Worst tv show opening theme songs

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by menaceuk

Fringe is awesome. Gets me in the Mood for the show

yep. love the theme song, one of my favorites. the hair on the back of my neck stands up every time i hear it. so awesome

[Agent Bond]

Malcolm In The Middle

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by menaceuk

Friends- Just bugs the hell out of me

I agree--absolutely hate it

[beckmen]

Originally Posted by FrellingFrakker

I'll start. I think the opening theme from Star Trek Enterprise was and still is terrible. It's like the theme for a cheesy drama and doesn't make me think about Star Trek at all.

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Enterprise is maybe my choice for the worst ever. All of the other Treks have have pretty great opening title themes, and here comes Enterprise with Christian Soft Rock. I liked the show, though. Especially when they started doing the mini-arcs.

Also ones that really irritate me:

30 Rock
Scrubs
The King of Queens (seasons 2-9)
Arrested Development
Clerks: The Animated Series
How I Met Your Mother

All of these have me holding the remote for the first few minutes, ready to pounce on a button to end the pain when the opening pops up. They irritate me way, way more than they should. I hate them.

[The Rock]

Originally Posted by beckmen

Enterprise is maybe my choice for the worst ever. All of the other Treks have have pretty great opening title themes, and here comes Enterprise with Christian Soft Rock. I liked the show, though. Especially when they started doing the mini-arcs.

Also ones that really irritate me:

30 Rock
Scrubs
The King of Queens (seasons 2-9)
Arrested Development
Clerks: The Animated Series
How I Met Your Mother

All of these have me holding the remote for the first few minutes, ready to pounce on a button to end the pain when the opening pops up. They irritate me way, way more than they should. I hate them.

I like the AD opening theme its simple and not overdone.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by FrellingFrakker

I'll start. I think the opening theme from Star Trek Enterprise was and still is terrible. It's like the theme for a cheesy drama and doesn't make me think about Star Trek at all.

In fact, sounds like they originally wanted to use the pompous-fanfare ending theme, but that would've made the opening credits feel too much like "Voyager" (a bad, bad show with a good theme and opening), and at that time in the franchise, NO fan wanted to invoke the dreaded V-word.
But faux-Bryan Adams could hardly be called a step up.
(And actually, Scott Bakula is probably the third best captain the Trek franchise ever had, but oh Harriet, that third season... )

In fact, can't think of many classic reruns with bad themes, that's a toughie--
I was going to say "UFO", but even that one's got its own particular 60's cool, albeit doesn't compare to the two Space:1999's.

UFO (Opening Titles) - YouTube

[Scottsdale Saint]

Two and a Half Men...craptastic opening theme, for a show that was pretty watchable at its best. Just hearing it from another room makes me want to yank my eardrums out with a rusty set of pliers.

[zwoodz]

The answer is Smallville.

[Dark Hueso]

smallville takes it

[AndyD]

I used to really like Smallville's but after season 4, it got stale...fast!

Here's some of mine:

Bones (never liked it)
Scrubs
HIMYM
Family Guy

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by andydlp

Family Guy

Oh yes, FG, the one that can't decide whether it wants to be an All in the Family theme nudge, or a Simpsons musical-number parody and (like the series itself) just decides to do whatever occurred to the writers at that brain-synaptic second. Can't leave that one out.
Still, at least it does suggest the tone of the series.

[LordCrumb]

Smallville

Somebody save me! from this theme.

This is what they should have used:

Smallville Season 10 (Fan Made) Trailer.flv - YouTube

[The Apocalypse]

ER, from season 12-15 (except the final episode), when they decided to cut James Newton Howard's epic score and end up with some short terrible crap.