Remember this HBO introduction from way back in the 80’s? This was and is by far the greatest HBO lead-in ever made. Sitting down, getting ready to watch a flick on your very own Home Box Office and seeing this intro. would send chills down your spine. It was pure gorgeousness and gorgeosity made flesh. It was like a bird of rarest spun heaven metal, or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now…

This version has the family and suburban opening. They eventually stopped showing the ‘burbs opening and cut straight to the spaceship shaped like a giant HBO. It’s a shame they did that, seeing that they spent so much time creating the miniatures. Probably ate up too much time and took time away from showing movies.
But listen to that kick ass beat! I should put this song on my ipod. The music during the entire sequence is top notch. It builds, builds and builds until the camera makes its way into space and we are overloaded with a musical score of magnificent magnitude. I’d love to hire a 40-piece orchestra and have them play this in my backyard. People would come from miles to see that!
So crank it up to 11 and enjoy this flashback to 1983!

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