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| Sep 26 2008, 12:48 PM EDT | Logophile | 18 words added, 3 widgets added, 3 widgets deleted |
| Aug 24 2008, 4:00 PM EDT | Shadeed329 | 14 words added, 2 words deleted |
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Written and Compiled by Nicholas Aczel and Michael Bode
Logo Pictures by Eric S. and Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly and V of Doom
Video captures courtesy of Eric S., Michael Bass and JoeCool85
Background: TriStar Pictures opened its own television arm in 1987 to produce TV series. When HBO, its last partner, dropped out of the venture, Tri-Star Television was folded into Columbia Pictures Television in December 1987, but it was reformed in 1991 under Sony Pictures Entertainment. In 1994, TriStar Television co-launched Columbia TriStar Television as a joint venture with Columbia Pictures Television, but in 1999 TriStar Television shifted its production business to CTT (now Sony Pictures Television) after Mad About You and The Nanny ended, but kept its name until 2000 on Early Edition. However, Malcolm & Eddie went under CTT.
1st Logo
(April-December 1987)
Nicknames: "The Pegasus", "Jumping Pegasus", "Pegasus Over Pyramid", "Majestic Pegasus"
Logo: A violet triangle, with a golden border and the text:
stacked on each other, zooms out and plasters itself on a black background, above which the Pegasus is seen posed as in the movie logo. The text "TELEVISION" appears below. Months later, the word "TELEVISION" is already chyroned in underneath the logo.
FX: The triangle zooming out, the "TELEVISION" appearing.
Cheesy Factor: "TELEVISION" looks very tacked/chyroned on, and the end product of the logo looks very poorly filmed.
Music/Sounds: The outro of the '80s TriStar movie fanfare composed by Dave Grusin.
Availability: Extinct, due to the fact that it was a short-lived logo. Appeared on My Two Dads and Werewolf. When My Two Dads was reran on USA years ago, this logo appeared on several episodes on S1. However, the remaining of the episodes had the 1987 CPT logo at the end. Werewolf reruns on Chiller plasters this logo with the 2002 SPT logo. This logo hasn't been seen in over a decade.
Scare Factor: Low; can catch you off guard thanks to the zoom out and sudden fanfare.
2nd Logo
(1991-1992)
Nicknames: "Dark Marble", "Sparkling Pegasus", "CGI Marble"
Logo: On a dark gray marbled background, the company name (same font as the '80s logo, only in CGI and a light silver color) zooms in the center of the screen:
By having the word "TELEVISION" in a light silver code-out box. Then the Pegasus (also '80s style) is formed out of light streaks next to "TRI".
Trivia: This logo is based on the 1991-1993 theatrical logo of TriStar Pictures.
Variant: Some co-produced shows would have the phrase "produced in association with" in white above the logo on a dark blue BG.
FX: The text zooming out and the sparkling of the Pegasus.
Music/Sounds: None; usually had the show's closing theme ending over it. In other cases, it used the outro of the '80s TriStar fanfare. Also can be silent.
Availability: Appeared on The Edge, Get a Life, Forever Knight, and The Fifth Corner. Can still be seen on Rhino Home Video's Get a Life VHS and DVD.
Scare Factor: Depending on the logo variant:
3rd Logo
(1992-1999)
Nicknames: "CGI Pegasus", "Ultra Majestic Pegasus"
Logo: We see the white, winged Pegasus posed on the dreamy, sun-lit, cloud-filled sky as in the movie logo. "TRISTAR" appears on the top of the screen in giant bold, white chiseled text (in the same font as the 1993 Columbia logo, the movie version of this had different colored font) , and on the bottom of the screen in smaller text (same font as the 1992 CPT logo), "TRISTAR TELEVISION" with the byline "a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company".
Trivia: This logo was designed by world-class artist Alan Reingold.
FX: None; this is a still logo.
Music/Sounds: Depending on the logo variant:
Availability: Rare. It appeared on Mad About You, Early Edition, Malcolm & Eddie, The Nanny, Hudson Street, and Ned and Stacey among other shows, but recent broadcasts replace it with the SPT logo. This logo may be spotted on Annie: A Royal Adventure on DVD. Outside of the US may have this logo in several countries, but others will have the Sony Pictures Television International logo. It may pop up on old Mad About You episodes on TV Land followed by the SPT logo.
Scare Factor: Depending on the logo variant:
Final Note: TriStar Television was folded into Columbia TriStar Television in 1999.
