New Line Television: Difference between revisions

<u>Background</u>: New Line Television was the television production/distribution arm of [[New Line Cinema]] founded in 1991. Prior to this, New Line co-produced the ''Nightmare on Elm Street'' spinoff series ''Freddy's Nightmares'' with [[Lorimar Television]]. New Line was acquired by [[Turner Entertainment Co.|Turner Broadcasting System]] on January 28, 1994 and then Time Warner (now WarnerMedia) on October 10, 1996. On October 2006, it was officially announced that [[MGM Television]] (owned by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] under MGM Holdings Inc.) would be distributing New Line Television material and television broadcasts of New Line films. On February 28, 2008, after New Line Cinema shut down as an independent studio under Time Warner, it was made as a division of [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]. As of the matter, New Line Television was closed down. New Line Television was revived in 2016 to produce the TV adaptations of ''Rush Hour'' and ''Frequency''. New Line's film catalog was previously distributed by [[Viacom (pre-2006)|Viacom Enterprises]].

=== 1st Logo (October 8, 1988-March 12, 1990) ===

<u>Nicknames</u>: "The Filmbox II", "Box and Filmstrips II", "The Ladder II", "New Line Filmbox II"

<u>Logo</u>: It's the same logo as the movie version of New Line Cinema, but the animation is sped-up. The logo also has no television indicator whatsoever.

<u>FX/SFX</u>: Same as the 1987 New Line Cinema logo.

<u>Music/Sounds</u>: Just the end-title theme playing over it.

<u>Availability</u>: Rare. It's seen on ''Freddy's Nightmares''.

=== 2nd Logo (1991?-1994) ===

<u>Nicknames</u>: "The Filmbox", "Box and Filmstrips", "New Line Filmbox", "The Ladder", "The Filmstrip", "Box and Filmstrips in a Filmstrip"

 

<u>Logo</u>: On a starry background is a silver filmstrip. Inside is the Filmbox logo with "NEW LINE CINEMA" below. The logo is inside the several frames. The logo eases back as the filmstrip scrolls down and eases in on one of the frames, where an orange sphere with a trail steaks in from right to left and causes the Filmbox to flip around once.

<u>Trivia</u>: This is actually the logo bumper for New Line Cinema's syndication movie and TV package, that was syndicated by [[RHI Entertainment]] (at the time a New Line affiliate) through New Line Television Distribution.

<u>FX/SFX</u>: The CGI filmstrip scrolling.

<u>Music/Sounds</u>: A majestic synthesized fanfare with a chime section and a whoosh as the orange streak appears.

<u>Availability</u>: Extinct. It appeared on television broadcasts of several New Line, RHI, and other third-party programs in syndication in the early-1990s. Such examples include broadcasts of the colorized ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (before Republic Pictures took over the rights) and off-network reruns of ''Motown Merry Christmas''.