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Hi, everyone. I got a suggestion that you all might appreciate these, so I'm gonna post them.

I decided to challenge myself earlier this year with a unconventional comedy project. Five days a week for about four months straight I rewrote/re-imagined a different TV theme song from scratch every day. I burned out at #69.

If I didn't know anything about the show, I just read the Wikipedia page and did my best to make something funny.

If I did know the show/theme, I did my best to just forget what the real theme actually was and intentionally messed up details from the show. If there was no theme, I just made one anyway.

When the song was done, I fit it to the real opening footage which produced some pretty fun/surreal results. I never watched any of the intros until the song was done, however, so the combination was always a surprise.

Many random people on YouTube have found my videos by mistake, but they all have the HBO intro regardless of what the network actually is (just a consistency thing I thought was funny/made it obvious that something was amiss). Gawker suddenly featured my project this week and it has started spreading from there (http://internet.gawker.com/i-cant-stop-watching-these-bizarro-world-tv-show-openin-1678045055). I've since done three more themes (Seinfeld/Too Many Cooks/Oz).

Anyhow, I hope you enjoy them. All the lyrics are in the YouTube descriptions.

Here is the full playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEX71GsQiGMo9tjHUNtklMvzVgDqHCFSP

Some Highlights:

Friends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0nOtTPPJnU
The Simpsons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb574xupgNQ
True Detective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--1FfzHsEaU
Full House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onRN8Q3jn40
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja5sMF_UNyU
Doug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC1yzpsBAN8
Malcolm in the Middle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqE5TFhLpA4

>> No.52787961

this is bready funny man, but fuck gawker

>> No.52787994

what the fuck is going on lol

>> No.52788011

>>52787127
I could see you getting picked by Adult Swim, not even kidding

>> No.52788040

Holy shit this is great

>> No.52788042

cool stuff

>> No.52788098

OP are you going to keep making these? I'm going to subscribe if so.

>> No.52788131

hahahaha

>> No.52788156

"murder your whole family, its the only way" GENIUS. good job op

>> No.52788157

The Office intro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXZuqlKzQXA

>> No.52788165

These are great, OP.

>>so 80's

>> No.52788193

The Twin Peaks one is my favourite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d69_5ftW0eM

>> No.52788221

yes, i will most likely continue doing them periodically forever. no guarantees, but i said i quit back in august and i've already done three more in the last week. and thank you everyone!

>> No.52788276

yeah, i'm fucking loving these
good job op!

please never tell anybody apart from 4chan about it though. i love the idea of no one knowing where the fuck these come from

>> No.52788282

>>52788156

haha what one is that from

>> No.52788324

oh my god the x files one is superb i am lolling out loud here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Oe0gHghdlk

>> No.52788338

These are all really good, so far Twilight Zone is my favorite. I really like the idea of someone randomly finding this looking for the actual opening for a TV show. Great job OP.

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52788382

great job op

fuckin Content

>> No.52788459

oh, people definitely randomly find these and get pissed, even though the hbo logo is on every goddamn one. very weird that people would forget the network of their favorite shows of all time. :)

>> No.52788460

Haha these are great, I saw the Norm Show one when Norm Macdonald tweeted about it

>> No.52788548

>>52787127
op what is your favourite synth pop album of all time

pls respond

>> No.52788582

game of thrones one is legitimately better than the original

>> No.52788593

>>52788282
Malcolm In The Middle.

>> No.52788620

>>52787127
>>52787127
These are really great OP. Such an awesome idea.

They kind of sound like if Ween watched Too Many Cooks one too many times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s492PMdIaJs

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>>52787127
this is some motherfucking sperg shit
but it's really great
thread of the year

>> No.52788669

This is really really funny holy shit

>> No.52788697

Seriously OP please never stop making these.

>> No.52788702

is this post vaporwave

>> No.52788712

>>52788324
holy shit OP is a god

>> No.52788724

coolest thing anyone on /mu/ has ever done

>> No.52788730

SCRUBS
SCRUBS
SCRUBS
ZAAAAACCCHHH BRRRAAAFFFF

>> No.52788741

OP, you rock. Could you please make one for Star Trek TNG and Star Trek DS9? Or any Star Trek.

