What is (are) the BEST television series open(s) ??

[Liberal In Texas]

I've got only two I can think of that are so memorable:

1) Hawaii 50.

2) Magnum PI.

...odd both Island programs, eh?

[tuvor]

1. Twin Peaks

And Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. You beat me to it.

Was gonna say "Twin Peaks." Best TV series opening ever.

[tuvor]

10. And what's your problem with Pee-Wee's Playhouse?

:)

[Liberal In Texas]

3. Oooh, liked "Twin Peaks"

...oh and "Northern Exposure."

[Kire]

4. Matlock

well, the music is pretty good, anyway

[Liberal In Texas]

5. Now, Kire, music doesn't necessarily count...

...but that's a good one.

Maybe for another post....hmmmmm....may have to do that....;-)

[Az]

6. Cosmos

I mean wow.... woke more people up to science than the enlightenment.

[General Zod]

7. The Outer Limits (original)

We will control The Horizontal...... We will control the vertical....creepiest opening to a t.v. series ever!

[Liberal In Texas]

11. Gotta say, very close to the top ten, Zod and Az...

Both, very good choices.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

8. The Simpsons

at least before they had to lose some time for commercials.
Catchy theme (almost as good as "The Jetsons") and gags.

[ooglymoogly]

9. will and grace

golden girls
brideshead revisited
upstairs downstairs
i claudius

[Doc_Technical]

12. "The Prisoner"

"Be seeing you".

[lpbk2713]

13. Mission Impossible

Hawaii 5-0

Dragnet

St Elsewhere

Hill Street Blues

[colinmom71]

14. "Beauty and the Beast"....

And "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Both were essentially morality plays without playing to specific religious belief system - a sort of non-theistic moralism if you will. Not to mention both series were well written works of character exploration (IMO)...

Then again, I may be taking this thread more seriously than intended. I blame the vodka! ;)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

15. Carnivale

It sets the tone for the historic period and the utter weirdness of the plot.

[tcfrogs]

16. Miami Vice...

...was pretty cool