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'''Logo:''' Two filmstrip-like lines with letters (the top one being black and the bottom one being {{ | '''Logo:''' Two filmstrip-like lines with letters (the top one being black and the bottom one being {{color||gray|gray}} move in opposite directions of each other, with the top line going left and the bottom line going right. To the tune of their 5-note fanfare, five letters stack horizontally together, unevenly, spelling the name "{{Font|Franklin Gothic|'''revue'''}}". Then the rest of the letters move away, bringing in a white-outlined rounded rectangle shape (kind of similar to the Warner Bros. \\' logo). Then the inside turns into a {{color||darkgray|dark gray}} color under the black and {{color||gray|gray}} blocks of letters, with the phrases "filmed in hollywood at" above the blocks, "studios" below them, and "MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR" under the shape appearing with it. The MCA byline, which was actually underneath the logo, was usually accompanied by its own union bug, which was a small globe with the words MCA over it. | ||
This logo also appears in series credits. Sometimes, just the name appears just as its predecessor logo has done before. | This logo also appears in series credits. Sometimes, just the name appears just as its predecessor logo has done before. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*This logo appeared in quite a few lengths. There is a long version that features the full-length version of the fanfare. Some shows, such as those produced in association with Kayro Productions, feature an abridged version of the logo that starts with the TV tube zooming out and a shortened fanfare. There are also several versions of this logo used for co-productions, such as for Kayro shows, JaMco Productions, Hubbell-Robinson Productions, Top Gun Productions, and [[Shamley Productions]]; those feature the company name alongside a smaller version of the Revue logo. | *This logo appeared in quite a few lengths. There is a long version that features the full-length version of the fanfare. Some shows, such as those produced in association with Kayro Productions, feature an abridged version of the logo that starts with the TV tube zooming out and a shortened fanfare. There are also several versions of this logo used for co-productions, such as for Kayro shows, JaMco Productions, Hubbell-Robinson Productions, Top Gun Productions, and [[Shamley Productions]]; those feature the company name alongside a smaller version of the Revue logo. | ||
*In 1962, a color version was introduced. The regular logo now takes place on a wallflower-type background with 60s star designs in {{ | *In 1962, a color version was introduced. The regular logo now takes place on a wallflower-type background with 60s star designs in {{color||darkorange|orange}}, similar to the 1st logo of Universal Television. The filmstrips on the top are {{color||orange|orange}} and those on the bottom are {{color||teal|teal}}. The animation is the same, but the television tube inside later turns {{color||antiquewhite|ivory}} instead of black. | ||
*Another variation existed with the blocks blinking, which later fades to the co-producer's card. This version is bylineless. | *Another variation existed with the blocks blinking, which later fades to the co-producer's card. This version is bylineless. | ||
*Another variation existed with this logo on a {{ | *Another variation existed with this logo on a {{color||deepskyblue|light blue}} background, but the inside is {{color||red|red}} with a white outline and the "r", "v", and "e" blocks are black and the "e" and "u" ones are {{color|blue}}. The only animation used was the TV tube finishing zooming out and later fading to the 1964 Universal Television logo in color. | ||
*Early versions have a conjoined Revue/MCA logo, with the Revue logo on the left in a solid-lined TV tube border, and an MCA Arrowhead logo in a dotted-line TV tube connected to it on the right, Venn diagram-style. The usual Revue info is written on the left tube, and "mca tv exclusive distributor" is written on the right tube. The company name in which the show had been co-produced is written above, as usual. An MCA T.M. logo bug is sometimes seen in the lower left hand corner. | *Early versions have a conjoined Revue/MCA logo, with the Revue logo on the left in a solid-lined TV tube border, and an MCA Arrowhead logo in a dotted-line TV tube connected to it on the right, Venn diagram-style. The usual Revue info is written on the left tube, and "mca tv exclusive distributor" is written on the right tube. The company name in which the show had been co-produced is written above, as usual. An MCA T.M. logo bug is sometimes seen in the lower left hand corner. | ||
*One Kayro Productions variant had "Produced by Kayro productions" in a strange font (with "Kayro" in very large letters) and the TV tube containing the Revue logo with no additional text. | *One Kayro Productions variant had "Produced by Kayro productions" in a strange font (with "Kayro" in very large letters) and the TV tube containing the Revue logo with no additional text. | ||
