History Main / OpeningNarration

* Lets not forget the opening for ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. ''Film/TheHobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' also opens similarly.

* "[[Anime/BattleOfThePlanets Battle of the Planets!]] [[Anime/GForceGuardiansOfSpace G-]][[NamesTheSame Force]], [[Anime/{{Gatchaman}} five incredible young people with super powers!]][[note]]An alternate version of the intro introduces them as "G-Force", but then gives their individual names.[[/note]] [[{{Macekre}} And watching over them from Center Neptune, 7-Zark-7...]]
** [[Anime/GForceGuardiansOfSpace (G-Force!) Five teenage champions! G-Force, Guardians of Space! Fighting for good over evil...]]

* ''Film/PacificRim'''s prologue is narrated by the protagonist Raleigh Beckett, who explains about the war of {{Kaiju}} and [[HumongousMecha Jaegers. He also briefly continues into the first action scene, to explain some key concepts like dual pilots and the Drift.

** The classic British example is the localized ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury'': "From Norwich, it's the quiz of the week!". Always amusing since Norwich was never anybody's idea of a glittering showbiz town, which was kind of the point: Anglia TV, based in Norwich, was punching ''way'' above its weight with this show, and was keen to make sure everyone knew it.

* "[[Anime/BattleOfThePlanets Battle of the Planets!]] [[Anime/GForceGuardiansOfSpace G-]] [[NamesTheSame Force]], [[Anime/{{Gatchaman}} five incredible young people with super powers!]][[note]]An alternate version of the intro introduces them as "G-Force", but then gives their individual names.[[/note]] [[{{Macekre}} And watching over them from Center Neptune, 7-Zark-7...]]

* ''TheOddCouple'': "On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his wife..."

* The opening to ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangers The Movie'' combines this with OpeningScroll as Dulcea tells the story of the group that would be known as the Power Rangers.

* Lets not forget the opening for ''Film/TheFellowshipOfTheRing''

* [[LawAndOrder "In the criminal justice system, the People are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute offenders. These are their stories."]] [[MostWonderfulSound *chung chung*]]

* "Some people hustle pool, some people hustle cars, but have you ever heard about the man who hustles stars? [[JackHorkheimerStarGazer Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler]], director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium."[[hottip:*:In 1997 however, it had to change it's name, and had a new opening narration as a result.]]

--> "This is BillCosby coming at you with music and fun, and if you're not careful, you'll learn something before it's done. (So let's get ready, okay?) Hey, hey, hey![[hottip:*:The part in parentheses was left out during the show's "The Adventures of..." incarnation.]]

* ''Series/{{Voyagers}}'': We travel through time to help history along; give it a push where it's needed.]] ''(Jeff: Bogg!)'' When the [[TimeyWimeyBall Omni's]] red, it means history's wrong. Our job is to get everything back on track ''("Ding"; Bogg: Green light, kid! We did it!)''.

* ''{{Cleopatra 2525}}'' has one, just before it goes into that hideous RealSongThemeTune

* [[{{Voyagers}} We travel through time to help history along; give it a push where it's needed.]] ''(Jeff: Bogg!)'' When the [[TimeyWimeyBall Omni's]] red, it means history's wrong. Our job is to get everything back on track ''("Ding"; Bogg: Green light, kid! We did it!)''.

-->Another challenge for the Green Hornet, his aide Kato, and their rolling arsenal, the Black Beauty. On police records a wanted criminal, the Green Hornet is really Britt Reid, owner-publisher of the Daily Sentinel, his dual identity known only to his secretary and to the district attorney. And now, to protect the rights and lives of decent citizens, rides THE GREEN HORNET.

* "He has become the ultimate supercop--Franchise/RoboCop!" From the 1988 AnimatedAdaptation.

