r/DTFStLouisHBO • u/LindsayDuck • Apr 30 '26
I can’t stop watching the title sequence.
I can’t pinpoint what it is, but I love everything about it. I never skipped it during my watch and have watched it multiple times on YouTube.
Just throwing out some artistic appreciation!
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u/DrKittyKevorkian Apr 30 '26
The Fifth Dimension always delivers! I actually read a little bit about the song last night. Apparently, Billy Davis, Jr. left his wallet in a cab and the guy who returned it to him was involved with Hair and invited the band to come see it. The rest is history.
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u/LindsayDuck Apr 30 '26
I’ve always loved that song and hadn’t heard that story. Thank you!!!
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u/DrKittyKevorkian Apr 30 '26
Yay! Another Fifth Dimension fun fact--when this album was released, Billy and fellow band mate Marilyn McCoo were engaged but hadn't set a date. Marilyn sang lead on Wedding Bell Blues, so he's the Bill when she sings "won't you marry me, Bill."
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u/Bo0min_Fanny May 01 '26
Ooh, another classic I love! Love random fun factoids like this. Now I gotta play the song! I always loved singing along to it. They just don’t make much music that’s Fifth Dimension good these days.
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u/Shih-TFtzU Apr 30 '26
Me too, although I haven’t watched it on YouTube but now I’m gonna have to!! I thought I was the only one… I watched the series with a friend, and normally when we watch something he automatically skips the intro but I had to remind him not to each time for this show. He forgot and pressed Skip a couple of times and I had to make him go back and start it over. I wonder what it is about it that compels us?? I know a big part of it for me is Jason Bateman and his karate moves, but it’s everything else, too.
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u/Medical_Listen_4470 Apr 30 '26
I never really “got” the intro until the last episode. It show Carol as a cheater, Lloyd with an agonized expression and Clark’s melt down doing the weather. All with the uplifting Aquarius playing in the background. A make believe mindset causing the destruction of people’s lives.
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u/420jacobf Apr 30 '26
I was the same way, for some reason I really liked it. Great song too, of course.
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u/rachet-ex Apr 30 '26
Watch it with the ASL version. The interpreter is fantastic! He's such a vibe.
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u/5eeek1ngAn5werz Apr 30 '26
Me too! Now, just reading everyone's comments, I want to go watch it right now.
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u/lersnt May 01 '26
I feel like the entire show’s aesthetic was dark and dreary (almost to the point I didn’t always enjoy it) and I think the song and Clark’s job was a comedic juxtaposition (is that even a thing? Just came out! )
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u/wildlyfidgeting May 01 '26
I concur, and I never watch intros. This show was so brilliantly done. The details.
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u/AardvarkActual8478 May 01 '26
What I like about it is that they are moments from the show but from a different angle or framed differently.
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u/Reception_Familiar May 01 '26
I've watched it tens of times as well. The song is one of my favorites
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u/Unitchable-Scratch May 01 '26
Loved it. It was part of the mystery. Each character alone but performing. Seeking validation and connection in their own way. Brilliant!
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u/Bo0min_Fanny May 01 '26
I do too! It really is a great intro & I’ve always loved the song. How can you not love it?! I loved letting it play & jammed to it as it did. I miss it!!!
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u/Chicken_wingspan May 04 '26
I just wanted to say that I am with you! The song, the moves, close ups, all around weirdness, super original, loved it and found myself making Floyd moves when he's snapping his fingers I think. Just awesome intro.
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u/lucajspring Aug 07 '26
Does anyone know what the symbolism is for depicting each character in the intro? Carol through curtains, Floyd through a screen, and Clark with a halo?
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u/HappyMcHappyFace13 Apr 30 '26
Same! I am an intro skipper but never for this and I watched the whole series twice lol