"I wanna do bad things with you."

Sorry about the radio silence, things have been pretty insane in my life lately. But I have returned! And am excited to finally have an opportunity to admit my LOVE of TV credits!

Day 18 - Favorite title sequence

I always watch title sequences for shows, never fast forward through them. There's lots that I love and which I think fit the show, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Gilmore Girls, Parenthood, Arrested Development and Modern Family. And those are just examples off the top of my head! I feel that for a title sequence to work it must have an appropriate-to-the-show song/music choice and appropriate-to-the-show imagery that come together perfect. So I feel that Everwood's title sequence always come across as too schmultzy because of the clips from the show turning into drawings combined with the cheesy music doesn't give a sense of how well the show explored complicated issues and relationship. Of course, the issue with title sequences can be simple and be something like Life Unexpected which just has a song that totally doesn't work, too indie/spoken wordy from the '90s feel, not melodic enough. I don't mind things like the creepy music and the image of the word "Lost" for Lost, that worked for the show; although I still prefer a meaty title sequence. So my choice is...

True Blood



I possibly love the title sequence for this show so much that it's kept me watching the show. Okay, I admit it, the title sequence is my favourite part of the show! The song choice, "Bad Things"," is perfect, and the images are perfect (a fantastic mix of Southern stereotypes, contradictions, quirks and with just the right amount of violent/blood imagery). Together the song and images combine to create the atmosphere of the show and communicate exactly what the show is about. Sometimes I think that the credits get the mood better than the episodes do!

Tomorrow I'll talk about who I think are the: Best TV show cast