View Full Version : Favorite opening narration?
danderson400 12-05-2018, 08:17 PM I'll go with the soap opera The Doctors. There would be a "teaser" prologue scene, after which the title of the show appeared in plain white Futura Bold Condensed type over the scene as announcer Mel Brandt said, "and now, The Doctors, dedicated to the brotherhood of healing." This includes a sponsor tag and commercial for Fab detergent.
Co_NVUy5YnQ
Also add The Price is Right- Either Johnny or Rod going "Here it comes! television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes, the fabulous 60-minute Price is Right! Insert contestant names), COME ON DOWN! You are the first four contestants on The Price is Right! And now here's the star of The Price is Right, Bob Barker/Drew Carey!"
Another World- the interlocking rings come into focus as Bill Wolff announces "And now, the continuing story of Another World."
tOgUn3Z1wnE
AMackII 12-05-2018, 10:25 PM Match Game(The 1973 to 1982 era with Gene Rayburn) - “Get Ready to Match The Stars...”
treky 12-06-2018, 02:23 AM THE FUGITIVE-"THE NAME: DR. RICHARD KIMBLE, THE DESTINATION: DEATH ROW, STATE PRISON. THE IRONY: RICHARD KIMBLE HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY. MOMENTS AFTER FINDING HIS WIFES BODY, HE WAS ARRESTED, TRIED AND CONVICTED OF HER MURDER. NOW HE PONDORS HIS FATE AS HE LOOKS AT THE WORLD FOR THE LAS TIME...AND SEES ONLY...DARKNESS. BUT IN THAT DARKNESS, FATE STRIKES ITS HUGE HAND!"
And in the color episodes-"THE FUGITIVE...STARING DAVID JANSENN AS DR. RICHARD KIMBLE...AN INNOCENT VICTIM OF BLIND JUSTICE...FALSLEY CONVICTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE...REPREAVED BY FATE WHEN A TRAIN WRECK FREED HIM ON ROUTE TO THE DEATH HOUSE...FREED HIM...TO RUN AND HIDE...TO CHANGE HIS IDENTITY...TO TOIL AT MANY JOBS...FREED HIM TO RUN...FROM THE RELENTLUS PURSUIT OF THE POLICE LT. OBBSESSED WITH HIS CAPTURE."
bmasters9 12-06-2018, 06:51 AM Lionel Stander (as Max, at the top of Hart to Hart): "This is my boss: Jonathan Hart, a self-made millionaire-- he's quite a guy." (Robert Wagner billed)
"This is Mrs. H-- she's gorgeous; she's one lady who knows how to take care of herself." (Stefanie Powers billed)
"By the way, my name is Max." (Lionel Stander's character drives towards the camera, and Lionel is billed)
"I take care of both of them, which ain't easy, 'cause when they met, it was murder!"
(Red heart appears from between the Harts' cars, zooms in, and brings forth Hart to Hart title on a red background)
_4gS9yDvOeA
danderson400 12-21-2018, 12:19 AM A few more...
"Today, (celebrity name) bids for prizes with these contestants on The Price is Right! This portion brought to you today by (sponsors). And now, here is your host on The Price is Right, Bill Cullen!"
"From (Television City in) Hollywood, it's everybody's game of strategy, knowledge & fun. It's (The New) Tic Tac Dough! And now, here's our host, Wink Martindale!"
"Today/This week, we're offering/one of our contestants/players will win (insert two/three prizes), and a trip to (insert trip). And continue a journey toward a fortune in cash and prizes, including (insert car or other vehicle) and $50,000 in cash. In total, over $100,000 on… (echoing) Sale of the Century! And now, here's the star of our/the show, Jim Perry!"
"From (Television City in) Hollywood, here's the game where knowledge is king, and lady luck is queen. It's The Joker's Wild! And now, here's the host of the show, Jack Barry!"
"From Universal Studios in Hollywood, the Samuel Goldwyn Company Presents: American Gladiators! Selected from a nationwide search, 20 men and women have come to Hollywood to challenge our force of American Gladiators, for a single honor, to become American Gladiators champions...... now here are your American Gladiators, Gemini, Lace, Nitro, Gold, Laser, Blaze, Thunder, Ice, Turbo, & Diamond...... The host for American Gladiators, Mike Adamle and his co-host Larry Csonka!"
Edward216 12-21-2018, 01:29 AM Patrick Stewart narrating at the beginning of every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It starts out, "Space, the final frontier..."
factsoflife 12-22-2018, 12:59 AM "Like sands through the hour glass, so are the days of our lives"- Days of Our Lives (daytime soap opera).
You're travelling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead - your next stop, the Twilight Zone!
Buffyboy323 12-22-2018, 08:24 PM Patrick Stewart narrating at the beginning of every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It starts out, "Space, the final frontier..."
This was the first one to pop into my head. It’s also my favorite.
stevea 12-22-2018, 09:31 PM Patrick Stewart narrating at the beginning of every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It starts out, "Space, the final frontier..."
The William Shatner original version is classic, also.
mcphert1 12-22-2018, 10:12 PM Faster than a speeding bullet...more powerful than a locomotive...able to leap buildings in a single bound....etc
KurtfromPitts 01-02-2019, 01:24 PM "The Story You Are About To See Is True...The Names Have Been Changed To Protect The Innocent".-Dragnet
stevea 01-02-2019, 03:04 PM "And now, live from New York, for the 876th and last time, let's meet our What's My Line panel..." (9/3/1967)
|