Much love,

Anon

>> No.52788756

The Cheers one sounds like it could be a lost Sparklehorse song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1RgufyuOUE

>> No.52788761

>>52788548

not sure that i have a favorite purely synth pop album from start to finish. i like cut copy a lot, and tesla boy's "spirit of the night" was one of the first synth pop songs that excited me. m83's "kim and jessie" was also one of my favorites.

i liked anoraak a lot early on, along with sally shapiro and chromeo. i'm more likely to like individual synth pop tracks than whole albums. but if i had to pick a full album, it would probably be something by cut copy.

>> No.52788786

http://youtu.be/GtUF2PtFcME

Rugraaaaaaaats
Don't change for anyooooooooooooone

>> No.52788826

this is hilarious

>> No.52788831

>>52788761
> Chromeo

Aww yiss

>> No.52788844

>>52788741
somebody just requested Star Trek: Enterprise a couple of days ago. will that one work?

>> No.52788862

do breaking bad

>> No.52788880

>>52788862
something like this. A recent, popular show would garner a lot of attention.

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52788906

> The Sopranos one

Holy shit Im dying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1bt4tJvnd0

>> No.52788934

>>52788862
This. It'd become a pretty big hit.

>> No.52788940

Scrubs, L O S T and True Detective are favorites so far

>> No.52788951

I think the theme to My Life As a Teenage Robot would work perfect for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tp_uDPCRY8

I guess mute your audio if you don't want to hear the theme first.

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52788956

dude, you need to get this shit up on bandcamp

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52788972

>>52788786
YOUUUUUVEEE GOTTT TO BEEEEE STROOOOONNNGG

>> No.52789028

>>52788761
>tesla boy

i like this

>> No.52789033

OP you are my newest favourite channel on Youtube, thank you for this.

>> No.52789058

I'M COMING FOR YOUR THRONE

>> No.52789100

>>52788862
i will do it, but i had the same idea for game of thrones and it's still not gotten nearly the attention that certain older shows have (i.e. the wonder years and malcolm in the middle).

i think the audiences of those shows are more likely to seek out the themes than the newer crowds, presumably due to nostalgia.

>> No.52789118

The X Man sounds like its sung by Macho Man Randy Savage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmGMzeLjWmg

>> No.52789140

>>52788956

that was gonna be my next step, but i've still been a little unsure of whether or not they'll "work" without the video footage. opinions?

>> No.52789151

I'm getting a real Chromeo synth pop vibe from a lot of these. This is golden.

>> No.52789177

>>52789100
Have you considered doing new theme songs for shows you've already done as they change seasons and opening footage?

>> No.52789184

>>52789100
how about the wire?

the wire????

>> No.52789185

IT'S A BIG BANG THEORY
REACH FOR THE STAAAARS
AWOOOOOOOO-OOOOOO

>> No.52789190

>>52788844
I mean, its theme is pretty memeable ("It's been a loooonng rooooadd getting from there to herrre") but it would perhaps be more amusing to do a less memetastic one.

>> No.52789205

>>52789140
Your predicament reminds me of Tonetta releasing albums. Seems to work well for him even without his videos. I know it's not the same, but the videos are a pretty big part of his music and he seems to do okay without them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO_u-EkJZ8E

>> No.52789215

>>52789140
They really nicely made and recorded tracks, dude, I think you'll find a cult following for people who enjoy your stuff as it is, as long as your Bandcamp album treats it like a legitimate compilation of popular television theme tunes and runs with the gag through that too.

>> No.52789224

>>52789140
I really think you should just leave them on youtube unexplained and that's it. The second you try and get internet famous off them the mystery and appeal will disappear.

