ILM BEST EVER TV THEME TUNES VOTING THREAD - VOTING ENDS 28th November 2012

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30 Votes.
35 points your #1, 29 your #2, 28 your #3 etc.
I don't like unranked lists so I'm not doing them.
In the email please tell me how they are ranked (i.e. top to bottom) if you do it in a way that isn't straight 1. 2. 3.

Email your votes to samuelpooley @ gmail.com (no spaces)

You don't have to pick from the list but I don't think ilx has ever had a write-in vote rank. Plus this is 600+ strong.

Other threads to consider:
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The nominations:
$25,000 Pyramid
30 Rock
321 Contact
60 Minutes
77 Sunset Strip
ABC's Wide World of Sports
ACTION NEWS THEME
Adventure Time
Airwolf
Alf
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alice
All Creatures Great and Small
All In The Family
All That
Alter Image (Channel 4, 1980s, by Mick Karn)
Alvin & The Chipmunks
Amazing Stories
American Band Stand
Andy Griffith
Angel
Angling Today ("The Mugwump")
animal hospital
Animal Kwackers
Animal Magic
animaniacs
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Are you Being Served!
Ask The Family ("Acka Raga" by Joe Harriott & John Mayer)
Automan
Azumanga Daioh
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Bagpuss (main theme)
Banana Splits
Barbapapa!
Baretta
Barnaby Jones
Barney Miller
BATFINK
Batman (Neal Hefti, 1966)
Batman Animated Series: Clayface (Feat of Clay episode)
Batman Animated Series: Mr. Freeze theme (Heart of Ice episode)
Batman: The Animated Series
Battle of the Planets
Battlestar Galactica (1978 series)
Baywatch
BBC Cricket/Test Match Special (Soul limbo)
BBC Snooker theme
Beauty and The Beast
Benson
Bergerac
Beverly Hills 90210
Beverly Hills Teens
Bewitched
Big Bad Beetleborgs
big blue marble
Bill Nye The Science Guy
Black Beauty
Blackadder
Blake's 7
Blankety Blank
Blossom
Bobby's World
Bod
Bonanza theme song sung by Lorne Greene
Bots Master
Bourbon Street Beat
Box of Delights
Branded
Brideshead Revisited
Bring 'em Back Alive
Bruce Forsyth and The Generation Game
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Bucky O Hare
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Butterflies
Button Moon
Cagney & Lacey
Callan
Camberwick Green
Camp Cariboo
Captain Planet
Captain Pugwash
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Car 54, Where Are You
Casualty
Catweazle
Champion the Wonder Horse
Channel 4 Tour de France theme (by Pete Shelley!)
Chappelle's Show
CHARLES IN CHARGE
Charlie's Angels
Cheers
Cheggers Plays Pop
chico and the man
Children of the Stones
Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
CHiPs you guys
Chocky
Chorlton and the Wheelies
Clarissa Explains It All
class in a glass
Clone High
Columbo
COPS (Inner Circle - Bad Boys)
Cosmos
COUNT DUCKULA
Countdown
Cowboy Bebop "Tank!"
Crossroads
Crown Court
CSI ("Who Are You")
CSI: Miami ("Won't Get Fooled Again")
CSI: New York ("Baba O' Riley")
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dad's Army
Daktari
Dallas
Danger Man
Danger Mouse
Daniel Boone
Daria
Darkwing Duck
Dave Allen at large
Davy Crockett
Deadman Wonderland
Defenders of the Earth
Degrassi Jr. High
Denver the Last Dinosaur
Dexter
Dexter's Lab
Die Sendung mit der Maus
Different Worlds" from Angie, the short-lived Robert Hays/Donna Pescow sitcom
Diff'rent Strokes
Dinnerladies
Doctor Banner ... pelted by gamma rays" theme - Incredible Hulk
Doctor Who theme (70s version)
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Doug
Dr Katz
Dragnet
duck tales
DuckTales
Duckula
Dukes of Hazzard
Dynasty
Earthworm Jim
Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
El Chavo del 8
Emergency!
Emmerdale Farm
F Troop
Family Ties
Fat Albert. HEY HEY HEY
Father Ted
Fillmore
Fingerbobs
Fireball XL-5
Firefly
Fish
Flight of the Conchords
For Pete's Sake" - the Monkees 2nd season closing credits song.
Formula One (i.e. Fleetwood Mac - The Chain)
Four Corners
Fraggle Rock
frasier
Freakazoid
Freaks and Geeks
fresh prince of bel air
Friends
Fruity flute" - Farmhouse Kitchen
Full House
Fun House
Futurama
Galaxy High
Game of Thrones
German Sesame Street.
Germany's Tatort
Get Smart
Get Stuffed
Gilligan's Island
Girl from Tomorrow
Golden Girls
Good Times
Grandstand
Grange Hill (BBC, 1970s-early 80s)
Greatest American Hero
Green Acres
Growing Pains
Gumby
Gummi Bears
H.R. Pufnstuf
Happy Days
Hardcastle & McCormick
Harry's Game
Hart Beat (Tony Hart
Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law
Have Gun – Will Travel
Have Gun Will Travel (The Ballad of Paladin)
Hawaii 5-0
Hawaiian Eye
Heads And Tails
Here Come the Double Deckers
Hey Dude
