Here's my countdown of the top ten best Welcome to Night Vale openers.
#10. Episode 46: Parade Day
Act natural. Act like all of nature. Act like the entire cycle of life and death and change and rebirth. Welcome to Night Vale.
One thing that these openers do often is take a familiar saying and add a twist. This one's a delightful example of that.
#9. Episode 31: "A Blinking Light"
Our god is an awesome god. Much better than that ridiculous god that Desert Bluffs has... Welcome to Night Vale.
A play upon a familiar saying and a stab at Night Vale's rival town. And it raises a lot of questions, namely: who exactly is Night Vale's god?
One thing that these openers do often is take a familiar saying and add a twist. This one's a delightful example of that.
#9. Episode 31: "A Blinking Light"
Our god is an awesome god. Much better than that ridiculous god that Desert Bluffs has... Welcome to Night Vale.
A play upon a familiar saying and a stab at Night Vale's rival town. And it raises a lot of questions, namely: who exactly is Night Vale's god?
#8. Episode 37: "The Auction"
Velvet darkness. Silken light. The rough burlap of evening. The frayed cotton of daybreak. Welcome to Night Vale.
The writers of Night Vale are fantastic writers, and this quote demonstrates that fact well.
The writers of Night Vale are fantastic writers, and this quote demonstrates that fact well.
#7. Episode 38: "Orange Grove"
You take the good. You take the bad. You take them both, and there you have spiders crawling out of a red velvet cupcake. Welcome to Night Vale.
I just can't get this quote out of my head. It might trigger a laugh upon first hearing it, but then the mental image is quite difficult to shake.
I just can't get this quote out of my head. It might trigger a laugh upon first hearing it, but then the mental image is quite difficult to shake.
#6. Episode 43: "Visitor"
Listen to your heart. You can hear it deep under the earth, creaking and heaving with roots snapping and birds flapping quickly away. Welcome to Night Vale.
Did I mention that the writers are fantastic? I love the feelings evoked by this quote: an ancient sort of fear and power.
Did I mention that the writers are fantastic? I love the feelings evoked by this quote: an ancient sort of fear and power.
#5. Episode 39: "The Woman from Italy"
Flying is actually the safest mode of transportation. The second safest is dreaming. The third safest is decomposing into rich earth and drifting away with the wind and rain. Welcome to Night Vale.
Do you laugh or do you cry? Or do you curl up into a ball and rock back and forth? Depends on the day.
Do you laugh or do you cry? Or do you curl up into a ball and rock back and forth? Depends on the day.
#4. Episode 40: "The Deaf Bowman"
The riddle says he walks on four legs in the morning, he walks on two legs at midday, and at night he slithers from dream to dream effortlessly, like the air we breathe. And we love him. Welcome to Night Vale.
I just... I don't even quite know how to describe what this makes me think and feel, but I'll assume that you think and feel the same.
I just... I don't even quite know how to describe what this makes me think and feel, but I'll assume that you think and feel the same.
#3. Episode 36: "Missing"
Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky at night, the sailors are howling and laughing. The sailors begin to surround us, and the night sky is so very red. Welcome to Night Vale.
As we've seen previously in this list, openers will often put a new twist on well known sayings. This one does it best of all.
As we've seen previously in this list, openers will often put a new twist on well known sayings. This one does it best of all.
#2. Episode 1: "Pilot"
A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep. Welcome to Night Vale.
This is the line that has hooked everyone who started listening from the beginning with its description of Night Vale and its residents.
This is the line that has hooked everyone who started listening from the beginning with its description of Night Vale and its residents.
#1. Episode 24: "The Mayor"
The sun has risen. You are awake. This symmetry is not without meaning. Welcome to Night Vale.
This is the best opener of them all. It captures the wonder and philosophy of the program in a concise, simple way, and it just gives me chills. It's perfectly worded. I stand in awe. I would literally get this as a tattoo.
These openers are great stand-alone quotes to represent the tone and feel of the show, get you to laugh, and to think. And maybe have a few existential crises. But you need to hear these in Cecil's voice, so...
Go listen to Welcome to Night Vale.
Like, now.
This is the best opener of them all. It captures the wonder and philosophy of the program in a concise, simple way, and it just gives me chills. It's perfectly worded. I stand in awe. I would literally get this as a tattoo.
These openers are great stand-alone quotes to represent the tone and feel of the show, get you to laugh, and to think. And maybe have a few existential crises. But you need to hear these in Cecil's voice, so...
Go listen to Welcome to Night Vale.
Like, now.
My favourite would probably be:
ReplyDelete"home is where the heart is. We found it in the kitchen sink on day. At night you can hear it humming, it dose no hum songs" or something like that.
Another favourite is:
"smooth jazz playing from the darkest desert distance, they come tomorrow it is to late for us"