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===Background===
===Background===
THX is a motion picture quality certification system (despite being branded as a "sound system" until 1997) founded by Tomlinson Holman and George Lucas in 1982 (in turn was then-owned by [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]] until June 2002, when spun-off in its present-day company - THX Ltd.), named after the first film Lucas directed, THX 1138. The first THX film was 1983's hit movie ''Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi''. THX officially stands for "'''T'''omlinson '''H'''olman's e'''X'''periment". THX certifies fine-tuned home theater equipment, TiVo DVRs, and some PCs. They have previously certified physical media such as VHS, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray (and HD-DVD; ''Brave Story'' in Japan and ''Pan's Labyrinth'' in France only) until around late 2012, as well as video games until 2009. Previously owned by sound card manufacturer Creative Labs, THX was acquired by gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer (which acquired the developers of the Ouya game console) on October 17, 2016.
THX is a motion picture quality certification system (despite being branded as a "sound system" until 1997) founded by Tomlinson Holman and George Lucas in 1982 (in turn was then-owned by [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]] until June 2002, when spun-off in its present-day company - THX Ltd.), named after the first film Lucas directed, THX 1138. The first THX film was 1983's hit movie ''Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi''. THX officially stands for "'''T'''omlinson '''H'''olman's e'''X'''periment". THX certifies fine-tuned home theater equipment, TiVo DVRs, and some PCs. They have previously certified physical media such as VHS, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray (and HD-DVD; ''Brave Story'' in Japan and ''Pan's Labyrinth'' in France only) until around late 2012, as well as video games until 2009. Previously owned by sound card manufacturer Creative Labs, THX was acquired by gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer (which acquired the developers of the Ouya game console) on October 17, 2016.
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'''Editor's Note''': As the last logo, this is another funny and nicely-animated THX effort.
'''Editor's Note''': As the last logo, this is another funny and nicely-animated THX effort.


===8th Trailer (October 20, 1998-March 3, 2009)===
===8th Trailer (May 19, 1999-October 21, 2003)===
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'''Nicknames''': "Broadway 2000", "Let's See It In THX"
 
'''Trailer''': We see a pitch-black screen (a la the 1983 "Broadway" trailer), then we see the text "Let's see it in" appearing in separate words zooming in the center of the screen. Then we see the THX logo with the Lucasfilm Ltd. notice at the top of THX. The logo shines and we fade-out.
 
'''FX/SFX''': The words zooming-in at the screen.
 
'''Music/Sounds''': A shorter version of the Deep Note that begins right before the rapid pitch change. However, new voices are added to the Deep Note and drown out most of the original voices except for the lower ones.
 
'''Availability''': Seen in THX theaters of the time. Appears on ''The Adventures of Indiana Jones'' (2003 box set), ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'', and the Canadian exclusive "Lucasfilm THX Surround EX DVD". Debuted on ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (with Dolby Digital's "Aurora") in theaters. Don't expect this to be seen on any Disney DVDs, however.
 
'''Editor's Note''': This trailer is somewhat simple and bland compared to most of the other trailers on this page.
 
 
===9th Trailer (August 29, 2000, October 16, 2001-March 3, 2009)===
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'''Nicknames''': "Broadway '98", "Cavalcade", "T-1000-HX", "The Sphere", "The Blue Rectangle II", "Sphere of Doom", "THX's 15th Anniversary", "15 Years of Quality Certification"
'''Nicknames''': "Cavalcade", "T-1000-HX", "Sphere of Doom"


'''Trailer''':
'''Trailer''': In a darkly-lit environment, we zoom in toward a glassy blue sphere, which has clouds rolling and lightning flickering. As the environment illuminates, we see that the sphere is barely hovering over a textured blue floor. Suddenly, the sphere shatters, and the sky is revealed to contain several rolling gray clouds. The glass then liquefies and gathers in the center. Some lightning strikes it and forms a silver THX logo. If you look closely while the THX logo forms, you can see rain pouring down. Then, the environment fades to black as a shimmering blue rectangle is drawn clockwise around it (like a laser). The logo fades out as the URL www.thx.com fades in.
 
