Hear the genius for yourself:
http://youtu.be/_VNsjjYRgjc
D and I have been re-watching Pinky and the Brain recently, which also has a great theme song. This is one thing I miss about modern TV shows. I blame Frasier for starting the trend and shows like Lost for exacerbating it (though the latter did make for a nice comedy bit at this year's Emmys).
I mean, if ever there was a show crying out for a theme song, it's Glee. Come on, guys. SRSLY.
Writer Lee Goldberg does a TV Main Title of the Week feature on his blog, and it's worth subscribing to his feed just to see these. They're not all good--quite a few are real clunkers--but as my friend Brian says, the main titles should tell you what to expect from the show itself. A good theme song should tell you, in about a minute, whether or not you are the audience for that show, and if you are, should make you want to go watch it immedately.
Here's a perfect example:
http://youtu.be/A7g5S6EgMHs
I rest my case.

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