Clarence Moye: So, one day last week, some friends and I were having a conversation over sushi when my cell phone rang. Naturally, being obsessed with HBO’s Game of Thrones, my ring tone blasted the music that plays over the opening credits. I need not defend my choice as all of my friends are equally obsessed with the show and praised not only the music but also the imaginative opening credits, a kind of time-lapsed Legos on steroids. This conversation started me thinking about opening credits in general, and, especially appropriate given the Emmy season in play, was there even an opening credit category.
Turns out, there is. Here are this year’s nominees:
- Black Sails (Starz)
- COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey (FOX/NatGeo)
- Masters of Sex (Showtime)
- Silicon Valley (HBO)
- True Detective (HBO)
I did a little more digging and discovered that, yes indeed, Game of Thrones won the Emmy for Outstanding Main Title Design in 2011. It’s stiffest competition was really sister show Boardwalk Empire for its rock-themed liquor bottles washing onto the Jersey shore.
Of this year’s crop, though, I have to say, as much as I love Masters of Sex, I really hate the opening credits.