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'''Logo:''' It looks just like the 1962 Revue "Blinking Negatives" logo, without the additional animation. The company name flickers 6 times, during the first 5 bars of the fanfare and makes a stop during the rest of the jingle. The phrase is "'''filmed at universal city, MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''" with a small MCA logo bug next to the distributor's byline (which was outside the logo as always). The color version has a wallflower-type background in {{ | '''Logo:''' It looks just like the 1962 Revue "Blinking Negatives" logo, without the additional animation. The company name flickers 6 times, during the first 5 bars of the fanfare and makes a stop during the rest of the jingle. The phrase is "'''filmed at universal city, MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''" with a small MCA logo bug next to the distributor's byline (which was outside the logo as always). The color version has a wallflower-type background in {{color||red|red}} with white '60s-type star designs over it. The filmstrip blocks are {{color||red|red}} and {{color|blue}}, the background of the tubular border was {{color||deepskyblue|light blue}}, and all the block colors revert to black and white over and over. The B&W variation of the logo was the same as the B&W version of the Revue logo, but the only block colors that flicker are the black and white ones. | ||
'''Variant:''' | '''Variant:''' | ||
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'''Logo:''' Like its then-current movie logo, the rotating globe zooms in, along with the two Van Allen radiation belts. The text: | '''Logo:''' Like its then-current movie logo, the rotating globe zooms in, along with the two Van Allen radiation belts. The text: | ||
<center>{{ | <center>{{color||gold|'''FILMED AT THE STUDIOS OF<br>{{Huge|UNIVERSAL<br>CITY}}<br>MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}</center> | ||
is superimposed simultaneously. The text, in the same font as the then-current movie logo (minus the texture), will usually appear in the normal {{ | is superimposed simultaneously. The text, in the same font as the then-current movie logo (minus the texture), will usually appear in the normal {{color||gold|near-{{color||#FFD900|yellow}}}} font with a shadow effect, but a {{color||peru|bronze}}/{{color||sienna|brown}} or white color appears sometimes. The MCA union bug appears with the byline. | ||
'''Trivia:''' The logo was designed and animated by Universal Title, who also designed and animated all of the logos by Universal until 1990 and handled all title and optical effects for all films and Universal Television series. | '''Trivia:''' The logo was designed and animated by Universal Title, who also designed and animated all of the logos by Universal until 1990 and handled all title and optical effects for all films and Universal Television series. | ||
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*On early ''Dragnet'' episodes in '67, the "Universal Television" text was not shown. | *On early ''Dragnet'' episodes in '67, the "Universal Television" text was not shown. | ||
*Some shows would feature this logo after a Revue logo (as seen on ''McHale's Navy'') or a Kayro-Vue logo (as seen on ''The Munsters''). The theme would start on the Kayro-Vue logo and finish on the Universal logo. | *Some shows would feature this logo after a Revue logo (as seen on ''McHale's Navy'') or a Kayro-Vue logo (as seen on ''The Munsters''). The theme would start on the Kayro-Vue logo and finish on the Universal logo. | ||
*There is a variant that says "{{ | *There is a variant that says "{{color||orange|'''A UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION'''}}" or "{{color||orange|'''A UNIVERSAL PRESENTATION'''}}", in the same style (but not in the same font) as the then-current movie logo. This was usually only seen on made-for-TV movies and TV pilots and was seen from 1966-1969. | ||
*On the short-lived show ''Court Martial'', the text reads "'''FROM THE STUDIOS OF UNIVERSAL CITY'''". | *On the short-lived show ''Court Martial'', the text reads "'''FROM THE STUDIOS OF UNIVERSAL CITY'''". | ||
* On ''Wild and Wonderful'', the text says | * On ''Wild and Wonderful'', the text says | ||
<center>{{ | <center>{{color||gold|'''FILMED AT <br>{{Big|UNIVERSAL CITY}}<br>'''}}</center> | ||
instead. | instead. | ||
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'''Logo:''' Same as above, but the phrase now appears as: | '''Logo:''' Same as above, but the phrase now appears as: | ||
<center>{{ | <center>{{color||#FFD900|'''FILMED IN UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF. AT<br>{{Huge|UNIVERSAL<br>STUDIOS}}<br>MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}</center> | ||
