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* This logo also appeared on the original airing of the 1980 failed pilot of ''Alone at Last'' on affiliate WMAQ. | * This logo also appeared on the original airing of the 1980 failed pilot of ''Alone at Last'' on affiliate WMAQ. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This logo is a favorite among logo enthusiasts for its | '''Legacy:''' This logo is a favorite among logo enthusiasts for its visual effects and music. The regular variant is also considered to be the first ever logo to have been uploaded onto YouTube, uploaded sometime in 2006. However, the original video appears to have been deleted. | ||
===3rd Logo (September 24, 1982-June 18, 1993)=== | ===3rd Logo (September 24, 1982-June 18, 1993)=== | ||
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'''Visuals:''' There is the [[Columbia Pictures]] logo with the torch lady in her 1981-1993 incarnation. The words "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|'''Columbia Pictures'''}}}}" in Souvenir are seen on both sides of the torch lady, the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|'''Television'''}}}}" underneath in the same font. Most of the time, a company byline is seen below. The lady's torch "shines" throughout. | '''Visuals:''' There is the [[Columbia Pictures]] logo with the torch lady in her 1981-1993 incarnation. The words "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|'''Columbia Pictures'''}}}}" in Souvenir are seen on both sides of the torch lady, the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|gold|'''Television'''}}}}" underneath in the same font. Most of the time, a company byline is seen below. The lady's torch "shines" throughout. | ||
* From 1982-1989, a redrawn version of the 1982 theatrical logo was used as the basis, with the lady's robe being cream-colored. | * From 1982-1989, a redrawn version of the 1982 theatrical logo was used as the basis, with the lady's robe being cream-colored. | ||
* From 1989-1992, the actual 1982 theatrical logo was used as the basis. If | * From 1989-1992, the actual 1982 theatrical logo was used as the basis. If one looks closely at the torch, the sunburst can be seen slowly dimming out. The word "Television" is still in the 1982 TV logo style. | ||
'''Bylines''': | '''Bylines''': | ||
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* A fade in variant of the 1989 logo was spotted on the 1989 TV pilot ''Shivers'', which aired as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse. | * A fade in variant of the 1989 logo was spotted on the 1989 TV pilot ''Shivers'', which aired as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse. | ||
'''Technique:''' | '''Technique:''' Motion-controlled effects for the torch shine and text, while the Torch Lady and backdrop are a matte painting. | ||
'''Audio:''' | '''Audio:''' | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* There is a black | * There is a black-and-white variation that was used to plaster Screen Gems logos on their shows. | ||
* On the TV pilot movie of ''Dark Skies'' known as "The Awakening", the name and the byline fade out at the same time as the logo. | * On the TV pilot movie of ''Dark Skies'' known as "The Awakening", the name and the byline fade out at the same time as the logo. | ||
* An open-matte version can be seen on the ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' season 3 episodes, "Beauty and the Kube" and "Hungry Heart". | * An open-matte version can be seen on the ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' season 3 episodes, "Beauty and the Kube" and "Hungry Heart". | ||