The idea for this post came to me in a dream. I take dreams seriously. So in alphabetical order, here are my ten favorite title sequences ever:

1. Dawson's Creek - specifically season two
Look how young and cute they are! They're just chilling on the beach, goofing off, nbd. And that song! Whenever I hear Paula Cole's I Don't Want to Wait on the radio (almost exclusively on easy rock stations), I just can't help but sing along.

2. Dexter - link
The concept was just too clever and it was executed perfectly. I don't even have anything more to say about it. I think it speaks for itself.

3. Freaks and Geeks - link
It introduced viewers to the characters in a funny way. And the show didn't last long enough for the opening to get annoying and repetitive...

4. Friends - especially the uncut version
The song is epic and generation-defining. That's all I have to say about that. But you mix that song with the cast just playing around by a fountain, and it just becomes something so much better. The setting is simple and there are no fancy camera tricks, but seeing the cast just having fun pretty much lets me know to get ready for half an hour of awesome.

5. Game of Thrones - Emmy-winning
I just think the intricacy with which they made this title sequence goes beyond what to expect for television. They basically map out all the lands and features of the GoT world, in a trippy Inception-y way. The Emmy was well-deserved.

6. Modern Family - link
I'm not sure this counts as a title sequence but I make my own rules. Short and sweet but to the point. Three families, all interwoven together to make this one big family. Bonus points for having it under fifteen seconds so my ADD doesn't kick in.

7. Parenthood - awww
Using baby/young pictures of the actors? You'd think they really were one big family. Just so much cute-ness in this opening sequence.

8. Shameless - US version
Get to know the family and have a laugh at the same time. And the song fits in pretty well.

9. The Simpsons - no link because if you haven't seen it, shame on you
I don't even watch The Simpsons but it might possibly be the most iconic title sequence of all time. Or at the very least, for this generation. The original version is funny on its own, but the different versions and different couch scenes at the end make it so much better.

10. Weeds - little boxes
The song plus the opening sequence convey the feeling of suburbia. Everything's the same. Perfect start to this show. And I like how the actual title "Weeds" is shown in a different way every episode.

I have to say, I'm really liking this season of Misfits. I don't even notice the absence of Nathan and the show is still just as funny as before. I think it helps that this season feels centered around Kelly, while Season 1 felt focused on Nathan and Season 2 with Simon, so each season feels fresh. Plus, who doesn't love Kelly? She's awesome.

Of course, the addition of this guy helps too. I wholeheartedly approve of Seth + Kelly.

Source: deverauxes

And if you're not watching Misfits, you should be!

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Just a little sidenote:
It blows my mind that there are over 1000 page views of TV Ramblings and that there are people from all over the world visiting this blog. This whole thing really just started as a way for me to gab about shows and not bother my friends and family with all my TV nonsense. So, even if you were re-directed here from a random Google search, I just want to say thanks for checking out the blog and boosting my ego! =)

It's been three days and Monday's episode of Hawaii Five-0 is still pissing me off.

• Kono is a kick-ass girl; she should've been part of the crew searching for Steve rather than being stuck in front of a computer. Did we already forget about her amazing sniper shot from the week before?
• Lori hugging Steve felt forced and awkward. It's been 10 episodes and I still know absolutely nothing about this girl so you can't expect me to empathize with her. 
• It's great that Chin is engaged but it seems unrealistic for him to announce his engagement to everyone except his cousin, Kono...
• Which makes me wonder, why was Kono not in the helicopter with everyone else? It flew off without picking her up! wtf, you can't leave her in North Korea!

I really don't understand why Grace Park is getting less screen time this season. It feels like the show is getting "white-washed" with all the new characters, which is sad since I was really loving all the Asians representing in Season 1.

On the plus side: the moment between Greg Grunberg and Masi Oka two weeks ago (2x08) was awesome. Heroes reunion!

Every so often I like to evaluate my shows and cut down my TV list because I admit, it gets a little ridiculous. Once I stop watching a show, I stop watching for good and I don't look back; Private Practice, Bones, Burn Notice, White Collar...I don't miss them at all (well, except maybe Matt Bomer's pretty face).

