Just one more comment about ...
Question: Just one more comment about the current lack of opening credits and theme songs: I was watching
Numbers the other night, and
Judd Hirsch's character sat down to watch late-night TV because "that's when the classics are on." As the scene faded, you heard the theme song from
Taxi. I ask you, how are we going to get little jokes like that when today's shows have no recognizable tunes?
Answer: And then there was the kicker on this week's
How I Met Your Mother, in which Barney, aka "Swarley," was hounded out of the bar with the
Cheers theme, while credits in the original
Cheers typeface came on screen. Delicious. These themes and title credits are part of what we love and treasure most about TV's heritage.
