Thanks for participating in my quiz. :-)
All giveaways have now ended.
Here are the solutions for each quiz:

Part 1 (Prize: Sanctum 2)

  1. Dexter
  2. 30 Rock
  3. Becker
  4. Parks and Recreation
  5. Arrested Development
  6. Six Feet Under
  7. Sherlock
  8. Boston Legal
  9. IT Crowd

Part 2 (Prize: Magrunner)

  1. Twin Peaks
  2. Sledge Hammer
  3. Frasier
  4. Magnum, P.I.
  5. Airwolf
  6. Signor Rossi
  7. Fawlty Towers
  8. Starsky & Hutch
  9. Twilight Zone

Part 3 - Scifi shows (Prize Kerbal Space Program)

  1. Firefly
  2. Cowboy Bebop
  3. UFO
  4. Space 1999
  5. Raumpatrouille Orion
  6. Battlestar Galactica
  7. Blakes 7
  8. The Outer Limits
  9. Babylon 5

Hope you enjoyed the quiz, see you in the next episode. ;-)


3 quizzes - (at least) 3 giveaways


Here's a little 3-part TV themes quiz. There are three quizzes with nine TV themes each to solve and there's a giveaway waiting for you after each part (additionally there might or might not be secret giveaways hidden in time and space).
In order to get to the second and third quiz you have to solve the first and second one respectively.

The first quiz is about new series (younger than 20 years, counting from their TV premiere)
The second quiz is about old series (20+ years)
The third quiz is about series of any age

The difficulty is supposed to rise from part to part, however because of the nature of this puzzle your mileage may vary (if you have watched all "hard" series but none of the "easy" ones f.ex.)


Rules and stuff:
The usual puzzle rules apply (violation will lead to you getting blacklisted for all of my giveaways and might get you banned as well):

  • No sharing of links/answers/hints/etc. Not on this site and not anywhere else.
  • Do not give hints to other users
  • Follow this link to start the first quiz: link
  • Don't reveal what games I'm giving away here (they are no bundle games; all relatively new releases)
  • If you're stuck somehwere, (spoiler-free) feedback in this thread is appreciated - I might give additional hints later on if many people are stuck in the same place (so come back to the OP from time to time in that case)

General information and hints:

  • All giveaways connected to this puzzle have a CV of $0.01
  • Giveaways end on July 1st, 23:55 CEST
  • Sorry, headphone users: I realised too late there are big differences in the volume level in some themes - be careful ;-)
  • Correct answer is the English title of the respective series. I tried to add more than one spelling where needed, however I might have overlooked something: If your answer won't be accepted although you're sure you have the correct answer, go to imdb.com and copy&paste the original title there - that should do it in every case.
  • I tried to choose mostly internationally well known series, so most of them are from the UK or the US.
  • The hints on itstoohard are supposed to make it possible to solve the quiz without knowing the shows, so you can try again later when they're unlocked for you (make sure to enter at least one guess to start the countdown, though).
  • Going one week into the future, with a nice tune on your lips, can make you see things clearer. And did those feet in ancient times...
  • Don't take the headline of the second quiz too literally, the TV shows are not limited to the 80s.

Searching for the first part of the quiz? Re-read the post.

11 years ago*

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Only 2, 7 and 9 so far on the first quiz. 6 and 8 sound familiar, but the rest I have no idea on.

Just got 8.

And now 6. But now I'm stumped on the rest.

Ok, just 1 and 3 left now after I started to pick up on a theme of sorts.

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I'm stuck on #2 on the first part. Can't figure it out. Is it from a Cartoon series or a show with real actors?

11 years ago
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I see you already solved it by now but anyway: All shows in part 1 are with real actors, there is one cartoon in each part 2 and part 3.

11 years ago
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OMG, I can't begin to tell you how much I love you for putting in #2 in the second part of that quiz. Just, just.... I LOVE YOU MAN!(or woman)

11 years ago
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It's a great show!
Glad you like the quiz.

11 years ago
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-Redacted- -Deleted for brainfarts.

11 years ago
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Everyone do this quiz! The second part is just so full of awesomeness I can't begin to describe it.