The entire text is in a different font (which is Eurostile Bold, the same font also used in the opening credits of ''Ironside''), compared to the previous logo, which Universal's name was all {{ | The entire text is in a different font (which is Eurostile Bold, the same font also used in the opening credits of ''Ironside''), compared to the previous logo, which Universal's name was all {{color||#FFD900|yellow}} from that point on. The MCA union bug appears with the byline. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*Just like the last logo, co-productions like those by [[Mark VII Limited]] would have the phrase "{{ | *Just like the last logo, co-productions like those by [[Mark VII Limited]] would have the phrase "{{color||#FFD900|'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIVERSAL TELEVISION'''}}" in a {{color||#FFD900|yellow}} Compacta BT font. | ||
*There is also an opening variant that says "{{ | *There is also an opening variant that says "{{color||#FFD900|'''A UNIVERSAL STUDIOS PRODUCTION'''}}" or for TV movies (especially pilots of TV series) "{{color||#FFD900|'''A UNIVERSAL STUDIOS PRESENTATION'''}}", in the same style (but not in the same font) as the then-current movie logo. This was seen only on made-for-TV movies from 1969-1973, such as the pilot movie of ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', entitled "A Matter of Humanities," originally broadcast on ABC March 26, 1969, but filmed in December of 1968. This is saved on the recent DVD release of ''Welby''. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 2nd logo. | '''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 2nd logo. | ||
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'''Logo:''' Same as above, but the text now reads: | '''Logo:''' Same as above, but the text now reads: | ||
<center>{{ | <center>{{color||#FFD900|'''FILMED IN UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF., AT<br>{{Huge|UNIVERSAL<br>STUDIOS}}<br>MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}</center> | ||
'''Trivia:''' This logo variation was initially made for on-location series and TV movies such as ''McCloud''. | '''Trivia:''' This logo variation was initially made for on-location series and TV movies such as ''McCloud''. | ||
'''Variants:''' This logo features two other variations, both of which feature the MCA globe bug along the company byline.: | '''Variants:''' This logo features two other variations, both of which feature the MCA globe bug along the company byline.: | ||
*As early as 1971, it uses the phrase "{{ | *As early as 1971, it uses the phrase "{{color||#FFD900|'''FROM UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS'''}}". | ||
*Same as above on shows co-produced by [[Mark VII Limited]], the "IAW" version is seen. | *Same as above on shows co-produced by [[Mark VII Limited]], the "IAW" version is seen. | ||
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'''Logo:''' This time, the globe is just a still picture. The shortened text fades in, in the same {{ | '''Logo:''' This time, the globe is just a still picture. The shortened text fades in, in the same {{color||#FFD900|yellow}} bold font from the logo above: | ||
<center>{{ | <center>{{color||#FFD900|'''FROM UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA<br>{{Huge|UNIVERSAL<br>STUDIOS}}<br>MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}</center> | ||
'''Variants:''' This one has five other variations: | '''Variants:''' This one has five other variations: | ||
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*"AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS" | *"AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS" | ||
*January 31, 1973?: The text "UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF." was added below the "UNIVERSAL STUDIOS" text. | *January 31, 1973?: The text "UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF." was added below the "UNIVERSAL STUDIOS" text. | ||
*Like the 3rd logo, there is also an opening variant that says "{{ | *Like the 3rd logo, there is also an opening variant that says "{{color||#FFD900|'''A UNIVERSAL STUDIOS PRODUCTION'''}}" or for TV movies (especially pilots of TV series) "{{color||#FFD900|'''A UNIVERSAL STUDIOS PRESENTATION'''}}", in the same style (but not in the same font) as the then-current movie logo. Also, the rotating globe zooms in, along with the two Van Allen radiation belts. | ||
*On season 4 of ''Emergency'' (which they co-produced with [[Mark VII Limited]]), there is in-credit text that reads: | *On season 4 of ''Emergency'' (which they co-produced with [[Mark VII Limited]]), there is in-credit text that reads: | ||
<center>'''{{Huge|MARK VII LIMITED<br>And<br>UNIVERSAL STUDIOS}}<br>{{Big|UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF.<br>MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR}}</center> | <center>'''{{Huge|MARK VII LIMITED<br>And<br>UNIVERSAL STUDIOS}}<br>{{Big|UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF.<br>MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR}}</center> | ||
...all sporting the MCA union bug alongside the said company byline. Was only referred to as "{{ | ...all sporting the MCA union bug alongside the said company byline. Was only referred to as "{{color||#FFD900|'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}" during the 1971-72 season (the logo's first). | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Just the text fading in. The zooming in of the globe in the opening variant. | '''FX/SFX:''' Just the text fading in. The zooming in of the globe in the opening variant. | ||
