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garrettwc

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« Reply #50 on: October 07, 2005, 09:44:39 AM »
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Gotta agree with the guy who said "Crime Story" -- a superb Michael Mann show, however short-lived, but that opening song ("Runaway" by Del Shannon) was positively awesome in combination with the opening scenes.
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I agree, Michael Mann has a way of mixing music and visuals that is just fantastic. Wasn't really a theme song, but who can forget Crockett & Tubbs charging off into the night to Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight". cool
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« Reply #51 on: October 09, 2005, 03:20:06 AM »
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I like the theme to Underdog.
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« Reply #52 on: October 09, 2005, 05:03:12 AM »
Wow, great find, Waitone, now everyone can judge for themselves.

I listened to all of my nominees (except Mannix, which wasn't included), and I'm most impressed with Mission Impossible and Star Trek: The Next Generation.  Some of the others I remembered fondly sounded a little tinny or cheesy or just thin after forty years.
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« Reply #53 on: October 10, 2005, 10:20:13 AM »
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« Reply #54 on: October 10, 2005, 01:42:08 PM »
I'm having mixed feelings about the Green Hornet theme song.  I listened to it on the site Waitone posted.  On the one hand, the trumpet part that Al Hirt plays (the "bumblebee" that begins the song) is terrific, it just soars.  On the other hand, the secondary melody (which also sounds like horns) is about as schlocky as they come, typical for late '60s and early '70s tv shows and low-budget movies.  Oh, well, it was exciting back in '66.
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« Reply #55 on: October 10, 2005, 02:19:32 PM »
My turn.

Green Acres
Banana Splits
H.R. Puff-N-Stuff
The Goodies
My Three Sons
Sanford & Son
Rockford Files
Space: 1999
Miami Vice
Smallville
Dr. Who
The OC (weak show, but it's about the theme music...)



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« Reply #56 on: October 10, 2005, 02:29:18 PM »
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