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imported>AlmightyKingPrawn (If I told you that my sister was given this by some stranger down a creepy road, would you believe me? The strangest VHS I have ever found. Hoping to rip it soon, though maybe not the whole thing once it starts looping lol. Hopefully other Fraggle fans can figure out what the hell this is (a raw promo for TV stations to air? But why the logo at the start then?)) |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, two "walls" of {{color|darkviolet|purple}} lights open up from the middle. The words "THORN" and "EMI" fly from the top and bottom of the screen towards the top. A shiny {{color|darkviolet|purple}} [[HBO]] logo appears, and we see a close-up of its logo first (through the hole). It joins a white rectangle that has appeared in the middle of the logo. The word "VIDEO" drops from the bottom of the rectangle, the "O" in the "HBO" logo gets the circle in its hole, and two white "comets" streak past the top and bottom of the logo, leaving two white lines. The background then turns a blackberry color. | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, two "walls" of {{color|darkviolet|purple}} lights open up from the middle. The words "THORN" and "EMI" fly from the top and bottom of the screen towards the top. A shiny {{color|darkviolet|purple}} [[HBO]] logo appears, and we see a close-up of its logo first (through the hole). It joins a white rectangle that has appeared in the middle of the logo. The word "VIDEO" drops from the bottom of the rectangle, the "O" in the "HBO" logo gets the circle in its hole, and two white "comets" streak past the top and bottom of the logo, leaving two white lines. The background then turns a blackberry color. | ||
'''Variant:''' A earlier version exists where the HBO logo's animation is much faster and plainer-looking, being a flat shade of sky blue, and as a result delays the "VIDEO" text appearing. The logo is also notably brighter and the streaks are faster. A registered trademark symbol appears with the HBO logo before disappearing. | '''Variant:''' A <u>earlier version</u. exists where the HBO logo's animation is much faster and plainer-looking, being a flat shade of sky blue, and as a result delays the "VIDEO" text appearing. The logo is also notably brighter and the streaks are faster. A registered trademark symbol appears with the HBO logo before disappearing. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
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* It appears on later collections of ''Ready, Steady, Go'', the first release of ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'', and the last few editions of the cartoon series mentioned on the Thorn EMI Video page. | * It appears on later collections of ''Ready, Steady, Go!'', the first release of ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'', and the last few editions of the cartoon series mentioned on the Thorn EMI Video page. | ||
* It also distributed HBO's original programming, as well as [[TriStar Pictures|Tri-Star]], [[Thames Video|Thames]], and [[Orion Pictures|Orion]] material. | * It also distributed HBO's original programming, as well as [[TriStar Pictures|Tri-Star]], [[Thames Video|Thames]], and [[Orion Pictures|Orion]] material. | ||
* The first releases to use this logo were ''The Sleeping Beauty'' and ''Manon Lescaut'', both of which still used the Thorn EMI print logo on the labels and packaging; the first tape to use the print logo, ''The Mean Season'', was released two weeks later. | * The first releases to use this logo were ''The Sleeping Beauty'' and ''Manon Lescaut'', both of which still used the Thorn EMI print logo on the labels and packaging; the first tape to use the print logo, ''The Mean Season'', was released two weeks later. | ||
* The prototype version, so far, only appears on ''Duran Duran: Arena'', and the two previously aforementioned first two titles to show this logo, ''The Sleeping Beauty'' and ''Manon Lescaut''. | * The prototype version, so far, only appears on ''Duran Duran: Arena'', and the two previously aforementioned first two titles to show this logo, ''The Sleeping Beauty'' and ''Manon Lescaut''. | ||
* Among the last releases to use this was ''F/X'', but later copies of that title have the [[HBO/Cannon Video]] logo instead. It has also been spotted on a bizarre ''Fraggle Rock'' tape that, after the logo, simply loops a promo for the final seasons of the series over and over for a half hour. | * Among the last releases to use this was ''F/X'', but later copies of that title have the [[HBO/Cannon Video]] logo instead. | ||
* It has also been spotted on a bizarre ''Fraggle Rock'' tape that, after the logo, simply loops a promo for the final seasons of the series over and over for a half hour. | |||
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