Norm de Plume (Post 11018147)
I don't watch any of these shows, but can't help but occasionally catch an auricular whiff of their irritating theme songs: CSI, Law & Order, Two and a Half Men.

-screwy- The Who irritating? Does. Not. Compute.

JumpCutz 11-25-11 12:45 AM

Re: Most annoying TV show theme song?
 

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 11018167)
-screwy- The Who irritating? Does. Not. Compute.


Well to be fair, it's one of their lesser tunes, and it's been absolutely ruined by association to that crappy TV show.

Norm de Plume 11-25-11 12:49 AM

Re: Most annoying TV show theme song?
 

Originally Posted by JumpCutz (Post 11018261)
Well to be fair, it's one of their lesser tunes, and it's been absolutely ruined by association to that crappy TV show.

That's right. It doesn't belong.

Charlie Goose 11-25-11 06:49 AM

Re: Most annoying TV show theme song?
 
The Jetsons

Mad About You

RocShemp 11-25-11 09:37 AM

Re: Most annoying TV show theme song?
 
To this day, no theme irritates me more than the one to Smallville.

Michael Corvin 11-25-11 11:23 AM

Re: Most annoying TV show theme song?
 

Originally Posted by RocShemp (Post 11018491)
To this day, no theme irritates me more than the one to Smallville.

:lol: The opening credit sequence, on the flip side, was one of the best on tv.

RocShemp 11-25-11 11:27 AM

Re: Most annoying TV show theme song?
 

Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 11018631)
:lol: The opening credit sequence, on the flip side, was one of the best on tv.

That's true. The opening titles were great but that song was the purest form of crap ever recorded.

DJariya 11-25-11 11:45 AM

Re: Most annoying TV show theme song?
 
I actually like "Save Me" That is one of the very few title sequences I watch without fast forwarding it.

I also own both Smallville soundtracks, which are great.


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