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===Background===
===Background===
'''Halcyon Studios''' was founded in 1979 by film and television producer Robert Halmi, Jr. The company was previously known as '''R'''obert '''H'''almi, '''I'''nc. before being merged into [[Qintex Entertainment]] in 1988 and renamed to '''RHI Entertainment''' in 1990. It co-owns the ''Laurel and Hardy'' and the ''Little Rascals/Our Gang'' films with [[CBS Media Ventures]] and [[Turner Entertainment Co.]] In 1994, Hallmark Cards acquired the company and renamed it to '''Hallmark Entertainment'''; however in 2006, the founders of RHI reacquired the company and reverted it back to its original name. In 2011, Halmi stepped down as president and CEO of RHI, and a year later in March 2012, RHI Entertainment became '''Sonar Entertainment''', with Stewart Till taking over. On May 3, 2017, the company acquired the Toronto-based producer and distributor [[Tricon Films & Television|Tricon Films & Television]] to expand its content and folded it into the latter. In April 2021, [[Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment]] acquired the company and rebranded it as Halcyon Studios.
'''Halcyon Studios''' was founded in 1979 by film and television producer Robert Halmi, Jr. The company was originally known as '''R'''obert '''H'''almi, '''I'''nc. before being merged with [[Hal Roach Studios]] to form '''Qintex Entertainment''' in 1988. It had attempted to purchase [[MGM/UA Communications Co.]], which never came to fruition. Qintex Entertainment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 1989; they had owed MCA Inc. $5.95 million as part of a distribution deal, which they were unable to pay. It was later renamed to '''RHI Entertainment''' in 1990 following a sale to the Halmi group with [[New Line Cinema]]. It co-owns the ''Laurel and Hardy'' and the ''Little Rascals/Our Gang'' films with [[CBS Media Ventures]] and [[Turner Entertainment Co.]] In 1994, Hallmark Cards acquired the company and renamed it to '''Hallmark Entertainment'''; however in 2006, the founders of RHI reacquired the company and reverted it back to its original name. In 2011, Halmi stepped down as president and CEO of RHI, and a year later in March 2012, RHI Entertainment became '''Sonar Entertainment''', with Stewart Till taking over. On May 3, 2017, the company acquired the Toronto-based producer and distributor [[Tricon Films & Television|Tricon Films & Television]] to expand its content and folded it into the latter. In April 2021, [[Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment]] acquired the company and rebranded it as Halcyon Studios.


==RHI Entertainment (first era)==
==Robert Halmi Inc.==
===1st Logo (1983-1988)===
===(1983-1988)===
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Robert Halmi Inc. (1984) (Taken from Nairobi Affair).png
Robert Halmi Inc. (1985) (Taken from Izzy and Moe).png
Robert Halmi Inc. (1984) (Taken from The Night That Saved Christmas).png
Robert Halmi Inc. (1987) (Taken from Pack of Lies).png
Robert Halmi Inc (1987) (From - early 2010s Tubi print of Broken Vows).png
Robert Halmi Inc (1987) (From - early 2010s Tubi print of Broken Vows).png
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'''Availability:''' Very rare. It was seen on Robert Halmi-produced TV shows and movies during the period.
'''Availability:''' Very rare. It was seen on Robert Halmi-produced TV shows and movies during the period.


===2nd Logo (Late 1986-June 13, 1997)===
==Qintex Entertainment==
===(1988-1990)===
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|Qintex Entertainment (1988) (Presents) (Taken from They Still Call Me Bruce).png|
|Qintex Entertainment (1988) (Distributed Text) (Taken from Go Toward the Light).png|
|Qintex Entertainment (1988) (Distributed Logo) (Taken from Go Toward the Light).png|
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'''Logo:''' Against a black/{{color|dimgray|dark gray}} gradient background, two pairs of searchlights move back and forth, and we see the text "{{color|silver|A QINTEX PRODUCTION}}". Then the spotlights wipe away the text and then the spotlights wipe in a {{color|#FFD900|golden-yellow}} square with rounded corners (a la [[Genesis Entertainment]]) with a segmented {{color|red|red}} "{{color|red|'''{{Large|Q}}'''}}" inside it. The box zooms out and then the words "{{color|silver|A QINTEX PRODUCTION}}", in {{color|silver|silver}}, fade in below.
 