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'''Logo:''' Same backdrop as the previous logo, but the phrase was shortened again to... | '''Logo:''' Same backdrop as the previous logo, but the phrase was shortened again to... | ||
<center>'''{{ | <center>'''{{color||#FFD900|FROM}}<br>{{color||sienna|{{Huge|UNIVERSAL}}}}<br>{{color||#FFD900|AN MCA COMPANY</center>}}''' | ||
This time, "{{ | This time, "{{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 "{{color||#FFD900|'''AND'''}}" or "{{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. | '''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. | ||
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'''Logo:''' Same as the previous logo, but with a few differences: | '''Logo:''' Same as the previous logo, but with a few differences: | ||
*The font color seems to be mainly white, {{ | *The font color seems to be mainly white, {{color||antiquewhite|ivory}}, {{color||pink|pink}}, or {{color||#FFD900|yellow}} (though this may be due to film deterioration), while still a bit planetary. | ||
*The "{{ | *The "{{color||#FFD900|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}" font is different from the movie version, and is much skinnier and stretched out. | ||
*The MCA globe bug common with previous logos is no longer included with the logo (as it was moved to the copyright notice on the ending credits). | *The MCA globe bug common with previous logos is no longer included with the logo (as it was moved to the copyright notice on the ending credits). | ||
*On the "{{ | *On the "{{color||#FFD900|'''AN''' {{big|{{Font|Impact|{{big|MCA}}}}}} '''COMPANY'''}}" byline, "{{color||#FFD900|{{big|{{Font|Impact|{{big|MCA}}}}}}}}" seems to be taller the rest of the other letters. | ||
The top text line had the same "{{ | The top text line had the same "{{color||#FFD900|'''FROM'''}}", "{{color||#FFD900|'''AND'''}}" and "{{color||#FFD900|'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''}}" lines centered in from previous logos. On ''The A-Team'', it used the "{{color||#FFD900|'''FROM'''}}" top line and added the word "{{color||#FFD900|'''AND'''}}" (which later turned {{color|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:''' | '''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 "{{ | *There is also an opening variant where the globe is animated like in the movie logo, but before the globe finishes zooming, the word "{{color||#FFD900|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}" fades in over the globe. A second later, the byline,"{{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 1991 TV movie ''Keeping Secrets'', the logo fades out instead of cutting out. | *On the 1991 TV movie ''Keeping Secrets'', the logo fades out instead of cutting out. | ||
*On the first 2 seasons of ''The A-Team'', starting with the season 1 episode "A Small and Deadly War", there is a "wipe" effect that brings forth the Cannell logo. The later seasons replaced it with a straight fade. | *On the first 2 seasons of ''The A-Team'', starting with the season 1 episode "A Small and Deadly War", there is a "wipe" effect that brings forth the Cannell logo. The later seasons replaced it with a straight fade. | ||
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'''Logo:''' It's nearly the same as its 1991 motion picture counterpart, but with a few differences: | '''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 {{color|gold}} lettering for "{{ | *The animation seems to be a tad cheaper than the movie logo. Whereas that logo featured shiny {{color|gold}} lettering for "{{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 "{{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. | ||
*"'''TELEVISION'''" appears in white, and spaced out to fit the width of "{{ | *"'''TELEVISION'''" appears in white, and spaced out to fit the width of "{{color||gold|{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}". | ||
*Like previous logos, "'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''" usually appears in white centered above all other text. | *Like previous logos, "'''IN ASSOCIATION WITH'''" usually appears in white centered above all other text. | ||
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* 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. | * 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. | ||
* On some shows, one of the two alternate variations of the company's phrase fades in above the Universal name, followed by the MCA byline. | * On some shows, one of the two alternate variations of the company's phrase fades in above the Universal name, followed by the MCA byline. | ||
