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Also, (sorry for the tangent) the "intro songs" of tv-series is always wayyy shorter than it used to be.

• bruce511 4y ago
  A) this is a good thing - watching long drawn-out titles is boring. As evidenced by Netflix et al's "skip intro" feature. B) was likely partly driven by the US need to put advertising in everything. Which meant time for the actual program was constrained by broadcast schedules. I feel streaming has liberated producers from rigid length constraints, and also liberated consumers from interruptions. Since we skip-titles anyway, keeping them very short actually means I watch them more often.
  • josefx 4y ago
    > A) this is a good thing - watching long drawn-out titles is boring. Some shows have decent intros that, for the lack of a better word, help set the atmosphere/mood right at the start. You might find it boring, since it is repeated every time, but that is also the reason why shows can put a good amount of production quality and resources into it. > B) was likely partly driven by the US need to put advertising in everything. Which meant time for the actual program was constrained by broadcast schedules. Not only the US and it isn't limited to intros. Over the years I ran into a few broadcasts of movies and shows that ruined the plot by cutting too much of the show itself to make space for ads.
• LanceH 4y ago
  They used to spend more money on the intro so they could shorten the actual show. Now I suspect they just run more ads. There is a great interview out there somewhere about the money they were willing to spend on the Hawaii 5-0 intro/song because it could be used in every show.