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| Version | User | Scope of changes |
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| Apr 18 2008, 11:49 PM EDT | VofDoom | 3 words added, 3 words deleted |
| Apr 18 2008, 11:25 PM EDT | VofDoom | 42 words added, 26 words deleted, 1 photo added, 7 photos deleted |
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Compiled by Andrew Batstone and Shadeed A. Kelly
Logo Pictures by Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly and V of Doom
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, Bob Fish and V of Doom
Background: Grundy Television was formed in 1959 by Reg Grundy. In 1983, he formed the US television production company Reg Grundy Productions and established more companies in other countries. His companies were sold in 1996 to Pearson Television, which later was acquired by the RTL Group in 2000 and became part of the FremantleMedia company. In 2006, Grundy Television was merged with Australian TV production company Crackerjack Productions to form "FremantleMedia Australia". Today, Grundy's companies name still exist in Mexico and certain European countries.
Grundy Organisation/Organization/Television Productions
1st Logo
(1960-1979)
Nickname: "RG"
Logo: We see the words at the screen:
superimposed over a show’s closing scene after the credits. A stylized, cursive “RG” insignia (the initials of the company’s founder Reg Grundy) sits on the top left of thetext, which is in a sans-serif font.
Later Variant: A minor modification from late 1978, the logo is slightly smaller and the spelling of “organisation” is modified with a “z” in place of the “s”.
FX: None, it's a still logo.
Cheesy Factor: None.
Music: The end of the show's theme. On their game shows, the announcer would say "This has been a Grundy Organisation production produced by [TV Channel]. (announcer's name) speaking."
Availability: Seen after the credits of Grundy shows of the era, and on very early episodes of Prisoner.
Scare Factor: Low.
2nd Logo
(1979-1990)
Nicknames:
Logo: An animated wireframe diamond – consisting of a hexagonal shape with lines criss-crossing its width and height – rolls towards the viewer from the screen’s centre, growing bigger as this occurs. As it finally settles in place, the words “GRUNDY” (in the diamond’s centre) and “TELEVISION” (below the diamond) simultaneously unfold onto the screen while the word “PRODUCTION” (in a different, thinner font) rises from the bottom of the screen.
Logo VariationsVariants:
SFX:
Cheesy Factor:
Music: The end of the show’s theme. See above for game show mentions.
Availability: Still seen on old episodes of Neighbours, Prisoner and Sons & Daughters whenever they are re-run.
Scare Factor: Low. A large wireframe diamond suddenly appearing out of nowhere and rolling into view could easily startle those who have never seen it before, but it is fondly recalled and familiar to a generation of Australian TV fans who grew up with Neighbours, Prisoner, Sale of the Century and countless others. Which is more than I can say for the next logo…
3rd Logo
(1990-1997)
Nicknames: "3-D Rotating Diamond", "Crystal Diamond", "CGI Rotating Diamond", "Silver Diamond", "Diamond of Steel"
Logo: On a nighttime background with stars, we have a crystal diamond outlined in gold zooming out slowly to make its way to the center as it rotates. We later see a gold comet flying from left to right in the middle of the diamond to reveal the name "GRUNDY", fading and zooming in the middle of the diamond as it continues to rotate and later turns silver leaving the gold outline in place. As the comet passes by, we see yet another comet going to the opposite direction on the bottom of the diamond revealing the word "TELEVISION" as it fades in while the 2nd comet passes by from the opposite. We later see the name "PRODUCTION" fading in below.
Variants:
SFX: The diamond zooming out. The commets flying. The stars sparkling. The diamond rotating.
Music: None, just the finishing of the end title theme from any show. However, the game shows do use a slight remix of the music from the U.S. logo, and the announcer signing-off (example being from Sale; "This has been a Grundy production for the Nine Network Australia. Peter Smith speaking").
Availability: Seen on reruns of Neighbours among other shows. Some series are succeded by the Pearson Television International logo.
Scare Factor: Low, but it's a pretty neat logo.
