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'''FX/SFX:''' The disc turning, the flashing and the shining. Mostly live-action effects.
'''Variant:''' An early variant exists where the logo doesn't flash at the end, instead fading to a shiny 2D version of it with a {{Font color|red|red}} drop-shadow. The sparkling is also slightly different.


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'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth-esque sounder which plays throughout the logo, followed by a three-note trumpet fanfare, with drums and a piano note accompanying the third note.
'''FX/SFX:''' The disc turning, the flashing and the shining. Mostly live-action effects.


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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, spotted at least once on ''Disaster in the Sky''.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth-esque sounder which plays throughout the logo, followed by a three-note trumpet fanfare, with drums and a piano note accompanying the third note.


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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, spotted at least on ''Nightmare in Badham County'', ''Young Pioneers' Christmas'', and ''Disaster in the Sky''.
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'''Editor's Note:''' An interesting live-action logo, one that hasn't been discovered until recently.
'''Editor's Note:''' An interesting live-action logo, one that hasn't been discovered until recently.


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'''Nicknames:''' "Constellation", "ABC in Space", "Still the One"  
'''Nicknames:''' "Constellation", "ABC in Space", "Still the One"  


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'''Logo:''' On a space background, we see a 3D transparent ABC logo, at an angle. The logo then turns to face us and comes closer to the camera, ending up with "{{Font color|dodgerblue|'''abc'''}}" in {{Font color|dodgerblue|neon blue}}, and the circle in {{Font color|lightpink|neon pink}}. Below, the {{Font color|darkorange|neon orange}} text "{{Font color|darkorange|'''circle films'''}}" in the same font as the "{{Font color|dodgerblue|'''abc'''}}" letters, pans from the right.
'''Logo:''' On a space background, we see a 3D transparent ABC logo, at an angle and in multiple colors. The logo then turns to face us and comes closer to the camera, ending up with "{{Font color|dodgerblue|'''abc'''}}" in {{Font color|dodgerblue|neon blue}}, and the circle in {{Font color|lightpink|neon pink}}. Below, the {{Font color|darkorange|neon orange}} text "{{Font color|darkorange|'''circle films'''}}" in the same font as the "{{Font color|dodgerblue|'''abc'''}}" letters, pans from the right.


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'''FX/SFX:''' The ABC logo flying and rotating, the "circle films" panning. The space background and panning effects.
'''FX/SFX:''' The ABC logo flying and rotating, the "circle films" panning. The space background and panning effects.


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'''Music/Sounds:''' Originally silent. However, there was also a version in the later '70s with a disco-like tune (the tune was actually a snippet of ABC's slogan of the late '70s, "Still the One!", which came from the actual song itself).
'''Music/Sounds:''' Originally silent. However, there was also a version in the later '70s with a disco-like tune (the tune was actually a snippet of ABC's slogan of the late '70s, "Still the One!", which came from the actual song itself).


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'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Last seen on VHS releases of ''Curse of the Black Widow'' and ''Three on a Date''.
'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Last seen on VHS releases of ''Curse of the Black Widow'' and ''Three on a Date''.


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'''Editor's Note:''' This was another early example of combining cel animation and motion-control camera tricks to generate an usually impressive 3D effect.
'''Editor's Note:''' This was another early example of combining cel animation and motion-control camera tricks to generate an usually impressive 3D effect.


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'''Nickname:''' "Multicolored Circles"
'''Nickname:''' "Multicolored Circles"


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'''Logo:''' Against a black background, six multicolored circles scroll into the near-top of the screen while five multicolored circles scroll into the screen below them. Once the two are aligned in the middle, they become the {{Font color|orange|orange}} letters "{{Font color|orange|'''CIRCLE FILMS'''}}", in a font reminiscent of the Terminator film title. The ABC logo then drops from the top of the screen and lands on the "{{Font color|orange|''I''}}" in "{{Font color|orange|''CIRCLE''}}".
'''Logo:''' Against a black background, six multicolored circles scroll into the near-top of the screen while five multicolored circles scroll into the screen below them. Once the two are aligned in the middle, they become the {{Font color|orange|orange}} letters "{{Font color|orange|'''CIRCLE FILMS'''}}", in a font reminiscent of the Terminator film title. The ABC logo then drops from the top of the screen and lands on the "{{Font color|orange|''I''}}" in "{{Font color|orange|''CIRCLE''}}".


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'''Variant:''' On some ABC Weekend Specials such as "Mayday! Mayday!", the still logo is placed on a {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}} background with copyright info below it.
'''Variant:''' On some ABC Weekend Specials such as "Mayday! Mayday!", the still logo is placed on a {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}} background with copyright info below it.


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'''FX/SFX:''' The circles moving, and forming of the letters. It's all cel animation.
'''FX/SFX:''' The circles moving, and forming of the letters. It's all cel animation.


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'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic fanfare with an ending similar to Paramount Television's 1969 "Closet Killer" music. On the ABC Weekend Specials, the end theme plays over it.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic fanfare with an ending similar to Paramount Television's 1969 "Closet Killer" music. On the ABC Weekend Specials, the end theme plays over it.


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'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Can be found on a VHS of the miniseries ''IKE''. Also seen on ''Who Will Love My Children?'', ''The Comeback Kid'', and ''Pray TV'' (1982). It might be retained on the KL Studio Classics/Kino Lorber DVD releases of the latter two titles.
'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Can be found on a VHS of the miniseries ''IKE''. Also seen on ''Who Will Love My Children?'', ''The Comeback Kid'', and ''Pray TV'' (1982). It might be retained on the KL Studio Classics/Kino Lorber DVD releases of the latter two titles.


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'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


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'''Nickname:''' "The Shining", "ABC Shining"
'''Nickname:''' "The Shining", "ABC Shining"


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'''Logo:''' On a black-blue background, we see the stacked words:
'''Logo:''' On a black-blue background, we see the stacked words:


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{{Font color|silver|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Big|ABC}}<br>CIRCLE<br>FILMS}}'''}}
{{Font color|silver|'''{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Big|ABC}}<br>CIRCLE<br>FILMS}}'''}}


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in the same crystal lettering as the text in the [[ABC Motion Pictures]] logo, zoom-in upward from the bottom of the screen. The logo "shines".
in the same crystal lettering as the text in the [[ABC Motion Pictures]] logo, zoom-in upward from the bottom of the screen. The logo "shines".


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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*There is another variant of this logo with a {{Font color|red|red}} background, and one with a black-{{Font color|teal|teal}} one.
*There is another variant of this logo with a {{Font color|red|red}} background, and one with a black-{{Font color|teal|teal}} one.
*Another variant appears in the end credits.
*Another variant appears in the end credits.


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'''FX/SFX:''' The words zooming, and the logo "shining".
'''FX/SFX:''' The words zooming, and the logo "shining".


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'''Music/Sounds:'''
'''Music/Sounds:'''
*It's usually the closing theme of the show.
*It's usually the closing theme of the show.
*On the TV movie ''The Day After'', the 1978 logo's music was used at the end.
*On the TV movie ''The Day After'', the 1978 logo's music was used at the end.


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'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Moonlighting'', as well as on some TV movies from the era, like ''Love Lives On''. The in-credit version can be found on ''War and Remembrance''.
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Moonlighting'', as well as on some TV movies from the era, like ''Love Lives On''. The in-credit version can be found on ''War and Remembrance''.


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'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


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