Comments on: Five Crucial TV Theme Songs Missing From Josh Groban’s Emmy Montage

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:32:24 +0000

@futurehorse: Man, Polaris. I actually own their "Music from Pete & Pete" disc and I love it. Good jangly garage pop.

By: MrStarhead

MrStarhead — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:01:35 +0000

You got the disc? I got the three-track cassingle which came in a box of cereal. Seriously.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:48:41 +0000

Why hasn't anyone mentioned CHEERS!? I know they played 2 or 3 notes of it at the very end and showed a picture of the outside of the bar but come on! He didn't even sing one word of it. He should've sang that whole song! It's one of the most famous and singable tv themes of all time!!

And I agree with the Monkees too!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:34:58 +0000

Woke Up this Morning- do I even need to say what that's from at this point? Hasn't it represented one of the most influential (if not the most influential) series in modern TV? I think that excluding that song represented just one more of the glaring omissions that seemed to reach into every corner of those awards.

Now, a song like Way Down in the Hole would also have been nice, but nobody watched that show anyway, least of all Emmy voters (apparently).

By: DeeW

DeeW — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:40:52 +0000

Why does Groban anger me? The first time I heard him, I nearly broke the television with the remote.

I just can't explain it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:23:14 +0000

Catchy song from the best TV show ever, The Prisoner:

By: futurehorse

futurehorse — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:04:48 +0000

What about "Hey Sandy" from Pete and Pete?

By: Ned Raggett

Ned Raggett — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:28:48 +0000

@Mike P.: That said, I would've been thrilled to see this one in there.

If only Man or Astroman? could have cameoed.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:00:36 +0000

@Mike P.: or Taxi?

By: Mike P.

Mike P. — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:34:27 +0000

I would’ve also liked it if the band played a bit of the sad piano music from The Incredible Hulk.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:16:14 +0000

Also:

I've just wasted almost an hour watching 80s theme songs. I hate Youtube.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:09:33 +0000

@Maura Johnston: Saved By The Bell. I thought about including "My Secret Identity", too.

By: Mike P.

Mike P. — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:02:32 +0000

I also thought the Groban thing was a train wreck. Really glad I decided to start drinking at the start of it.

That said, I would've been thrilled to see this one in there.

By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:52:59 +0000

@Thierry: What's that last one? It's not available in the States.

I would have also accepted:

By: Thierry

Thierry — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:50:19 +0000

I'm surprised he didn't do WKRP or Welcome Back, Kotter, or even Family Ties...or these:

- The Greatest American Hero

- The Fall Guy (for my money one of the five greatest intros of all time)

- Dukes of Hazzard

I would have also accepted this:

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:44:45 +0000

Cartman was great, Weezy…not so much.

By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:35:13 +0000

@silkyjumbo: This seems like as good as any a place to put this little gem, which I found last week:

By: silkyjumbo

silkyjumbo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:22:04 +0000

as i watched the josh groban train wreck (which was the 2nd best thing on the show), i thought, "he better do..."

then i thought, "well, he should at least attempt..."

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:19:11 +0000

i'm surprised there were no cracks at the seinfeld or arrested development themes.

i enjoyed this performance quite a bit. i'm no fan of groban's but it was nice to actually see him enjoy himself and demonstrate that he actually had a sense of humour.