Comments on: The official Cinema Suicide list of coolest sci-fi and horror TV theme songs

By: Spooky Sean

Spooky Sean — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:29:10 +0000

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By: Gargus

Gargus — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:09:50 +0000

Oh your forgiven for some of your other choices. Regardless of the movie or whatnot I always rather liked that intro. I think probablly because it was the first real scifi tv show I saw as a kid. So it sort of had a imprint on me. I was 4 years old when it aired and while I didnt really “get it” being so young I loved the aliens and adventures. The kid in me also liked twiggy. Most people their first scifi exposure is star trek but mine was buck. Oddly enough though the space/scifi thing didnt become a reoccuring theme for me like you would think it would have aside from the occasional oddball cheese fest movie like ice pirates or my still favorite, spacehunter adventures in the forbidden zone.

But I will admit I never paid attention to the dark shadows intro till I saw it here for some reason. Watching it here I got goosebumps from the music and I loved the incredibly simple set effective camera shots that set the tone. Now I have a appreciation for it I didnt have before.

By: david mckeon

david mckeon — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:03:25 +0000

1: where is farscape in this list? haha. that theme was a favorite of mine. gotta love soap operas for boys…. IN SPACE!

2: tenacious d does a wonderful cover of the star trek theme with lyrics. it can be found on a modern vhs swapping co-op near you, if you follow me.

3: wow, bryan! this website has really taken off! with a newish bebe it’s hard for me to internet [yes, it's a verb now] as often as i’d like but rest assured this will be one of my oft-checked.

By: Bryan White

Bryan White — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 04:03:29 +0000

Trust me. Buck Rogers was considered and debated for a while but in the end I left it out because all I could think of was that really corny intro from the TV movie. The syndicated intro, with the narration also has the instrumental version of the same song and I never really liked it. It always struck me as the sort of song that was interchangeable with CHiPs or Emergency or something along those lines. You’re not alone, though. I’ve gotten some shit for leaving it out via Twitter, too.

By: Gargus

Gargus — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 03:08:27 +0000

How in the hell could you forget the intro to Buck Rogers? Not only did it have a cool narration, some catchy music, but you also got to see erin gray all in like 60 seconds. What more could you want?

By: Bryan White

Bryan White — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:11:45 +0000

Wow! Roddenberry was a dick!

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:26:58 +0000

The lyrics to the Star Trek theme was a way for Gene Roddenberry to take a share of the music royalties: http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/trek.asp

By: Bryan White

Bryan White — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:24:46 +0000

Big time. The 60′s was easily the capital era of the TV theme song.

By: Japan Flix

Japan Flix — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:46:17 +0000

Oh, pure nostalgia…

By: FearShop Mike

FearShop Mike — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:25:49 +0000

Great post. As soon as I saw it pop up in my RSS feed, I figured Doctor Who would be #1. It is a brilliant them. I am a Baker fan myself. You pretty much nailed all of the top theme songs. Now, I am driving myself crazy humming all of them. LOL