Universal Television (2011-present): Difference between revisions

'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 2nd logo, though it's disappointing that the globe was downgraded to a still image.

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'''Nicknames:''' "Universal Globe II", "MCA Globe V", "Still Zooming Globe II"

'''Logo:''' Same backdrop as the previous logo, but the phrase was shortened again to...

<center>'''{{Font color|#FFD900|FROM}}<br>{{Font color|sienna|{{Huge|UNIVERSAL}}}}<br>{{Font color|#FFD900|AN MCA COMPANY</center>}}'''

This time, "{{Font color|sienna|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}" is in the same font as used in that era's movie logo and also appears textured (in fact, this looks like a still of the 1963-1990 movie logo, with MCA information added in afterwards). The MCA byline is also the same, although the position is a bit shifted to the right due to the MCA union bug's appearance with the byline, and the byline may be shifted closer up in some appearances. The MCA globe bug is bigger than the recent and is seen to the left of its respective byline. The top text line sometimes reads "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''AND'''}}" or "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''}}".

'''FX/SFX:''' Only the text above and the byline below fading in. The "UNIVERSAL" name was only still. Although on one late season 5 episode of ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', the entire logo fades out as opposed to cutting out.

'''Music/Sounds:'''

*1973-1974: Same as the 6th logo from September 1973.

*1974: A rearranged theme almost the same as the 1973 version.

'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''

*Series like ''Switch'' and ''Ironside'' among others would have different variants.

*2-part syndication edits of double-length season 1 episodes of ''The Rockford Files'' use the 1978-1980 Universal jingle. This is the case with "Backlash of the Hunter" (the original pilot movie) and "This Case Is Closed."

'''Availability:''' Uncommon.

*Can be seen on ''UFO''. It was also seen on ''Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' and ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' It's also seen on late season 1 and season 2 of ''Kojak'', late season 6 and the final season of ''Adam-12'', late season 3 to season 4 of ''Columbo'', and season 1 of ''The Rockford Files'', as well as the 1st season of ''Baretta''.

*This is also  seen on season 4 episodes of ''Emergency!'' (though newer print reruns of season 3 inexplicably seemed to use the 5th logo), as well the final season and a half of ''Ironside'' and the 1st 2 seasons of ''The Six Million Dollar Man''.

'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 5th logo.

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'''Nicknames:''' "Universal Globe III", "Globe from/of Hell/Doom",  "MCA Globe VI", "Still Zooming Globe III"

'''Logo:''' Same as the 6th logo, but with a few differences from the previous logo:

*The font color seems to be mainly white, {{Font color|antiquewhite|ivory}}, {{Font color|pink|pink}}, or {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} (though this may be due to film deterioration), while still a bit planetary.

*The "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}" font is different from the movie version, and is much skinnier and stretched out.

*On the "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''AN''' {{big|{{Font|Impact|{{big|MCA}}}}}} '''COMPANY'''}}" byline, "{{Font color|#FFD900|{{big|{{Font|Impact|{{big|MCA}}}}}}}}" seems to be taller the rest of the other letters.

The top text line had the same "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''FROM'''}}", "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''AND'''}}" and "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''}}" lines centered in from previous logos. On ''The A-Team'', it used the "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''FROM'''}}" top line and added the word "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''AND'''}}" (which later turned {{Font color|green|green}} starting in the 1984-1985 season) below the MCA byline. This was done to present the [[Cannell Entertainment|Stephen J. Cannell]] logo that followed it.

'''Variants:'''

*There is also an opening variant where the globe is animated like in the movie logo, but before the globe finishes zooming, the word "{{Font color|#FFD900|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}" fades in over the globe. A second later, the byline,"{{Font color|#FFD900|'''AN''' {{big|{{Font|Impact|{{big|MCA}}}}}} '''COMPANY'''}}" appears under "UNIVERSAL". That has appeared at the beginning of few TV movies from that time such as the 1979 TV movie, ''The Seekers''.

