10 Bad TV Shows With Great Opening Title Sequences

10. Marco Polo

Marco Polo was Netflix's first attempt to capture the Game of Thrones audience and for all the unique aesthetics that the silk road setting can bring, the show just didn't have the budget to convincingly render the time period it wanted to. The result ended up feeling strangely cheap, with no really compelling characters to anchor the whole affair.

But the sheer amount of effort that went into these credits is astounding. The creative team researched calligraphy, inking, and classic eastern artwork to incorporate those aesthetics into the opening. Shot as if on a blank canvas, the images slowly unfold as ink spills across the page. It is a spectacular sequence to watch, so much so that you'll not even notice both Harvey AND Bob Weinstein's names in the credits.

The music starts off like a fairly traditional theme, but swells to become a lovely Ennio Morricone homage in time with the images.