Lorimar Television: Difference between revisions

===Background===

'''Lorimar''' was formed initially as "Lorimar Productions" on February 1, 1969 by Merv Adelson, Irwin Molasky and producer Lee Rich, who named the company after Adelson's ex-wife '''Lori''', and San Diego, California's Palo'''mar''' Airport. Their first production was the TV movie ''The Homecoming'' (now owned by [[CBS Studios]]), based on the book by Earl Hamner. Their first logo did not appear until 1971 when ''The Waltons'' premiered. On April 21, 1986, it merged with [[Telepictures Productions|Telepictures Corporation]] and later became Lorimar-Telepictures Corporation (or just simply "[[Lorimar-Telepictures]]"). In 1987, the television production companies were later split back in two companies and Lorimar was reincorporated as Lorimar Television, but "Lorimar-Telepictures" remained as the name for their parent company. On January 12, 1989, Warner Communications (later "Time Warner" and "WarnerMedia", now "Warner Bros. Discovery") acquired Lorimar-Telepictures and both distribution arms were folded into [[Warner Bros. Television|Warner Bros. Television Distribution]] by forming "Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution" and continued producing the surviving TV shows. The Lorimar name continued until mid-1993, when it was folded into Warner Bros. Television. However, WBTV continued producing the remaining programs under its name.

==Lorimar Productions==

===1st Logo (October 31, 1971-May 10, 1978)===

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'''Logo:''' On a blank {{font color|red|red}} screen, we see the words "{{font|Times New Roman|'''{{small|A}} L{{small|ORIMAR PRODUCTION}}'''}}" in a Goudy font wiping in. As this happens, a thick white line starts to draw out the letter "'''L'''", then turns and goes straight, before wrapping around and forming the letter "'''P'''", moving through the bottom of the "'''L'''" to form the bottom of the "'''P'''". It then stops a bit below the space between the words "{{font|Times New Roman|'''L{{small|ORIMAR}}'''}}"" and "{{font|Times New Roman|'''{{small|PRODUCTION}}'''}}".

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, an {{font color|orange|orange}} line begins to draw itself. It moves down and turns right to form an "{{font color|orange|'''L'''}}", then makes a loop to form an "{{font color|orange|'''O'''}}", turns again and goes up, around and diagonally to form an "{{font color|orange|'''R'''}}" and then back up to form an "{{font color|orange|'''I'''}}". Another section starts, going up, diagonally down, diagonally up, then down again to form an "{{font color|orange|'''M'''}}", then moving up and down again at angles to form an "{{font color|orange|'''A'''}}", then finally moving up, around, and down diagonally to form a second "{{font color|orange|'''R'''}}". The resulting logo reads "{{font color|orange|'''LORIMAR'''}}", all in connected letters.

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'''Logo:''' On a white marble background, wave ripples zoom out from the center. This causes the word "'''LORIMAR'''" (in black, and in a revised version of the design from the 2nd logo, such as the "'''A'''" having a standard line going through it and the "'''O'''" no longer being connected to the first "'''R'''") to be written out, not unlike the 2nd logo. At about the same time the "'''A'''" in "'''LORIMAR'''" is finished, a shadowed {{font color|red|red}} bar with the word "'''T E L E V I S I O N'''" in white etched on it rotates in below "'''LORIMAR'''", shining once it settles there. From 1991-1993, the Time Warner byline, in the same font used in the Warner Bros. logo, appears below the {{font color|red|red}} bar.

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'''Logo:''' Over the ending credits of the show, we see the "'''LORIMAR'''" logo (in its 1978 design, but with the "'''A'''" having the line through it like in the 1988 design) with the word "'''T E L E V I S I O N'''" below. From 1991-1993, the Time Warner byline is seen below.