*On the ''Magnum P.I.'' finale in 1988, the Universal TV logo is shown on a TV in the Masters mansion. The TV is turned off once the logo finishes.

'''FX/SFX:''' Just the entire text fading in.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A new 5-note fanfare that retains the first four elements of the classic Revue theme but does not feature the 9-note trademark fanfare used since the Revue days (this new version sounds like a variation of "Happy Birthday to You"). There are many versions of this jingle, with the orchestration changing with each rendition. All were arranged by Robert Prince.

*September 14, 1975-1976: The first theme uses a timpani roll mixed underneath the fanfare. The first notes are on horns with orchestration on the final note, maintained on all other themes.

*Late 1986-October 29, 1991: Final versions of the theme, with a different keyboard sound. ''Miami Vice'' first used it in late 1986, other shows didn't use it until 1987.

'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''

*Sometimes, there's also a variant of the 1975 theme where the drum roll finishes abruptly.

*On the opening variant and on the TV movie ''It Happened One Christmas'', it's silent.

'''Availability:''' Common.

*It's currently seen on ''The A-Team'', ''Miami Vice'', season 1 to early season 8 of ''Murder, She Wrote'', season 5-early season 10 of ''Columbo'', seasons 2-6 of ''The Rockford Files'', seasons 3-5 of ''Kojak'', and season 1 to early season 4 of ''Quantum Leap'', and on the 7th and final season of ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' It's also seen on ''Knight Rider'', ''Airwolf'' and season 1 to early season 4 of ''Coach''.

*It's also seen on DVD releases such as ''Charles in Charge'' (starting with season 3), ''The A-Team'', ''Knight Rider'', seasons 3-5 of ''Kojak'', ''Miami Vice'' (international Universal DVD prints, as well as Mill Creek releases), and the first three seasons of ''Coach'', among others.

*It's also not seen on the complete series of ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (a.k.a. ''Black Sheep Squadron'') because it's been plastered by the 1998 Universal Worldwide Television logo.

*One of its last appearances was on the ''Murder, She Wrote'' S8 episode "Thicker Than Water". Season 1 episodes of ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' (''The Hardy Boys'' in its 3rd and final season) on Netflix have this logo inexplicably cut off while seasons 2-3 retain this logo.

*Due to an editing mistake, the DVD print of the ''Murder, She Wrote'' TV movie ''South by Southwest'' uses this logo. Other prints including the original CBS airings use the 4th Universal TV logo instead.

'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 5th logo, but there are some bits that made it notorious among some viewers with the more dramatic logo themes and the less friendly-looking typeface on the logo contributing to it.

'''Nicknames:''' "MCA Globe VII", "Almost Still Zooming Globe"

'''FX/SFX:''' The rotating globe.

'''Music/Sounds:''' None.

'''Availability:''' Extinct. Was seen on the '80s syndicated series ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'', which was co-produced and distributed by [[The Program Exchange]].

'''Editor's Note:''' It's the 1973 movie logo on television. Not much to say.

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'''Nicknames:''' "CGI Globe", "MCA Globe VIII", "CGI MCA Globe", "90s Globe", "90s MCA Globe", "CGI '90s MCA Globe"

'''Logo:''' It's nearly the same as its 1991 motion picture counterpart, but with a few differences:

*The animation seems to be a tad cheaper than the movie logo. Whereas that logo featured shiny {{Font color|gold|gold}} lettering for "{{Font color|gold|{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}" in Copperplate Gothic Bold, a detailed globe model (which were both models filmed with motion control), and an impressive-looking starfield, the TV version features a gradient "texture" on "{{Font color|gold|{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}", and a slightly less detailed globe (which are both in CGI), and starfield. Also, there is no flash at the beginning as well and the MCA byline is white.

*Like previous logos, "'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''" usually appears in white centered above all other text.

'''Trivia:''' This logo is based on the print movie artwork logo designed by Glen Wexler.

