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===Background===
===Background===
In 1987, [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] television production companies split back in two companies and [[Lorimar Productions|Lorimar]] was reincorporated as '''Lorimar Television''', but Lorimar-Telepictures remained as the name for their parent company. On January 12, 1989, Warner Communications (later "Time Warner" and "WarnerMedia", now "Warner Bros. Discovery") acquired Lorimar-Telepictures and both distribution arms were folded into [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television Distribution]] by forming "Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution" and continued producing the surviving TV shows. The Lorimar name continued until July 14, 1993, when it was folded into Warner Bros. Television. However, WBTV continued producing the remaining programs under its name.
In 1987, [[Lorimar-Telepictures]]' television production companies split back in two companies and [[Lorimar Productions]] was reincorporated as '''Lorimar Television''', but Lorimar-Telepictures remained as the name for their parent company. On January 12, 1989, Warner Communications (later "Time Warner" and "WarnerMedia", now "Warner Bros. Discovery") acquired Lorimar-Telepictures and both distribution arms were folded into [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television Distribution]] by forming "Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution". Lorimar continued producing the surviving TV shows until July 14, 1993, when it was folded into Warner Bros. Television, though the Lorimar name remained in use until that September; WBTV continued producing the remaining programs under its name.


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'''Logo:''' On a white marble background, wave ripples zoom out from the center. Afterwards, the word "'''LORIMAR'''" is written. The script is in black, and in a revised version of the design from the 1978 [[Lorimar Productions|Lorimar]] logo. The letter "'''A'''" now has a standard line going through it and the "'''O'''" is no longer connected to the first "'''R'''". At about the same time the "'''A'''" in "'''LORIMAR'''" is finished, a shadowed {{color|red}} bar with the word "'''T E L E V I S I O N'''" in white etched on it rotates in below "'''LORIMAR'''", shining once it settles there. From 1991-1993, the Time Warner byline, in the same font used in the Warner Bros. logo, appears below the {{color|red}} bar.
'''Logo:''' On a white marble background, wave ripples zoom out from the center. Afterwards, the word "'''LORIMAR'''" is written. The script is in black, and in a revised version of the design from the 1978 [[Lorimar Productions|Lorimar]] logo. The letter "'''A'''" now has a standard line going through it and the "'''O'''" is no longer connected to the first "'''R'''". At about the same time the "'''A'''" in "'''LORIMAR'''" is finished, a shadowed {{color|red}} bar with the word "'''T E L E V I S I O N'''" in white etched on it rotates in below "'''LORIMAR'''", shining once it settles there. From 1991-1993, the Time Warner byline, in the same font used in the Warner Bros. logo, appears below the {{color|red}} bar.


'''Trivia:''' The logo was first created in 1987, as part of a planned rebranding that saw the design being used for [[Lorimar-Telepictures]]' various divisions; the {{color|red}} bar would have read either "TELEVISION", "[[Lorimar Film Entertainment|MOTION PICTURES]]" (or "FILM ENTERTAINMENT"), "HOME VIDEO", "SYNDICATION", "INTERNATIONAL", or "RECORDS" depending on the unit. However, aside from this logo, they were never seen onscreen with the possible exception of trailers, due to L-T's financial issues at the time (they were already in the process of merging with Warner Communications when this logo premiered). The Lorimar Syndication variant was used in trade magazine ads.
'''Trivia:''' The logo was first created in 1987, as part of a planned rebranding that saw the design being used for [[Lorimar-Telepictures]]' various divisions; the {{color|red}} bar would have read either "TELEVISION", "[[Lorimar Film Entertainment|MOTION PICTURES]]" (or "FILM ENTERTAINMENT"), "[[Lorimar Home Video|HOME VIDEO]]", "SYNDICATION", "INTERNATIONAL", or "RECORDS" depending on the unit. However, aside from this logo, the previous logo and a variant of the Home Video logo, they were never seen onscreen with the possible exception of trailers, due to L-T's financial issues at the time (they were already in the process of merging with Warner Communications when this logo premiered). The Lorimar Syndication variant was used in trade magazine ads.


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* The filmed variant of this logo was seen on old prints of TV movies from the era, such as ''It'', ''The Owl'', and ''O Pioneers!'', respectively.
* The filmed variant of this logo was seen on old prints of TV movies from the era, such as ''It'', ''The Owl'', and ''O Pioneers!'', respectively.
** It is also intact on a couple of Season 14 episodes of ''Dallas'' on DVD.
** It is also intact on a couple of Season 14 episodes of ''Dallas'' on DVD.
* After that, Lorimar was put to an end in late September 1993 and folded into [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]].
* It also appeared on S4-S6 episodes of ''Perfect Strangers'', S4-S6 of ''The Hogan Family'' and on the final pre-FOX era episodes of ''Fun House'' and spin-off ''College Mad House''.  
** It also appeared on S4-S6 episodes of ''Perfect Strangers'', S4-S6 of ''The Hogan Family'' and on the final pre-FOX era episodes of ''Fun House'' and spin-off ''College Mad House''.  
* The Lorimar Television logo with the "{{font|Times New Roman|'''A TIME WARNER COMPANY'''}}" byline also plastered the 1978 Lorimar "Script" logo seen on S1 episodes of ''The Hogan Family'' (when it was originally titled ''Valerie'' at that time) and the 1986 Lorimar-Telepictures logo on S2-S3 of ''The Hogan Family'' (when it was originally titled ''Valerie'' and ''Valerie's Family'' from fall 1986-88) on syndicated reruns and on certain other reruns, namely ABC Family reruns.  
* The Lorimar Television logo with the "{{font|Times New Roman|'''A TIME WARNER COMPANY'''}}" byline also plastered the 1978 Lorimar "Script" logo seen on S1 episodes of ''The Hogan Family'' (when it was originally titled ''Valerie'' at that time) and the 1986 Lorimar-Telepictures logo on S2-S3 of ''The Hogan Family'' (when it was originally titled ''Valerie'' and ''Valerie's Family'' from fall 1986-88) on syndicated reruns and on certain other reruns, namely ABC Family reruns.  
* This has also popped up on some international reruns of the 3rd and 4th season of ''ALF'' as well as on the 1989-90 game show ''3rd Degree!'' with Bert Convy and on ''I'll Fly Away''.
* This has also popped up on some international reruns of the 3rd and 4th season of ''ALF'' as well as on the 1989-90 game show ''3rd Degree!'' with Bert Convy and on ''I'll Fly Away''.
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