Universal Television (2011-present): Difference between revisions

'''Logo:''' On a curtain background, we zoom in on a shot of a TV camera, which turns sideways, revealing the phrase "'''A REVUE PRODUCTION'''" inscribed onto the camera base. Then it later fades to the MCA-TV "Filmreel" logo.

'''FX/SFX:''' The rotation of the TV camera, all done in live action.

'''Logo:''' Over a light shaded background, we see the phrase "Produced by '''REVUE''' In Hollywood". The word "'''REVUE'''" is taller than the rest of the words, and appears in a very slim, 3-dimensional state. The angle is on the right, looking downward, with a bit of a shadow behind the letters. The remainder of the logo features the other words in a fancy cursive font.

'''FX/SFX:''' Scrolling of the credits or superimposed.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Just the end title theme from any show.

'''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 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 {{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 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.

'''FX/SFX:''' The building block-type animation.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A loud but majestic horn fanfare accompanied by drums and a xylophone; this has appeared in quite a few lengths, corresponding with the logo. There were two jingles, a (rarely-heard) long version and a short version both arranged by Stanley Wilson and Juan Garcia Esquivel. The long version has the first note longer and 4 extra notes. The short version has the 1st note shorter and deleted the 4 extra notes.

'''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.

'''FX/SFX:''' The blinking blocks.

<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 {{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.

*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.

<center>{{color||gold|'''FILMED AT <br>{{Big|UNIVERSAL CITY}}<br>'''}}</center>

'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming in of the globe with the text fading in.

<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 {{color||#FFD900|yellow}} from that point on. The MCA union bug appears with the byline.

*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 "{{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''.

* Later on, the text says "{{color||#FFD900|'''FROM UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS'''}}".

'''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>{{color||#FFD900|'''FROM UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA<br>{{Huge|UNIVERSAL<br>STUDIOS}}<br>MCA-TV EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR'''}}</center>

*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.

...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.

<center>'''{{color|FROM}}<br>{{color||pink|{{Huge|UNIVERSAL}}}}<br>{{color|AN MCA COMPANY</center>}}'''

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|'''AND'''}}" or "{{color|'''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.

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

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

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.

*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''.

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

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

*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 "{{color||gold|{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}".

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

* 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 "{{color||gold|{{Font|Copperplate Gothic|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}}}".

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

'''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: "{{color||gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT}}" (formerly MTE)

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

* September 1997-1998: "{{color||gold|UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERPRISES, INC. EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR}}" (formerly MCA TV)

* 1998-2000: "{{color||gold|UNIVERSAL WORLDWIDE TELEVISION}}"

* 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: "{{color||gold|(in association with) UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISION, (www.universalstudios.com)}}"

* September 2002-2004: "{{color||gold|(in association with) UNIVERSAL DOMESTIC TELEVISION, www.universalstudios.com}}"

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

* 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.

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

'''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.

'''FX/SFX:''' The light expanding and the half-globe motif showing parts of the earth.

'''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.

'''FX/SFX:''' The zoom out of the globe, the name wiping in, and the globe spinning to the left.

'''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.

'''FX/SFX:''' The globe zooming out, the sunburst flashing, and the words rotating or wiping in.