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'''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.

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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.

*A later variant referred to the company as "{{color|silver|QINTEX ENTERTAINMENT}}", written in a large {{color|silver|silver}} font.

*On later episodes of ''T and T'', the [[Nelvana Limited|Nelvana]] logo flips around to reveal this 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)===

'''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.

'''Logo:''' On a black background, the large {{color|steelblue|blue}} CGI letters "{{color|steelblue|'''RHI'''}}" flip from the top and land in the middle of the screen, with a {{color|red}} line and "RHI Entertainment, Inc." appearing below.

*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 <nowiki>''</nowiki>''The Laurel and Hardy Show''<nowiki>''</nowiki>, Some whooshing sound is played at the intro before the show starts.  

'''Logo:''' On a stylized {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} or black background, a "{{color|gold}}" plate with the word "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''HALLMARK'''}}" on it backwards fills the screen. As the camera backs away, it's revealed to be a stamp that stamps a {{color|silver}} rectangle as the image turns around. The rectangle continues to rotate until it stops in the center, revealing the following text on it with lines above and below it reading "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''HALLMARK''' ENTERTAINMENT}}".

*Sometimes, either the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|Distributed By}}" or "{{Font|Times New Roman|In Association With}}" fades in after the logo forms.

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a stylized "{{color|silver|'''H'''}}" made of ribbons, which is surrounded by a box zooming in, while "{{color|silver|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''HALLMARK''' ENTERTAINMENT}}}}" in a Times New Roman font moves up and places itself under the box. When it's completed, the logo zooms back a bit.

'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the text "{{font|Times New Roman|'''HALLMARK ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" in the same style as before fading in.

'''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.

'''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.

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

'''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.

'''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.  

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*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.

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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.

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