It is really hard to narrow this down into any form of a list, but this is kind of in no particular order, but they get a little more specific when we get to the top couple of ones.
This blog will be a look back at 13 of the best 80s TV theme songs that have now become iconic in this day in age. You could jump in at any episode but get a good refresher on the premise of the show just by the opening and the theme song.
In the 80s, tv theme songs were at their peak and served as mini-movies breaking down what the whole show was about. The right theme song can encompass the essence of the show in a nice 60 seconds little package. The show itself was always great, but the theme song really set the mood for everything you enjoyed about it.Ĭreating a good tv theme song can be as important as the casting of the characters or the setting that the show takes place in. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.The second you heard those first few notes of your favorite 80s tv theme song it would light you up. This story first appeared in the May 31 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. You know what I mean - at least if you grew up in the ’80s you do. A weird little kid who sees in my show what I saw in Knight Rider: a really cool f-ing car that can talk and solve crime … hold on, this analogy is getting away from me. So that’s the draw of network TV, an itch I’ll keep trying to scratch until they shut the whole thing down.īecause who knows: Maybe there’s a weird little kid out there choosing to watch my show with their allotted TV time. Network TV is a place where populist material - something everyone can relate to, enjoy or admire - can, on occasion, transcend and cut through the cultural landscape and become a thing unto itself. You don’t need an app to watch it you don’t even need cable, really - just an antenna if that’s all you’ve got. 'This Is Us' Staying Put on Tuesdays, After Allīut for me, there will always be a draw to having a slightly less “cool” show on, say, good ol‘ channel 4. They are the coolest shows, the sexiest shows, and they deserve to be in every way.
The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, all the shows - they are all binged en masse in my house. As our world expanded and cable (and eventually streaming) came into play, my tastes obviously evolved with the country’s. 1) - these were shows that formed my adult view of what American television could be. No DVR, no delayed viewing - the best chance you had of catching something after it aired was either via repeat or a noble (but usually failed) attempt by your father to record a show on a VHS tape.Īs I got older, the network shows continued to hold a draw for me - Cheers and Married With Children, NYPD Blue and ER, Lost and The West Wing (my all-time No.
Our country experienced these moments live, in real time. Watching TV back then was a collective experience. The network TV shows of this period, and the time periods that followed, had another thing in common: They were for everyone, and everyone watched them. And Fox (depending on what coast I’m on) is either 5 or 11. For me - forever - CBS will always be channel 2. on three (and eventually four)different networks. All the shows that I loved aired between 8 p.m. And “network” TV was what these disparate moments all had in common.