Half & Half
Two half-sisters who grew up apart, living in the same San Francisco building as adults.
Half & Half opens with a main title sequence of 37 seconds.
It arrived on UPN in 2002, when Girlfriends, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Home Movies were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
37sFan upload.
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