* A few of the recent ''SuperSentai'' series have some opening narration, dating back to ''ChoushinseiFlashman''. Examples:
** ''ChoushinseiFlashman'': "One day, five children from Earth were taken to the far reaches of space. And twenty years later..."
** ''HikariSentaiMaskman'': "Inside a human body, a mysterious power is hidden. With training and discipline, this infinite power can be obtained."
** ''ChoujuuSentaiLiveman'': "My friends! Why have you sold your souls to the devil?"
** ''KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'': "From hundreds of millions of years ago, in the age of the dinosaurs, 5 warriors revive in the present time!"
** ''ChourikiSentaiOhranger'': "Only those who have learned the power of the Super-Civilization will be able to save humanity from its greatest crisis: Baranoia, the Machine Empire, which plans to invade the Earth!"
** ''SeijuuSentaiGingaman'': "The Starbeasts: They are mysterious animals who fight for the sake of defending harmony in the Milky Way!"
** ''MiraiSentaiTimeranger'': "People from the future in the year 3000 AD and one man have met by chance, for the sake of marking a new passage of time…!"
** ''TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' ([[SubvertedTrope after the]] TitleScream): "S.P.D.: Special Police Dekaranger. Five detectives who fight with cool, yet burning, hearts. Their mission: To combat space criminals who have invaded Earth. They will protect the peace and safety of all humanity!"
** ''MahouSentaiMagiranger'': ""Magic, it's a sacred power! Magic, it`s an adventure to the unknown! Magic, and it`s a proof of courage!"
** ''GoGoSentaiBoukenger'': "Even today, there are those who risk their lives to adventure. They overcome all troubles to secretly protect dangerous treasures. Adventurers!"
** ''JukenSentaiGekiranger'': "A martial art which grants the power of beasts through sensing one's own feral spirit; Juken. Juken is split into two opposing styles. One, Juken of justice: Geki Juken Beast Arts! The other, Juken of evil: Rin Juken Akugata! As martial artists destined to fight, Every day they aim for the top, Learning, and changing."

** Naturally, ''HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' lampshades this in its first episode:

* The original ''KamenRider'': "Kamen Rider, Takeshi Hongo, is an modified human. He was altered by Shocker, an evil secret society with aspirations for world domination. Kamen Rider fights against Shocker for the sake of human freedom!" Some other Showa Kamen Riders such as X had similar opening narrations.
* ''[[KamenRiderDenO Kamen Rider Den-O]]'': "The train of time, [=DenLiner=]. Will its next stop be the past or the future?"

* ''UltraQ'': "(expository information on what is about to occur) During the next 30 minutes your soul will leave your body and will enter this mysterious dimension..."

** "I made a vow on my parents' graves to rid this city of the evil that took their lives. By day, I am Bruce Wayne, billionaire philanthropist. By night, criminals, a superstitious and cowardly lot, call me...{{BATMAN}}."

* '' "It began....in the future..." ''. ''TimeTrax''

* [[SixMillionDollarMan ....."Gentlemen.....we can rebuild him..."]]

* ''{{Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad}}'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N34MmqmxqD0]]

* ''BurnNotice'': "My name is Michael Westen. I used to be a spy, until..."

* The radio version of ''{{Dragnet}}'' would open with a similar disclaimer to the one used on TV ("The story you are about to hear is true"). Then, announcer Hal Gibney would intone:

* "The story you are about to hear is true. Names have been changed to protect the innocent." ''{{Dragnet}}''.

* "From now on, like your parents were, you are the secret force of PolePosition!" Subverted in that it was spoken by Uncle Zachary to Dan and Tess themselves.

* ''{{The 4400}}'' featured an opening explanation on title cards intercut with very brief, usually wordless, clips from previous episodes.

* "KELLOGGS, the greatest name in cereals presents: the ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN!

* The third and fourth seasons of ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperboy featured narration during the opening sequence: "Rocketed from a distant planet to a bold new destiny on earth, found by a Kansas family and raised as Clark Kent, he learned he possessed the strength of steel, the speed of light, and the desire to help all mankind. He is...Superboy!"

* The third and fourth seasons of ''The Adventures of Superboy'' featured narration during the opening sequence: "Rocketed from a distant planet to a bold new destiny on earth, found by a Kansas family and raised as Clark Kent, he learned he possessed the strength of steel, the speed of light, and the desire to help all mankind. He is...Superboy!"
* Merlin: "In a land of myth, and a time of magic..."

* ''Street Hawk'': "This is Jesse Mach, an ex-motorcycle cop, injured in the line of duty. Now a police troubleshooter, he's been recruited for a top secret government mission to ride Street Hawk--an all-terrain attack motorcycle designed to fight urban crime, capable of incredible speeds up to three hundred miles an hour...and immense firepower. Only one man, federal agent Norman Tuttle, knows Jesse Mach's true identity. The man...the machine...Street Hawk."