HILL STREET BLUES
Hill Street Blues
HIMYM
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Hockey Night in Canada
home and away
Home Improvement
Homeland
Homicide: Life on the Street
Hong Kong Phooey
Hooperman
Hunter
I Dream of Jeannie
I Love Lucy
I Married Joan
I Spy
In Living Color
In The Heat of The Night
In The Night Garden
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Morse
Ironside
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
It's A Knockout
It's a Living
It's About Time
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Jeeves & Wooster
Jeffersons
Jem
Jeopardy!
Jim'll Fix It
JOANIE LOVES CHACHI
John Craven's Newsround (closing sting: "New Worlds by John Baker)
Josie and the Pussycats
Kids in the Hall
Kids Incorporated
Kim Possible theme by Christina Milian
King of Kensington
King of the Hill
Kingswood Country
Knight Rider
Knightmare
Kojak
Kolchak the Night Stalker
Kung Fu
Kure Kure Takora (aka Gimme Gimme Octopus)
La Carabina de Ambrosio
LA Law
Lambchop's Playalong - The Song That Doesn't End
Lancelot Link Secret Chimp
Lars Von Triers' Riget (The Kingdom)
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Late Night with David Letterman
Lavern and Shirley
law and order
Law And Order "DUN DUN"
'Left Bank Two' (the gallery theme from Vision On)
Linus and Lucy
Liquid Television
Little House on the Prairie
Living Single
Lois and Clark
Looney Tunes
Lost in Space (seasons 1 & 2 only!)
Lost in Space- but only the John Williams version
Louie
Love Boat
M*A*S*H
MacGuyver
Mad Men
Magnum, P.I.
Magpie
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
Malcolm in the Middle
Mama's Family
Man About The House
Man Alive
Man in a Suitcase
Mannix
Mary Tyler Moore
Mastermind
Masterpiece Theatre
Match Game
Match Of The Day
Matlock
Maude!
Medical Center
Melrose Place
Merrie Melodies
Metalocalypse
MIAMI VICE
Miami Vice - Crockett's Theme
Mickey Mouse Club
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
MINDER
Misfits of Science
Mission Impossible
Mod Squad
Moesha
Monkees
Monkey
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Moonlighting
MPD-Psycho - Strange New World (Lucy Monostone)
Mr Benn
Mr Rossi
Mr. Belvedere
Mr. Dress-Up
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
MST3K Love theme (end credits song)
Munsters
Muppet Babies
Murder She Wrote
My Three Sons
NBA on NBC theme (composed and performed by John Tesh)
neighbours
New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Newhart
NewsRadio
Night Court
Northern Exposure
NYPD Blue
Oi Jacko
Old Grey Whistle Test
On the Air
On The Move
One Day at a Time
Open University theme
Otherworld
Outlaw Star
Owen, M.D. ("Sleepy Shores")
Oz
paddington bear
Paranoia Agent
Partridge Family
Party of Five
Pee-Wee's Playhouse
Pepper Ann
Perfect Strangers
Perry Mason
Peter Gunn
petticoat junction
Picture Box
Pinky and the Brain
Pokemon
Police Squad!
Police Woman
Polka-Dot Door
Pot Black
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
Power Rangers Mystic Force
Prisoner / Cell Block H / Caged Women ("On The Inside")
Punky Brewster
QUANTUM LEAP
Rag, Tag & Bobtail
Raggy Dolls
Rainbow
Randall and Hopkirk Deceased (1969 version)
Raumpatrouille
Rawhide
Reading Rainbow
Reboot
Red Dwarf Closing Theme
Red Dwarf I & II
Red Dwarf!!
Renegade
Rhoda
Riptide
Robin Of Sherwood
Robin's Nest
Robot Chicken End Theme
Rockford Files
Rockliffe's babies
Rocko's Modern Life
Ron & Val Taylor's Inner Space [Sven Libaek]
Roobarb & Custard
Room 222
Round the Twist
Rugrats
Sailor Moon
Salute Your Shorts
Samurai Jack
Samurai Pizza Cats
Sanford & Son
Saved By the Bell
Scarecrow and Mrs King
Scooby-Doo (original non-Scrappy version)
Screen Test
Scrubs
Sealab 2021
SECRET AGENT
Seeing Things
Seinfeld
Sesame Street
Sharky and George
ship to shore
Sifl and Olly
Silas
Silk Stalkings
Silver Spoons
Simon & Simon
Sister Sister
Six Feet Under
Six Million Dollar Man
Ski Sunday
Sledge Hammer!
Sneak Previews (Siskel & Ebert on PBS)
Solid Gold
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Sons of Anarchy
Sopranos
Sorry!
Space Ghost Coast 2 Coast
Space: 1999
Speed Racer
Spider-Man (1967)
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Spongebob Squarepants
Sportsnight (aka Sportsnight with Coleman)
Star Trek
Star Trek: Deep Space 9
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Voyager
Starsky & Hutch
Stingray (60s series)
Stingray (80s series)
Street Hawk
Super Chicken
SUPERTED
Supertrain (any version of the theme)
SWAT
Swedish children’s TV show “Alfons Aberg”
Tail Spin
Tales From the Crypt
Tales of the Gold Monkey
Tales of the Riverbank
Tales of the Unexpected
Taxi
Tazmania
Teen Titans
