The original post: /r/television by /u/dbcanuck on 2025-05-01 13:02:15.
Been binging some old 1990s and early 2000s TV series recently. Had a major flashback to tuning in on a Friday night and thinking I was late or the TV station started midway through – the cold open to Star Trek: TNG S5 ep18 “Cause and Effect”.
Cheers always had short jokes to open the episodes, and they always felt like you were slipping on a comfortable shoe. Perfect way to establish immersion.
And of course episode 1 of the final season of Breaking Bad. Whistling away in the desert, working on a machine gun leaving the diner and opening the trunk to his car…