Before streaming queues and skip buttons, theme songs were an essential part of the TV experience. They didn’t just open a show — they set the tone, told a story, and in many cases, became just as ...

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If you read Nerdist with any frequency—or you follow me on Twitter—you know that I’ve become rather obsessed with tokusatsu lately. This is the tradition in Japanese film and TV of live-action special ...

The 1980s was a boom time for kid’s TV thanks to an FCC deregulation ruling that allowed series based on toy products. All of a sudden, the floodgates were open and soon G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K., ...

Flat-screen televisions for sale. Image by Wags05 at English Wikipedia - Own work (CC0 1.0) Flat-screen televisions for sale. Image by Wags05 at English Wikipedia - Own work (CC0 1.0) The music that ...

2016 has already been a big year for '80s nostalgia, but leave it to Michael Fassbender to squeeze in one last hilarious dose of like, totally gnarly '80s culture. The Assassin's Creed actor stopped ...

We've been getting theme tunes stuck in our head all day as we've been counting down the greatest kids shows' themes ('70s, '80s and '90s), sitcoms and dramas – but what about all things non-scripted?

The 1980s had many popular anime, but one of the best is Maison Ikkoku, a timeless romance comedy that follows the eccentric residents living in a typical house. This show has a lot of great opening ...

In the TV show theme tune game, there's one genre where you really have to nail that introductory ditty. Soaps. The reason? Well, your viewers are going to be hearing this tune pretty much every day ...