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Michael Corvin 04-02-07 01:04 PM

All Time Worst Theme Music
 
We've had a handful of "favorites/best" tv theme music threads, let's hear about the worst.

I just started watching Anything But Love on DVD and I have to say, it has the most god-awful intro music ever broadcast on television. I used to watch it when it originally aired and I must have banished the song from memory. Or maybe they changed themes starting the second season, but damn it is terrible.

Frasier gets a special nod for being the front-runner of non-intros and ushering in the trend of less is more. Which brings us to ER which had one of the greatest openings ever, but starting this year, is now one of the worst.

Turd Ferguson 04-02-07 01:17 PM

Maude

Ayre 04-02-07 01:18 PM

The New Zoo Revue
What About Brian - Calling All Friends

das Monkey 04-02-07 01:24 PM


Originally Posted by Turd Ferguson
Maude

Babe Zaharias was a really good athlete
Good at track and field and professional golf too
Amelia Earhart flew a lot of airplanes
Except for that one time when she didn't come back
...

das

superdeluxe 04-02-07 01:27 PM

first season of star trek enterprise. It was like Micheal Bolton.

Morf 04-02-07 01:36 PM

I know I'll probably get skinned alive, but Futurama. The bells always sounded too Christmas-y to me. I, of course, got used to them, but I can remember watching the first few episodes and going "What the hell is up with these bells?"

Mondo Kane 04-02-07 01:58 PM

Life Goes On (More like worst cover ever)

jjcool 04-02-07 02:16 PM


Originally Posted by superdeluxe
first season of star trek enterprise. It was like Micheal Bolton.

Wasn't it Ronan Keating? Not that there is much difference.

Shannon Nutt 04-02-07 02:36 PM


Originally Posted by Turd Ferguson
Maude

Yes, we're going to beat this joke until it's dead. :)

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DieselsDen 04-02-07 04:16 PM


Originally Posted by Morf
I know I'll probably get skinned alive, but Futurama. The bells always sounded too Christmas-y to me. I, of course, got used to them, but I can remember watching the first few episodes and going "What the hell is up with these bells?"

I liked the theme, but the melody sounded a little too close to "Louie, Louie."

Rockmjd23 04-02-07 07:01 PM

Jericho...beep beep beep beep beep beep
;)

Mattrk 04-02-07 08:06 PM

60 Minutes. God, that annoying tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick!

Slayer2005 04-02-07 08:22 PM


Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
Yes, we're going to beat this joke until it's dead. :)

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I swear that one actually somehow gets funnier the more I see it. :lol:

cmleidi 04-02-07 08:31 PM

The theme song from THE L WORD. Absolutely ghastly.

calhoun07 04-02-07 08:36 PM

Cosby Show. It was the beginning of the end of great theme songs once that show became a hit with that horrid jazz music for a theme.

kevin75 04-02-07 09:09 PM


Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Which brings us to ER which had one of the greatest openings ever, but starting this year, is now one of the worst.

what did they do to it? just chop it down?

Rogue588 04-02-07 09:31 PM

Didn't we do something like this already?


Originally Posted by kevin75
what did they do to it? just chop it down?

No. It's slightly different. Not much, but slightly. They wanted to follow in the ten-second theme trend started, I believe, by Lost. Heroes is doing it too.

So, i'd have to pick these three as "worst".

Lara Means 04-02-07 09:44 PM


Originally Posted by superdeluxe
first season of star trek enterprise. It was like Micheal Bolton.


it certainly was better than the remix used in season 3.

Drexl 04-02-07 09:50 PM

I imagine it may not be popular opinion, but I've always hated the "Law and Order" theme.

nateman 04-02-07 10:59 PM


Maude
Grrr.... I like the theme song, the 'Good Times' theme song on the other hand was pretty awful.


I imagine it may not be popular opinion, but I've always hated the "Law and Order" theme.
Do,do, do,do do,dodo, bum,bum, bum,ba, da!


Which brings us to ER which had one of the greatest openings ever, but starting this year, is now one of the worst.
I agree, I loved the old ER theme. one of my fav's of all time but the new one pretty much sucks.

I think if it came down to it my #1 pick for the worst theme song of all time would have to be...........

Lost- i know its not the kind of show to have a theme song but the supposed to be 'spooky' opening just sounds 'corny'.

Rogue588 04-02-07 11:16 PM


Originally Posted by Rogue588
Didn't we do something like this already?

Just "annoying" themes..

GoldenJCJ 04-02-07 11:24 PM

I think having a conversation with yourself is the first sign of schizophrenia.




My vote goes to South Park. I can't understand a thing they say. I get something like: "...Goin' down to South Park gunna have myself a time...friendly faces everywhere, blah, blah, blah, without temptation...."

Rogue588 04-02-07 11:26 PM

I'd have to disagree with you.

And so do I.

GoldenJCJ 04-02-07 11:29 PM

Well at least you agree with yourself. When you come to a disagreement is when the trouble starts. :)

Rex Fenestrarum 04-02-07 11:58 PM

Well, IMHO, no discussion of "All Time Worst Theme Music" will be complete without mentioning Over There. There should be some kind of law that the person that develops the series should be banned from doing the theme song, too. God, it was awful!


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