When I think of title sequences that really set the tone, I can’t help but think of The X-Files. It sells the genre so well, and the music is a real ear-worm.
Fringe, considered by some to be The X-Files’ spiritual successor, did a bit more with its opening titles, adapting them as the seasons went by to serve as visual anchors for the viewer. The colours, the text, and even the time style, all told us which story universe this episode was centred around.
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For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…
Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…