'''Variants:'''
*The opening version contains the text "{{color|silver|PRESENTS}}" once the logo finishes zooming out.
*A later variant referred to the company as "{{color|silver|QINTEX ENTERTAINMENT}}", written in a large {{color|silver|silver}} font.
*The opening later version has the text reading as "{{color|silver|QINTEX ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS}}".
*A distribution variant features the text "{{color|silver|DISTRIBUTED BY QINTEX ENTERTAINMENT}}".
*A short version of the logo exists where the square is already formed and then the text appears as usual.
*On later episodes of ''T and T'', the [[Nelvana Limited|Nelvana]] logo flips around to reveal this logo.
 
'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth humming sound with laser zaps at the beginning. Part of this is made up of a preset off the Roland D-50 synthesizer, called "Soundtrack".
 
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
*There was a variant with a male voice-over saying "A Qintex Production" (pronouncing it "quin-tex").
*On later episodes of ''T and T'', the theme finishes over the logo before the synth humming kicks in.
*On ''Barnum'' and some episodes of ''T and T'', the closing theme plays over the logo.
 
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It was seen on syndicated episodes of ''The New Leave it to Beaver'' and ''McHale's Navy''. Was also seen on ''Kids Incorporated''. On home media and recent airings of the mini-series ''Lonesome Dove'', the logo is plastered by the RHI Entertainment logo leaving the music intact. The ''T and T'' variant was last seen when reran on Canadian cable network ShowCase in the 2000s; the current prints (as seen on the YTV Direct YouTube channel) have it and the Nelvana logo scrubbed and replaced by the 2004 Nelvana logo, although the episode "Thicker Than Water" leaves this logo intact. It was also spotted on the 1988 CEL Video colorized release of ''Santa Fe Trail''. Appeared at the beginning and end of Tubi's print of ''Bridesmaids''.
 
