G vs E
1999–2000USA NetworkHorror
Two agents of the Corps recruiting the dead to fight people who have sold their souls, shot to look like a 1970s exploitation print.
G vs E opens with a main title sequence of 65 seconds.
At 65 seconds, it opens well above the 50-second median for horror sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on USA Network in 1999, when Silk Stalkings, La Femme Nikita and Pacific Blue were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
65sFan upload of the first season's credits.
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