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'''Visuals:''' A light torch appears, as if in a sunburst, against a black screen and as it shrinks, it changes into a more "abstract" torch: an | '''Visuals:''' A light torch appears, as if in a sunburst, against a black screen and as it shrinks, it changes into a more "abstract" torch: an orange half circle, or a semicircle, with thirteen white light rays in the center and the words "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|orange|'''Columbia Pictures Television'''}}}}" in a Souvenir Medium font under it. The entire logo then slowly backs away as it fades out. | ||
'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||
* It's essentially the second half of the 1976 [[Columbia Pictures]] logo, except the semicircle is | * It's essentially the second half of the 1976 [[Columbia Pictures]] logo, except the semicircle is orange, and the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{color|orange|'''Columbia Pictures Television'''}}}}" appears under instead. The footage also seems to be played faster than the theatrical logo. | ||
* 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 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". | ||