I like fade to black (with background score still playing) then show credit, Law & Order "Created by Dick Wolf" style. Case & point: Y&R It was nice and dramatic.

Maybe my favorite: Fade into show logo is another good way, a la Days of Our Lives spinning hourglass closer 1990s.

Freeze frames, beat, then show credits on the frozen frame are cool. Dynasty and Dallas in particular.

Edited February 14, 20223 yr by ironlion

I liked Y&R’s fade to black and producer credits too. 
 

I loved GH’s end credits from the ‘90s:

 

And GL’s end credits with the still shots of the cast in alphabetical order. I was also disappointed when they skipped those credits and just had the GL logo. It was also so weird when they ended with Kim Zimmer instead of Michael Zaslow.

 

4 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

I liked Y&R’s fade to black and producer credits too. 
 

I loved GH’s end credits from the ‘90s:

 

GH still image was lovely, plus the sax music was very nineties!

Edited February 14, 20223 yr by ironlion

1 hour ago, Faulkner said:

 

 

Kurt McKinney's still shot: "I swear to you, I don't know where I left my shirt!".

2 minutes ago, Khan said:

Kurt McKinney's still shot: "I swear to you, I don't know where I left my shirt!".

LOL. He was gorgeous, but I hated Matt so much.

That slowed-down version of the theme makes me verklempt.

It's Y&R for me, i love freeze frames for big moments like Val chasing after her baby on Knots Landing.

Also, B&B introduced a vocal version performed by Dionne Warrick over scenic beauty shots.

https://youtu.be/4k3HEWljWuk

On 2/12/2022 at 10:33 PM, Paul Raven said:

It was always cool when EON, SFT and Y&R would play the vocal version of the theme over the end credits.

I remember Search did these fairly often in the late 70's but for the others it was quite rare.

I wonder why and when the vocal theme was used?

 

This is how you end a Christmas episode for a soap. Having the characters pose for a family photo while  looking directly in the camera. Perhaps one of the many things that endeared me to Pine Valley and Agnes Nixons creations. Then the credits begin to roll with Christmas carolers singing in the background.  

Since Eastenders was mentioned…

It’s a feature of all the British soaps. Most shows, in fact. A beat of feature that takes the show into the credits.

 

Hollyoaks is slightly different as it neatly always has a post-credit scene.

Edited February 21, 20223 yr by LondonScribe

I like that the UK primetime soaps have pretty much maintained their themes (sometimes with different arrangements and visuals) as their series evolved. The U.S. shows always wanted to repackage themselves, which so often reeked of desperation. 

2 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

I like that the UK primetime soaps have pretty much maintained their themes (sometimes with different arrangements and visuals) as their series evolved. The U.S. shows always wanted to repackage themselves, which so often reeked of desperation. 

Indeed. The only thing that has remained consistent about our soaps are their themes.

The only soap that has kept the exact same theme and arrangement is 22 year old daytime soap, Doctors.

 

 

  

1 hour ago, victoria foxton said:

 

  

It wasn’t bad. But Brits don’t take all that well to change, so that theme only lasted a year. I remember that period very well.