4th Logo
(1997-2006)
Nicknames: "Gold G", "G of Grievousness”, "CGI G", "Big G"
Logo: On a black background, a large, elliptical gold ring with a bronze aura forms in the centre of the screen while a white dot flies clockwise from the back and circumnavigates it. As this happens, the top right portion of the ring disappears and a gold trail is formed below, making up a stylized “G” shape. As the aura fades out, a boomerang-style trail is cut through the left side. A small point of light shines briefly on the top right end of the “G” upon completion. Throughout this formation, the word “GRUNDY” (in Cooperplate Gothic font in white) fades in below, with “A FREMANTLEMEDIA COMPANY” (in the same font, but smaller) a split second later.
VariationsVariants:
Bylines:
SFX: CGI.
Cheesy Factor: None.
Music: Usually, the end of the show's theme or a synth wind music.
Availability: Seen on recent Neighbours episodes and all other recent Grundy shows. With the music appeared on early episodes of the Australian game show Temptation.
Scare Factor: None whatsoever, nice CGI too.
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Reg Grundy Productions
(1983-1997)
Nicknames: "The Turning RG", "3-D RG", "CGI RG", "RG Zoom Out"
Logo Pictures by Eric S., Shadeed A. Kelly and V of Doom
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, Bob Fish and V of Doom
Background: Grundy Television was formed in 1959 by Reg Grundy. In 1983, he formed the US television production company Reg Grundy Productions and established more companies in other countries. His companies were sold in 1996 to Pearson Television, which later was acquired by the RTL Group in 2000 and became part of the FremantleMedia company. In 2006, Grundy Television was merged with Australian TV production company Crackerjack Productions to form "FremantleMedia Australia". Today, Grundy's companies name still exist in Mexico and certain European countries.
Grundy Organisation/Organization/Television Productions
1st Logo
(1960-1979)
Nickname: "RG"
Logo: We see the words at the screen:
RG------------------------------
GRUNDY------------------
ORGANISATION
production----------------
GRUNDY------------------
ORGANISATION
production----------------
superimposed over a show’s closing scene after the credits. A stylized, cursive “RG” insignia (the initials of the company’s founder Reg Grundy) sits on the top left of thetext, which is in a sans-serif font.
Later Variant: A minor modification from late 1978, the logo is slightly smaller and the spelling of “organisation” is modified with a “z” in place of the “s”.
FX: None, it's a still logo.
Cheesy Factor: None.
Music: The end of the show's theme. On their game shows, the announcer would say "This has been a Grundy Organisation production produced by [TV Channel]. (announcer's name) speaking."
Availability: Seen after the credits of Grundy shows of the era, and on very early episodes of Prisoner.
Scare Factor: Low.
2nd Logo
(1979-1990)
Nicknames:
- 1979-1983: "The Diamond"
- 1983-1990: "Rolling Diamond"
Logo: An animated wireframe diamond – consisting of a hexagonal shape with lines criss-crossing its width and height – rolls towards the viewer from the screen’s centre, growing bigger as this occurs. As it finally settles in place, the words “GRUNDY” (in the diamond’s centre) and “TELEVISION” (below the diamond) simultaneously unfold onto the screen while the word “PRODUCTION” (in a different, thinner font) rises from the bottom of the screen.
Logo VariationsVariants:
- 1979-1980: The word “Grundy Organization” (spanning the screen’s width) overlaps a static, 2D diamond. The text is solid except for the letters “R” and “G” - representing the initials of Reg Grundy – in the diamond’s centre. The word “production” sits on the bottom right of “organization”. This is the last logo to use initials of any kind.
- 1980-1983: Same static diamond as before, only “Grundy Organization Production” is rearranged below.
- 1983: The diamond is redesigned for a more “3D” look. The word “Grundy” lies right in the middle of the diamond, and the words “Television” (in the same font as “Grundy”) and “Production” (in a thin, sans serif font) are below.
- Circa 1982, Grundy decided to animate the diamond (as described above) using stop-frame animation ala Wallace & Gromit. It debuted on the soap opera Sons & Daughters and eventually spread to other shows produced by Grundy. In the late ‘80s, it was redone in CGI for a smoother appearance.
SFX:
- 1979-1983: None. It's a still logo.
- 1983-1990: The diamond spinning towards the viewer. The entire animated sequence is superimposed over the ending scene, making this a unique logo.
Cheesy Factor:
- 1979-1983: None.
- 1983-1990: Rough animation.
Music: The end of the show’s theme. See above for game show mentions.
Availability: Still seen on old episodes of Neighbours, Prisoner and Sons & Daughters whenever they are re-run.
