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'''Nickname:''' "The HBO Feature Marquee"
'''Nickname:''' "The HBO Feature Marquee"


'''Opening:''' We start out with a space background with a light grid sheet rapidly moving across the bottom. Then, we see two triads of searchlights light up on the left and right sides, eventually crossing over each other. At the same time, {{color|blue}} lights appear and many {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} rays rapidly move towards the screen, followed by {{color|blue}} rays, {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} circles, {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} zigzags, colorful criss-cross lines, {{color|blue}} and {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} straight lines, and finally wavy {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} lines with curvy {{color|red}} lines between them. Then we pan up to the searchlights, which move down to reveal a box of popcorn with many kernels shooting out. The screen cuts to a scene of five {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} popcorn kernels flying around the screen and falling down with a "shadow" effect, before they draw a marquee with several neon lines and designs (looking like that of the Orpheum or Pantages theater), and the camera zooms in below it. Then, the screen cuts to a plain black screen, and the stacked words "{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}" zoom out and pan down with a "shadow" effect, flashing when they settle on the background. After the flash dies down, lines appear behind each word, and the text turns {{color|red}}. Finally, the lines shine repeatedly.
'''Opening:''' We start out with a space background with a light grid sheet rapidly moving across the bottom. Then, we see two triads of searchlights light up on the left and right sides, eventually crossing over each other. At the same time, {{color|blue}} lights appear and many {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} rays rapidly move towards the screen, followed by {{color|blue}} rays, {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} circles, {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} zigzags, colorful criss-cross lines, {{color|blue}} and {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} straight lines, and finally wavy {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} lines with curvy {{color|red}} lines between them. Then we pan up to the searchlights, which move down to reveal a box of popcorn with many kernels shooting out. The screen cuts to a scene of five {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} popcorn kernels flying around the screen and falling down with a "shadow" effect, before they draw a marquee with several neon lines and designs (looking like that of the Orpheum or Pantages theater), and the camera zooms in below it. Then, the screen cuts to a plain black screen, and the stacked words "{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}" zoom out and pan down with a "shadow" effect, flashing when they settle on the background. After the flash dies down, lines appear behind each word, and the text turns {{color|red}}. Finally, the lines shine repeatedly.


'''FX/SFX:''' A mix of live-action shots and backlit cel animation, shot with motion control cameras and slit-scan, then composited together (similar to how the space battles in ''Star Wars'' were made). All of the 1979 idents were produced at Robert Abel & Associates.
'''FX/SFX:''' A mix of live-action shots and backlit cel animation, shot with motion control cameras and slit-scan, then composited together (similar to how the space battles in ''Star Wars'' were made). All of the 1979 idents were produced at Robert Abel & Associates.
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Hollywood Walk", "Big Band", "The HBO Feature Marquee II"
'''Nicknames:''' "The Hollywood Walk", "Big Band", "The HBO Feature Marquee II"


'''Opening:''' The camera travels down an infinite loop of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where we see several movie-related items (i.e. a glass slipper, a box of popcorn, a soda bottle, etc.) on the left and right sides of the screen. We then zoom into a screen that shows a color-changing background and the aforementioned objects moving around while briefly morphing into blobs, before cutting back to the Walk of Fame where we see a box office gradually zooming in as the sky turns to a night sky and searchlights move around it. When the box office comes close to the screen, it cuts to the "{{Font color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text animating as usual.
'''Opening:''' The camera travels down an infinite loop of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where we see several movie-related items (i.e. a glass slipper, a box of popcorn, a soda bottle, etc.) on the left and right sides of the screen. We then zoom into a screen that shows a color-changing background and the aforementioned objects moving around while briefly morphing into blobs, before cutting back to the Walk of Fame where we see a box office gradually zooming in as the sky turns to a night sky and searchlights move around it. When the box office comes close to the screen, it cuts to the "{{color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text animating as usual.


