Members Khan Posted July 9, 2018 Members Share Posted July 9, 2018 Wow. I'm not sure, but I think even some of the clips included in this version differ from ones used in the credits for the US version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted July 9, 2018 Members Share Posted July 9, 2018 I love the theme too. The music is so essential on this show. The original has an almost perfect pilot episode, which is very rare on network tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteelCity Posted July 9, 2018 Members Share Posted July 9, 2018 2000 Malibu Road had a GREAT open, it makes me think about what the Knots Landing opening would have been if it was around later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted July 9, 2018 Members Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) Please register in order to view this content I love that "winter wind," as I like to think of it, that sometimes started off Y&R's theme in the mid-80's. Re: Ryan's Hope. All their openings make me want to go out and buy orange juice. I would've hoped they updated the music somewhat by the mid-80's. Edited July 9, 2018 by Gray Bunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members depboy Posted July 9, 2018 Members Share Posted July 9, 2018 Although I wasn’t a huge fan of Loving, I am a fan of murder mysteries and the Loving murders opening perfectly set the mood for the episodes when a character was murdered. Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soaplovers Posted July 9, 2018 Members Share Posted July 9, 2018 I think you're right. I happened upon the third season credits in both the US and french versions.. and the Abby clips were different (in the US one.. Abby's in a swimsuit and being sexy... in the french one.. she's doing the mom thing in her clips)... plus, kenny and ginger each have separate clips, not merged together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beebs Posted July 10, 2018 Members Share Posted July 10, 2018 I always loved the final LOL opening, sorry if it's already been posted. Simple but very grand. I could see it having been used, in some variation, for many years had the show kept running. Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 10, 2018 Members Share Posted July 10, 2018 Home & Away. Cheesy but still good and it draws you in - very much like Australian soaps in those years. Please register in order to view this content I also liked the early '00s update. They no longer have credits, which tells you all you need to know about what the show has become. Neighbours has had a number of very unfortunate updates to their theme tune in recent years, but I always really liked this one - both the image and the vocals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted July 10, 2018 Members Share Posted July 10, 2018 I can’t embed an appropriate video at this moment, but I have to bring up the classic Aussie soap NUMBER 96, which began each episode with no music but just a shot of the titular apartment building a quick zoom in on which part of the building in which the episode’s action would begin. Perfect, and then of course it had a very swinging 70s theme that ran over the closing credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members te. Posted July 10, 2018 Members Share Posted July 10, 2018 It was actually still on air at that time - 2000 Malibu Road aired in late summer of 1992, Knots didn't finish until spring 1993... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteelCity Posted July 10, 2018 Members Share Posted July 10, 2018 Nice just meant that it would have been a nice natural progression of the mid 80s theme. I would have liked it more than the sand castle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LondonScribe Posted July 10, 2018 Members Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) I still remember when they first made the switch to this Neighbours theme (I think in 1992) there was such a backlash, but I always really liked it. Though I always liked the title style that originally went with it. It was like an envelope or postbox. Edited July 10, 2018 by UK LAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikelyons Posted July 16, 2018 Members Share Posted July 16, 2018 This theme is really one of the best, underrated soap openings. It's quiet, majestic, moody, and quite perfect. No huge histrionics, just a beautiful way to introduce a show. The full theme is on my iPhone and I listen to it whenever I need a breather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scrapple Posted July 17, 2018 Members Share Posted July 17, 2018 The Eighties spinning globe intro to ATWT was my favorite. It was a perfect hook from the intro scenes.The intros after that were a hodgepodge that ranged from pretty-but-boring to meaningless fanfare. Eight pages of this thread and nobody posted Dark Shadows? (I would, but I don't know how!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteelCity Posted July 17, 2018 Members Share Posted July 17, 2018 I genuinely love this opening! It's simple, but it's really the perfect soap opening! I would love to see how it would have evolved had it stayed on the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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