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The 10 Best TV Title Sequences Of The 21st Century

If the 20th century belonged to the movies, then television could be the medium of choice in the 21st century. It is not that quality television did not exist before the year 2000 or that films have become more subpar over the last 15 years. It's just that just as breaking away from the Production Code in the late 1960s ushered in a new wave of exciting filmmakers whose influence on cinema will remain permanent – Martin Scorsese and Robert Altman, for instance – the rise of original cable programming in the early 21st century has turned television into the true writers’ medium. Television had started to step away from the shadow of film.
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Published: Nov 18, 2014 12:48 am

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The Simpsons

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For a series that has been on the air for 25 years, it is still lovely to see that The Simpsons’ opening credits have not gone under too much revision since the show’s second season. It does not just give us everything we need to know about the characters for someone who has never watched an episode – Bart is a troublemaker, Homer is lazy, Marge is dependable – but but the opening sequences gives us a dense glimpse of various supporting characters and locations as well.

The sequence is also essential due to how much opportunity the writers get to add comedy to this opening each week. The couch gag, which has had to be re-created more than 500 times, must always have an original set-up for when the members of the Simpsons family run to the couch to watch television. (Some newer title sequences, directed by talents as diverse as Guillermo del Toro and Banksy, are wondrous.)

Meanwhile, Lisa’s saxophone solo and Bart’s writing on the chalkboard can be changed up from episode to episode, adding variety and spots for subtle comedy. Floating into those clouds every Sunday night remains a staple for millions, and until the show’s writers’ room goes through a drought of uninspired couch and chalkboard gags, it will remain one of the finest opening sequences on television.

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Jordan Adler is a film buff who consumes so much popcorn, he expects that a coroner's report will one day confirm that butter runs through his veins. A recent graduate of Carleton's School of Journalism, where he also majored in film studies, Jordan's writing has been featured in Tribute Magazine, the Canadian Jewish News, Marketing Magazine, Toronto Film Scene, ANDPOP and SamaritanMag.com. He is also working on a feature-length screenplay.
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