'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming.
'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming.
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Flashing Theater", "The HBO Feature Marquee III"
'''Nicknames:''' "The Flashing Theater", "The HBO Feature Marquee III"


'''Opening:''' On a space background with a gridded floor, we see several bright lights drawing in a stylized movie theater complete with a box office and a marquee with the text "'''H.B.O. FEATURE MOVIE'''" on both sides. We then zoom into a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} star on the marquee, and the screen cuts to more bright lights drawing in the interior of the theater. As we slowly zoom in, a {{color|red}} curtain on the center rises to reveal a {{color|blue}} pair of curtains, which open as the camera zooms in and it fades to the "{{Font color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text animating as usual.
'''Opening:''' On a space background with a gridded floor, we see several bright lights drawing in a stylized movie theater complete with a box office and a marquee with the text "'''H.B.O. FEATURE MOVIE'''" on both sides. We then zoom into a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} star on the marquee, and the screen cuts to more bright lights drawing in the interior of the theater. As we slowly zoom in, a {{color|red}} curtain on the center rises to reveal a {{color|blue}} pair of curtains, which open as the camera zooms in and it fades to the "{{color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text animating as usual.


'''FX/SFX:''' The drawing lines, the flashing effects. All typical '70s animation.
'''FX/SFX:''' The drawing lines, the flashing effects. All typical '70s animation.
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'''Nicknames:''' "Shapes In Space", "The Abstraction", "The HBO Feature Marquee IV"
'''Nicknames:''' "Shapes In Space", "The Abstraction", "The HBO Feature Marquee IV"


'''Opening:''' On a space background, we pan through and around many abstract shapes of various colors and sizes, some of which light up. At one point, a circle with a star passes by the shapes, with a bubble trail passing through them shortly after. After a while, a stylized {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} screen moves in from the right and we zoom into it as it starts showing the "{{Font color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text animating as usual.
'''Opening:''' On a space background, we pan through and around many abstract shapes of various colors and sizes, some of which light up. At one point, a circle with a star passes by the shapes, with a bubble trail passing through them shortly after. After a while, a stylized {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} screen moves in from the right and we zoom into it as it starts showing the "{{color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text animating as usual.


'''FX/SFX:''' The shapes, the box moving in, the text animating out.
'''FX/SFX:''' The shapes, the box moving in, the text animating out.
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'''Nicknames:''' "Funky Marquee", "The HBO Feature Marquee V"
'''Nicknames:''' "Funky Marquee", "The HBO Feature Marquee V"


'''Opening:''' We see a futuristic-like city at twilight, and we pan to the left where we see a neon movie theater with searchlights scanning the sky. Then we zoom into the entrance and see a bird's-eye view of the theater, lit in {{Font color|saddlebrown|brown}} and {{Font color|orange|orange}}. We slowly zoom into the projection screen and the camera fades to the "{{Font color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text animating as usual.
'''Opening:''' We see a futuristic-like city at twilight, and we pan to the left where we see a neon movie theater with searchlights scanning the sky. Then we zoom into the entrance and see a bird's-eye view of the theater, lit in {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} and {{color|orange|orange}}. We slowly zoom into the projection screen and the camera fades to the "{{color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text animating as usual.


'''FX/SFX:''' A combination of CGI and live-action.
'''FX/SFX:''' A combination of CGI and live-action.
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'''Nicknames:''' "Liquid/Neon Marquee", "The HBO Feature Marquee VI"
'''Nicknames:''' "Liquid/Neon Marquee", "The HBO Feature Marquee VI"


'''Opening:''' On a black background, {{Font color|purple|purple}} streaks rain down the screen diagonally as we fade to see a {{Font color|gray|gray}} rounded rectangle with a neon {{Font color|pink|pink}} outline rotating and zooming out, with an ocean at the bottom of the screen. When it disappears, a {{color|blue}} circular flash brings forth a series of {{color|gold}} bars that fly towards the screen at an angle. They eventually form a theater hallway with the ocean turning into a black floor, and a {{Font color|saddlebrown|brown}} screen quickly zooms in as the "{{Font color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text starts animating as usual.
'''Opening:''' On a black background, {{color|purple|purple}} streaks rain down the screen diagonally as we fade to see a {{color|gray|gray}} rounded rectangle with a neon {{color|pink|pink}} outline rotating and zooming out, with an ocean at the bottom of the screen. When it disappears, a {{color|blue}} circular flash brings forth a series of {{color|gold}} bars that fly towards the screen at an angle. They eventually form a theater hallway with the ocean turning into a black floor, and a {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} screen quickly zooms in as the "{{color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text starts animating as usual.