'''Variants:'''

* This logo was made in two versions: a filmed version, and a videotaped version. The filmed version was more prominent at first, as most of Universal's shows were still shot primarily on film, but changed to the videotaped version as time progressed. The filmed version isn't as crisp as the videotaped version and features that unfortunate effect known as "Film-O-Vision" and the MCA byline is shifted up a little.

** The widescreen version of the 1994 stretched starfield variant is very rare and was spotted on an overseas airing of a 1994 ''Law & Order'' episode.

'''FX/SFX:''' The CGI of the rotating globe and the name.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic 7-note French horn fanfare, based on Universal's long version of its 1990 jingle. Composed by James Horner.

'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''

* A high tone variant also exists usually for PAL prints.

* On The Hub airings of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', the first couple seconds of the opening theme from Action Pack is heard on the "PRESENTS" variant of the logo.

'''Availability:''' Fairly common. With most Universal logos, they are usually retained on any repeat broadcasts.

* It is preserved on Universal shows of the period on Hulu.

* The "PRESENTS" variant of the logo is intact on early seasons of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''.

* Also seen on 2nd half season 14-early 1st half season 15 taped episodes of ''Sally Jessy Raphael'' and 2nd half season 6-early 1st half season 7 taped episodes of ''Jerry Springer'', replacing the 1994 Multimedia Entertainment logo on Nosey TV. This version was also used on a Sleuth airing of ''Singapore Sling'', a reprint of the 1994 TV movie ''Children of the Dark'', and an old Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) airing of the 1992 TVM ''Breaking the Silence''.  

* Despite the logo ending in 1997, it made a surprise appearance on current HD widescreen prints of the 2000 TV movie ''Murder She Wrote: A Story to Die For''. However, the original CBS airing doesn't have it, while older SD/fullscreen prints have the next logo instead.  

* The rare German version is found in the talk show ''Vera Am Mittag'', airing on SAT1.

'''Editor's Note:''' It's a decent CGI version of the then-current movie logo.

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'''Nicknames:''' "CGI Globe II", "CGI Glittering Planet TV", "2000s Globe"

* September 1997-1998: "{{Font color|gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT}}" (formerly MTE)

* September 7, 1997-July 18, 1998: "{{Font color|gold|IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIVERSAL TELEVISION}}" (seen on co-produced programs from that era)

* September 2002-July 17, 2004: "{{Font color|gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION, www.universalstudios.com}}"

'''Variants:'''

* Sometimes, the logo doesn't feature any text underneath the globe.  

* A widescreen version exists starting in 2002.

'''FX/SFX:''' The "fire" behind the globe, the globe rotating, and the name fading in until 2000.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A short version of the movie counterpart's theme. On some shows, it's silent. NBC, CBS and ABC used their generic themes. Variations of the theme are listed below. All composed by Jerry Goldsmith.

* 1997-2000: A longer version of the theme used for Universal Television Entertainment and the longer version of Universal Television Enterprises and Universal Worldwide Television. It was used for the first two until 1998 while it was used for the latter until 2000.

* 2003-2004: Final short version using the first three notes playing fast and the last note of the theme.

'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''

* A high tone variant of the short version of the 1997 Universal Television fanfare also exists usually for PAL prints.

* 2002 episodes of ''Maury'' have the last few seconds of the bird chirping sounds from the MoPo Productions logo.

'''Availability:''' Common. Can still be found on most, if not all Universal-produced shows of this time such as the ''Law & Order'' franchise (except on Sundance and local reruns), among others. When Universal merged with NBC in 2004, this logo was retired.

* Especially shown on USA Network, Cloo, WGN America, and local syndication, ''Sitting Ducks'' and ''Maisy'', the earliest episodes of ''House, M.D.'', and shows from this era on Hulu.

* Strangely, On Horror Channel UK's print of ''The Incredible Hulk'' season 2 episode "Wildfire" and the ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' season 5 episode "Animal Attraction" on Tubi and The Roku Channel, the version with the website URL plays before the start of the episode, confusingly enough.

'''Editor's Note:''' It's just the end bit of the then-current movie logo, which is still fine with good relaxing music and CGI.