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62. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson - Mega Mana
https://youtu.be/hnBvEScJyPI

Unique: 3.75
Story: 4
Music: 5
Animation: N/A
Personal: 3.5
Average: 4.0625

Ill be honest, this is not the kind of intro I had in mind when I decided to do this topic. But it is an intro, so its eligible.

My first instinct was theres no attempt to tell a story here, any more so than with the intro to a show like Saturday Night Live. But then I started thinking about it differently as depicting the personality of the host. And with that perspective, theres a lot more of a sense of narrative here than your average talk show. Granted, the personality that comes across here is kind of like somebodys drunk uncle goofing around at a party, but Ferguson seems like a believable person, not just another grinning face hosting a late show (Im looking at you, Jimmy Fallon).

The Unique factor wasnt easy to score either. On the one hand, it doesnt seem all that novel, its just a guy messing around with puppets and pretending to play the drums. On the other hand, I cant think of another intro like this offhand and it does stand out in a memorable way. So thats worth something. And if it seems like Im basically winging it on this one, youre right.

Finally, I thought the song was just okay, but the Music score really benefited by how much the song sets the mood and works with the visuals.

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