This is a making of for the HBO intro from the 80s, no other intro went this hard

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big_ringer@reddit

It's funny how all the other HBO intros have been shout-outs to this one intro. The music is playing in my head as I type this.

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No_Zombie2021@reddit

I didn’t grow up with this. But you might like this.

https://youtu.be/GiDsLRQg_g4?si=DJE1pFFvXUFz_TfS

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Darth_Kara_Zor-El@reddit

I loved the space part. Gives goosebumps still today. This opening did indeed go so hard!

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LSDesign@reddit

i bothers me how it doesn't go in a straight line but constantly bearing left once it goes above the theatre.

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coahman@reddit

They should have consulted with a team about a movie that wouldn't come out for 5 more years? If you figure out how to do that, let me know.

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I remember it before fraggle rock... scored into my memory. Grampa lit a fire in the fireplace, sitting on the floor in front of the tv. It's been a long road since that moment. I'm crying a little thinking about it. What a life!

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InMyHagPhase@reddit

This is amazing thank you for this. I still get chills when I watch this intro.

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VVrayth@reddit

Images you can hear.

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Jingoisticbell@reddit

chillllllzzzz ❤️❤️❤️

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iknowiknowwhereiam@reddit (OP)

I thought people might like to see all the practical effects they used to make this back in the day

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DonnyBoyCane@reddit

Thanks! This was awesome.

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Taupenbeige@reddit

Yeah for 30-whatever years I’ve been assuming the HBO logo and light-streams were early CGI…

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iknowiknowwhereiam@reddit (OP)

I did too for a long time

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porkpie1028@reddit

It makes me miss new movies every Saturday night on HBO. On another note Dan Soder used this for his HBO special a few years ago unexpectedly. Kicked you right in the feels if you saw it.

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greetingsfromEndor@reddit

My dad used to pick me up and fly me around during this. Core memory. One day I was feeling nostalgic, popped on a version from YouTube and did the same with my son. He loved it. Thanks for sharing.

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jamall1978@reddit

I really hope that model is preserved somewhere

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Adrasteia-One@reddit

Just goes to show how incredible practical effects are. I loved this intro. It came on before Ghostbusters, which my dad recorded.

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Jokierre@reddit

1990s Chicago Bulls would like a word

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WanderingStorm17@reddit

You should delete the timestamp from the link, as it's jumping new viewers to the end of the video.

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iknowiknowwhereiam@reddit (OP)

Oh oops I'm sorry. It won't let me edit it though

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