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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
On | The Family Channel was the predecessor to Freeform. Its roots take place in 1977, when the CBN Satellite Network was formed. On August 1, 1981, the channel was relaunched as CBN Cable Network, repositioning it as a family-friendly entertainment network and moving away from its primarily religious routes, though certain Christian programs still remained on the schedule. On August 1, 1988, the network was renamed to CBN Family Channel; the network's success was becoming worrisome for CBN, who feared it would contradict its main, non-profit business, so they chose to sell it in 1990 to International Family Entertainment, a joint venture between CBN founder Pat Robertson's son, Timothy, and TCI/Liberty Media owner John Malone; they later that year renamed the channel fully to The Family Channel. IFE would later purchase [[MTM Enterprises]] and the assets of UK network [[TVS Television (UK)|Television South]], adding to their portfolio. | ||
In July 1997, the company was purchased by then-Fox owner News Corporation, as a means of broadcasting programs they now owned through [[Saban Entertainment]]. The channel became Fox Family the year after, and International Family Entertainment was merged into [[Fox Kids Worldwide]], with the MTM library moving to Fox, and the company later becoming Fox Family Worldwide. Despite initial success, the channel quickly began struggling, due to heavy competition from other children's/family networks as well as poor management at News Corporation. In October 2001, Fox Family Worldwide was sold to Disney for $2.9 billion, giving them control over the channel space as well as the libraries of Saban and TVS. In November that year, they renamed it to ABC Family, whose name stuck until it was renamed Freeform in 2016. | |||
ABC Family was a family-oriented network owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, launched in 2001 after their acquisition of Fox Family. The company announced in October 2015 that ABC Family would be renamed Freeform, which took place in January 2016. | |||
On January 12, 2016, ABC Family was rebranded as Freeform. This debunked earlier rumors that the network was in a contract that forced the term "Family" into its name no matter what they did and what they broadcast. | |||
==The Family Channel Originals== | |||
''This section is about the American channel formerly known as The Family Channel from 1990-1998. For the Canadian network of the same name, see [[Family Channel Originals (Canada)]].'' | |||
===1st Logo (1990-1998)=== | |||
TBA. Seen on ''Big Brother Jake''. | |||
===2nd Logo (1991-1998)=== | |||
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'''Logo:''' Depending on an background, we see a {{Font color|red|red}} ball with a big {{Font color|blue|blue}} circle containing the words "{{Font|Serif|THE}}" and "{{Font|Serif|CHANNEL}}" above and below circling it. Afterwards, the word "{{Font color|orange|'''''Family'''''}}" in an {{Font color|orange|orange}} script font is written in by a laser, then zooms out to position itself on the ball. | |||
'''Variant:''' There's a longer version of this logo that was used as a station ident. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' Nice CGI. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A 4-note horn fanfare, or the closing theme to the feature. | |||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Preserved on [[Golden Books Family Entertainment|Golden Book Video]] releases of ''Madeline'', and ''Snowy River: The McGregor Saga''. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
===3rd Logo (1993?-1998)=== | |||
TBA. It's currently intact on the 1996 Christmas special ''The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue'' when Hallmark Channel airs it. | |||
=== 4th Logo (1995?-1998)=== | |||
TBA. Seen on ''Night of the Twisters''. | |||
==Fox Family Productions== | |||
===1st Logo (1998-2000)=== | |||
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'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|purple|purple}}-{{Font color|darkorange|tangerine}} gradient sky background, we see a modified version of the 1994 Fox structure, this time with the second and last rows replaced with the words "'''{{Font color|gold|FOX}}'''" and "'''{{Font color|gold|FAMILY}}'''", and the top row consisting of a giant, cartoonish-looking suburban house. The camera pans out from the other side of the structure, and then moves to the familiar 20th Century Fox angle. We then crossfade into a completely different sequence, in which a 3D lopsided {{Font color|greenyellow|green-yellow}} oval spins around and stops in the middle on a {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}} background, whilst slowly turning. There are {{Font color|darkmagenta|plum-purple}} "swishes" around the oval, and the text "'''{{Font color|darkmagenta|FOX FAMILY}}'''", in the Fox logo font, is shown inside it. The text "You Belong." slides in from the bottom and "crashes" and settles. | |||
'''Variants:''' | |||
*A short version exists where the camera pans slightly backwards, away from it, as the searchlights next to it move. | |||
*A morning version exists which has a {{Font color|blue|blue}}-{{Font color|lightpink|pink}}-{{Font color|yellow|yellow}} gradient sky background with the sunrise. The background on the cross-fading sequence is {{Font color|yellow|yellow}}. | |||
*A afternoon version exists which has brighter colors, along with a {{Font color|dodgerblue|blue}} sky background (with a flying bird passing by) and the shining movement of a searchlight at the beginning. The background on the cross-fading sequence is {{Font color|limegreen|green}}. | |||
* Sometimes, the searchlights are flickering by a off-screen kid. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' Everything. Very good CGI animation, done by Pittard Sullivan. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' For the regular and short ID, there is a quick pop-rock tune with an alarm clock version of Fox Family's 3-note jingle, along with boomerang sounds for when the other Fox Family logo appears. | |||
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' Other variants would have the off-screen sounds of the family. | |||
'''Availability:''' Extinct. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' This bumper is quite nostalgic. | |||
===2nd Logo (August 15, 1998-2000)=== | |||
