2005–present I’m surprised this show has been at it for 5 years and it has not reached our shores. Good thing it was recommended to my by a colleague. I just love it when I have 5 seasons worth of good shows to marathon. Anyway, the theme from Medium reminds me of the theme from [...]
2009-present Amy Poehler rules. Rashida Jones is hot. The opening theme song for Parks and Recreation is a catchy, original one composed by Gaby Romero, a singer and songwriter whose songs have been used in shows such as Ghost Whisperer and The Hills, along with Vincent Jones. Gaby Romero is Maria Gabriela Moreno—yes, female. Nothing [...]
2009–present Community is one of those shows that did not start all-out funny. It either just grew on me or really became funnier as the episodes progressed. The show’s theme song is “At Least It Was Here” by American indie rock band, The 88. The song is originally part of their 2008 release Not Only… [...]
1972-1977 This is really old. Sanford and Son was an American sitcom that starred the late Redd Foxx as a 65-year-old junk dealer, and his son, played by Demond Wilson. In 2007, Time magazine included the show in their “100 Best TV Shows of All Time” list. The theme song is entitled “The Streetbeater” and [...]
2000-2004 Julie Bowen is hot. I remember this show very vaguely. Ed is the one with Tom Cavanagh as Ed Stevens, the lawyer who got fired and found out his wife is sleeping with a mailman. The theme song is one by the Foo Fighters, ergo, it rocks. “Next Year” was used in seasons one, [...]
1990-1996 A very different Will Smith. The theme song of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air basically explains the whole context of the show. Will Smith is a street-smart teen, born and raised in West Philadelphia, who was forced to move to Bel-Air to avoid getting himself further into trouble in his hometown. The song was [...]
1982-1988 One of the pioneers of medical drama (and the start of Denzel Washington’s career). The theme from St. Elsewhere is referred to as that, and, was composed by legendary American composer Dave Grusin. It has a very familiar melody, and is one of the most recognizable instrumental theme songs of all time. Watch & [...]
1955-1962 This is one of the most iconic theme songs in history, that, even after 50 years, people like me who weren’t even born when the show aired, know of its theme song. That is partly because the song is a timeless classical piece, by a timeless classical composer—Frenchman Charles Gounod, who lived in the [...]
1982-1986 This is for the original 1980s Knight Rider, not the crappy 2008 remake. (I loved this show.) The television series had a very strong and unique theme song. It was composed by legendary composer, Stu Phillips, who also composed the theme for the original Battlestar Galactica. The song is simply referred to as “Theme [...]
1983-1987 Trailers from the last movie I saw reminded me of this post, and, I think The A-Team 2010 will rock. Tan-taran-tan tan-tan-tan! This theme song was composed by two great television music composers—Mike Post and the late Pete Carpenter of Bewitched and Magnun, P.I. fame. Back then, Emmy Awards for title themes did not [...]