* October 20, 1998-March 22, 2005: In a darkly-lit environment, we zoom in toward a glassy blue sphere, which has clouds rolling and lightning flickering. As the environment illuminates, we see that the sphere is barely hovering over a textured blue floor. Suddenly, the sphere shatters, and the sky is revealed to contain several rolling gray clouds. The glass then liquefies and gathers in the center. Some lightning strikes it and forms a silver THX logo. If you look closely while the THX logo forms, you can see rain pouring down. Then, the environment fades to black as "LUCASFILM", spaced out to fit the width of the THX logo, fades in on top of it and a shimmering blue rectangle is drawn clockwise around the logo (like a laser). The logo fades out as the text "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" fades in.
* May 16, 2002-March 3, 2009: Same as before, but the text "LUCASFILM" is omitted and the text "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" has been replaced with the URL "www.thx.com" with copyright information underneath it.


'''Variants''':
'''Variants''':
*There is an early variant of the 2002 version where the THX web address is absent.
*There is an early variant where the THX web address is absent.
*On some releases, after the THX logo fades out, the text "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" (from the Broadway trailer) appears in the blue line. From 1998 to 2005, "Lucasfilm" was seen above the THX logo, similar to the Lucasfilm Ltd. byline's appearance on the 1995 "Broadway" logo variant. This was removed in late 2005 due to reflecting the 2002 split from Lucasfilm as mentioned above.
*On some releases, after the THX logo fades out, the text "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" (from the Broadway trailer) appears in the blue line. From 2001 to 2005, "Lucasfilm" was seen above the THX logo, similar to the Lucasfilm Ltd. byline's appearance on the 1995 "Broadway" logo variant. This was removed in late 2005 due to reflecting the 2002 split from Lucasfilm as mentioned above.
*On the DVD release of ''Terminator 2'', the metallic rectangle with the T2 logo carved out appears, zooming toward us. Then, the rectangle gets shot into pieces by the T-800, as seen on the reflection. The pieces then turn into liquid metal like the T-1000 and form the THX logo. After that, the THX logo fades out, and then it contains a message reading "The Best Sound, The Best Picture. You're Watching a THX Certified Feature" appears one by one as each text fades out before the other. Also, the Deep Note in this variant (the ''Terminator 2'' variant) is the same as the Broadway 2000 version. This is also on the Blu-ray releases with some differences: the THX logo fades into the standard logo, the "DIGITALLY" and "MASTERED" (a la Broadway '95) are replaced with "CERTIFIED," and the www.thx.com URL with a copyright notice appears; which served as the basis of Cavalcade. It appears on the Ultimate, eXtreme, initial Blu-ray, and Skynet editions of this film, but not the 2015 remastered or 4K Blu-ray releases.
*On the DVD release of ''Terminator 2'', the metallic rectangle with the T2 logo carved out appears, zooming toward us. Then, the rectangle gets shot into pieces by the T-800, as seen on the reflection. The pieces then turn into liquid metal like the T-1000 and form the THX logo. After that, the THX logo fades out, and then it contains a message reading "The Best Sound, The Best Picture. You're Watching a THX Certified Feature" appears one by one as each text fades out before the other. Also, the Deep Note in this variant (the ''Terminator 2'' variant) is the same as the Broadway 2000 version. This is also on the Blu-ray releases with some differences: the THX logo fades into the standard logo, the "DIGITALLY" and "MASTERED" (a la Broadway '95) are replaced with "CERTIFIED," and the www.thx.com URL with a copyright notice appears; which served as the basis of Cavalcade. It appears on the Ultimate, eXtreme, initial Blu-ray, and Skynet editions of this film, but not the 2015 remastered or 4K Blu-ray releases.
*On the DVDs of ''The Final Countdown'', ''Fox Demo Disc #1'', and ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'', the logo fades out before we get to the "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" text. ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'' also has the framing of 1.85:1. In the into to the menu, it has a 1.77:1 aspect ratio.
*On the DVDs of ''The Final Countdown'', ''Fox Demo Disc #1'', and ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'', the logo fades out before we get to the "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" text. ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'' also has the framing of 1.85:1. In the into to the menu, it has a 1.77:1 aspect ratio.
*A 4:3 full-frame versions of the 1998 version exists. This can be found on the 1998 30th Anniversary VHS release of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' (in which this trailer first appeared) and on disc 1 of the 2005 full-screen DVD release of ''The Incredibles''.
*Full-frame versions of the logo are known to exist but only on DVDs, it has never been used on VHS.