11 years ago
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Fun quiz.

I don't recognize 3, 6, 8 and 9.

5 always makes me smile :)

11 years ago
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Still have no idea on #8. the clue means nothing. my only guess would be Shit My Dad Says, but that was definitely not the intro music for that

11 years ago
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Still stumped on 6. Was able to make my way through all the others on the first page. (Felt incredibly silly when I saw the hint for 2). I think I understand what the hint for 6 means, but maybe not since it is still not helping me.

11 years ago
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Hmm, the hint for #6 has a lot in common with the hint for another question.

11 years ago
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I finally got it! Had to use some other random knowledge I had that I forgot was useful, but I got it =). On to the next part!

11 years ago
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Ohh, so these are some acoustic versions of the original themes, right? :D

Well, I might try later with the hints, 'cause I have no clue atm and I used to watch all the popular shows from the 90's; but it would be really encouraging to know, we are not drilling for some bundle games. Thanks anyway. :)

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Some are instrumental versions or have narrators/otherwise too revealing parts cut off, yes. Most of them are the original themes, though.

I guess I can tell at least that much: The games are no bundle games and rather recent releases. Slightly edited OP as well.

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Bumped for solving the whole thing. :D

11 years ago
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Finally solved the whole thing, thanks ReinekeFuchs, that was tough.

11 years ago
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Still stuck on 1 and 3. The clues haven't helped me yet, but I haven't given up!

11 years ago
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Maybe one of the hints for another question can help you with #1?

11 years ago
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Never seen that show so the music meant nothing. I had been completely misinterpreting the clue.

Only 3 to go now =D

11 years ago
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Bump for solving all 3!

11 years ago
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Stuck on Q7 of second quiz :(

11 years ago
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Do you already have the hint?
The show is a very famous one, I think, but many people seem to have problems with guessing it.
I might add an additional hint later on, maybe it's too vague.

EDIT: I added another hint now, hope that helps.

11 years ago
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Thanks for the extra hint, still stuck though :(

11 years ago
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I didn't want to make it too obvious.
When putting the right part of the first hint and the right information derived from the second one into google, one of the first entries should be about the TV show.

11 years ago
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Stuck on #2 of the second quiz. Waiting for hints now ;-;

11 years ago
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Yep. This for me too. I have only an hour to wait for clues.

11 years ago
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Aha, Got them. I have hints on the final quiz now but I'm clueless for about half of them so..

11 years ago
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Stuck on #6. I tried every TV show I know but still nothing :(.

11 years ago
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Got only 5. Hard indeed.

11 years ago
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bump for solving all 3 quizzes.

11 years ago
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2hard4me

11 years ago
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Got Q7 and Q1 is ringing bells, but am clueless about rest. But the quiz is nice anyway, gonna try it again after the hints are displayed.

11 years ago
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I am stuck on question 8 on quiz 2, and I feelt quite silly because it sounds so familiar (but maybe because it plays on a stereotype from the decade before it?).

My google skills are not helping me at all it seems =p.

11 years ago
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Don't take the quiz headline too serious (maybe should have chosen another one in hindsight). Not all TV shows in quiz 2 are from the 80s: Some are older, some are from the early 90s.

11 years ago
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Finally made it to quiz 2! Have 1, 5 & 6 to go. 2 is so familiar, I'm sure I'll have it soon. Yep, just got it.

Made it through to the third quiz now thanks to the clues =D

11 years ago
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On quiz 3, have clues but still #3 & #5 mean nothing to me.

11 years ago
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Finally got Q3 on the first quiz...

11 years ago
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Bump for finally getting quiz 2 down! I guess I had the answer I needed I just suck at typing?

11 years ago
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Yay! I made it though! Thanks again!

11 years ago
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5 and 9 left on quiz 3. Sci-Fi has never been high on my list of things to watch so only one of these themes means anything to me and these last two are the only ones I can't figure out from the clues. Soooo close!

Now only 9 =/

Ugh. Turns out the answer was something I thought I tried but hadn't.

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Bumpage for solving quiz #2. Many on the third sound familiar to me, but I still cannot put a name to some of them...

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Closed 11 years ago by ReinekeFuchs.