Are these the coolest opening (and closing) credits ever?
I love those credits, I remember watching Mystery when I was younger (including Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett) and back when Diana Rigg was the host (and then when it was host-less for a few years). PBS has split up Masterpiece Theater into 3 types: Classic, Mystery, and Contemporary. I do like the new format (and Laura Linney and Alan Cummings have been great hosts for the Classic and Mystery versions, respectively) but I do miss the old opening credit for Masterpiece Classic. Fortunately, the awesome Edward Gorey credits still remain. The work of Edward Gorey is always delightfully macabre and quirky. I remember knowing that I would be really good friends with a girl from the Academy when we both agreed that we loved the lady with the fan (and the lady with the stole blowing in the wind) and they were the best part of the credits (during my pre-Academy days, there were few people who watched a lot of PBS). And this same person and I shared a love of the Kevin Sullivan production of Anne of Green Gables and other old PBS movies produced by WonderWorks (which includes Frogs! and The Gryphon).
And, as a bonus this older version (back when Mystery was hosted by Vincent Price) were just as cool:
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Wow, I can't believe there was that much difference between these two illustrated openings! But I much prefer the older version - maybe nostalgia, or my (old) age...It was interesting to see which elements were kept and which were left behind. Thanks, sweetie, for a little mystery!
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