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Terrahawks
TERRIERS
The ‘60s Iron Man cartoon
The Addams Family
The Adventures Of Lano & Woodley
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
The Andy Griffith Show
The A-Team
The Avengers
The Banana Splits
the BBC series Roughnecks
The Beachcombers
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Big Match
the Bikers take Belfast theme - the Sons of Anarchy theme from the latter part of Season 3
the bill cosby show - the orig show
The Bill Cosby Show (Not the Cosby Show- I mean the one with “Hikky Burr” as the theme tune)
The Bill!
The Bob Newhart Show
The Brady Bunch
The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show
The Bugs Bunny Show
The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
The Champions
The Changes
The Clothes Show (In the Night by The Pet Shop Boys)
The Colbert Report
The Commish
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Daily Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Drew Carey Show (starting w/ season 2) - "Cleveland Rocks,"
The Electric Company
The Equalizer
The Facts of Life
The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall Guy
The Famous Five
The Fantastic Journey
The Film Programme aka Film 72,73 etc
The Flashing Blade
The Flintstones
The Friendly Giant
The Goodies
The Great Egg Race
The Great Space Coaster
The Green Hornet
The Groovie Goolies
The Heights
The High Chaparral
The Incredible Hulk - Lonely Man Theme
The Jeffersons
The Jetsons
The League of Gentlemen
The Little Vampire
The Littlest Hobo
The Love Boat
The LWT music (aka "here they come now, Morecambe and Wise")
The Magic Roundabout
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The Mighty Hercules
The Mod Squad
The Money Programme
The Monkees
The Munsters
the muppet show
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
THE NANNY
The New Zoo Revue
The Odd Couple
The Office ("Handbags and Gladrags")
The Partridge Family
The People's Court
The Persuaders
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther Show (the theme song by Doug Goodwin)
The Powerpuff Girls
The Price is Right?
The Prisoner (1967-8)
The Protectors
The Pruitts of Southampton
The Raccoons - Run With Us
The Rebel
The Road Runner Show
The Rockford Files
The Rookies
The Saint
The Simpsons
the sonic the hedgehog cartoon with the demented peer gynt music
The Sooty Show
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spiderman theme song, particularly the French version for the Quebecois market
The State
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
The Streets of San Francisco
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! end theme ("Do the Mario")
The Sweeney
The Time Tunnel
The Tomorrow People
The Tracey Ullman Show
The Tripods
The Twilight Zone
The Two Ronnies
The White Horses
The White Shadow
The Wire Season 1 (blind boys of alabama)
The Wire Season 2(Tom Waits)
The Wire Season 3 (neville bros)
The Wire Season 4 (kids version)
The Wire Season 5 (Steve Earle)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ("On the Other Side")
The Young and the Restless
Third Rock from the Sun
This Is Your Life (UK)
Three's Company
Thunderbirds
Thundercats
Timm Thaler aka Tim Tyler
Tiny Toon Adventures
Toma
Tomorrow's World (1966-1979, John Dankworth)
Tomorrow's World (1980 onwards, Denton & Cook)
Top Cat
top of the pops - andi peters era synthy thing
top of the pops - bill fartcastle
top of the pops - bill linett
top of the pops - brassy zep
top of the pops - drum n bass zep
Transformers
Trapdoor
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - Soul Train theme '73-'75
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks - Laura Palmer's Theme
U.F.O.
Ulysses 31
Uncle Feedle (from Bagpuss)
Underdog
University Challenge
University Challenge (OG version)
Unsolved Mysteries
Untalkative Bunny
Van Der Valk (Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level)
Venture Bros
Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home
Walker, Texas Ranger
WCW Monday Nitro Theme
WCW nWo Theme
weeds
Weekend World ("Nantucket Sleighride")
Welcome Back Kotter
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads
When The Boat Comes In
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
White Horses
Whiz Kids
Whodunnit
Who's the Boss
Why Don't You...?
Wild World of Animals (closing)
Wild World of Animals (opening)
Willow the Wisp
Wiseguy
WKRP in Cincinnati end theme
WKRP in Cincinnati opening theme
Wonder Woman
World In Action
WWE Stone Cold Steve Austin Theme
WWE Ultimate Warrior Theme
WWE/WCW Dusty Rhodes Theme
X-Files
X-Men (90's series)
Yakety Sax aka the Benny Hill theme
Yes Minister
Z-Cars
Zorro