'''FX/SFX:''' Animation.
'''FX/SFX:''' Animation.
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'''Nicknames:''' "HBO in Space", "HBO City", "The Big Bang", "80s HBO"
'''Nicknames:''' "HBO in Space", "HBO City", "The Big Bang", "80s HBO"


'''Opening:''' As we start with a man tuning the cable on a TV set for a channel (to HBO) in his apartment as he settles down on the couch with his wife with several food items (i.e. a tub of popcorn, a pizza cut into slices etc.) in front of them. The camera pans backwards and outside the window to show a somewhat busy city intersection with figurines of vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk at twilight. The music starts, and the camera "flies" forward down the street, through several intersections. At one point you can even see a movie theater with "HBO THEATRE" on the marquee. We fly over some buildings before going into the suburbs, with lots of trees. We fly over several houses and a clock tower. Then the camera pans up into the sky, which briefly takes sunset hues before becoming {{color|blue}} and black with a starfield. We go up into space, eventually panning up to reveal the source of the light; a star (positioned near the top center of the screen) that gets brighter and brighter, and eventually explodes in a {{Font color|orangered|scarlet}} and {{color|blue}} gemstone-shaped flash, leaving behind a shiny chrome model monolith. The monolith moves down and across the screen and rotates clockwise, revealing that it is the HBO logo, then turns around one more time as the camera then zooms in on the side of the "{{Font color|silver|'''O'''}}". The side of the "{{Font color|silver|'''O'''}}" disappears in a flash of light, revealing a stream of {{color|red}}, {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} and {{color|blue}} rays streaking counterclockwise around a {{Font color|silver|silver}} axis, and "{{Font color|violet|'''HBO FEATURE PRESENTATION'''}}", in a heavy, {{Font color|violet|lavender}} 3D "gaspipe" font and with each word stacked on top of the other (as well as a line under "{{Font color|violet|'''<u>PRESENTATION</u>'''}}"), appears against an array of {{Font color|purple|purple}} lines. Some more rays sweep across the words and shine, then the background fades to black with more flashes from the surrounding rays.
'''Opening:''' As we start with a man tuning the cable on a TV set for a channel (to HBO) in his apartment as he settles down on the couch with his wife with several food items (i.e. a tub of popcorn, a pizza cut into slices etc.) in front of them. The camera pans backwards and outside the window to show a somewhat busy city intersection with figurines of vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk at twilight. The music starts, and the camera "flies" forward down the street, through several intersections. At one point you can even see a movie theater with "HBO THEATRE" on the marquee. We fly over some buildings before going into the suburbs, with lots of trees. We fly over several houses and a clock tower. Then the camera pans up into the sky, which briefly takes sunset hues before becoming {{color|blue}} and black with a starfield. We go up into space, eventually panning up to reveal the source of the light; a star (positioned near the top center of the screen) that gets brighter and brighter, and eventually explodes in a {{color|orangered|scarlet}} and {{color|blue}} gemstone-shaped flash, leaving behind a shiny chrome model monolith. The monolith moves down and across the screen and rotates clockwise, revealing that it is the HBO logo, then turns around one more time as the camera then zooms in on the side of the "{{color|silver|'''O'''}}". The side of the "{{color|silver|'''O'''}}" disappears in a flash of light, revealing a stream of {{color|red}}, {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} and {{color|blue}} rays streaking counterclockwise around a {{color|silver|silver}} axis, and "{{color|violet|'''HBO FEATURE PRESENTATION'''}}", in a heavy, {{color|violet|lavender}} 3D "gaspipe" font and with each word stacked on top of the other (as well as a line under "{{color|violet|'''<u>PRESENTATION</u>'''}}"), appears against an array of {{color|purple|purple}} lines. Some more rays sweep across the words and shine, then the background fades to black with more flashes from the surrounding rays.


