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* Depending on the quality of the film print or telecine, the logo would appear slightly red. It should be noted that despite this, orange was the designated color for Columbia's television unit during this era. | * Depending on the quality of the film print or telecine, the logo would appear slightly red. It should be noted that despite this, orange was the designated color for Columbia's television unit during this era. | ||
* According to the book Screen Gems: A History of Columbia Pictures Television from Cohn to Coke, 1948-1983, by TV historian Jeb H. Perry, this logo was described as "a graphic representing the glow from The Lady's torch", which is, indeed, what this logo was meant to represent. Mr. Perry, however, made a mistake in this book, in that he said that this logo started in 1974 with the change to Columbia Pictures Television from Screen Gems. The real first logo of CPT was the "Pretzel", as described above. | * According to the book Screen Gems: A History of Columbia Pictures Television from Cohn to Coke, 1948-1983, by TV historian Jeb H. Perry, this logo was described as "a graphic representing the glow from The Lady's torch", which is, indeed, what this logo was meant to represent. Mr. Perry, however, made a mistake in this book, in that he said that this logo started in 1974 with the change to Columbia Pictures Television from Screen Gems. The real first logo of CPT was the "Pretzel", as described above. | ||
Variants: | Variants: | ||
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* In rare cases, it used the closing theme of the show or TV movie. | * In rare cases, it used the closing theme of the show or TV movie. | ||
* A silent version appears at the end of the final episode of ''Barney Miller'', "Landmark, Part 3". | * A silent version appears at the end of the final episode of ''Barney Miller'', "Landmark, Part 3". | ||
Availability: Very rare. | Availability: Very rare. | ||
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* The 1992 TV documentary ''Titanic: Treasure of the Deep'' has the 1991 logo fading in. | * The 1992 TV documentary ''Titanic: Treasure of the Deep'' has the 1991 logo fading in. | ||
* Another fade in version with the 1989 logo is seen on the 1989 TV pilot ''Shivers'', which aired as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse. | * Another fade in version with the 1989 logo is seen on the 1989 TV pilot ''Shivers'', which aired as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse. | ||
FX/SFX: The Lady's torch "shining". The blue/ivory logos would have the name "Columbia Pictures" shining, except on the 1988 versions. | FX/SFX: The Lady's torch "shining". The blue/ivory logos would have the name "Columbia Pictures" shining, except on the 1988 versions. | ||
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* January 4, 1988-1993: A 6-note brass jingle mixed with twinkles composed by Tim Thompson that was played on a keyboard. Also consider that Columbia's logo editing habits were so sloppy during this era that sometimes this logo was plastered over a Screen Gems or Embassy Communications logo with the original logo's music still intact. No trace of the SG music for this logo has been found since. However, the Embassy theme was retained on a ''Diff'rent Strokes'' episode when it was reran on Antenna TV. | * January 4, 1988-1993: A 6-note brass jingle mixed with twinkles composed by Tim Thompson that was played on a keyboard. Also consider that Columbia's logo editing habits were so sloppy during this era that sometimes this logo was plastered over a Screen Gems or Embassy Communications logo with the original logo's music still intact. No trace of the SG music for this logo has been found since. However, the Embassy theme was retained on a ''Diff'rent Strokes'' episode when it was reran on Antenna TV. | ||
* Sometimes, the end theme of the show or TV movie is played over the logo, or none. | * Sometimes, the end theme of the show or TV movie is played over the logo, or none. | ||
Music/Sounds Variants: | Music/Sounds Variants: | ||
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* French airings of ''T.J. Hooker'' on the French Belgium channel "La Une" have the widescreen 1982 logo with the 1993 CPT theme. | * French airings of ''T.J. Hooker'' on the French Belgium channel "La Une" have the widescreen 1982 logo with the 1993 CPT theme. | ||
* On a French print of a S1 episode of ''Silver Spoons'', the 1988 CPT logo theme can be faintly heard as the sound is strangely low. | * On a French print of a S1 episode of ''Silver Spoons'', the 1988 CPT logo theme can be faintly heard as the sound is strangely low. | ||
Availability: Uncommon. Most of these logos have been plastered by the Columbia TriStar and/or Sony Pictures Television logos but it just might pop up on some older prints of shows. | Availability: Uncommon. Most of these logos have been plastered by the Columbia TriStar and/or Sony Pictures Television logos but it just might pop up on some older prints of shows. | ||
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* The bylineless, open-matte version of the 1982 logo is seen on ''T.J. Hooker'' episodes on Crackle, Sony's online streaming service. | * The bylineless, open-matte version of the 1982 logo is seen on ''T.J. Hooker'' episodes on Crackle, Sony's online streaming service. | ||
* It was also seen at the end of a December 2000 Sci-Fi Channel broadcast of ''The Hidden''. | * It was also seen at the end of a December 2000 Sci-Fi Channel broadcast of ''The Hidden''. | ||
Editor's Note: It's the end bit of the 1981 movie logo albeit slightly modified, which was still satisfactory enough for the '80s. This was the first logo to replace the Embassy logo starting in 1988 on shows from Embassy. Many shows stopped using this logo in 1992, although ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''Days of Our Lives'' continued to use the blue/ivory logo until 1993. This was also used for the first season of ''The Larry Sanders Show'', which premiered in August 1992. | Editor's Note: It's the end bit of the 1981 movie logo albeit slightly modified, which was still satisfactory enough for the '80s. This was the first logo to replace the Embassy logo starting in 1988 on shows from Embassy. Many shows stopped using this logo in 1992, although ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''Days of Our Lives'' continued to use the blue/ivory logo until 1993. This was also used for the first season of ''The Larry Sanders Show'', which premiered in August 1992. | ||