Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2018 July 19

= July 19 =

TV Shows Opening title
What was the first TV show that started an episode before the opening title? What I mean is on Blue Bloods and Cheers there would be a scene before the opening title.(Mobile mundo (talk) 16:32, 19 July 2018 (UTC))


 * The article on this feature, called a cold open, may well shed some light on the subject. -- McDoob  AU93  17:17, 19 July 2018 (UTC)


 * That's a good writeup. Some Youtube checking indicates dramatic shows such as 1964's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Man from UNCLE were among the first. Star Trek also. For comedies, it was getting pretty common in the 1970s. Barney Miller and WKRP come to mind. I also saw a remark (not in the article) that 1961's The Avengers was one of the first to use a cold open. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:29, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. The cold open is an interesting article. There is a good chance that it is the avengers but I couldn't find the remark on the talk page. (Mobile mundo (talk) 14:38, 21 July 2018 (UTC))