'''Trivia:'''
'''Trivia:'''
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*There were multiple different endings used depending on what type of program was shown. They include "HBO Feature Presentation" (the standard version), "HBO Premiere Presentation" (for HBO Premiere Films before they were renamed to HBO Pictures), "HBO Family Showcase", "HBO Classic Feature", "HBO Theatre", "HBO Music", "HBO Saturday Night Movie", "HBO Sunday Night Movie", "HBO Special", "HBO Comedy", "HBO Rock", "Standing Room Only", "HBOriginal", "HBO Sports", "On Location", and "World Premiere Presentation", the latter being used in 2019, when it was remastered.
*There were multiple different endings used depending on what type of program was shown. They include "HBO Feature Presentation" (the standard version), "HBO Premiere Presentation" (for HBO Premiere Films before they were renamed to HBO Pictures), "HBO Family Showcase", "HBO Classic Feature", "HBO Theatre", "HBO Music", "HBO Saturday Night Movie", "HBO Sunday Night Movie", "HBO Special", "HBO Comedy", "HBO Rock", "Standing Room Only", "HBOriginal", "HBO Sports", "On Location", and "World Premiere Presentation", the latter being used in 2019, when it was remastered.
* Two April Fools Day variants that used much cheaper versions of the model city, the HBO monolith and the end card also exist: one used "HBO Feature Presentation" in the style of a rebus puzzle (H-bee-O Feet-Y-oar Present-A-shun) which flipped up into the screen, while the other had the "lyrics" to the song in a "follow the bouncing ball" style over the model city. When we reach to space, the familiar HBO, now in aluminum foil held by some string, falls down and is spun around by a hand. "HBO FEATURE PRESENTATION" in cheaply arranged paper letters fade in on a black background with a pair of live-action hands briefly making odd movements over it (the rebus puzzle version also faded to this, but with only a half-second of hand movement).
* Two April Fools Day variants that used much cheaper versions of the model city, the HBO monolith and the end card also exist: one used "HBO Feature Presentation" in the style of a rebus puzzle (H-bee-O Feet-Y-oar Present-A-shun) which flipped up into the screen, while the other had the "lyrics" to the song in a "follow the bouncing ball" style over the model city. When we reach to space, the familiar HBO, now in aluminum foil held by some string, falls down and is spun around by a hand. "HBO FEATURE PRESENTATION" in cheaply arranged paper letters fade in on a black background with a pair of live-action hands briefly making odd movements over it (the rebus puzzle version also faded to this, but with only a half-second of hand movement).
*Some end cards had the lines colored {{Font color|royalblue|royal blue}} or a {{color|red}}-{{Font color|gray|gray}} gradient.
*Some end cards had the lines colored {{color|royalblue|royal blue}} or a {{color|red}}-{{color|gray|gray}} gradient.
*A somewhat rare version exists. After the man tunes the cable to HBO, we can see him and his family sharing popcorn while HBO is being tuned on TV before zooming out the window. This was apparently used in the first weeks this intro debuted.
*A somewhat rare version exists. After the man tunes the cable to HBO, we can see him and his family sharing popcorn while HBO is being tuned on TV before zooming out the window. This was apparently used in the first weeks this intro debuted.
*Occasionally, during debuts of popular films, when the streaks move around the "{{Font color|silver|'''O'''}}", it cross-fades to a promo, and when the promo ended it fades back to the "Feature Presentation" version, which ends normally.
*Occasionally, during debuts of popular films, when the streaks move around the "{{color|silver|'''O'''}}", it cross-fades to a promo, and when the promo ended it fades back to the "Feature Presentation" version, which ends normally.
*For HBO's joint venture with Silver Screen Partners, a part in space had been adapted for this logo; this was seen only on the 1984 movie ''Flashpoint''.
*For HBO's joint venture with Silver Screen Partners, a part in space had been adapted for this logo; this was seen only on the 1984 movie ''Flashpoint''.
*On HBO Hungary in the mid-90s, a bumper has the full logo playing as normal until the end where the HBO logo fades away before the rays appeared, then a still "HBO" logo appeared in front of the space background.
*On HBO Hungary in the mid-90s, a bumper has the full logo playing as normal until the end where the HBO logo fades away before the rays appeared, then a still "HBO" logo appeared in front of the space background.
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'''Nicknames:''' "Non-Primetime HBO", "Neon '80s Geometric HBO"
'''Nicknames:''' "Non-Primetime HBO", "Neon '80s Geometric HBO"