Enjoy!

"It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 16:26 (twelve years ago)

Blimey, by the time we got to woodstock or wot?

Mark G, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 16:30 (twelve years ago)

Right, I have boiled it down to 55

Mark G, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 16:42 (twelve years ago)

Haha, I forgot to nominate American Dad, so there will be a write-in vote.

super perv powder (Phil D.), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago)

Um, wait, so now we ONLY have "Doctor Who (70s version)"? I suppose that's better than only having "Doctor Who (Murray Gold version)" but still, I'm pretty sure that satisfies nobody.

emil.y, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago)

Can we please just have a single "Doctor Who" entry, basically?

emil.y, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago)

i guess. its not like the nominating thread wasnt open for ages tho to sort this out.

"It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:14 (twelve years ago)

i guess a mod would have to sort it out and change the opening post?

"It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:14 (twelve years ago)

Well, as far as I was concerned the majority vote on the nominating thread *was* to have a single entry... there was lots of discussion and that seemed to be the general consensus.

emil.y, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago)

oh thats my oversite then, sorry.

"It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago)

oversight? gah. i dont understand life.

"It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago)

Kinda bummed no one included 227 or Amen.

billstevejim, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago)

considering some of the worst songs i've ever heard in my life are in the noms list

billstevejim, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:29 (twelve years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcDlRsymDes

Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:35 (twelve years ago)

wait what, no BEVERLY HILLBILLIES?

mod is my co-pilot (Pillbox), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago)

o nvrmind

mod is my co-pilot (Pillbox), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago)

whoops! i was looking under "capt lou albano theme" for "do the mario" and didn't see it was listed.
there is a capt. lou albano theme but for some reason the only version on youtube is by NRBQ

Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago)

This?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m25NzM5OjmY

MarkoP, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago)

the version i'm thinking of was more nautical-ly, like sea shanty style.

Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago)

fuck, forgot to nominate the Poirot theme. that's a gem

g simmel, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 19:33 (twelve years ago)

If there's only one Doctor Who theme why the f wouldn't you have made it the original

good naber He help get undr control (sic), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 20:57 (twelve years ago)

(Although obviously I approve of excluding Murray Gold, esp as the only nominator couldn't pick one)

good naber He help get undr control (sic), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 20:59 (twelve years ago)

People sure are cranky about Doctor Who themes.

If you like a Doctor Who theme, vote for a Doctor Who theme. If it places (which I'm certain it will), discuss which versions are best and worst at that time. For now, just consider any vote for Doctor Who a vote for Doctor Who.

Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 20:59 (twelve years ago)

(which I'm certain it will)

Bet you at least 10 of them don't

good naber He help get undr control (sic), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 21:34 (twelve years ago)

Delia 1> Delaware> Delia 2> Delia 3 (2 re-edit)>>>>>>>>>>> the rest>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Murray Gold 1> Murray Gold 3> Murray Gold 2> Murray Gold 4.

I think. I might be understating how much rational people hate the Murray Gold music.

passive-aggressive display name (aldo), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 22:09 (twelve years ago)

Whatever, you guys! I'm just saying that a hoy hoy should count all votes for Doctor Who together and when it places we can all sort out the good ones from the bad.

Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 22:19 (twelve years ago)

We already did this conversation in the other thread! The majority of people thought it was better to just have one 'Doctor Who' entry! Which is probably why nothing else got nominated, b/c we thought it'd get fixed to just say 'Doctor Who'!

The main reason why I'm so het up about this is because it so easily deserves to win and I will be PISSED OFF if it misses out b/c of confusing entries.

emil.y, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 22:19 (twelve years ago)

xpost - or yes, what JF is saying in a more reasonable manner.

emil.y, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 22:20 (twelve years ago)

i'd vote for this version over all others
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFxYDDnf6v8

Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 22:21 (twelve years ago)

and im cool w/ that emily. i must have just missed the decision. again, if a mod wants to fix it so it doesn't confuse anyone that will be cool. if they don't, i'll just collect all dr who votes together anyway.

"It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 15 November 2012 01:22 (twelve years ago)

feel like sarahel's vote should be separated from the herd

good naber He help get undr control (sic), Thursday, 15 November 2012 02:00 (twelve years ago)

Are we doing "say what country you live in" on your ballot? I thought there was some appetite for that.

Jeff W, Thursday, 15 November 2012 11:06 (twelve years ago)

You can totally do that! And mebbe an age range too. I might email the one person who has voted so far and ask if they wanna give local.

"It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 15 November 2012 12:05 (twelve years ago)

Also, do you need a research assistant for the roll out, so we get proper composer credits and dates and whatnot? Or are you just gonna do youtubes and amusing anecdotes about Jack Lord and Keith Chegwin?

Jeff W, Thursday, 15 November 2012 14:18 (twelve years ago)

If you wanna be that research assistant then sure?

"It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 15 November 2012 14:40 (twelve years ago)

I think when more votes start to roll in and I can at least start to see a top pattern emerging then i can start looking into stuff. dont wanna waste it based on 1 vote for xxxx that isnt going to place though.

"It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 15 November 2012 14:42 (twelve years ago)

The theme from Mystery! on PBS wasn't nominated?

MrDasher, Thursday, 15 November 2012 15:22 (twelve years ago)

No, because you failed to nominate it.

WilliamC, Thursday, 15 November 2012 15:51 (twelve years ago)

oh my god that super mario supershow youtube just set off some awful memories

idiot man-child (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 15:55 (twelve years ago)

Are we doing "say what country you live in" on your ballot? I thought there was some appetite for that.

― Jeff W, Thursday, November 15, 2012 11:06 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

You can totally do that! And mebbe an age range too. I might email the one person who has voted so far and ask if they wanna give local.

― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Thursday, November 15, 2012 12:05 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I like this idea a lot.

emil.y, Thursday, 15 November 2012 15:56 (twelve years ago)

Kinda bummed no one included 227 or Amen.

Yeah, the theme from Amen in particular is pretty spectacular.

Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 November 2012 15:56 (twelve years ago)

reviewing this list really makes me realize what was lost when "two good-looking guys driving nice cars and shooting at things while bad synthesizer music and/or foreigner rip-offs play in the background" was no longer a viable tv show pitch

idiot man-child (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago)

also that if you sped the "alf" theme song up about 200 percent it'd basically be a squarepusher track

idiot man-child (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 16:14 (twelve years ago)

omg super mario supershow

some dude, Thursday, 15 November 2012 16:15 (twelve years ago)

at a really low moment a few years back the perfect strangers theme song reduced me to jibbering infant-like tears

idiot man-child (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 16:22 (twelve years ago)

i was sober, btw

idiot man-child (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 16:22 (twelve years ago)

next generation ftw, it's just so loose and funky when played out of context. on every sex tape i've ever made.

Heterocyclic ring ring (LocalGarda), Thursday, 15 November 2012 16:25 (twelve years ago)

perfect strangers theme can kinda make me well up a little if it catches me off guard - you're not alone strongo.

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 15 November 2012 16:50 (twelve years ago)

come, weep with us everyone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdFhmRdBtno

i think i have played this like six times in a row

idiot man-child (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 15 November 2012 16:57 (twelve years ago)

*clutches blanket, swigs from bottle of white wine*

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 15 November 2012 17:01 (twelve years ago)

Voted! (for CHiPs!)

I hope a 12 minute version of the Wild Wild World of Animals opening theme surfaces someday cos that is so completely my jam

Oneohchex Point Charlie (Spectrist), Sunday, 2 December 2012 20:52 (twelve years ago)

done & done - o man, the final round of pruning was brutal!

Pillbox, Sunday, 2 December 2012 23:03 (twelve years ago)

cutting things fine as ever, I just sent a list at like 20 seconds to midnight my time, but if that is too late then uh sorry, too bad

(hastily pruned loads of stuff I thought would get votes anyway, and also most of my lifetime's TV watching took place age 5-15 - age 16 was when I got internet access at home and started spending my life glued to a different screen - so ended up with like a 90% British kids shows list, making me that sad bastard nobody wants to end up sat near at the pub, as if I didn't already know)

a panda, Malmö (a passing spacecadet), Monday, 3 December 2012 00:04 (twelve years ago)

oh shiii i just got like 5 ballots. you've got like an hour to send anymore and then i really must crack on calculating these fuckers.

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 01:03 (twelve years ago)

Finishing mine up!

Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Monday, 3 December 2012 01:31 (twelve years ago)

america is about 5/6 hours behind here, right?

i'm thinking i should hopefully be able to start the roll-out about 2pm gmt. gonna do 25 today, none tomorrow because i've got shit to do, 25 for every other weekday.

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 01:35 (twelve years ago)

Sent!

Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Monday, 3 December 2012 01:52 (twelve years ago)

wee!!

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 3 December 2012 01:57 (twelve years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mIB6EUaYyU

Doctor Casino, Monday, 3 December 2012 02:02 (twelve years ago)

Finishing mine up right now...

Kent Burt, Monday, 3 December 2012 02:43 (twelve years ago)

me too! hold the phone!

these markers love soda (some dude), Monday, 3 December 2012 02:43 (twelve years ago)

whoa lotta latecomers to this party

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 3 December 2012 02:48 (twelve years ago)

sent!

these markers love soda (some dude), Monday, 3 December 2012 02:51 (twelve years ago)

Sent @ 11:54 PM local time!

Kent Burt, Monday, 3 December 2012 03:24 (twelve years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQt-p_nqhRU

Doctor Casino, Monday, 3 December 2012 03:33 (twelve years ago)

what is the ballot count up to, ahh?

Pillbox, Monday, 3 December 2012 03:35 (twelve years ago)

yeah I would also like to know how many people, in the end, contributed to this COMPLETELY DEFINITIVE list of best-ever theme songs.

Frobisher the (Viceroy), Monday, 3 December 2012 05:15 (twelve years ago)

I have just sent this. Sorry I have been slow - hope it's not too late...

Albert Crampus (NickB), Monday, 3 December 2012 06:22 (twelve years ago)

depends on if you voted for CHiPS or not...