==RHI Entertainment (1st era)===
===1st Logo (1990-1991)===
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RHI Entertainment (1991).png
RHI Entertainment (1991).png
RHI Entertainment (1991) (Filmed) (Taken from Mrs. Lambembert Remembers Love).png
RHI Entertainment (1990) (Taken from Dracula The Series).png
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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}}-black gradient background, we see the {{color|silver}} letters {{color|silver|{{font|Impact|'''RHI'''}}}}" zooms out from the center of the screen in a ''Star Wars''-like angle. The word "{{color|silver|'''entertainment inc.'''}}" fades in below the logo.
'''Variants:'''
*A still filmed version appears on ''Mrs. Lambembert Remembers Love''.
*On ''Dracula: The Series'', the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" appears above the logo.
'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the ending theme of the TV movie.
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some prints of the 1991 TV movie ''Bump in the Night'', the [[Craig Anderson Productions]] theme plays over the early version due to bad plastering. On the original CBS airing, the RHI logo was seen silent, followed by the aforementioned logo.
'''Availability:''' Rare, as it was used as a placeholder during the transition between the Qintex and the RHI eras. Appears on ''Dracula: The Series'' and some TV movies, such as ''Mrs. Lambembert Remembers Love'' and ''Bump in the Night''.
===2nd Logo (1991-June 13, 1997)===
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RHI Entertainment Presents (1991).png
RHI Entertainment Presents (1991).png
RHI Entertainment (1993).png
RHI Entertainment (1993).png
RHI Entertainment (1991, videotaped).png
RHI Entertainment (1991, videotaped).png
RHI Entertainment (1991) (B&W) (Taken from The Little Rascals on MeTV).png
RHI Entertainment (1992) (Taken from The Secret).png
RHI Entertainment (1992) (Taken from Against Her Will An Incident in Baltimore).png
RHI Entertainment (1996) (Taken from In Cold Blood).png
RHI Entertainment Production (1993) (Filmed) (Taken from Return to Lonesome Dove).png
RHI Entertainment Production (1993) (Taken from Space Rangers).png
RHI Entertainment Production (1995) (Hallmark byline) (From Bye Bye Birdie).png
RHI Entertainment (1993) (IAW) (Filmed) (Taken from Sudden Fury).png
RHI Entertainment (1993) (IAW) (Videotaped) (Taken from Space Rangers).png
RHI Entertainment (1992) (IAW) (Filmed) (Taken from An American Story).png
RHI Entertainment (1994) (Pink IAW) (Taken from The Secret World of Alex Mack).png
RHI Entertainment (1993) (IAW) (Taken from Blind Spot).png
RHI Entertainment (1996).png
RHI Entertainment (1996).png
RHI Entertainment (1996) (Distributed by) (Taken from Ivana Trump's For Love Alone).png
RHI Entertainment (1996) (Distributed by) (Hallmark byline) (Taken from CBS airings of Ivana Trump's For Love Alone).png
RHI Entertainment (1993) (IAW) (Taken from Mercy Mission The Rescue of Flight 771.png
RHI Entertainment (1995) (IAW) (Taken from White Dwarf).png
RHI Entertainment (1991) (Presents) (Taken from The Laurel and Hardy Show).png
RHI Entertainment (1991) (Spanish Presents Version) (Taken from Bridesmaids).png
RHI Entertainment (1994) (Print) (Taken from Scarlett).png
RHI Entertainment (1994) (Print) (Taken from CBS airings of Scarlett).png
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*On ''Dracula: The Series'', the logo had a more metallic look, and it was set over a {{color|blue}}/black gradient. The text below is just "entertainment, inc." and in a different font, and RHI comes up from the bottom.
*On ''Dracula: The Series'', the logo had a more metallic look, and it was set over a {{color|blue}}/black gradient. The text below is just "entertainment, inc." and in a different font, and RHI comes up from the bottom.
*A B&W variant exists.
*A B&W variant exists.
*Sometimes, the text "in association with" in white (or {{color|hotpink|hot pink}}, in the case of Nickelodeon's ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'') appears above the logo.
*Sometimes, the text "in association with" in white (or {{color|hotpink|hot pink}}, in the case of Disney Channel's ''Kids Incorporated'' and Nickelodeon's ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'') appears above the logo.
*At the beginning of some programs (including  ''The Laurel and Hardy Show''), "Presents" is added under "RHI Entertainment, Inc.". A Spanish version of this variant exists.
*At the beginning of some programs (including  ''The Laurel and Hardy Show''), "Presents" is added under "RHI Entertainment, Inc.". A Spanish version of this variant exists.
*Sometimes, the text under the {{color|red}} line reads "An RHI Entertainment, Inc. Production".
*Sometimes, the text under the {{color|red}} line reads "An RHI Entertainment, Inc. Production".
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'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the ending theme or the show.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A whooshing sound, followed by a synth harp theme with drums that ends in a chime. Sometimes, the logo is silent, or the ending theme or the show.


'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
*One time, this logo appeared with the same music from the [[Qintex Entertainment]] logo, due to this logo plastering it on ''Lonesome Dove''.
*One time, this logo appeared with the same music from the Qintex Entertainment logo, due to this logo plastering it on ''Lonesome Dove''.
*On some prints of the 1991 TV movie ''Bump in the Night'', the [[Craig Anderson Productions]] theme plays over the early version due to bad plastering. On the original CBS airing, the RHI logo was seen silent, followed by the aforementioned logo.  
*On <nowiki>''</nowiki>''The Laurel and Hardy Show''<nowiki>''</nowiki>, Some whooshing sound is played at the intro before the show starts.  
*On <nowiki>''</nowiki>''The Laurel and Hardy Show''<nowiki>''</nowiki>, Some whooshing sound is played at the intro before the show starts.  
*CBS airings starting in 1994 used a generic theme.


'''Availability:''' Rare.  
'''Availability:''' Rare.  
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Hallmark Entertainment (1994) - Videotaped.png
Hallmark Entertainment (1994) - Videotaped.png
Hallmark Entertainment (1995) (gold background) (Taken from demo VHS of The Summer House).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1995) (Taken from Johnny and Clyde).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1994) (IAW) (Taken from Reunion).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1995) (IAW) (Taken from High Sierra Search and Rescue).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1995) (IAW) (Taken from Live Shot).png
Hallmark Entertainment Distribution.png
Hallmark Entertainment Distribution.png
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'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the ending theme.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the ending theme. NBC airings used a generic theme.