'''Opening:''' We see a {{Font color|mediumorchid|heliotrope}} HBO logo across a vertical filmstrip with light rays shooting through it. The camera pans around and zooms back from several CGI squares glowing in various neon colors. Then, the lights shoot out the last square and light up a group of small dots glowing in rainbow colors, then zoom out to reveal a {{Font color|violet|light purple}} HBO logo with "{{Font color|deeppink|''Movie''}}" in a script font and in a {{Font color|deeppink|raspberry}}-like color with the rainbow circles on a black background behind it.
'''Opening:''' We see a {{color|mediumorchid|heliotrope}} HBO logo across a vertical filmstrip with light rays shooting through it. The camera pans around and zooms back from several CGI squares glowing in various neon colors. Then, the lights shoot out the last square and light up a group of small dots glowing in rainbow colors, then zoom out to reveal a {{color|violet|light purple}} HBO logo with "{{color|deeppink|''Movie''}}" in a script font and in a {{color|deeppink|raspberry}}-like color with the rainbow circles on a black background behind it.


'''Variants:'''  
'''Variants:'''  
*On HBO Hungary, "{{Font color|deeppink|''Mozi''}}" (Hungarian for "movie") replaces "{{Font color|deeppink|''Movie''}}", and the colors are brighter.
*On HBO Hungary, "{{color|deeppink|''Mozi''}}" (Hungarian for "movie") replaces "{{color|deeppink|''Movie''}}", and the colors are brighter.
*In Poland, "{{Font color|deeppink|''Film''}}" replaces "{{Font color|deeppink|''Movie''}}".
*In Poland, "{{color|deeppink|''Film''}}" replaces "{{color|deeppink|''Movie''}}".
*In Brazil, "{{Font color|deeppink|''Apresenta''}}" (Portuguese for "presents") appears in "{{Font color|deeppink|''Movie''}}"'s place.
*In Brazil, "{{color|deeppink|''Apresenta''}}" (Portuguese for "presents") appears in "{{color|deeppink|''Movie''}}"'s place.
*Most other foreign versions of the channel probably have "movie" written in their own native language as well.
*Most other foreign versions of the channel probably have "movie" written in their own native language as well.


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{{YouTube|id=-K0aSPLbpNU}}


'''Opening:''' On a {{Font color|blueviolet|violet}}/white CGI background with a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} floor, we see many colored shapes zooming through the screen. A black rectangle zooms in slowly and settles on a stack of other rectangles on a black base, as two more rectangles fly in and stack themselves above it, and a {{Font color|deeppink|hot pink}} HBO logo rises up from it. As the camera starts rotating, the {{color|gold}} words "{{Font color|gold|'''SPECIAL PRESENTATION'''}}" zoom out with a shadow effect and plaster themselves on the front of the base, and the camera stops on a slight angle (a la 20th Century Fox).
'''Opening:''' On a {{color|blueviolet|violet}}/white CGI background with a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} floor, we see many colored shapes zooming through the screen. A black rectangle zooms in slowly and settles on a stack of other rectangles on a black base, as two more rectangles fly in and stack themselves above it, and a {{color|deeppink|hot pink}} HBO logo rises up from it. As the camera starts rotating, the {{color|gold}} words "{{color|gold|'''SPECIAL PRESENTATION'''}}" zoom out with a shadow effect and plaster themselves on the front of the base, and the camera stops on a slight angle (a la 20th Century Fox).


