ja2ke t1_izoiy68 wrote on December 10, 2022 at 5:36 PM Reply to comment by ZanyDelaney in TIL that the theme song from Mission Impossible get is it's iconic beat of "long long short short" from the Morse code of "M" and "I", which is long long short short. by pango3001 For some other examples: Battlestar Galactica (original and new series), Murder She Wrote, Space: 1999, Magnum PI all do this as well. It was a popular “stay tuned to this show!” technique from the 60s through the early 80s. Permalink Parent 3
ja2ke t1_izoiy68 wrote
Reply to comment by ZanyDelaney in TIL that the theme song from Mission Impossible get is it's iconic beat of "long long short short" from the Morse code of "M" and "I", which is long long short short. by pango3001
For some other examples: Battlestar Galactica (original and new series), Murder She Wrote, Space: 1999, Magnum PI all do this as well. It was a popular “stay tuned to this show!” technique from the 60s through the early 80s.