'''Availability:''' Rare. It used to be seen on reprints of [[Filmation Associates|Filmation]] shows of that time like ''Fat Albert'' or ''He-Man'', but current prints of their shows are owned by other companies like [[Warner Bros. Television]] and [[DreamWorks Animation]]. It also appeared on UPN's short lived series ''Live Shot'' and on TV movies that they produced such as ''Bye Bye, Birdie''.
'''Availability:''' Rare. It used to be seen on reprints of [[Filmation Associates|Filmation]] shows of that time like ''Fat Albert'' or ''He-Man'', but current prints of their shows are owned by other companies like [[Warner Bros. Television]] and [[DreamWorks Animation]]. It also appeared on UPN's short lived series ''Live Shot'' and on TV movies that they produced such as ''Bye Bye, Birdie''.


===2nd Logo (October 23, 1994-June 17, 2006)===
===2nd Logo (1996-2005)===
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Hallmark Entertainment (1998).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1998).png
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Hallmark Entertainment (1997) - IAW.png
Hallmark Entertainment (1997) - IAW.png
Hallmark Entertainment (1997) - Filmed Version.png
Hallmark Entertainment (1997) - Filmed Version.png
Hallmark Entertainment (2000) (Presents) (Taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1996) (IAW) (Taken from The Secret World of Alex Mack).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1998) (Taken from Mama Flora's Family.png
Hallmark Entertainment (1996) (Distributed by) (Taken from Titanic).png
Hallmark Entertainment (2002) (Taken from FarScape).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1996) (Taken from The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1996) (Taken from Captain Courageous).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1997) (Taken from Attack on Lenningrad).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1996) (Taken from Gulliver's Travels).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1997) (IAW) (Filmed) (Taken from A Nightmare Come True).png
Hallmark Entertainment (1997) (Taken from Crayola video promos).png
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</gallery>
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*A true 16:9 widescreen version exists.  
*A true 16:9 widescreen version exists.  
*There is a version where the logo appears on a {{color|goldenrod|dusty light yellow}} background. The border is smaller while the text is much larger, and both are in black.
*There is a version where the logo appears on a {{color|goldenrod|dusty light yellow}} background. The border is smaller while the text is much larger, and both are in black.
*A still variant without the "{{color|silver|'''H'''}}" logo can be seen on a few 2000s TV movies, like ''The Poseidon Adventure'' and ''Earthsea'', among others.
*On ''Back to the Secret Garden'', the logo is slowed down significantly compared to usual.
*On ''Back to the Secret Garden'', the logo is slowed down significantly compared to usual.


'''Technique:''' Simple CGI.
'''Technique:''' Simple CGI.


'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show, silence, or a short flourish fanfare.
'''Music/Sounds:'''
 
*1996-1998: A 8-note orchestral theme.
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' Sometimes, especially during the logo's early years, an alternate 8-note orchestral theme is heard.  
*1998-2005: A short flourish fanfare.
*Sometimes, the end theme plays over it, or the logo is silent.
*CBS and NBC airings and ABC airings starting in 1998 used a generic theme.


'''Availability:''' Rare. It was seen on TV shows and movies made by Hallmark Entertainment of the era.  
'''Availability:''' Rare. It was seen on TV shows and movies made by Hallmark Entertainment of the era.  
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*The IAW variant appeared on the original CBS airing of ''Get To The Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story''.
*The IAW variant appeared on the original CBS airing of ''Get To The Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story''.


'''Legacy:''' It's a well-crafted logo for its time, though some might think the "H" ribbon represents an "X".
===3rd Logo (1999, 2004-Early 2006)===
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Hallmark Entertainment (1999) (Taken from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow).png
Hallmark Entertainment (2004) (Taken from Farscape The Peacekeeper Wars).png
Hallmark Entertainment (2005) (Taken from the DVD of Arthur Hailey's Detective).png
Hallmark Entertainment (2006) (Taken from Wild Hearts).png
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the text "{{font|Times New Roman|'''HALLMARK ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" in the same style as before fading in.


