Poll: Memorable Spoken Word Intros to TV Shows

Results of 1,006 votes:

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   Star Trek (1966)

    

   and Star Trek: The Next Generation Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year/continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life an…
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   Adventures of Superman (1952)

    

   Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! Yes, it's Superman, strang…
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   The A-Team (1983)

    

   In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade into the Los Angeles underground. Toda…
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   Arrested Development (2003)

    

   Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together. It’s Arrested Development.
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   Person of Interest (2011)

    

   You are being watched. The government has a secret system, a machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it. I designed the machine to detect acts of terror but it sees e…
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   The Outer Limits (1963)

    

   There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture... You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reache…
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   Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

    

   In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squ…
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   Law & Order (1990)

    

   In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. The…
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   Castle (2009)

    

   There are two kinds of folk who sit around and think about how to kill people - psychopaths and mystery writers. I'm the kind that pays better
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    My Name Is Earl (2005)

     

    You know the kind of guy who does nothing but bad things and then wonders why his life sucks? Well, that was me. Every time something good happened to me, something bad was always waiting around the c…
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    Charlie's Angels (1976)

     

    Once upon a time there were three little girls who went to the police academy. And they were each assigned very hazardous duties. But I took them away from all that. And now they work for me. My name …
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    Knight Rider (1982)

     

    Knight Rider, a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a…
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    Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)

     

    In the time of ancient gods, warlords, and kings a land in toil cried out for a hero. She was Xena – a mighty princess...forged in the heat of battle. The power, the passion, the danger. Her courage w…
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    Highlander (1992)

     

    He is immortal, born in the Highlands of Scotland, 400 years ago. He is not alone. There are others like him. Some good, some evil. For centuries, he has battled the forces of darkness, with holy grou…
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    Quantum Leap (1989)

     

    Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror imag…
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    The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)

     

    We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better...stronger...faster.
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    Once Upon a Time (2011)

     

    There is a town in Maine. Where every story book character you’ve ever known is trapped between two worlds. Victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break her spell.
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    Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

     

    Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry, the two most successful outlaws in the history of the west. And in all the trains and banks they robbed, they never shot anyone. This made our two latter day Robin Hoods …
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    Leverage (2008)

     

    "The rich and powerful take what they want; we steal it back for you. We provide... Leverage.
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    The Odd Couple (1970)

     

    On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence; that request came from his wife. Deep down, he knew she was right, but he also knew that some day he would return t…
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    The Avengers (1961)

     

    Extraordinary crimes against the people and the state have to be avenged by agents extraordinary. Two such people are John Steed, top professional, and his partner Emma Peel, talented amateur - otherw…
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    Dragnet (1951)

     

    Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to see is true. Names have been changed to protect the innocent.
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    Hart to Hart (1979)

     

    This is my boss, Jonathan Hart - a self-made millionaire. He's quite a guy. This is Mrs. H. She's gorgeous. She's one lady who knows how to take care of herself. By the way, my name is Max. I take car…
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    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)

     

    This is the story of a time long ago, a time of myth and legend. When the ancient gods were petty and cruel, and they plagued mankind with suffering. Only one man dared to challenge their power: Hercu…
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    Tales from the Darkside (1983)

     

    Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality. But...there is, unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real, but not as brightly lit...a Darkside.
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    Kung Fu (1972)

     

    Your tread must be light and sure, as though your path were upon rice paper. It is said, a Shaolin priest can walk through walls. Looked for...he can not be seen. Listened for...he can not be heard. T…
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    La Femme Nikita (1997)

     

    I was falsely accused of a hideous crime and sentenced to life in prison. One night I was taken from my cell to a place called Section One, the most covert anti-terrorist group on the planet. Their en…
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    The Pretender (1996)

     

    There are Pretenders among us. Geniuses with the ability to become anyone they want to be. In the 1960s, a corporation know as the Center isolated a young Pretender named Jarod and exploited his geniu…
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

     

    In New York City's war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Major Case Squad. These are their stories.
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    Unforgettable (2011)

     

    My name is Carrie Wells. Only a few people in the world have the ability to remember everything. I'm one of them.
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    Private Benjamin (1981)

     

    Hi, I'm Judy Benjamin. My parents gave me everything: clothes, cars, money, everything that is except a purpose in life. Daddy thought I was fine the way I was. Mother thought I just needed a husband.…
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    Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)

     

    In the criminal justice system, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty, either by confession, plea bargain or trial by jury. This is one of those trials.
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    Law & Order: LA (2010)

     

    In the City of Los Angeles, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are …
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    Law & Order: UK (2009)

     

    In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime, and the Crown Prosecutors who prosecute the offenders. These …