Members Marco Dane Posted August 19, 2012 Members Share Posted August 19, 2012 In your opinion which show had the best soap opera opening/theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmaster Errol Posted August 19, 2012 Webmaster Share Posted August 19, 2012 That's really hard. I loved Sunset Beach's two openings, General Hospital's 1990's opening was awesome, and One Life to Live and All My Children had some exciting one's. All the soaps have had good openings, IMO. But in the end, I have to choose All My Children's early 1990's theme. <iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dBnIIrNyRok" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted August 19, 2012 Members Share Posted August 19, 2012 All My Children & Port Charles(early theme) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OLTL_fan Posted August 19, 2012 Members Share Posted August 19, 2012 I liked OLTL & GH's from late 90s to early 2000s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marco Dane Posted August 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2012 Before Peabo theme <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_gHZKWKBvOk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> GH the only open it needs short and to the point <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SdigJMq5Luw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OLTL_fan Posted August 19, 2012 Members Share Posted August 19, 2012 I always like openings that have the cast in them best. Shows in primetime don't do them much anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marco Dane Posted August 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2012 When did soaps start adding characters names to the openings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BingCherry Posted August 19, 2012 Members Share Posted August 19, 2012 I loved it when the theme would start just as the scene was coming to an end at a pivotal moment. That was such a great touch to the AMC theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmaster Errol Posted August 19, 2012 Webmaster Share Posted August 19, 2012 I believe it was in the early 2000's when Y&R began its trashy version to Nadia's theme. Someone correct me if I'm wrong (might be, since I vaguely remember some soap doing it in the 1990's for some reason). <iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9lvrcu-oig4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AllMyDaysatGH Posted August 19, 2012 Members Share Posted August 19, 2012 Any of B&B's themes. I love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmaster Errol Posted August 19, 2012 Webmaster Share Posted August 19, 2012 Sunset Beach did it (at some point) in its original opening from 1997... <iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DI4AswnrAxA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marco Dane Posted August 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2012 which soap had the longest opening to air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted August 19, 2012 Members Share Posted August 19, 2012 Errol, I think that's a foreign version of SuBe's original opening, from a country where it probably aired in primetime. I'm almost positive that they never did cast names in the states. But maybe for a primetime special? Yes, Y&R's "porn opening" was the first to use cast names as Bill Bell hated squish credits and felt his stars' names deserved to be seen. Before that, Rosemary Prinz and Beverlee McKinsey were among the very few to have their names in the opening titles. I have many favorites, but I will concede that Y&R's is the most iconic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted August 19, 2012 Members Share Posted August 19, 2012 GL's Hold on to Love is about :50, and I bet the slow version of My Guiding Light was about as long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmaster Errol Posted August 19, 2012 Webmaster Share Posted August 19, 2012 That's what I thought as I never actually saw that version on TV. Thanks for clearing that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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