'''Variant:''' On ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'', the word "presents" fades in below.
'''Technique:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the end theme of the show/TV movie.
'''Availability:''' Rare. It was originally seen on ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' as an opening version. It was later used on ''A Christmas Carol'', ''Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars'', ''The Poseidon Adventure'', ''Earthsea'' and Larry Levinson-produced TV movies from the era.
==RHI Entertainment (second era)==
==RHI Entertainment (second era)==
===(Early 2006-January 2, 2012)===
===1st Logo (Early 2006-2007, 2010)===
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RHI Entertainment (2006) (Taken from Though None Go with Me).png
RHI Entertainment (2006) (Taken from The Prize Putilizer).png
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the text "{{font|Times New Roman|'''RHI''' ENTERTAINMENT}}" in the same font as the Hallmark Entertainment logo, with "{{font|Times New Roman|'''RHI'''}} being larger than the letters.
 
'''Technique:''' None.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the end theme of the show.
 
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On a print of ''End of Summer'', the Hallmark Entertainment theme is heard due to bad plastering.
 
'''Availability:''' This was originally used as a placeholder logo, and it was originally designed to plaster Hallmark, RHI and Qintex logos. It was seen on ''Though None Go with Me'', among others. It was later revived for ''Secret in the Walls''. The logo was later followed by the Sonar Entertainment logo on modern prints.
 
===2nd Logo (Early 2006-January 2, 2012)===
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RHI Entertainment (2006) (From - a Starz print to Lonesome Dove).png
RHI Entertainment (2006) (From - a Starz print to Lonesome Dove).png
RHI Entertainment (2006) (Taken from an ion Television airing of Journey to the Center of the Earth).png
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{{YouTube|id=5ORsZsLCFNw|id2=khEtksrEsYI|id3=GPya3XskNFQ}}
{{YouTube|id=5ORsZsLCFNw|id2=GPya3XskNFQ}}


'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see several {{color|blue}} lights that reveal the text "{{color|silver|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''RHI ENTERTAINMENT'''}}}}" in a chromed Times New Roman font, with "RHI" being larger on the top. The blue light continues throughout the logo.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see several {{color|blue}} lights that reveal the text "{{color|silver|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''RHI ENTERTAINMENT'''}}}}" in a chromed Times New Roman font, with "RHI" being larger on the top. The blue light continues throughout the logo.
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*Short and shorter versions exists.
*Short and shorter versions exists.
*There is a still version of the logo without any lights and the text is in plain white.
*On ion Television prints, the logo was cropped to 4:3.
*A print version of the logo (with a rectangle) appears on some TV movies like ''Ferocious Planet''  and ''Roadkill'.


'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' On current prints of ''Lonesome Dove'', this logo uses the Qintex music due to plastering the [[Qintex Entertainment]] logo.
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' On current prints of ''Lonesome Dove'', this logo uses the Qintex music due to plastering the [[Qintex Entertainment]] logo.


'''Availability:''' Uncommon. It was last seen on shows and TV movies that they produced until 2012. It plasters the Hallmark Entertainment and Qintex Entertainment logos on their prints of their movies and shows. This logo is retained on current prints followed by the Sonar Entertainment logo.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. It was last seen on shows and TV movies that they produced until 2012. It plasters the Hallmark Entertainment and Qintex Entertainment logos on their prints of their movies and shows, such as the ion Television airing of ''Journey to the Center of the Earth''. This logo is retained on current prints followed by the Sonar Entertainment logo.
 
===3rd Logo (2011)===
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RHI Entertainment (2011) (Taken from Possessing Piper Rose).png
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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}} spotlight background, we see a {{color|blue}} gradient TV tube with the {{color|silver}} letters "{{color|silver|'''RHI'''}}" behind the tube. Below it was the word "ENTERTAINMENT". The logo slowly zooms out.
 
'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the TV movie.
 
'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Possessing Piper Rose''.


==Sonar Entertainment==
==Sonar Entertainment==
===(2012-2021)===
===1st Logo (2012-2017)===
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Sonar1.png
Sonar1.png
Sonar2.png
Sonar Entertainment (2012) (Taken from rereleases of classic TV movies).png
Sonar3.png
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see several multicolored lines rapidly zooming out. Then, as we zoom out, we see them at an angle forming the word "SONAR". Once the word shifts into place, the word "E N T E R T A I N M E N T" fades in below, and several thin colored lines appear vertically above and below the words.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see several multicolored lines rapidly zooming out. Then, as we zoom out, we see them at an angle forming the word "SONAR". Once the word shifts into place, the word "E N T E R T A I N M E N T" fades in below, and several thin colored lines appear vertically above and below the words.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variant:''' A short version of the logo exists.
*A version exists without the lines, that animates with the text zooming in.
*Another version has a white background with the word "{{color|blue|SONAR}}" in {{color|blue}} and "E N T E R T A I N M E N T" in black. On ''Go Away, Unicorn!'', there's the text "PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY" above the logo and a copyright notice below it.
*On The Movie Central's YouTube print of Part 1 of the TV miniseries ''Snow Queen'', the text from the 1994 Hallmark Entertainment logo is seen scrolling up from the bottom of the logo, and then disappearing into it, due to a terrible plastering error.  


