Glee
(Theme song: A song that is identified with a performer, group, or radio or television program. So no, I know there isn't one much at the beginning but we all know it..)
Ah Glee. The phenomenon. The hit. The guilty pleasure. I'm not going to lie, the third season has my toes curled in excitement but I appreciate that the show has many flaws (so many flaws.) Don't get me wrong though, Glee has lots of potential. I mean, including the random musical numbers, season one started with pedophilia homophobia, amputation, drugs, teen pregnancy, fake pregnancy, sex and bullying and all with a dark sense of humour about it all. So Glee, hitting the right notes took all that and threw it away on the same old "who is with who" and "who is gay?" storylines but with musical numbers and now chirpiness. Goddammit. The Glee Theme song is a brilliant acapella beat that is familiar with show choirs and has a brilliant over the top but controlled feel for it. It's certainly different.
True Blood
True Blood is based on a series of vampire books that works around this premise. Vampires and human co-exist and thanks to a new synthetic blood that allows vampires to not go around on murderous rampages (I can tell you all know how that goes.) Not all are monsters and vampire Bill Compton and psychic waitress Sookie. As far as Twilight goes, True Blood brings a bit of both to the ghoulish genre; a little bit of sensitivity and sexiness and then blood and gore. The theme song is by Jace Everett and has the slow south country town blues to capture to air of the series.
Weeds
I'll have to be honest, I've never really watched Weeds but this show theme song comes straight to me from Dannii Martin and listening to it (and the other versions) its pretty ace. Weeds is about Widowed mother of two Nancy. After her husband dies of a heartache, Nancy decides to start illegally selling marijuana to support her children. As the show continues, a lot more illegal activities start coming their way. Weeds is a comedy, a dark one at that, but the theme song is a quaint song that sets an almost ironic tone with "Little Boxes." The original is done by Malvina Reynolds but as the show progresses various artists soon take the role including everyone's favourite singer, Billy Bob Thornton.
Mock The Week
Mock The Week is everyone's favourite quiz show. That is if you live in England. If not, Mock The Week is pretty much like Whose Line Is It Anyway? but it is centered around stand up comedy and the subject is news stories of the week. As they satire topical headlines, they divulged in off the cuff jokes and always, always stuff in a bit of their stand up routine in the most ham handed segue's ever. Still, it is funny and hasn't lost the ball since borderline psychotic Frankie Boyle left the show. The theme song is by The Jam and is called "News Of The World" which is a punk song satire about newspapers and stories. Huh. Apt.
X Files
X Files actually terrified me as a child. I remember going around to peoples houses and being forced to watch it, then crying or screaming in terror. Or never sleeping again. Again. To this days I still remember some of the episodes as Mulder and Scully battle through the FBI solving cases far beyond the realms of this normal world. From Aliens to ghosts to de ja vu (my favourite episode by the way,) X Files dealt with any conspiracy throbbing away on crazy people's tongue. Now, through the whole of this paragraph you instantly had that eerie extra terrestrial whistling in your head. Yep, the theme song that still keeps me up at night. Sweet dreams guys!
Sex And The City
When the Sex and The City movie first came out (that is the first one) the cinema's were packed full of women of all ages. In fact, smoking was banned within a 5 mile radius of any cinema on premiere day due to the amount of toxins from make up harbored in those buildings. As the anticipation rose, when the theme song trilled out of the speakers, a cry of woops and squeals were sounded all over. That is the power of Sex and the City. The television show that made it alright for women to openly talk about sex and men. The show that yet women be in control............of meeting a man. And the theme song is just as cheeky and sassy. You go, girl *finger click*
The Simpsons
Ah, here we go, the entry that is going to make all of you cry at your computer screens; "What are you talking about, Sarah? The Simpsons is a childrens show. At least a family one." To that, I say wrong. Ok, so children love the yellow stained citizens of Springfield and their wacky hijinks. In fact, there is simple humor and slapstick to entertain people of all ages. But as you watch them over again (and over and over) you will son realize that there are more than just a few naughty jokes and dark humour slip in as repeatedly The Simpsons gleefully dance over into the adult territory. I'm not going to explain the theme, it's one of the most famous ones there is from the choir singing the name to Danny Elfman's score. Brilliant.
Family Guy/American Dad!
I've popped these two together because they are the same show. Of course, there are slight differences; the premise is tweaked ever so slightly and one has strained culture references whilst the other is better but no one realizes it (I'll let you fight over that.) Seth McFarlane hit on a right thing and repeated it over and over again. Even the theme songs are similar with a piano beat, the main character singing the song and memorable lyrics that everyone everyone knows. Shall I say much more? No, I'll let the theme songs do the talking.
South Park.
Ah, now the better of the above cartoons. South Park is crude, crass and bloody genius. Of course, South Park has touched on some horrendous subject and has been constantly embroiled in scandal, threats and more. What South Park is though is pure satire on a plate. It is taking the world as we know it and all of are insecurities, brain fails and plays them out as one big joke that people take seriously. South Park creators seem as they are two of those guys who just, seem to get life. The theme song feels inbred and jolly all at the same time. It's a wonderful and toe tapping hoe down.
All The CSI's
The CSI series from the best (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) to the worst (CSI: Miami) is a show that has us all wondering how. It focuses on the seemingly magical scientists who solve all murders ever (in their district) and then show us how they did it. Just like a magician pulling the rabbit out of the hate, its all a crock of lies. For one, real crime scene investigators aren't nearly as sexy and no, not all murders can be solved by one single hair found. But then again CSI is our fantasy and we all like to believe that eventually people will be tracked down and found. Unfortunately, its less impressive than CSI. Still, its all entertainment. They also get the monopoly on theme songs as each of them has there own The Who song. I mean, thats just awesome. And some lovely person has shoved them all in one you tube video. Beautiful.
TTFN
Cookie
That's the last of the TV theme show articles! I hope you enjoyed it. For my next article (list) I will be looking at the best villains and why exactly they are terrifying. Any ideas, email me. Ta.
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