The opening credits for, 'Supernatural'![/caption]You know they say that blogs are a method to allow people to vent about certain problems that they have with other people and other things, and the truth is, is I have generally tried to avoid this as much as possible, but on this one I thought this kind of applied: 'Opening Credits In TV Shows... Let's Stop End The Madness'!
Don't get me wrong, some of them are truly inventive, and the first time you see them, they are kind of really cool! (A great example of this is, 'The X-Files', a great opening credit sequence the first time you see it, but after awhile it just gets old!)
There are also some opening credit sequences that are not only unimaginative, but can be kind of long and annoying and aren't really well made, (A great example of this is, 'Quantum Leap' a great show with a horrible opening credits sequences that got old the first time I saw it!)
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Great show, crummy opening credits![/caption]So I ask you guys... What is the point in this level of torment? Is it to give the cast and the crew the chance to get their props and their name recognition? If so, then why don't they just keep the closing credits? Is it because the studios are lazy and have figured out a way to cut between 1 - 10 minutes out of their production budget for each episode?
Well I can't answer this for certain, but I will tell you this, if the studios only used the end credit sequence, and even expanded upon it if they wanted to, then in the end I think they will get more viewers that much easier... And it gives the cast and crew the chance to get their props, also if it is for budget reasons, then expand the end credits sequence a little, and you will be able to cut the time down appropriately and have a happy audience there!
I mean I don't know if you guys do this, but for me, when I record TV, I always fast forward through the opening credits... And I think we might all be better off with out them!
http://youtu.be/DjK9GJMBpt0
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