* Since then, during the 1996-1997 season, the logo became bylineless, in observance to the studio's acquisition by Seagram and Sons and MCA, Inc. was reincorporated into Universal Studios during that time. Also, the "®" symbol has shifted up on the top right end of "{{ | * Since then, during the 1996-1997 season, the logo became bylineless, in observance to the studio's acquisition by Seagram and Sons and MCA, Inc. was reincorporated into Universal Studios during that time. Also, the "®" symbol has shifted up on the top right end of "{{color||gold|{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}", though ''Spy Game'' kept the byline through July on the first 9 episodes. The 1994 MCA TV logo and the 1994 Multimedia Entertainment logo were replaced with the 1990-1997 Universal Pictures logo, which was also bylineless. | ||
* Original CBS airings of ''Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest'' used the bylineless version, but had the "®" symbol below "{{ | * Original CBS airings of ''Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest'' used the bylineless version, but had the "®" symbol below "{{color||gold|{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}". | ||
* From 1994-1997 on some shows, like ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Law & Order'' and ''New York Undercover'', the starfield background is stretched. | * From 1994-1997 on some shows, like ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Law & Order'' and ''New York Undercover'', the starfield background is stretched. | ||
* On some shows such as ''Sliders'', ''American Gothic'', and ''M.A.N.T.I.S.'' (excluding the pilot episode), there was a still version of the 1994 variant of this logo, but "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" has been replaced by a small black rectangular box with "DISTRIBUTED THROUGH" in it at the top of the globe. | * On some shows such as ''Sliders'', ''American Gothic'', and ''M.A.N.T.I.S.'' (excluding the pilot episode), there was a still version of the 1994 variant of this logo, but "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" has been replaced by a small black rectangular box with "DISTRIBUTED THROUGH" in it at the top of the globe. | ||
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'''Logo:''' A near-still shot of the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo used in motion pictures (with the globe still rotating and the glow shining). It looks nearly the same, and you can still see a glow from behind it. Text will appear below the logo (in Universal's corporate typeface, Universal Tertiary), as listed below: | '''Logo:''' A near-still shot of the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo used in motion pictures (with the globe still rotating and the glow shining). It looks nearly the same, and you can still see a glow from behind it. Text will appear below the logo (in Universal's corporate typeface, Universal Tertiary), as listed below: | ||
* September 1997-1998: "{{ | * September 1997-1998: "{{color||gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT}}" (formerly MTE) | ||
* September 7, 1997-July 18, 1998: "{{ | * September 7, 1997-July 18, 1998: "{{color||gold|IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIVERSAL TELEVISION}}" (seen on co-produced programs from that era) | ||
* September 1997-1998: "{{ | * September 1997-1998: "{{color||gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERPRISES, INC. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR}}" (formerly MCA TV) | ||
* 1998-2000: "{{ | * 1998-2000: "{{color||gold|UNIVERSAL WORLDWIDE TELEVISION}}" | ||
* 1997-2000: Like the movie logo, a small copyright: "©1997 Universal City Studios, Inc." appears at the bottom-right in the Gill Sans typeface. That variant was used for the first three text variants until 1998 while it was still used for the fourth text variant until 2000. | * 1997-2000: Like the movie logo, a small copyright: "©1997 Universal City Studios, Inc." appears at the bottom-right in the Gill Sans typeface. That variant was used for the first three text variants until 1998 while it was still used for the fourth text variant until 2000. | ||
* September 29, 1999-July 23, 2004: "{{ | * September 29, 1999-July 23, 2004: "{{color||gold|www.universalstudios.com}}" (in the Macintosh "Charcoal" typeface, the 2002 version has it in the Universal Tertiary typeface) | ||
* September 27, 2002-May 19, 2004: "{{ | * September 27, 2002-May 19, 2004: "{{color||gold|(in association with) UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISION, (www.universalstudios.com)}}" | ||
* September 2002-2004: "{{ | * September 2002-2004: "{{color||gold|(in association with) UNIVERSAL DOMESTIC TELEVISION, www.universalstudios.com}}" | ||
* September 2002-July 17, 2004: "{{ | * September 2002-July 17, 2004: "{{color||gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION, www.universalstudios.com}}" | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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* The miniseries ''House of Frankenstein'' uses the same version, but with the Universal Television Entertainment text. | * The miniseries ''House of Frankenstein'' uses the same version, but with the Universal Television Entertainment text. | ||