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'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|limegreen|green}} background, with clear rings moving about, we see the Fox Family logo of the time (consisting of the words "{{Font color|darkmagenta|'''FOX'''}}" and "{{Font color|darkmagenta|'''FAMILY'''}}" stacked on each other, in the same font as the 20th Century Fox logo, in {{Font color|darkmagenta|purple}} and rotated to look 3D, and surrounded by a {{Font color|purple|purple}} oval with a {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} center) zooming out and quickly zooming up. The oval in the Fox Family logo spins briefly before stopping. | |||
'''Trivia:''' This is based on an ID used on Fox Family during the time period. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The background, the Fox Family logo zooming out and quickly zooming in, and the oval spinning. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A playful fanfare with horns, and drums. | |||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It was seen on ''Au Pair'' and some episodes of ''Great Pretenders'' when it aired on Fox Family. The Australian DVD release and international airings of the former deletes this logo and plasters it with the Saban International logo. It was seen on Fox Family shows and movies during this era. It was also seen on 1999-2002 Fox Kids (the North American Block) reruns of ''Life with Louie''. The [[Digiview Productions]] DVD of ''Heaven' s Fire'' surprisingly retains this at the end, as does OutTV Canada reruns of ''The New Addams Family''. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
===3rd Logo (2000-2001)=== | |||
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</gallery>'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|deepskyblue|blue}} background with squares and rectangles flying from left to right of the screen we see the Fox Family logo from the era (a rectangle with rounded corners that is divided into 2 parts, with the word "'''FOX'''" in its corporate font, sideways, and in the small black part of the rectangle, and the word "{{Font|Univers Bold|family}}" in a black bold universe font on the {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} part of the rectangle) zooming in with a black shadow in front of it. | |||
'''Variants:''' There's a variant on a {{Font color|limegreen|green}} background for daytime programs. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The background, the logo, and the shadow. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A joyful disco-influenced theme. The ending theme of the show may be also used. | |||
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Special Delivery'' when it aired on Fox Family, and most likely seen on the channel's other TV movies and shows during the era before it became ABC Family. The green background variant was seen on ''Braceface'' and reruns of ''Camp Candy'' and ''Bad Dog'', among other daytime programming from the network, usually plastering the previous logo. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
===4th Logo (2001)=== | |||
'''Logo''': On a black background, we see the 2000 Fox Family logo in light blue, with the text in it "cut out". A light shines through the text. | |||
'''FX/SFX''': The light shining. | |||
'''Music/Sounds''': None. | |||
'''Availability''': Seen on ''The Amati Girls'' as well as the film's trailer. | |||
'''Editor's Note''': None. | |||
==ABC Family Originals== | |||
===1st Logo (2002-April 10, 2006)=== | |||
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'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|limegreen|green}} background, we see the ABC Family logo zoom in. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The zoom-in of the logo. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show. | |||
'''Availability:''' Appeared on ''Falcon Beach'' and ''Wildfire''. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
===2nd Logo (2003-2006?)=== | |||
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'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|limegreen|green}} background, we see a asterisk rapidly flashing black and white. It then disappears to become the ABC logo, but slightly tilted. The logo moves slightly to the left so the words "'''family'''" like before can appear one by one also tilted. | |||
'''Variant:''' On some of their TV movies, the logo is shortened to the point where the ABC logo appears on screen. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The asterisk, the ABC logo, and the word "family" appearing. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Silence, or the end theme of the show/TV movie, or a guitar theme. | |||
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On ''This Time Around'', the WildRice Productions logo's audio (which consists of birds singing and chirping) plays over this logo. | |||
'''Availability:''' Seen on the channel's original movies and series from the period like ''This Time Around'', and ''Switched!'' (not to be confused with one of the channel's original series ''Switched at Birth''). | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
===3rd Logo (August 7, 2006-January 12, 2016)=== | |||
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'''Logo:''' There is a white background. First, we see the {{Font color|darkorange|orange}} words "{{Font color|darkorange|'''a new'''}}", "{{Font color|darkorange|'''kind'''}}", "{{Font color|darkorange|'''of'''}}" and "{{Font color|darkorange|'''family'''}}" writing themselves in letter by letter and taking four lines under each other. Then it is followed by close-up of the white letters "'''f'''", "'''a'''" and "'''m'''", while the background turns orange. The ABC logo pops up and "'''family'''" writes itself in at the right side, along with the byline "a new kind of family". There is a reflection underneath. The logo zooms out. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' CGI effects. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or an electric guitar with drums playing. | |||
'''Availability:''' The logo with the aforementioned byline appears before self-produced shows on ABC Family, such as ''Kyle XY'', ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'', ''Pretty Little Liars'', and ''Switched at Birth''. It also appears before ABC Family programming on demand. This appears on the Disney+ print of ''12 Dates of Christmas''. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
==Freeform Originals== | |||
===1st Logo (January 12, 2016-January 18, 2018)=== | ===1st Logo (January 12, 2016-January 18, 2018)=== | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===3rd Logo (January 18, 2018- )=== | ===3rd Logo (January 18, 2018- )=== | ||
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