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Great cold opens

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Scout, Jan 17, 2021.

  1. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member



    Is there anything better than a great cold open?
     
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  2. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Cheers has a whole bunch of them. Here’s a few:





     
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  3. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    The first 9 and a half minutes of episode 3, Laurie Metcalf's monologue, is as good as any opening of any show ever.

     
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  4. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    The first of many from a show that made them an art form:

     
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  5. Wenders

    Wenders Well-Known Member

    Brooklyn 99 has some great cold opens.



     
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  6. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    With respect to Kevin's chili, this blows it out of the water. Save Bandit!

     
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  7. Monday Morning Sportswriter

    Monday Morning Sportswriter Well-Known Member

    Conan’s TBS debut. With bonus Larry King angel.

     
  8. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    Last edited: Jan 24, 2021
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  9. lakefront

    lakefront Well-Known Member

    Heard on a Cheers podcast that they actually filmed this twice and used it twice, dont know why.

     
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