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JON’S TOP 5 SKYLINE TV INTROS
Published: April 29th 2020, 6:01:26 pm
#5: TAXI
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzhwx8aOO0A
Crossing the Triborough bridge (INFRA) with the Manhattan skyline visible to the left
#4: WKRP IN CINCINNATI
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YQvCNLIVydM
Cincinnati — the other Queen City — is not a huge metropolis but as a child it looked so happening and bustling to me. So jealous of any city with a river. Nothing more urban than a tug.
#3: SPENSER FOR HIRE
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TY3xEJ4RxcA
Opening shot of train on bridge crossing the Charles river with Boston skyline is crucial. Bonus points for later rooftop shots and helicopters but nothing is better than a gun battle with a skyline backdrop.
#2: DALLAS
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8sKX3tWaOew
David and I both agree on this one. The multiple frames, the juxtaposition of farm fields to glassy skyscrapers make Dallas look like the most important city in the world.
#1: GOOD TIMES
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s6gNo4-1r6k
This intro featuring the 1970s Chicago skyline is pure anadulterated urban grit. So simple. So smoggy.
BONUS: I almost made STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO my #1 but kept it off my list as it wasn’t a show I personally watched. But PLEASE check it out. Holy hell.