'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming and rising.
'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming and rising.
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{{YouTube|id=rxb18tP3zBw}}
{{YouTube|id=rxb18tP3zBw}}


'''Opening:''' On a black-{{Font color|darkred|reddish}} gradient background, we see a translucent filmstrip that has a {{Font color|deepskyblue|blue}} circle with lines dividing it in four quadrants in the style of a movie countdown on its center. Squares fly through its sprocket holes, and a circular light beam shines below its center, starting a countdown of the letters "'''H'''", "'''B'''", and "'''O'''". As this happens, the camera pans to the left and slowly zooms in on the countdown with the beam of light extruding through the circle. After the "'''O'''" appears, the circle turns into an "'''O'''" and another "'''O'''" flies through the film strip and the beam of light with several "'''O'''"s appearing and flying behind it. More light beams appear on the left and right as everything turns {{color|blue}}, and the screen scrolls to a stone platform where the "'''O'''"s land, after which the screen pans out to reveal it’s part of the word "{{Font color|gold|'''ORIGINAL'''}}" with {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}} lines above and below. As this happens, the words "{{Font color|violet|'''THE HBO'''}}" scroll in from the left and rest above "{{Font color|gold|'''ORIGINAL'''}}" and the camera zooms out to reveal the word "{{Font color|violet|'''MOVIE'''}}" below it. The platform has two sets of four light beams, one arranged vertically on the top left corner and the second arranged horizontally above the word "{{Font color|violet|'''HBO'''}}". A filmstrip scrolls up behind the logo as a spotlight passes through it twice.
'''Opening:''' On a black-{{color|darkred|reddish}} gradient background, we see a translucent filmstrip that has a {{color|deepskyblue|blue}} circle with lines dividing it in four quadrants in the style of a movie countdown on its center. Squares fly through its sprocket holes, and a circular light beam shines below its center, starting a countdown of the letters "'''H'''", "'''B'''", and "'''O'''". As this happens, the camera pans to the left and slowly zooms in on the countdown with the beam of light extruding through the circle. After the "'''O'''" appears, the circle turns into an "'''O'''" and another "'''O'''" flies through the film strip and the beam of light with several "'''O'''"s appearing and flying behind it. More light beams appear on the left and right as everything turns {{color|blue}}, and the screen scrolls to a stone platform where the "'''O'''"s land, after which the screen pans out to reveal it’s part of the word "{{color|gold|'''ORIGINAL'''}}" with {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} lines above and below. As this happens, the words "{{color|violet|'''THE HBO'''}}" scroll in from the left and rest above "{{color|gold|'''ORIGINAL'''}}" and the camera zooms out to reveal the word "{{color|violet|'''MOVIE'''}}" below it. The platform has two sets of four light beams, one arranged vertically on the top left corner and the second arranged horizontally above the word "{{color|violet|'''HBO'''}}". A filmstrip scrolls up behind the logo as a spotlight passes through it twice.


'''FX/SFX:''' The filmstrip, the countdown, the lighting.  
'''FX/SFX:''' The filmstrip, the countdown, the lighting.  
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'''Nickname:''' "Simply The Best", "HBO Pendulum"
'''Nickname:''' "Simply The Best", "HBO Pendulum"


