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Grandstander · July 17th, 2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JoseA

Would you go to rehab if you knew you should?

I keep not doing it, so I guess, no.

phenweigh · July 17th, 2007, 05:22 PM

Yes or no?

Grandstander · July 17th, 2007, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by phenweigh

Yes or no?

There can be no doubt.

LongtimeBravesFan · July 17th, 2007, 07:50 PM

Are you a fan of TV theme songs and do you mourn their decline?

Grandstander · July 17th, 2007, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LongtimeBravesFan

Are you a fan of TV theme songs and do you mourn their decline?

There were more terrible ones than there were good ones, but there were a number of very good ones. My favorite is the theme from "Falcon Crest." Bad show but great music. "Hawaii Five-O" was another good one, as were "Rawhide", "I Spy", "Rockford Files", several versions of the "Doctor Who" theme, and you have to admit that "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" and the "Ballad of Gilligan's Island", stick in your head. Those latter two also have musical merit, Flatt and Scruggs for the Hillbillies...and did you ever notice that the key changes, goes up with each verse on the Gilligan theme?

Behind the treasures is an army of misery, the leading offender probably being the excrutiatingly vapid "Three's Company" song. The loud playing of "The Brady Bunch" theme could be used in psyops situations like the Branch Davidian standoff. "Then Came Maude" sounded to me like some self written "Hey! Welcome To My Groovy Swinging Show" fanfare by a Reno lounge singer. The largest category is the blah, those themes that had no sticking power good or bad. Does anyone remember the theme from shows like "T.J. Hooker" or "Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea" or "Walker: Texas Ranger" or "My Mother The Car?"

TexasSports22 · July 17th, 2007, 09:21 PM

No love for the music from MASH?

Grandstander · July 17th, 2007, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasSports22

No love for the music from MASH?

I'm excluding a number of meritorious TV themes because they were originally written for movies. "MASH" is one, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is another.

jtur88 · July 18th, 2007, 05:14 AM

Were there any shows in which the theme song was so good, it actually carried the show, which was otherwise undeserving of fame, fortune, or a lengthy run? "Spongebob Squarepants" comes to mind.

Grandstander · July 18th, 2007, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jtur88

Were there any shows in which the theme song was so good, it actually carried the show, which was otherwise undeserving of fame, fortune, or a lengthy run? "Spongebob Squarepants" comes to mind.

Well, yeah, that's how the whole discussion began, talking about how the opening of "F-Troop" was the singular notable thing about the program.

skrable · July 18th, 2007, 01:48 PM

How do I get the windows open on the submarine?

Grandstander · July 18th, 2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by skrable

How do I get the windows open on the submarine?

If they're stuck, just smash em out, it's a rental and I got the insurance this time. And oh, I don't think the horn is broken, I just don't think there is one.

LongtimeBravesFan · July 18th, 2007, 09:35 PM

Many shows today have no real theme "songs" (that idnetify with the show) like the old shows had. Do you miss these?

Grandstander · July 19th, 2007, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by LongtimeBravesFan

Many shows today have no real theme "songs" (that idnetify with the show) like the old shows had. Do you miss these?

You asked this earlier.....
Are you a fan of TV theme songs and do you mourn their decline?
...see above for my response.

phenweigh · July 19th, 2007, 09:58 AM

Did you have a mid-life crisis?

Grandstander · July 19th, 2007, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by phenweigh

Did you have a mid-life crisis?

No, I jumped straight to second childhood, avoiding that depressing reexamination of goals and failures.

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