>> No.52789234
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>>52787127
This is fucking amazing, OP

>> No.52789282

Thread of the year 2015

>> No.52789285

lel, the mad men one is blocked for copyright infringement

>> No.52789318
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52789318

> this thread

It's like the gift I've been waiting for all my life but never realised I needed.

>> No.52789330

>>52789285
i'm gonna repost it with fucked up video, gimme a few minutes. i meant to do that earlier.

>> No.52789349

>>52789318
Also do a reggae Powerpuff Girls, OP

>> No.52789367

sanford and son is amazing

>> No.52789428

Please sticky best thread of 2015.

>> No.52789460

OP have you also shared your work on /tv/ yet? They'll get a real kick out of this too.

>> No.52789474

Holy fuck the Doug intro is hilarious.

>> No.52789490

Darkwing Duck is glorious

>> No.52789495

>>52789349
i would like to see this too

>> No.52789616

>>52789495

i'll most likely give it a shot. in the meantime, have my reggae iced coffee anthem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahyQL-OW0zU

>> No.52789694

>>52789616
Man, this is really like something Ween would've done, this is awesome

>> No.52789763

>>52789460
OP, do this and get more views.

>> No.52789837

>>52789763
i did that last week, but the response was pretty small. should i do it again?

>> No.52789866

>>52789837
I'd say try it again, there's bound to be people on /tv/ who get the humour and appreciate the sorta-covers of their favourite tv shows.

>> No.52789949

best thing i've seen all week

>> No.52789973

>>52789866
k, i'll do it. mad men is live again, btw.

>> No.52790002

Good going OP, the Lost theme is GOAT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOlEm0SUpc4

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52790078

>80 posts
>25 IPs
so much fucking samefag in this thread

the songs are ok but not LE GODLY THREAD OF THE YEAR XDXD

>> No.52790108

>>52790002
I really enjoyed this one too

>> No.52790123

>>52788040
>>52788042
>>52788098
>>52788131
>>52788669
>>52788724
>>52788741
>>52788826
>>52789033
>>52789151
>>52789282
>>52789428
>>52789949

>>52790078
correct

>> No.52790131

>>52790078
Nobody's denying that they've posted multiple times in the thread anon

I've been posting lyrics from some of my favourite ones i've come across so far

I think what excites a lot of us about this is that it's some guy making original content that's actually all in good fun.

>> No.52790137

>>52790078
calm down like do you give that much of a fuck?

>> No.52790161

>>52790123

yeah i hate when people like something more than i like something, too. it means they're wrong.

>> No.52790169

>>52790078
> a thread by a guy making OC
> it's not a DG thread, a Kpop general or waifu bullshit

There's no way of pleasing some people

>> No.52790197

this is by far the best fucking response i've gotten from any community where i've ever posted anything of mine. so thank you. i'm gonna definitely make you some tracks/themes.

>> No.52790198

>>52790078
>>52790123
Do we really need to turn this into a shit-flinging competition because you come off like the spoilt kid who can't accept other people liking something they don't? Fucking grow up.

>> No.52790205

>>52790161
>like something more than i like something
hey champ i'm not the one that made more than a dozen identical posts

>> No.52790222

>>52790197
Godspeed, m8. Your work is great. Not keen on the site myself but if you can post your work on the sub-reddits that focus on TV shows and music then you might also get quite a positive response. I've been sharing your work so far tonight with a few of my friends because I know they'll get a kick out of it too.

>> No.52790290

>>52790197
it's good shit, op.
keep up the work!

>> No.52790334

>>52787127
would download if you putt all these up on bandcamp

>> No.52790391

Teenage Mutant Turtles is really fucking good

>> No.52790444
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>>52787127
>tfw listening to remakes of tv-show intros at 3 in the morning
These are fucking great, though. Can you remake the Rome theme song?

>> No.52790452

>>52789224

i kind of agree with your statement, but i'm also hoping to get somewhere professionally with all this. i made the first 69 for basically no one except my existing small youtube fanbase, but i kept going anyway.

and it's really fucking exciting that people care/are acting like they care about these damn things.

idk, i think my sense of humor is probably too niche/too vulgar/too whatever to get mass approval, even if i can get more publicity for this.

i mean, the sister sister one is basically about incest. so yeah, cult following is probably the most optimistic goal.

