Pierced Musie Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Don't hurt me for this, okay? But I was never a fan of the opening credits and they made me cringe. They still do. Does that make me a bad fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light of the Bay Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 No, but don't you think having an opening set of credits makes the show stand out on its own and have a proper identity? The EastEnders credits, for instance, are iconic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaxland 89 Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 They all made me cringe too. But only the ones made from 2000 onwards. They seemed so much more cheesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie! Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 HA! Not while Lucy Addario is at the helm, that's for sure. Her comments last year on the subject pretty much summed up how insignificant she considers the opening credits to be... I don't agree with her reason of not having the opening credits. The excuse that it allows more screen time for the actual episode is rubbish. Home and Away had opening credits for every single episode for its first 18 years and the show didn't suffer then. So why would it suffer now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sindikatas Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 HA! Not while Lucy Addario is at the helm, that's for sure. Her comments last year on the subject pretty much summed up how insignificant she considers the opening credits to be... I don't agree with her reason of not having the opening credits. The excuse that it allows more screen time for the actual episode is rubbish. Home and Away had opening credits for every single episode for its first 18 years and the show didn't suffer then. So why would it suffer now? I think the credits are cut to make more room for commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc EH Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Lucy says that the credits take up so much screen time but they still have the recap before every episode which sometimes IMO is far too long and not necessary!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACYLIGHTFOOT Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Add up all the shots of scenery and that between scenes too, they could cut some of that and put back the credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light of the Bay Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 They can easily have both. Showing the stunning scenery is a major part of the show IMO. About 10 years ago, they usually had a 40 second recap and a 53 second opening. They can bring back the credits if they want to - there's nothing stopping them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexx Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I've got a feeling Seven have something to do with it too, but I don't see why they wouldn't just tell us if that were the case. If it really is a decision made by the producers, I don't understand it really. Sometimes the recap back in the 90's was only 10-20 seconds long, it's only since 2000 that the recaps became so long. I agree that the most cheesy credits were from 2000-onwards. If they were to bring the credits back and have them like they were in 2006-2007 for example, I'd rather them not bring them back at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACYLIGHTFOOT Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Most TV shows don't bother with opening titles anymore. It's not just H&A. It just seems to be the done thing in TV these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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