'''FX/SFX''': The sphere, as well as it shattering, the thunder, the shards liquefying and merging, the blue box is drawn, and the text fading. Just top-notch CGI all around.
'''FX/SFX''': The sphere, as well as it shattering, the thunder, the shards liquefying and merging, the blue box is drawn, and the text fading. Just top-notch CGI all around.
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'''Music/Sounds Variant''': In the T2 variant, music from Terminator 2 is heard which fades into the Deep Note used in Broadway 2000; the sound design and mix are by Gary Rydstrom at Skywalker Sound according to the credits of the T2 Ultimate Edition DVD.
'''Music/Sounds Variant''': In the T2 variant, music from Terminator 2 is heard which fades into the Deep Note used in Broadway 2000; the sound design and mix are by Gary Rydstrom at Skywalker Sound according to the credits of the T2 Ultimate Edition DVD.


'''Availability''': It first appeared on the 1998 Commemorative 30th Anniversary Edition VHS of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' (in the 4:3 full-frame version), released on October 20, 1998. However, it did not appear again until the 2001 DVD of ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'', and can be seen on several THX DVDs such as ''Alien Quadrilogy'', ''From Hell'', ''The Incredibles'', ''Bayside Shakedown 2'', ''THX 1138'' (fittingly enough), the ''Star Wars Trilogy'' 2004 DVDs, ''Fox Demo Disc #1'', and ''X-Men 1.5''; in THX theaters, and on the video games MLB 08: The Show and ''MLB 09: The Show''. It's also the intro to the menu of ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc''. Its first theatrical appearance was before ''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'' (and is found on that film's DVD as well). The final appearance of the Lucasfilm byline variant was ''Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume One'', released on March 22, 2005, and the remastered variant with the THX website URL but no Lucasfilm byline appears on the French DVD releases of ''Ghost Rider, Abandonnée, Rec, Boxers and Pan's Labyrinth''.
'''Availability''': Seen on several THX DVDs such as ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' (debut), ''Alien Quadrilogy'', ''From Hell'', ''The Incredibles'', ''Bayside Shakedown 2'', ''THX 1138'' (fittingly enough), the ''Star Wars Trilogy'' 2004 DVDs, ''Fox Demo Disc #1'', and ''X-Men 1.5''; in THX theaters, and on the video games MLB 08: The Show and ''MLB 09: The Show''. It's also the intro to the menu of ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc''. Its first theatrical appearance was before ''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'' (and is found on that film's DVD as well). The final appearance of the Lucasfilm byline variant was ''Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume One'', released on March 22, 2005, and the remastered variant with the THX website URL but no Lucasfilm byline appears on the French DVD releases of ''Ghost Rider, Abandonnée, Rec, Boxers and Pan's Labyrinth''.


'''Editor's Note''': This logo has a dark atmosphere, but also has very incredible CGI all around.
'''Editor's Note''': This logo has a dark atmosphere, but also has very incredible CGI all around.


===9th Trailer (May 19, 1999-October 21, 2003)===
<gallery mode="packed" widths="200" heights="200">
File:THX (Broadway 2000).png
</gallery><center><youtube width="300" height="227">Pa1oIabBXHc</youtube></center>
'''Nicknames''': "Broadway 2000", "Let's See It In THX"
'''Trailer''': We see a pitch-black screen (a la the 1983 "Broadway" trailer), then we see the text "Let's see it in" appearing in separate words zooming in the center of the screen. Then we see the THX logo with the Lucasfilm Ltd. notice at the top of THX. The logo shines and we fade-out.
'''FX/SFX''': The words zooming-in at the screen.
'''Music/Sounds''': A shorter version of the Deep Note that begins right before the rapid pitch change. However, new voices are added to the Deep Note and drown out most of the original voices except for the lower ones.
'''Availability''': Seen in THX theaters of the time. Appears on ''The Adventures of Indiana Jones'' (2003 box set), ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc'', and the Canadian exclusive "Lucasfilm THX Surround EX DVD". Debuted on ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (with Dolby Digital's "Aurora") in theaters. Don't expect this to be seen on any Disney DVDs, however.
'''Editor's Note''': This trailer is somewhat simple and bland compared to most of the other trailers on this page.
=== 10th Trailer (November 2, 2001, 2003-late 2000s)===
=== 10th Trailer (November 2, 2001, 2003-late 2000s)===
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