Frobisher the (Viceroy), Monday, 3 December 2012 06:24 (twelve years ago)

oh yeah sure *coughs*

Albert Crampus (NickB), Monday, 3 December 2012 06:34 (twelve years ago)

johnny fever needs to see u out back

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 3 December 2012 06:41 (twelve years ago)

37, including myself.

Still got to input 25, including thinking up my own list.

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 09:04 (twelve years ago)

Standing by a h h, if you need any help as we discussed, but I'm in meetings from now until 5pm UK time please note.

Jeff W, Monday, 3 December 2012 11:04 (twelve years ago)

Its alright man, I'm p behind on all of this anyway.

Count Duckula and Duckula are the same thing, right?

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 11:17 (twelve years ago)

Just 17 to go! And then fun can happen.

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 11:18 (twelve years ago)

One day I'll learn excel...

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 11:18 (twelve years ago)

14 left and just noticed two are running away with it. Whats strange though is that one of them has no #1 votes.

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 11:47 (twelve years ago)

Is it too early to guess one?

Mark G, Monday, 3 December 2012 12:01 (twelve years ago)

Go for it. At the moment there are 8 shows in the top twenty I'm certain I've never seen an episode of and to break the top 100 a show only needs 37 points. Basically I think this could be one of ilx's more leftfield polls (or I just don't know enough TV). (Of course I've got 12 more ballots to go).

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 12:06 (twelve years ago)

Anyone bored, wanting something to do and can play with photoshop want to make some fancy graphics?

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 13:23 (twelve years ago)

i think the fun of this is that it's hard to say what's "leftfield" and what isn't, since there's not really any TV theme song canon, just shows people know and have different opinions and anecdotal evidence of how they're regarded

these markers love soda (some dude), Monday, 3 December 2012 13:33 (twelve years ago)

In terms of doubles and a show I don't know - are Miami Vice and Miami Vice - Crockett's Theme the same thing or seperate?

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 13:41 (twelve years ago)

They're totally different tunes, both by the same composer though

Albert Crampus (NickB), Monday, 3 December 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago)

crockett's theme is horrid btw, og mv theme 4evah

Albert Crampus (NickB), Monday, 3 December 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago)

They're different. No idea why anyone would vote for the main theme when 'Crockett's Theme' rules so hard.

Ismael Klata, Monday, 3 December 2012 13:44 (twelve years ago)

Duckula and Count Duckula are, I'm pretty sure, the same thing.

Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Monday, 3 December 2012 13:44 (twelve years ago)

right you, outside

Ismael Klata, Monday, 3 December 2012 13:44 (twelve years ago)

i am outside

Albert Crampus (NickB), Monday, 3 December 2012 13:46 (twelve years ago)

Cheers.

I think when I roll out shows with multiple voting options, for the top one I'm going to calculate a bit in brackets saying (Show X + Show X 80s Cocaine Version + Show X Suicide Theme would have come #11 with 4999 points).

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 13:48 (twelve years ago)

only about 5 more to go.

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 13:49 (twelve years ago)

ILMs 101 FAVOURITE TV THEMES OF ALL TIME COUNTDOWN FEVER

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 14:42 (twelve years ago)

wait how do you write a youtube url and not have it embed?

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 14:46 (twelve years ago)

What with everything going on I didn't have time to vote in this :(
Crockett's theme is the most nostalgic music EVER, it was on a bank ad in the 80s and then a similar one was in a milk ad.

kinder, Monday, 3 December 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago)

I think you can add an 's' to the url after the http bit e.g.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fI7zm7RXHs

xp

Albert Crampus (NickB), Monday, 3 December 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago)

i.e.e https

Albert Crampus (NickB), Monday, 3 December 2012 14:52 (twelve years ago)

i.e.e?

Albert Crampus (NickB), Monday, 3 December 2012 14:52 (twelve years ago)

cheers!

vote! (a hoy hoy), Monday, 3 December 2012 14:54 (twelve years ago)

the extra E is for BYOE

Ismael Klata, Monday, 3 December 2012 14:59 (twelve years ago)

one month passes...

where is the countdown thread? Alas, i am tired and search didn't find it

Cunga, Tuesday, 8 January 2013 09:12 (twelve years ago)

ILMs 101 FAVOURITE TV THEMES OF ALL TIME COUNTDOWN FEVER

vote! (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 8 January 2013 09:14 (twelve years ago)


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