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*The HBO short-form interstitial series ''Behind the Scenes'', which aired between features from the early 1980s to about the early 1990s, had one episode titled "A Closer Look: Inside HBO's City" devoted to showing virtually all the work behind this logo and how the ideas of the bumper came up. The episode can be viewed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agS6ZXBrcng here]. | *The HBO short-form interstitial series ''Behind the Scenes'', which aired between features from the early 1980s to about the early 1990s, had one episode titled "A Closer Look: Inside HBO's City" devoted to showing virtually all the work behind this logo and how the ideas of the bumper came up. The episode can be viewed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agS6ZXBrcng here]. | ||
*The Nostalgia Critic (Doug Walker) took a look at this bumper in his "Rise of the Commercials" video, in which he praised it. | *The Nostalgia Critic (Doug Walker) took a look at this bumper in his "Rise of the Commercials" video, in which he praised it. | ||
*From 1993 to 2018, HBO sponsored Bryant Park Movie Nights (one block away from HBO's headquarters in New York City), where movies are projected on a massive screen to an audience every summer. The long version starting from the fog was played before each feature. The intro begins with "Bryant Park Summer Film Festival" in an old fashioned red and yellow font. Then the intro continues as normal. Some organizers and moviegoers in the park have been known to dance to the music. A similar thing happened in Washington, D.C., where HBO co-sponsored a film festival known as "Screen on the Green" along with Comcast from 2005-2015. Numerous accounts say that people used to get up and wave their arms left and right above their head when the bumper came on. | *From 1993 to 2018, HBO sponsored Bryant Park Movie Nights (one block away from HBO's headquarters in New York City), where movies are projected on a massive screen to an audience every summer. The long version starting from the fog was played before each feature. The intro begins with "Bryant Park Summer Film Festival" in an old fashioned red and yellow font. Then the intro continues as normal. Some organizers and moviegoers in the park have been known to dance to the music. | ||
*A similar thing happened in Washington, D.C., where HBO co-sponsored a film festival known as "Screen on the Green" along with Comcast from 2005-2015. Numerous accounts say that people used to get up and wave their arms left and right above their head when the bumper came on. | |||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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*For its 2019 appearance, the fanfare was re-recorded. | *For its 2019 appearance, the fanfare was re-recorded. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extinct, but it was used for a stunning 15 years thanks to its popularity, so it shouldn't be difficult to find on old tapes. It can also be seen on HBO's YouTube channel. This was also screened before movies in Bryant Park in New York City until 2019, shown every Monday evening in summer. Makes a surprise appearance on the 2019 special ''Dan Soder: Son of a Gary''. | '''Availability:''' Extinct, but it was used for a stunning 15 years thanks to its popularity, so it shouldn't be difficult to find on old tapes. It can also be seen on HBO's YouTube channel. This was also screened before movies in Bryant Park in New York City until 2019, shown every Monday evening in summer, and on "Screen on the Green" in Washington, D.C. until 2015. Makes a surprise appearance on the 2019 special ''Dan Soder: Son of a Gary''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' One of the most--or even arguably ''the'' most--beloved and iconic opening bumpers of the 1980s, thanks to the sheer amounts of detail and effort put into the visuals, and its iconic music, which HBO has consistently continued to use in modified forms ever since. | '''Editor's Note:''' One of the most--or even arguably ''the'' most--beloved and iconic opening bumpers of the 1980s, thanks to the sheer amounts of detail and effort put into the visuals, and its iconic music, which HBO has consistently continued to use in modified forms ever since. | ||