Blog Posts by Dave Nemetz

With March Madness in full swing, we decided to do a TV-themed bracket of our own: a no-holds-barred tournament to determine the best TV theme song of all time. After lots of heated debate, we've selected and ranked 32 of the most memorable TV theme songs ever, pitting them against each other in a winner-takes-all bracket. Over the next few weeks, we're asking you to vote for your favorite theme songs until we get a winner -- and a few songs stuck in your heads.

(8) "The Andy Griffith Show" ("The Fishin' Hole")

Upset alert! The dirt-road whistles and finger snaps of the iconic "Andy Griffith" theme song toppled one of our top seeds, "I'll Be There For You" from '90s staple "Friends," in Round 2. (To be fair, that Rembrandts song does grate on your nerves after a while.) We clearly underestimated the enduring appeal of "The Fishin' Hole," which introduced the comic misadventures of the good-hearted folks from Mayberry for eight great seasons. Betting against it now would be like

With March Madness in full swing, we decided to do a TV-themed bracket of our own: a no-holds-barred tournament to determine the best TV theme song of all time. After lots of heated debate, we've selected and ranked 32 of the most memorable TV theme songs ever, pitting them against each other in a winner-takes-all bracket. Over the next few weeks, we're asking you to vote for your favorite theme songs until we get a winner -- and a few songs stuck in your heads.

(1) "Cheers" ("Where Everybody Knows Your Name")

In a battle between two dudes with major mojo, Sam Malone topped Arthur Fonzarelli last round as "Cheers" breezed by "Happy Days." Now this top seed faces a couple of Fonzie's old pals, "Laverne & Shirley," in Round 3. We don't see "Cheers" slowing down anytime soon, though. "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" is the Babe Ruth of theme songs, and this beer-soaked piano ballad still packs an emotional punch that should clinch it a spot in our Final Four.

(5) "Laverne &

Here's some good news on this Good Friday: We have seen Ron Swanson breakdance, and it is magnificent.

Nick Offerman, who plays the ultra-masculine Swanson on NBC's "Parks and Rec," sat down with Jimmy Fallon last night and revealed his secret breakdancing past to the world. He even blessed us with a little demonstration, which we've broken down into a quartet of mind-blowing GIFs.  

Watch below, and try not to be hypnotized by the funky freshness of his moves.

Asking an actor how they feel about their TV show moving to Friday nights is a bit like asking a kid how he feels about the sweater Grandma knitted for his birthday: "No, it's great! Really! I love it!"

Sadly, ABC's criminally underrated comedy "Happy Endings" has been saddled with the TV equivalent of Grandma's sweater. Starting this week, it's been relegated to the Friday night graveyard, land of creaky procedurals and cheap reality fluff. It's the show's fourth night in less than a year, and ABC is promoting the move with a bizarre "Save 'Happy Endings'" campaign (no, ABC, you save "Happy Endings"!), meaning if ratings don't magically skyrocket on Fridays, this third season might be the last we see of the "Endings" gang.

But the cast is putting on a brave face. During a recent set visit, they did their best to be diplomatic about the move -- well, all except Adam Pally (Max), who didn't sugarcoat it: "I'm nervous about the move… Fridays at 8 is a hard place to score numbers for a

With March Madness in full swing, we decided to do a TV-themed bracket of our own: a no-holds-barred tournament to determine the best TV theme song of all time. After lots of heated debate, we've selected and ranked 32 of the most memorable TV theme songs ever, pitting them against each other in a winner-takes-all bracket. Over the next few weeks, we're asking you to vote for your favorite theme songs until we get a winner -- and a few songs stuck in your heads.

(1) "Friends" ("I'll Be There For You")

Maybe we let '90s nostalgia cloud our judgment: We thought the jangly "Friends" theme "I'll Be There For You" was a nice, safe top seed, but it survived a real scare in Round 1, courtesy of Bo and Luke Duke, only scoring 60% of the vote. Has "I'll Be There For You" become more annoying than endearing over the years? We'll find out in Round 2, when it takes on a true classic in "Andy Griffith." Still, we're cautiously optimistic that Joey Tribbiani will be asking some lucky lady "How you

With March Madness in full swing, we decided to do a TV-themed bracket of our own: a no-holds-barred tournament to determine the best TV theme song of all time. After lots of heated debate, we've selected and ranked 32 of the most memorable TV theme songs ever, pitting them against each other in a winner-takes-all bracket. Over the next few weeks, we're asking you to vote for your favorite theme songs until we get a winner -- and a few songs stuck in your heads.

(1) "Cheers" ("Where Everybody Knows Your Name")

"The Greatest American Hero" might have a super-powered suit, but "Cheers" was the real behemoth in Round 1, tossing "Hero" around like a rag doll to the tune of a 75%-25% victory. About what you'd expect from a top seed, right? It does get a little tougher for the gang at "Cheers" in Round 2, going up against the Fonz and the "Happy Days" gang. But "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" is too good to go out this early; we fully expect to see Sam and Diane bickering and making up

With March Madness in full swing, we decided to do a TV-themed bracket of our own: a no-holds-barred tournament to determine the best TV theme song of all time. After lots of heated debate, we've selected and ranked 32 of the most memorable TV theme songs ever, pitting them against each other in a winner-takes-all bracket. Over the next few weeks, we're asking you to vote for your favorite theme songs until we get a winner -- and a few songs stuck in your heads.

(3) "The Golden Girls" ("Thank You For Being a Friend")

Getting old has its advantages. Those "Dawson's Creek" whippersnappers were no match for the well-aged "Golden Girls" in Round 1, and it's easy to see why: "Thank You For Being a Friend" is one of the all-time classic theme songs, an endearingly corny anthem to friendship that'll still be playing on a loop in syndication when we're all Sophia's age. The images here are indelible -- Dorothy biting her fist, Blanche strutting down the hall in her nightie -- but the song

With March Madness in full swing, we decided to do a TV-themed bracket of our own: a no-holds-barred tournament to determine the best TV theme song of all time. After lots of heated debate, we've selected and ranked 32 of the most memorable TV theme songs ever, pitting them against each other in a winner-takes-all bracket. Over the next few weeks, we're asking you to vote for your favorite theme songs until we get a winner -- and a few songs stuck in your heads.

(3) "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"

This is only Round 2?!? How can two such epically amazing theme songs be facing off so early in the bracket? Well, nobody said this would be easy, so let's get to it: Will Smith whacked "The Sopranos" in Round 1 with his radio-friendly rap (they called it "rap" back then) about moving from West Philly to Bel-Air, and we still know every word by heart, twenty years later. We love so many things about this -- the spinning throne, the faux-graffiti credits, "Smell ya later" -- that it's hard to