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'''Nicknames:''' "CPT Pretzel", "The Torch" | '''Nicknames:''' "CPT Pretzel", "The Torch" | ||
'''Logo:''' Against a {{ | '''Logo:''' Against a {{color|red}} background, the {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} letters "'''{{Font color|#FFD900|C}}{{font color|white|-}}{{Font color|#FFD900|P}}{{font color|white|-}}{{Font color|#FFD900|T}}'''" appear one by one as each of them zooms out at the same time. The "'''{{Font color|#FFD900|T}}'''" is in the middle of and on a higher plane than the "'''{{Font color|#FFD900|C}}'''" and "'''{{Font color|#FFD900|P}}'''", which slide upwards diagonally to merge with the "'''{{Font color|#FFD900|T}}'''" to form a stylized logo, which looks like a pretzel. On either side of the logo's stem are the words "'''COLUMBIA'''" and "'''PICTURES'''", and below that "'''TELEVISION'''". Underneath that is the byline "A DIVISION OF COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC." all in a white bold Eurostile font. | ||
'''Variant:''' A stretched 16:9 variant exists. | '''Variant:''' A stretched 16:9 variant exists. | ||
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'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||
* This logo is actually the second half of the 1976 [[Columbia Pictures]] movie logo and, aside from a different color designation for the abstract torch, the footage also seems to be played faster than its theatrical counterpart. | * This logo is actually the second half of the 1976 [[Columbia Pictures]] movie logo and, aside from a different color designation for the abstract torch, the footage also seems to be played faster than its theatrical counterpart. | ||
* Depending on the quality of the film print or telecine, the logo would appear slightly {{ | * Depending on the quality of the film print or telecine, the logo would appear slightly {{color|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 television historian Jeb H. Perry, this logo was described as "a graphic representing the glow from The Lady's torch". | * According to the book Screen Gems: A History of Columbia Pictures Television from Cohn to Coke, 1948-1983, by television historian Jeb H. Perry, this logo was described as "a graphic representing the glow from The Lady's torch". | ||