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rebafan1
03-23-2008, 06:34 PM
OK guys, this has really been bothering me. Can somebody who watched this show when it originally aired help me? We know the long theme song played on Nick at Nite from season 4/5 or season 6, but did that version ever play when episodes originally aired? All of the clips I've seen from when the show was originally on uses a shorter theme song (one that nick at nite never uses) like this one: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JpQ8EAmB3Ro Can somebody tell if they ever used the really long version when the episodes originally aired? (This one: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gMT_0eZGVxk)
Ireneparalegal
03-23-2008, 06:56 PM
Yes, they did air the long version on ABC. I can't tell you how many times, but they did. Also, they DIDN'T at times even air the theme at all. They just started the episode with the names of the actors airing at the bottom of the screen.
rebafan1
03-23-2008, 11:03 PM
Really? That's weird, nick at nite always airs the theme with the cast. I own the DVD set and the first episode did credit the cast during the beginning scene, but it still used the full opening, just without any of the cast names.
Ireneparalegal
03-23-2008, 11:08 PM
I know the DVD's don't even use the LOWRIDER theme song, but have no idea what other differences there are on them. I know there was a thread here or on the blogs where the DVD's are reviewed.
TVFactFan
03-23-2008, 11:21 PM
I know the DVD's don't even use the LOWRIDER theme song, but have no idea what other differences there are on them. I know there was a thread here or on the blogs where the DVD's are reviewed.


I love the theme on the DVD, it's called the CLUB MIX-lol
Ireneparalegal
03-23-2008, 11:24 PM
I love the theme on the DVD, it's called the CLUB MIX-lol
I heard it, but I am used to the Lowrider theme.;) I mean, that is George's theme for his comedy shows too.
rebafan1
03-24-2008, 01:36 PM
Yeah, the music's the only difference. The first time I heard it, I HATED it! But now I really like it, even though I still prefer LR!
mateo096
03-24-2008, 10:11 PM
The theme music N@N used for the Luck of the Lopez Marathon was very interesting. They sped up the theme from whenever Max was older, but there was still only Carmen (no Veronica in the opening), but the last shot of the theme with them all in the air looks like it was from Season 1.
Chain Gang Member
07-23-2008, 03:05 PM
I heard it, but I am used to the Lowrider theme.;) I mean, that is George's theme for his comedy shows too.
Same here.I hate theme on the DVD
PrettyinPink55
07-23-2008, 03:15 PM
When Vick became a starring cast member, I wonder if they reshot the entire intro or just added him in digitally...Plus, when Veronica joined the show, they had to change it and take Carmen out, so I'm thinking it was done digitally?
Janice
08-13-2008, 12:40 AM
Not a music question, but it ties in. It must have been fun for the actors shooting the opener. I'm assuming they jump on a trampoline while a photographer took their pictures, and they were edited together after, and put to music in slow motion. Good stuff.

Angie has quite a nice full body shot. Solomon, if you could ever get a screen cap of that Angie shot, that would make a nice avatar for you.
TVFactFan
08-13-2008, 12:47 AM
Not a music question, but it ties in. It must have been fun for the actors shooting the opener. I'm assuming they jump on a trampoline while a photographer took their pictures, and they were edited together after, and put to music in slow motion. Good stuff.

Angie has quite a nice full body shot. Solomon, if you could ever get a screen cap of that Angie shot, that would make a nice avatar for you.


You know the theme song is not on the DVD?-lol They replaced it witn another song that was heard in another ep of GL
Janice
08-13-2008, 12:48 AM
When Vick became a starring cast member, I wonder if they reshot the entire intro or just added him in digitally...Plus, when Veronica joined the show, they had to change it and take Carmen out, so I'm thinking it was done digitally?
I'm sorry, I should have read your post before I made mine. I think the whole thing was done digitally, with each cast member edited in, separately. With each cast member change, I'm sure it wasn't too much of a big deal to update it.
Janice
08-13-2008, 01:07 AM
You know the theme song is not on the DVD?-lol They replaced it witn another song that was heard in another ep of GL
I never buy DVDs. What song do they use? Did you say a club mix or something?
TVFactFan
08-13-2008, 01:10 AM
I never buy DVDs. What song do they use? Did you say a club mix or something?


The song they replace it with sounded like something you would hear in a STRIP CLUB-lol
Janice
08-13-2008, 01:19 AM
The song they replace it with sounded like something you would hear in a STRIP CLUB-lol
You kill me, lol. Is it this, by any chance?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WB6JrMQwFE
TVFactFan
08-13-2008, 01:23 AM
You kill me, lol. Is it this, by any chance?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WB6JrMQwFE


Nope that's not it
Pavan
08-13-2008, 01:50 AM
You can find the DVD theme on our S1/S2 DVD review:

www.sitcomsonline.com/georgelopezseasons1and2dvdreview.html
PrettyinPink55
08-13-2008, 10:35 AM
I'm sorry, I should have read your post before I made mine. I think the whole thing was done digitally, with each cast member edited in, separately. With each cast member change, I'm sure it wasn't too much of a big deal to update it.

Thanks Janice!! That's kinda what I thought...it would make more sense that way.

Anyway, I'm kind of sad that the DVD doesn't have the original theme song. :(
Pavan
08-13-2008, 10:52 AM
The DVD doesn't have the original theme song but it does have the actual original ABC credits images. What I mean is that in sydnication (both locals and Nick at Nite), they have the newer images of the cast on all seasons for some reason. I guess Warner Bros. decided that it would be best to have the newer images all seasons since it is new in syndication.
Janice
08-13-2008, 04:29 PM
Thanks Janice!! That's kinda what I thought...it would make more sense that way.

Anyway, I'm kind of sad that the DVD doesn't have the original theme song. :(
I know, that's a shame. I gotta say that the show's opener is very clever and innovative. :thumbsup:
ThomasE
08-13-2008, 08:06 PM
The DVD doesn't have the original theme song but it does have the actual original ABC credits images. What I mean is that in sydnication (both locals and Nick at Nite), they have the newer images of the cast on all seasons for some reason. I guess Warner Bros. decided that it would be best to have the newer images all seasons since it is new in syndication.


I wish that the theme opening was just kept the same with no alterations done to it. It is annoying for those of us that want to see it the original way it was.