On the chopping block this year: Gossip Girl, Pan Am, Glee, Chuck, The Walking Dead

• The only reason I continue watching Gossip Girl is for the possibility of Dan and Blair. Nate's storyline hasn't been interesting since he dated Serena. Charlie annoys the heck out of me. Chuck is so sad and mopey now. And I was never a fan of Serena. I fast forward through most of it each week.
• Pan Am doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Each episode just feels so random. I also did not agree with leaving the dead man's body in Haiti. I'm sorry but that's just disrespectful, no matter how they tried to justify their reasoning. 
• Every week I watch Glee, I sit there wondering why I continue watching when I'm not even enjoying it. I hate how the show tries to teach lessons and how incredibly unrealistic the show is. Then songs like the mashup of Adele's Rumour Has It / Somebody Like You are performed and I'm hooked in again. 
• I haven't truly enjoyed an episode of Chuck in a long long time, probably because I don't really care about Chuck and Sarah being together. I was going to stop watching last season but they announced that this year would be the final season and I figured I should finish the series. Now that the final season is airing, I find I still don't care. 
• The Walking Dead is moving at snail speed and certain characters were making me angry. Stupid girl, why'd you run away? Stupid boy, why'd you get shot? Stupid man, why won't you give Andrea her gun? Stupid woman, why would you want your son to die? Stupidity everywhere! I finally got around to watching the last two episodes though and it's not as bad now. If I could make a request though: MORE zombies! And more Daryl, please.

I haven't dropped any shows yet. I'll probably give them another week or two and see how it goes.

I'm not one to give up on shows easily, and whenever I get the notion to drop a show, a huge debate starts to go off in my head. Currently being judged: The Vampire Diaries.

Keep	Drop
Paul Wesley	development of Delena
Forwood	that whole ghosts story line
a lot of my friends watch it	I ask myself why I keep watching it
I have nothing else to watch on Thursdays at 7 anyway	I could be watching something else
	I could be taking a nap
	the way they paint Stefan as a bad guy
	seriously, I had such high hopes for Delena
	I just end up ranting about it after

The Drop column is so much longer than the Keep column, but Paul Wesley counts for a few points, and that's why it's so hard to decide. Help, anyone?

I never read fan fiction. I just don't see the point of reading fictional TV stories that will never happen. They're kind of like dreams to me; as amazing as it may be, it's not real!

The more I watch Hawaii Five-0 though, the more I worry that Steve and Kono are never going to get together. And then this fan fiction of Steve wanting to kiss Kono pops up on my Tumblr dashboard and it's so well-written and fits seamlessly with scenes on the show. Reading it actually brought a smile to my face! So maybe fan fiction isn't so bad after all. It's like an alternate universe where everything you've ever dreamed of happens. Sometimes it's nice to get away from reality and have everything work out just the way you want it to.

I'm not sure how it happened but Hawaii Five-0 has become one of my favourite shows. I like it so much that the theme song is currently my ringtone! And I can't help but talk about the show to people who don't even watch it!

Look at the way Alex looks at Grace! Source: negativeonetoten

On the surface, Hawaii Five-0 seems like another crime show with different investigations each week and I've never been a fan of those but there's so much more to the Five-0 crew. Alex O'Loughlin is a beauty to look at and is what lured me to initially watch the show but I love the whole cast. They have such great chemistry: the bromance between Steve and Danno, the cousin love between Kono and Chin, Steve's protective instinct over Five-0, Danno being an awesome dad. I also love that the Chairman from Iron Chef America plays the villain; I can't take him seriously!

If only they would get rid of Lori. She's stealing scenes from the Original 4 and I hate the way they're forcing a relationship between her and Steve. She's ruining my dreams of Steve and Kono getting together!

1. Great music - Season one especially did it for me. I was hearing classic hip hop beats that you can't really find on any other show. The soundtrack isn't all hip hop though - far from it. But you can tell that whoever picks the music for the show takes his job seriously. Plus, the theme song is Aloe Blacc! That's further proof right there.

2. Bryan Greenberg - He's just adorable. I always see him play these good-guy characters you can't help but love, and Ben Epstein is no different.

3. It's an HBO show! - Ever since The Wire, I've had such high respect for HBO shows. I have this (possibly biased) belief that HBO will never waste money on crap and so far I haven't been proven wrong yet.

4. New York - I've only been to New York a few times but I love the city - and when I say the city I mean all of it. Not the little slice of New York we see on Gossip Girl. How To Make It In America deals with a bigger part of New York - the more hipster scenes, other boroughs, riding the subway (!), etc.

How To Make It In America isn't going to win an Emmy anytime soon. It's not going to have the most fans or even the most passionate fans. But it's a great show and it's definitely worth watching. (And again... Bryan Greenberg!)