* The ''Columbo episode'' "Ashes to Ashes" uses a filmed version without any text underneath the globe. Fullscreen prints have the copyright cropped. | * The ''Columbo episode'' "Ashes to Ashes" uses a filmed version without any text underneath the globe. Fullscreen prints have the copyright cropped. | ||
* On season 4 of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and season 3 of ''Xena: Warrior Princess'', the word "{{ | * On season 4 of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and season 3 of ''Xena: Warrior Princess'', the word "{{color||#FFD900|'''PRESENTS'''}}" in spaced-out letters, fades in under the "UNIVERSAL" text. The copyright is intact. | ||
* Sometimes for Universal Television Enterprises and Universal Worldwide Television and mostly for Universal Television Entertainment, there is a longer version of the logo, starting out with the "UNIVERSAL" name making its way to the front of the globe, and the name appears below the logo after it before the logo finally zooms back to its position before the copyright appears. | * Sometimes for Universal Television Enterprises and Universal Worldwide Television and mostly for Universal Television Entertainment, there is a longer version of the logo, starting out with the "UNIVERSAL" name making its way to the front of the globe, and the name appears below the logo after it before the logo finally zooms back to its position before the copyright appears. | ||
* On the 1999 5F movie ''Anya's Bell'', some episodes of the first two seasons of ''Monk'', as well as widescreen reruns of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', the tail end of the movie logo, which features the globe zooming back, is shown. | * On the 1999 5F movie ''Anya's Bell'', some episodes of the first two seasons of ''Monk'', as well as widescreen reruns of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', the tail end of the movie logo, which features the globe zooming back, is shown. | ||
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'''Logo:''' The logo starts on a black background with a {{ | '''Logo:''' The logo starts on a black background with a {{color||gold|golden}} burst of light (very likely intended to be a sun). Then a half-globe motif figure with the features of Earth in its negative space zooms back and "{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|'''{{Big|UNIVERSAL}}'''}} '''MEDIA STUDIOS'''" with "{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|{{Big|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}" in the Copperplate Gothic Bold typeface and "'''MEDIA STUDIOS'''" in the Akzidenz-Grotesk Extended Medium typeface and underneath "{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|{{Big|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}", is below it. While that happens the {{color||gold|golden}} burst of light gets brighter and expands, a la the 1988 [[ABC Productions]] logo. | ||
'''Bylines:''' | '''Bylines:''' | ||
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'''Logo:''' We zoom out from a Western Hemisphere view of a detailed globe with some clouds. As we pan out, a sunburst appears and shines in the northeastern arc of the globe. A {{ | '''Logo:''' We zoom out from a Western Hemisphere view of a detailed globe with some clouds. As we pan out, a sunburst appears and shines in the northeastern arc of the globe. A {{color||blue|bluish}}/{{color|purple}} | ||
starfield with a few nebular clouds appear in the background. The white text "'''UNIVERSAL'''TELEVISION" (in a sans-serif font called "Folio" and "'''UNIVERSAL'''" in bold) without a space between and with an abstract arc above is vertically wiped in front of the Earth globe with a translucent line once we are at a comfortable distance. | starfield with a few nebular clouds appear in the background. The white text "'''UNIVERSAL'''TELEVISION" (in a sans-serif font called "Folio" and "'''UNIVERSAL'''" in bold) without a space between and with an abstract arc above is vertically wiped in front of the Earth globe with a translucent line once we are at a comfortable distance. | ||
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'''Logo:''' Against a {{ | '''Logo:''' Against a {{color||blue|bluish}} starfield background that's almost similar to the one from the previous logo with some nebular clouds, we see a much more detailed Earth globe zooming out from the front right to the center which is now rotating forward this time like the other Universal logos. As the globe reaches the center, a sunburst appears flashing on the top-right part of the globe. As this happens, the text "'''UNIVERSAL'''TELEVISION", in the same font as before with the abstract arc above it, appears rotating in from the left and making a stop in front of the globe as the sunburst dims down a bit. Some light rays are seen behind the globe and some nebular clouds are seen moving in front of the globe. The byline "A Division of NBCUniversal" appears under the logo. | ||
'''Trivia:''' This logo was created and animated by Imaginary Forces. The logo has some elements from the 1991 Universal Television logo. | '''Trivia:''' This logo was created and animated by Imaginary Forces. The logo has some elements from the 1991 Universal Television logo. |