Great Opening Title Sequence

2024 should start on an optimistic note! 

As a raise-your-spirits song, few openings beat "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning."

I prefer the Hugh Jackman Oklahoma but Gordon McRae's rendition of the song is really something else! 

 

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Another fantastic opening number is for Yuri on Ice! The animation is truly impressive.

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I am bringing this post forward to mention the fantastic opening to a drama (with an exceptionally clever title) about parallel lives. What impresses me so much about the opening is (1) it is short; (2) it is gripping; (3) it has great production values despite Thai shows generally not having as much money as Hollywood. 

That is, the attraction of the opening is due, in part, to its simplicity. Kudos! 

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Television shows are all over the map when it comes to the opening titles/musical themes. Some are classics, such as Monk (mostly Season 2+ but even Season 1). Some are incredibly lengthy, such as the initial opening sequences for Jag (do we really need background on Harm every time?) and Quantum Leap (I guess Bellasario liked to get ALL prior information out of the way upfront). And some, such as Castle, are bizarrely short.

Opening titles and musical themes from the 1980s and 1990s tend to be lengthy and often hokey. So I have to give extra kudos to Matlock (1986-1995). For the time-period, it truly is in a class of its own. (And only a minute!)