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Logo descriptions by Sean Beard
Logo Pictures by Eric S.
Editions by Eric S. and V of Doom
Background: New World Entertainment didn't enter TV production until 1984, when the soap opera Santa Barbara premiered on TV. In 1997, this company was buyout by News Corporation, parent company of 20th Century-Fox, and with it the rights to many New World's television programs with some exceptions (The Wonder Years and Crime Story are held by Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Tour of Duty is held by Sony Pictures Television), some post-1988 feature films, the New World/Genesis backlog and Cannell Entertainment effectively ended the company.
1st Logo
(1984-1989)
Nickname: "The Sphere"
Logo: This was merely a still version of the movie logo and the company name here is "NEW WORLD TELEVISION" (Note: Also known as New World International for international distribution.)
Variants:
FX: None; this was a static image. In the animated version, the 3D sections merged into the globe.
Music/Sounds: Here are the music variants:
Availability: Uncommon. Originally appeared on Santa Barbera and other shows from this era, but still intact on 1st and 2nd season eps. of The Wonder Years on ION, and on the first two seasons of Tour of Duty.
2nd Logo
(1989-1994)
Nickname: "The Ocean"
Logo: On a purple background we see a purple-bluish ocean and the now-crystallized New World globe (smaller than previous logo variant), and below that is the text "New World Television/Entertainment" (or "New World International" on international distribution prints)
Variant: An opening version of this logo features the New World globe slowly rising out of the ocean and then the company name fading in. The music used in this version was the full New World Pictures logo music.
FX: The ocean waves flowing; CGI animation abounds here.
Music/Sounds: Here are the music variants:
Availability: Rare-any program that had this logo with the synth music would have it replaced with the 20th Television logo by now; Tour of Duty and Crime Story retain this logo. When ION aired the 1989-1993 episodes of The Wonder Years, the logo was preserved, but at warp speed and with the generic ION music. It survives, complete with music, on some episodes of Real Stories of the Highway Patrol on Fox Reality. Originally, the version with the music that would be also covered on the Dobson logo, would appear on Santa Barbara.
Scare Factor: None; the ocean animation is rather calming.
3rd Logo
(1995-1997)(1994-1997)
Nicknames: "CGI Sphere", "New World Comet"
Logo: Over a space background, a comet swirls form the bottom left to the center, explodes, and leaves behind the New World globe, in red, and below that is text reading either "New World Television", "New World Entertainment" or New World/Genesis Distribution.
Variants:
FX: The fireworks, the sphere clearing up.
Music/Sounds: A synthesizer sounder that ends with a series of non-musical noises resembling a seagull. In the other version, the seagull sounds are absent, replaced by what sounds like ghostly moaning.
Availability: Retained on 1995-1997 episodes of Real Stories of the Highway Patrol on Fox Reality. The "New World/Genesis" variant appears on 1995-1996 episodes of Tales from the Crypt on Chiller.
Scare Factor: Low.
Logo Pictures by Eric S.
Editions by Eric S. and V of Doom
Background: New World Entertainment didn't enter TV production until 1984, when the soap opera Santa Barbara premiered on TV. In 1997, this company was buyout by News Corporation, parent company of 20th Century-Fox, and with it the rights to many New World's television programs with some exceptions (The Wonder Years and Crime Story are held by Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Tour of Duty is held by Sony Pictures Television), some post-1988 feature films, the New World/Genesis backlog and Cannell Entertainment effectively ended the company.
1st Logo
(1984-1989)
Nickname: "The Sphere"
Logo: This was merely a still version of the movie logo and the company name here is "NEW WORLD TELEVISION" (Note: Also known as New World International for international distribution.)
Variants:
- In 1988, the logo had "in association with" below New World Television in Goddess of Love, then it cuts to the Phoenix Entertainment Group logo.
- There's a variant that features two seconds of the end of the animation from the New World Pictures logo from the time, and then "NEW WORLD TELEVISION" is seen below, also in smaller font.
FX: None; this was a static image. In the animated version, the 3D sections merged into the globe.
Music/Sounds: Here are the music variants:
- Mostly on television programs would appear silent.
- The animated version features two thrilling saxophone notes.
- Sometimes this logo would appear with a fast-paced new age synth tune adapted from the New World Pictures logo music of the time.
- Sometimes this logo would be accompanied with a thrilling futuristic-like synthesized jingle that sounds somewhat like the theme to the TV series "V" at the beginning, this version was featured on the short lived 1987 program "Once a Hero".
- Also, on TV movies, the ending theme would play over the logo.
Availability: Uncommon. Originally appeared on Santa Barbera and other shows from this era, but still intact on 1st and 2nd season eps. of The Wonder Years on ION, and on the first two seasons of Tour of Duty.
2nd Logo
(1989-1994)
Nickname: "The Ocean"
Logo: On a purple background we see a purple-bluish ocean and the now-crystallized New World globe (smaller than previous logo variant), and below that is the text "New World Television/Entertainment" (or "New World International" on international distribution prints)
Variant: An opening version of this logo features the New World globe slowly rising out of the ocean and then the company name fading in. The music used in this version was the full New World Pictures logo music.
FX: The ocean waves flowing; CGI animation abounds here.
Music/Sounds: Here are the music variants:
- A slower version of the New World Pictures logo derived theme from the 1st logo,
- The theme song finishing.
- Sometimes is silent.
- On some Marvel-produced shows there would be a guitar tune for both logos.
- When shows of New World are shown on ION Television plays this with generic ION music.
- Also, some syndicated prints would have the Turner Program Services jingle playing over it.
Availability: Rare-any program that had this logo with the synth music would have it replaced with the 20th Television logo by now; Tour of Duty and Crime Story retain this logo. When ION aired the 1989-1993 episodes of The Wonder Years, the logo was preserved, but at warp speed and with the generic ION music. It survives, complete with music, on some episodes of Real Stories of the Highway Patrol on Fox Reality. Originally, the version with the music that would be also covered on the Dobson logo, would appear on Santa Barbara.
Scare Factor: None; the ocean animation is rather calming.
3rd Logo
(1995-1997)(1994-1997)
Nicknames: "CGI Sphere", "New World Comet"
Logo: Over a space background, a comet swirls form the bottom left to the center, explodes, and leaves behind the New World globe, in red, and below that is text reading either "New World Television", "New World Entertainment" or New World/Genesis Distribution.
Variants:
- There is a variant with "DISTRIBUTED BY" zooming out below and disappearing as the explosion occurs.
- There's also a variant where the globe appears simply via the explosion, and sits there for several seconds.
FX: The fireworks, the sphere clearing up.
Music/Sounds: A synthesizer sounder that ends with a series of non-musical noises resembling a seagull. In the other version, the seagull sounds are absent, replaced by what sounds like ghostly moaning.
Availability: Retained on 1995-1997 episodes of Real Stories of the Highway Patrol on Fox Reality. The "New World/Genesis" variant appears on 1995-1996 episodes of Tales from the Crypt on Chiller.
Scare Factor: Low.
