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'''FX/SFX:''' The disc turning, the flashing and the shining. Mostly live-action effects.
'''Trivia:''' This logo is the work of Dan Perry, the legendary designer of many iconic film titles such as the ones for ''Star Wars'' and ''The Exorcist'', as well as the logo for [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]].


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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 on ''Nightmare in Badham County'', ''Young Pioneers' Christmas'', and ''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. On at least Dan Perri's Vimeo account, the logo is silent.


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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, spotted at least on ''Nightmare in Badham County'', ''Young Pioneers' Christmas'', and ''Disaster in the Sky''. It is also preserved on Dan Perri's Vimeo account.
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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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===3rd Logo (September 16, 1977-February 17, 1978)=== <!--T:19-->
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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 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.
'''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:''' Rare. Seen on ''Superdome'' and VHS releases of ''Curse of the Black Widow'' and ''Three on a Date''.
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Superdome'' and 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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{{TV-Navbox}}{{Navbox-WaltDisney}}


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[[Category:Television logos{{#translation:}}]]
[[Category:American television logos{{#translation:}}]]
[[Category:American television logos{{#translation:}}]]
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