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| Oct 22 2009, 9:10 PM EDT | VofDoom | 3 words added, 2 words deleted |
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Logo descriptions by mr3urious, AsdfTheRevival, and D.L. Chandell
Logo captures by Eric S., mr3urious, and V of Doom
Editions by Bob Fish and V of Doom
VideosVideo captures courtesy of sailorclose and JohnnyL80
Background: Fox Television Stations was formed in 1986 after the acquisition of the Metromedia-owned independent stations by the 20th Century Fox film studio as a group of television stations located within the United States which are owned-and-operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company, a division of News Corporation. Until the 1990s, they syndicated television programs; they formed 20th Television to perform this function later on.
1st Logo
(1988-1989)
Nickname: "Fox-in-the-Box", "The Fox Plaque", "The Stone Fox TV Plaque"
Logo: On a blue/black gradient background, we see a black/gray rectangle at an angle with three lines below. The FTS logo, consisting of a line dividing a box in two portions; one holding the Fox Network logo of the time (a simplified purple and gold version of the TCF searchlights logo), one holding the text "Fox Television Stations" in a large gold Friz Quadrata font, zooms out onto the rectangle. A transparent rectangle sweeps over the gray rectangle from right to left just before the FTS logo zooms out.
Variant: A version exists in which the text is black, there are no lines at the bottom, there is no rectangular box surrounding the logo, the background of the logo is brighter, and the color scheme in the Fox logo is slightly different.
FX/SFX: The zooming, the rotating, etc. Very nice CGI, holds up to even today's standards (and better looking than it's successor too!). It's also quite reminiscent of work created by Television By Design and John Christopher Burns.
Music/Sounds: A rather dramatic synth sounder with a "clang" at the end (like in the Saban "Gold Plate" logo), or the end theme of the show.
Availability: Rare; seen on the syndicated versions of the Nickelodeon game shows Double Dare and Finders Keepers, which are hardly reran. Also seen on the first season of Cops.
Scare Factor: None to low; the music may catch some off guard.
2nd Logo
(1989- )
Nicknames: "FTSP", "FTSP Underwater"Underwater", "The Swirling Smoke"
Logo: Against a blue-black background, we see the letters:
with slow-trailing smoke effects swirling around from behind the letters.
Below that, the words:
are shown. A rippling effect is given to the lower text, making the entire logo appear as if it is underwater.
Variant: On newer episodes of Cops, the ripples appear to be less apparent.
FX/SFX: The CGI rippling. Not as sharp as its predecessor.
Music/Sounds: When the logo was originally released, it featured the voice of a child (boy) saying "Yay" in a rather unemphatic manner over a medium applause by two people. This aural variant lasted less than two years. Future airings of this logo either had no audio, or the closing theme of the show. Fox may sometimes play a remix of the 20th Century fanfare over the logo at the end of newer episodes of Cops.
Availability: Still seen at the end of more recent episodes of Cops.
Scare Factor: None to low; the rippling may catch some off guard.
Logo captures by Eric S., mr3urious, and V of Doom
Editions by Bob Fish and V of Doom
VideosVideo captures courtesy of sailorclose and JohnnyL80
Background: Fox Television Stations was formed in 1986 after the acquisition of the Metromedia-owned independent stations by the 20th Century Fox film studio as a group of television stations located within the United States which are owned-and-operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company, a division of News Corporation. Until the 1990s, they syndicated television programs; they formed 20th Television to perform this function later on.
1st Logo
(1988-1989)
Nickname: "Fox-in-the-Box", "The Fox Plaque", "The Stone Fox TV Plaque"
Logo: On a blue/black gradient background, we see a black/gray rectangle at an angle with three lines below. The FTS logo, consisting of a line dividing a box in two portions; one holding the Fox Network logo of the time (a simplified purple and gold version of the TCF searchlights logo), one holding the text "Fox Television Stations" in a large gold Friz Quadrata font, zooms out onto the rectangle. A transparent rectangle sweeps over the gray rectangle from right to left just before the FTS logo zooms out.
Variant: A version exists in which the text is black, there are no lines at the bottom, there is no rectangular box surrounding the logo, the background of the logo is brighter, and the color scheme in the Fox logo is slightly different.
FX/SFX: The zooming, the rotating, etc. Very nice CGI, holds up to even today's standards (and better looking than it's successor too!). It's also quite reminiscent of work created by Television By Design and John Christopher Burns.
Music/Sounds: A rather dramatic synth sounder with a "clang" at the end (like in the Saban "Gold Plate" logo), or the end theme of the show.
Availability: Rare; seen on the syndicated versions of the Nickelodeon game shows Double Dare and Finders Keepers, which are hardly reran. Also seen on the first season of Cops.
Scare Factor: None to low; the music may catch some off guard.
2nd Logo
(1989- )
Nicknames: "FTSP", "FTSP Underwater"Underwater", "The Swirling Smoke"
Logo: Against a blue-black background, we see the letters:
F•T•S•P
(textured, and in white)
(textured, and in white)
with slow-trailing smoke effects swirling around from behind the letters.
Below that, the words:
F O X
TELEVISION STATIONS PRODUCTIONS
(also in white)
are shown. A rippling effect is given to the lower text, making the entire logo appear as if it is underwater.
Variant: On newer episodes of Cops, the ripples appear to be less apparent.
FX/SFX: The CGI rippling. Not as sharp as its predecessor.
Music/Sounds: When the logo was originally released, it featured the voice of a child (boy) saying "Yay" in a rather unemphatic manner over a medium applause by two people. This aural variant lasted less than two years. Future airings of this logo either had no audio, or the closing theme of the show. Fox may sometimes play a remix of the 20th Century fanfare over the logo at the end of newer episodes of Cops.
Availability: Still seen at the end of more recent episodes of Cops.
Scare Factor: None to low; the rippling may catch some off guard.