Scare Factor: Low. A large wireframe diamond suddenly appearing out of nowhere and rolling into view could easily startle those who have never seen it before, but it is fondly recalled and familiar to a generation of Australian TV fans who grew up with Neighbours, Prisoner, Sale of the Century and countless others. Which is more than I can say for the next logo…
3rd Logo
(1990-1997)
Nicknames: "3-D Rotating Diamond", "Crystal Diamond", "CGI Rotating Diamond", "Silver Diamond", "Diamond of Steel"
Logo: On a nighttime background with stars, we have a crystal diamond outlined in gold zooming out slowly to make its way to the center as it rotates. We later see a gold comet flying from left to right in the middle of the diamond to reveal the name "GRUNDY", fading and zooming in the middle of the diamond as it continues to rotate and later turns silver leaving the gold outline in place. As the comet passes by, we see yet another comet going to the opposite direction on the bottom of the diamond revealing the word "TELEVISION" as it fades in while the 2nd comet passes by from the opposite. We later see the name "PRODUCTION" fading in below.
Variants:
- Some series won't have the full animation. Just the second half of the animation.
- This logo appeared as an in-credit on "Neighbours" on early 90s episodes.
- On game shows like "Sale of the Century", the logo zooms away to the top, leaving room for the copyright, then fading into the logo of the channel it aired on (e.g. the Nine Network for the show mentioned).
SFX: The diamond zooming out. The commets flying. The stars sparkling. The diamond rotating.
Music: None, just the finishing of the end title theme from any show. However, the game shows do use a slight remix of the music from the U.S. logo, and the announcer signing-off (example being from Sale; "This has been a Grundy production for the Nine Network Australia. Peter Smith speaking").
Availability: Seen on reruns of Neighbours among other shows. Some series are succeded by the Pearson Television International logo.
Scare Factor: Low, but it's a pretty neat logo.
4th Logo
(1997-2006)
Nicknames: "Gold G", "G of Grievousness”, "CGI G", "Big G"
Logo: On a black background, a large, elliptical gold ring with a bronze aura forms in the centre of the screen while a white dot flies clockwise from the back and circumnavigates it. As this happens, the top right portion of the ring disappears and a gold trail is formed below, making up a stylized “G” shape. As the aura fades out, a boomerang-style trail is cut through the left side. A small point of light shines briefly on the top right end of the “G” upon completion. Throughout this formation, the word “GRUNDY” (in Cooperplate Gothic font in white) fades in below, with “A FREMANTLEMEDIA COMPANY” (in the same font, but smaller) a split second later.
VariationsVariants:
- In 1999, while the logo was being animated, the logo was shifting down some to reveal "40 Years" above the logo.
- There was also a still shot of the logo.
Bylines:
- 1997-2001: A Pearson Television Company
- 2001-2006: A FREMANTLEMEDIA COMPANY
SFX: CGI.
Cheesy Factor: None.
Music: Usually, the end of the show's theme or a synth wind music.
Availability: Seen on recent Neighbours episodes and all other recent Grundy shows. With the music appeared on early episodes of the Australian game show Temptation.
Scare Factor: None whatsoever, nice CGI too.
_______________________________________________________________
Reg Grundy Productions
(1983-1997)
Nicknames: "The Turning RG", "3-D RG", "CGI RG", "RG Zoom Out"
Logo: We see the 1960 logo of Reg Grundy Organisation fading in and turning from left to right. We also see the name "REG GRUNDY PRODUCTION" underneath the logo all in gold.
VariationVariant: This logo was placed on a dark blue background with words "Distributed by"above "RG". Below the logo says "REG GRUNDY PRODUCTIONS, INC." The entire lettering and the "RG" logo were in gold with a slow shining wipe effect.
FX: The turning "RG". The shining effect on the distributor logo.
Music: None, just the end title music playing on any show. For the distributor logo, it's just the "whoosh" sound as the shining wipe effect. On their game shows, an upbeat, jazzy trumpet fanfare can be heard, along with the announcer saying "(name of show) is a Reg Grundy production!"
Availability: Unknown for right now. It appeared on Dangerous Women, Sale of the Century, and Scrabble, among others.
Scare Factor: Based on the logo variant:
- None for the in-credit logo version.
- Low for the distributor version.