>> No.52790548

>>52790452
it's funny with the videos, but a lot of these are actually really great songs that i'd love to have on my iPod. i think you should make a bandcamp

>> No.52790651

>>52790548
oh, i'm definitely gonna do it. i've got so much other music i can't wait to share with you guys too.

>> No.52790743

>>52790651
awesome man. make sure to let us know when it's up. and keep up the good work

>> No.52790853

>>52790452
I'm this guy: >>52788011
I seriously think you COULD be found by Adult Swim because your music and humour is the sort of thing they usually run with.

>> No.52790929

>>52790853
thanks, buddy. i would absolutely love that. no clue how to actually make the connection, but i'll keep working at it.

>> No.52791114

>>52787127
They aren't bad, but your lyrical formula and song structures seem to be really generic.

"show title
*random descriptive sentence about the show A*
show title
*random descriptive sentence about the show B*"

>> No.52791252

kek

>> No.52791314

>>52791114

i mean, maybe it's lazy or something, but that's kind of the charm/joke for some people.

i also wrote themes for like 40 shows that i've never even seen a single episode of, too, so there's a lot of different factors to consider here.

>> No.52791328

these are fucking great OP, awesme thread

>> No.52791962

this is post-vaporwave

>> No.52792037

>>52791314
You should compile these into an album and put it on bandcamp or something man, these are really good

>> No.52792234

>>52792037
thank you! i'm gonna spend a little time remastering each one and then do that ASAP.

>> No.52792298

>>52787127
I just lol'd for like a full minute at the freinds one.
Well done
>rachelmonicapheobejoey

>> No.52792422

>>52788193
Actually sounds like pretty twin peaksy music

>> No.52792669

I'm dying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bTSpyNwSuI

>> No.52792729

>Dat dislike bar on your Seinfeld video
Makes it even funnier

>> No.52792884

Solid Guitar Lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLOHB-W9_zI

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>>52787127
>not making a breaking bad or the wire one

>> No.52793238

>>52787127
you realize in the simpsons bart is the son and homer is the dad? its not backwards as a joke is it?

>> No.52793449

>>52793238
it is backward as a joke, yes.

>> No.52795146

new microgenre 2k15: telewave

>> No.52795166

Don't be a fucking loser, Doug.

>> No.52795208

>>52787127
Do rocket power and make it about shoobies

>> No.52795232

>>52787127
>Don't fuckin' screw this up, Doug

that reminded me of Dilbert 3

>> No.52795255

>>52793238
>If I did know the show/theme, I did my best to just forget what the real theme actually was and intentionally messed up details from the show.
lrn2read

>> No.52795344

>>52795232
i love cboyardee, btw.

>> No.52795468

I'd love to hear a Sifl and Olly theme song but I know that will never happen.

>> No.52795533

>>52792884
2avantgarde4me

>> No.52795644

cringe general?

>> No.52795760

dude, these are fucking amazing
it's like you're Weens little brother
hilarious but amazing variety and actually solid music

thank you
is there anywhere you put these people can download them? I can see this being flavor of the month for me

>> No.52795973

>>52788011
>>52790853
>>52790929

You would compose god-tier Adult Swim buffer/incidental music.

>> No.52796128

>>52792884
This was fucking beautiful OP. Sharing your stuff now.

>> No.52796184

Doug is killing me.

By the way, the video descriptions are pretty funny as well.

>> No.52796315

>>52795760
thank you! if you've got any favorites right now, i'll host 'em and just send you links to mp3s. gonna be a little bit until i remaster and throw them up on bandcamp.

thanks to the rest of you, too. you're all great.

>> No.52796319

Are You Afraid of The Dark was surprisingly feelsy.

>> No.52796707

some of these remind me of frank zappa's baby snakes

>> No.52797302

>>52796707
punky's whips is my fav.

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