'''Technique:''' Advanced computer animation, done by yU+co.
'''Technique:''' Advanced computer animation, done by yU+co.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the ending theme of the show. Sometimes, but rarely, a 2-note synth choir theme is used instead.  
'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the ending theme of the show. Sometimes, but rarely, a 2-note synth choir theme is used instead.  
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On ''The Rooftop Christmas Tree'', the Johnson Production Group theme is heard due to an editing error.
'''Availability:''' Common. The full version is seen at the end of current prints of Hallmark and RHI-era TV movies (plastering the aforementioned logos). The short version of the logo was seen on early episodes of ''The Shannara Chronicles''. Recent series with this logo includes . On a Starz Encore airing of ''Earthsea'', this plastered the Hallmark Entertainment logo.
===2nd Logo (2017-2021)===
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Sonar2.png
Sonar Entertainment (2017) (Taken from Captive Heart The James Mink Story).png
Sonar Entertainment (2017) (Taken from a reprint of The Snow Queen).png
Sonar Entertainment (2017) (Taken from a reprint of Lifepod).png
Sonar Entertainment (2018) (Taken from Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy).png
Sonar Entertainment (2017) (Taken from a reprint of A Season of Hope).png
Sonar Entertainment (2019) (Taken from Lorena).png
Sonar Entertainment (2019) (Taken from Les Norton).png
Sonar Entertainment (2021) (Taken from Cypher).png
Sonar3.png
Sonar Entertainment (2021) (Taken from The Mysterious Benedict Society).png
Sonar Entertainment (2018) (Taken from Go Away! Unicorn!).png
Sonar Entertainment (2019) (Taken from Utopia Falls).png
Sonar Entertainment (2020) (From The Age of All).png
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'''Logo:''' On the black background, we see the same text from the previous logo zooming in to the center.
'''Variants:'''
*A version has a white background with the word "{{color|blue|SONAR}}" in {{color|blue}} and "E N T E R T A I N M E N T" in black.
*On ''Go Away, Unicorn!'', there's the text "PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY" above the logo and a copyright notice below it.
*On The Movie Central's YouTube print of Part 1 of the TV miniseries ''Snow Queen'', the text from the 1994 Hallmark Entertainment logo is seen scrolling up from the bottom of the logo, and then disappearing into it, due to a terrible plastering error.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.


'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On current prints of ''To Dance with Olivia'', the early Hallmark Entertainment theme is used due to bad plastering.  
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On current prints of ''To Dance with Olivia'', the early Hallmark Entertainment theme is used due to bad plastering.  


'''Availability:''' Common. The full version is seen at the end of current prints of Hallmark and RHI-era TV movies (plastering the aforementioned logos). Recent series with this logo includes ''Mr. Mercedes'', ''The Shannara Chronicles'', ''Go Away, Unicorn!'' and AMC's ''The Son'', among others. On a Starz Encore airing of ''Earthsea'', this plastered the Hallmark Entertainment logo.  
'''Availability:''' Seen on modern prints of Hallmark/Qintex/RHI-era TV movies, such as ''The Canterville Ghost'', among others. It was also seen on ''Mr. Mercedes'', ''The Shannara Chronicles'', ''Go Away, Unicorn!'' and AMC's ''The Son'', among others.
 
==Halcyon Studios==
===(2022- )===
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Halcyon Studios (2022) (Taken from The Mysterious Benedict Society).png
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the text "'''HALCYON''', with the "O" being a {{color|red}} rectangle with a black square being corrupted and tilted. Below it was the text "STUDIOS" in a spaced-out letters and below is a byline for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.
 
'''Technique:''' None.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


'''Availability:''' Seen on the second season of ''The Mysterious Benedict Society''.
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