'''Opening:''' We see a countdown with the letters "{{Font color|gold|'''H'''}}", "{{Font color|gold|'''B'''}}", and "{{Font color|gold|'''O'''}}". When it stops, it starts again as a globe bounces on it and onto a round {{color|red}} layer with the word "{{Font color|gold|'''M'''OVIES}}" and several {{color|gold}} banners with the words "HBOmovies" on them circling it. The globe bounces into a filmstrip, imprinting bouncing globes onto it, then bounces on the "{{Font color|gold|'''M'''}}" and moves to another layer with the word "{{Font color|gold|'''B'''OXING}}" and several "HBOboxing" banners on it. The globe and the letter "{{Font color|gold|'''B'''}}" fight with each other, pushing the globe onto a layer with the word "{{Font color|gold|'''M'''USIC}}" and several "HBOmusic" banners, as a bunch of globes appear. Three of the globes turn {{color|red}} and bounce onto a new layer with "{{Font color|gold|'''F'''AMILY}}" and "HBOfamily" banners. The "{{Font color|gold|'''F'''}}" juggles them, throwing them onto a final layer with "{{Font color|gold|'''COMEDY'''}}" and "HBOcomedy" banners. The "{{Font color|gold|'''C'''}}" laughs as the countdown appears again. It turns into an "{{Font color|gold|'''O'''}}", which zooms out to reveal the rest of the HBO logo, and the globe bounces into the middle of the "{{Font color|gold|'''O'''}}".
'''Opening:''' We see a countdown with the letters "{{color|gold|'''H'''}}", "{{color|gold|'''B'''}}", and "{{color|gold|'''O'''}}". When it stops, it starts again as a globe bounces on it and onto a round {{color|red}} layer with the word "{{color|gold|'''M'''OVIES}}" and several {{color|gold}} banners with the words "HBOmovies" on them circling it. The globe bounces into a filmstrip, imprinting bouncing globes onto it, then bounces on the "{{color|gold|'''M'''}}" and moves to another layer with the word "{{color|gold|'''B'''OXING}}" and several "HBOboxing" banners on it. The globe and the letter "{{color|gold|'''B'''}}" fight with each other, pushing the globe onto a layer with the word "{{color|gold|'''M'''USIC}}" and several "HBOmusic" banners, as a bunch of globes appear. Three of the globes turn {{color|red}} and bounce onto a new layer with "{{color|gold|'''F'''AMILY}}" and "HBOfamily" banners. The "{{color|gold|'''F'''}}" juggles them, throwing them onto a final layer with "{{color|gold|'''COMEDY'''}}" and "HBOcomedy" banners. The "{{color|gold|'''C'''}}" laughs as the countdown appears again. It turns into an "{{color|gold|'''O'''}}", which zooms out to reveal the rest of the HBO logo, and the globe bounces into the middle of the "{{color|gold|'''O'''}}".


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Road", "HBO 2000", "New Millennium City", "Glowing HBO", "HBO City II"
'''Nicknames:''' "The Road", "HBO 2000", "New Millennium City", "Glowing HBO", "HBO City II"


'''Opening:''' We see a busy street intersection with a theater (a homage to the theater briefly shown in the 8th opening) displaying the HBO logo and the words "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''" on its marquee. The camera zooms into the theater, past the box office (a homage to the zooming box office from the 3rd opening) and into a bright light. After the light dims down, the camera starts zooming down a street in a residential neighborhood with cars driving and people walking about, and goes through a bridge superstructure shaped like an "'''H'''", after which it zooms down a rural highway, passing farms and such. After some fog obscures the screen, we see the camera zoom down a mountain road, flying over a pit, and heading down a "'''B'''" shaped tunnel. The tunnel leads to a desert road surrounded with gorges and cliffs at the other end, and the camera zooms into a truck with an "'''O'''"-shaped cylindrical tank, taking us through another transition. We end up zooming through a CGI rendering of the city from the 8th opening, then into a skyscraper-filled downtown. Passing through the buildings with a lens flare effect, the camera travels down a freeway as lights from behind several buildings quickly turn on, followed by more lights ahead of them. The camera pans and takes us into an aerial view above the clouds, and we see the spotlights outlining an HBO-logo shaped harbor. The 3D letters "'''FEATURE'''" fly in and come together over the HBO logo, and a flash below them brings forth a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} rectangle with the word "PRESENTATION" appearing on it letter-by-letter as we tilt above the HBO-shaped harbor.
'''Opening:''' We see a busy street intersection with a theater (a homage to the theater briefly shown in the 8th opening) displaying the HBO logo and the words "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''" on its marquee. The camera zooms into the theater, past the box office (a homage to the zooming box office from the 3rd opening) and into a bright light. After the light dims down, the camera starts zooming down a street in a residential neighborhood with cars driving and people walking about, and goes through a bridge superstructure shaped like an "'''H'''", after which it zooms down a rural highway, passing farms and such. After some fog obscures the screen, we see the camera zoom down a mountain road, flying over a pit, and heading down a "'''B'''" shaped tunnel. The tunnel leads to a desert road surrounded with gorges and cliffs at the other end, and the camera zooms into a truck with an "'''O'''"-shaped cylindrical tank, taking us through another transition. We end up zooming through a CGI rendering of the city from the 8th opening, then into a skyscraper-filled downtown. Passing through the buildings with a lens flare effect, the camera travels down a freeway as lights from behind several buildings quickly turn on, followed by more lights ahead of them. The camera pans and takes us into an aerial view above the clouds, and we see the spotlights outlining an HBO-logo shaped harbor. The 3D letters "'''FEATURE'''" fly in and come together over the HBO logo, and a flash below them brings forth a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} rectangle with the word "PRESENTATION" appearing on it letter-by-letter as we tilt above the HBO-shaped harbor.


