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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
[[Castle Rock Entertainment]] created a television unit when the company was formed in 1987, and produced its first program, an NBC pilot titled ''Heart and Soul'', in 1988. Glenn Padnick, the company's co-founder and partner, previously ran [[Embassy Communications]], and it was decided to operate a television branch for him to run. Although Castle Rock continues to operate, the television department has been dormant since ''The Seinfeld Story'' in 2004. It has possibly been dissolved into [[Warner Bros. Television]]. Although Warner Bros. owns their shows, the distribution rights to ''Seinfeld'' belong to [[Sony Pictures Television]]. | [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] created a television unit when the company was formed in 1987, and produced its first program, an NBC pilot titled ''Heart and Soul'', in 1988. Glenn Padnick, the company's co-founder and partner, previously ran [[Embassy Communications]], and it was decided to operate a television branch for him to run. Although Castle Rock continues to operate, the television department has been dormant since ''The Seinfeld Story'' in 2004. It has possibly been dissolved into [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]]. Although Warner Bros. owns their shows, the distribution rights to ''Seinfeld'' belong to [[Sony Pictures Television]]. | ||
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{{YouTube|id=YUw5Z00Hx0Y|id2=FfUeH4BWrCo|id3=SEMA0pv3PiE|id4=YycuArrtYyU}} | {{YouTube|id=YUw5Z00Hx0Y|id2=FfUeH4BWrCo|id3=SEMA0pv3PiE|id4=YycuArrtYyU}} | ||
'''Logo:''' Same as the 1989 Castle Rock Entertainment logo, but the logo is sped-up and shortened, and a copyright stamp appears under the company name. | '''Logo:''' Same as the 1989 [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] logo, but the logo is sped-up and shortened, and a copyright stamp appears under the company name. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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*The 1989 ABC sitcom ''Homeroom'' has the copyright info in a stylized font (same as the one used in the credits). Here the copyright stamp is seen before the light beams move past the screen. The logo fades out slightly earlier than usual. | *The 1989 ABC sitcom ''Homeroom'' has the copyright info in a stylized font (same as the one used in the credits). Here the copyright stamp is seen before the light beams move past the screen. The logo fades out slightly earlier than usual. | ||
*The 1992 Fox sitcom ''Great Scott!'' has a version with the copyright info in a different font. | *The 1992 Fox sitcom ''Great Scott!'' has a version with the copyright info in a different font. | ||
*On the original | *On the 1994 prototype reel of NBC's split-screen credits (known as "NBC 2000") as well as original broadcasts of ''Seinfeld'' episodes on NBC during the 1994-1995 season, the logo is part of the split-screen credits and the company name and copyright stamp are very small to fit inside the logo. | ||
*A widescreen version cropped to 16:9 appears on remastered prints of ''Seinfeld'' in syndication. | *A widescreen version cropped to 16:9 appears on remastered prints of ''Seinfeld'' in syndication. | ||
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*(May 31, 1990-November 17, 1994) "Copyright © (year) CASTLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT Castle Rock Entertainment is the author of this program for the purpose of copyright and other laws. All Rights Reserved." | *(May 31, 1990-November 17, 1994) "Copyright © (year) CASTLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT Castle Rock Entertainment is the author of this program for the purpose of copyright and other laws. All Rights Reserved." | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Traditional animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A sped-up rendition of the last five notes of the movie jingle. Sometimes, the closing theme was used. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A sped-up rendition of the last five notes of the movie jingle. Sometimes, the closing theme was used. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On the original broadcast of ''Seinfeld'' episodes on NBC during the sixth to eighth seasons, | *On the original broadcast of ''Seinfeld'' episodes on NBC during the sixth to eighth seasons, similar to the last logo, the entire logo is part of the split-screen credits and the company name and copyright stamp are very small to fit inside the logo. | ||
* On an Australian airing of one episode of ''Seinfeld'', this logo has the last one or two seconds cut off by the [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo starting too early. This is probably due to the Seven Network's notoriously sloppy plastering habits. | * On an Australian airing of one episode of ''Seinfeld'', this logo has the last one or two seconds cut off by the [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo starting too early. This is probably due to the Seven Network's notoriously sloppy plastering habits. | ||
* Sometimes, the logo has no byline when the copyright stamp appears. This is seen on most season 8 episodes of ''Seinfeld'', season 2 of ''Boston Common'', pre-1995 episodes of said show in syndication (pre-2010 prints) and the 2004 documentary ''The Seinfeld Story''. | * Sometimes, the logo has no byline when the copyright stamp appears. This is seen on most season 8 episodes of ''Seinfeld'', season 2 of ''Boston Common'', pre-1995 episodes of said show in syndication (pre-2010 prints) and the 2004 documentary ''The Seinfeld Story''. | ||
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*On the unaired pilot for ''Zero Effect'', it has the "AOL Time Warner" byline fading in without the copyright info. | *On the unaired pilot for ''Zero Effect'', it has the "AOL Time Warner" byline fading in without the copyright info. | ||
*The FX TV series ''Lucky'' has an almost still version of the logo with AOL Time Warner byline with only the water shimmering. | *The FX TV series ''Lucky'' has an almost still version of the logo with AOL Time Warner byline with only the water shimmering. | ||
* On the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The Betrayal", the logo plays in reverse while the audio plays normally referencing the backwards effect of the episode. | |||
'''Technique:''' CGI animation. | '''Technique:''' CGI animation. | ||
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*On the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The Pothole", Newman is heard screaming. | *On the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The Pothole", Newman is heard screaming. | ||
*On the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The English Patient", a couple voices can be heard saying "Manilow, Manilow!" | *On the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The English Patient", a couple voices can be heard saying "Manilow, Manilow!" | ||
*On the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The Race", Fidel Castro (voiced by Michael Sorich), continuing from the West/Shapiro logo, continues telling George the story of when he was at a party ("I put my plate on someone's piano.") | *On the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The Race", Fidel Castro (voiced by Michael Sorich), continuing from the [[West/Shapiro Productions|West/Shapiro]] logo, continues telling George the story of when he was at a party ("I put my plate on someone's piano.") | ||
*On the ''Seinfeld'' S8 episode "The Millennium", the logo plays normally but ends with Newman quacking. | *On the ''Seinfeld'' S8 episode "The Millennium", the logo plays normally but ends with Newman quacking. | ||
*On a few episodes of ''Seinfeld'', the unaired pilot for ''Zero Effect'', and ''Lucky'', it's the end title theme. | *On a few episodes of ''Seinfeld'', the unaired pilot for ''Zero Effect'', and ''Lucky'', it's the end title theme. | ||