Superstore
Big-box retail signage and shelving, shot with the flatness of the fluorescent light the whole show is lit by.
Superstore opens with a main title sequence of 5 seconds.
At 5 seconds, it opens well under the 38-second median for comedy sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on NBC in 2015, when Mad About You, Will & Grace and The Biggest Loser were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
5sFive seconds, which is the whole of it: the logo over the Cloud 9 floor with the created-by card. Naming the lead got past both American Auto and the esports team that share the words.
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