'''Variant:''' A shorter, much more common version of this logo was available, which starts off with the lights lighting up. The full version as described above was only shown on Saturday night movie premieres.
'''Variant:''' A shorter, much more common version of this logo was available, which starts off with the lights lighting up. The full version as described above was only shown on Saturday night movie premieres.
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'''Nicknames:''' "HBO 2011", "HBO Aurora"
'''Nicknames:''' "HBO 2011", "HBO Aurora"


'''Opening:''' On a black background, a flash appears, turning into a {{Font color|deepskyblue|cerulean}} aurora background as the HBO logo appears on the left and the words "Feature Presentation" (in the Gotham Book font) appear on the right.
'''Opening:''' On a black background, a flash appears, turning into a {{color|deepskyblue|cerulean}} aurora background as the HBO logo appears on the left and the words "Feature Presentation" (in the Gotham Book font) appear on the right.


'''Variant:''' Other channels have their logo in place of their partner logo. Examples are HBO Latino (which replaces the text with "Pelicula") and HBO Family.
'''Variant:''' Other channels have their logo in place of their partner logo. Examples are HBO Latino (which replaces the text with "Pelicula") and HBO Family.
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*On HBO Family, the word "FAMILY" (in rainbow colors) is under the HBO logo. There is also a variation of that bumper in which the background is white, and the HBO logo and "{{Font color|deepskyblue|Feature Presentation}}" are in {{Font color|deepskyblue|light blue}}. Also, the pictures of the movies were replaced by the pictures of various family movies (such as ''The Iron Giant'', ''Shrek'' and ''The Book of Life'').
*On HBO Family, the word "FAMILY" (in rainbow colors) is under the HBO logo. There is also a variation of that bumper in which the background is white, and the HBO logo and "{{color|deepskyblue|Feature Presentation}}" are in {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}}. Also, the pictures of the movies were replaced by the pictures of various family movies (such as ''The Iron Giant'', ''Shrek'' and ''The Book of Life'').
*Two versions have been exclusively used on HBO Asia: the first is the ''Game of Thrones'' version which features a {{Font color|teal|teal}} ''Game of Thrones'' background with the ''GOT'' logo below fading in. The second one is the ''Westworld'' version with the movie pictures being in B&W and the ''Westworld'' logo fading in below at the end, against a black & white background.
*Two versions have been exclusively used on HBO Asia: the first is the ''Game of Thrones'' version which features a {{color|teal|teal}} ''Game of Thrones'' background with the ''GOT'' logo below fading in. The second one is the ''Westworld'' version with the movie pictures being in B&W and the ''Westworld'' logo fading in below at the end, against a black & white background.
*Sometimes, a movie picture remains at the left as all the pictures drop down, while the split with the HBO logo and "Feature Presentation" appears in the right. This doesn't appear on the Asian version, as of this writing.
*Sometimes, a movie picture remains at the left as all the pictures drop down, while the split with the HBO logo and "Feature Presentation" appears in the right. This doesn't appear on the Asian version, as of this writing.


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