Epic Romances (The Ineligibles)

Should I explain or the title says it all? I'm about to start a series featuring my favorite romances of the last decade and I have decided some standards that make some wonderful romances ineligible. And this post is for them.

Rule #1: No happy endings. Obviously SPOILERS

Ineligible 1: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

The gorgeous story of Clementine and Joel has a happy ending but that doesn't make it less special. Anyway it will have to wait for another series...

Ineligible 2: WALL·E

The same goes for the tale of WALL·E and EVE and their ecological love.

Rule #2: Both parts must be obviously in love. Again SPOILERS

Ineligible 3: (500) Days of Summer

Even though it is totally impossible to understand Summer Finn never falls in love with Tom Hansen. Something is wrong with her (apart from that Ringo thing) but I cannot help loving her a big lot.

Rule #3: Last decade (2000-2009) NOT REALLY SPOILERS

Ineligible 4: Room in Rome

This wonderful drama by Julio Medem opened in Spain this year (2010) and so does not count as last decade. But it is really and incredibly wonderful...

And so these are the ones that didn't make the cut. But several did... Coming soon!

Judging the book by the cover #1

It is true that a good TV show does not need a greatly innovative titles sequence (Popular, Friends, Gilmore Girls, Ally McBeal) or even titles sequences at all (Glee, Modern Family, Gossip Girl, Lost) but it is also true that greatly innovative titles sequences are like chips when you're in the desert. It is not the drink (that is the show per se) but what accompanies it adding flavor to it. Sometimes I think my metaphors should be printed in T-shirts. Anyway let's get a look at some of the best (for my subjective being) titles sequences ever!

The first one I want to post is that of United States of Tara, a TV show that has me more hooked on with every episode. All the acting is great (Rosemarie DeWitt is a world treasure) and the storylines develop so smoothly that it is impossible not to be surprised by the show. I'm dying to see more episodes!

I don't know if it's simply animation or it is really pop-up but in any case it is so eye-catching and so in accordance with the spirit and the plot of the show that it is impossible not to sing along to it. Open up the sky, this mess is getting high...

You can watch the title sequence here, it may have ads but at least it is HD.