Logo Pictures by Eric S. and Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly and V of Doom
Video captures courtesy of Eric S., Michael Bass and JoeCool85
Background: TriStar Pictures opened its own television arm in 1987 to produce TV series. When HBO, its last partner, dropped out of the venture, Tri-Star Television was folded into Columbia Pictures Television in December 1987, but it was reformed in 1991 under Sony Pictures Entertainment. In 1994, TriStar Television co-launched Columbia TriStar Television as a joint venture with Columbia Pictures Television, but in 1999 TriStar Television shifted its production business to CTT (now Sony Pictures Television) after Mad About You and The Nanny ended, but kept its name until 2000 on Early Edition. However, Malcolm & Eddie went under CTT.
1st Logo
(April-December 1987)
Nicknames: "The Pegasus", "Jumping Pegasus", "Pegasus Over Pyramid", "Majestic Pegasus"
Logo: A violet triangle, with a golden border and the text:
TRI
STAR
STAR
stacked on each other, zooms out and plasters itself on a black background, above which the Pegasus is seen posed as in the movie logo. The text "TELEVISION" appears below. Months later, the word "TELEVISION" is already chyroned in underneath the logo.
FX: The triangle zooming out, the "TELEVISION" appearing.
Cheesy Factor: "TELEVISION" looks very tacked/chyroned on, and the end product of the logo looks very poorly filmed.
Music/Sounds: The outro of the '80s TriStar movie fanfare composed by Dave Grusin.
Availability: Extinct, due to the fact that it was a short-lived logo. Appeared on My Two Dads and Werewolf. When My Two Dads was reran on USA years ago, this logo appeared on several episodes on S1. However, the remaining of the episodes had the 1987 CPT logo at the end. Werewolf reruns on Chiller plasters this logo with the 2002 SPT logo. This logo hasn't been seen in over a decade.
Scare Factor: Low; can catch you off guard thanks to the zoom out and sudden fanfare.
2nd Logo
(1991-1992)
Nicknames: "Dark Marble", "Sparkling Pegasus", "CGI Marble"
Logo: On a dark gray marbled background, the company name (same font as the '80s logo, only in CGI and a light silver color) zooms in the center of the screen:
TRI---------------
STAR
TELEVISION
STAR
TELEVISION
By having the word "TELEVISION" in a light silver code-out box. Then the Pegasus (also '80s style) is formed out of light streaks next to "TRI".
Trivia: This logo is based on the 1991-1993 theatrical logo of TriStar Pictures.
Variant: Some co-produced shows would have the phrase "produced in association with" in white above the logo on a dark blue BG.
FX: The text zooming out and the sparkling of the Pegasus.
Music/Sounds: None; usually had the show's closing theme ending over it. In other cases, it used the outro of the '80s TriStar fanfare. Also can be silent.
Availability: Appeared on The Edge, Get a Life, Forever Knight, and The Fifth Corner. Can still be seen on Rhino Home Video's Get a Life VHS and DVD.
Scare Factor: Depending on the logo variant:
- None with the closing theme.
- Minimal with the '80s TriStar movie fanfare.
3rd Logo
(1992-1999)
Nicknames: "CGI Pegasus", "Ultra Majestic Pegasus"
Logo: We see the white, winged Pegasus posed on the dreamy, sun-lit, cloud-filled sky as in the movie logo. "TRISTAR" appears on the top of the screen in giant bold, white chiseled text (in the same font as the 1993 Columbia logo, the movie version of this had different colored font) , and on the bottom of the screen in smaller text (same font as the 1992 CPT logo), "TRISTAR TELEVISION" with the byline "a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company".
Trivia: This logo was designed by world-class artist Alan Reingold.
FX: None; this is a still logo.
Music/Sounds: Depending on the logo variant:
- 1992-1993: It used the same music as logo 1. Used again for first 3 season 2 episodes on Mad About You.
- 1993-1999: A 5-note majestic orchestral fanfare with bells composed by Jay Asher.
- 1995; 1997-1999: A majestic 4-note theme.
- NBC and CBS used their generic themes on the logo.
- In other cases, it used the closing theme of the show.
Availability: Rare. It appeared on Mad About You, Early Edition, Malcolm & Eddie, The Nanny, Hudson Street, and Ned and Stacey among other shows, but recent broadcasts replace it with the SPT logo. This logo may be spotted on Annie: A Royal Adventure on DVD. Outside of the US may have this logo in several countries, but others will have the Sony Pictures Television International logo. It may pop up on old Mad About You episodes on TV Land followed by the SPT logo.
Scare Factor: Depending on the logo variant:
- 1992-1993: Minimal.
- 1993-1999: None.
- 1995; 1997-1999: Low; the theme can catch you off guard if you haven't heard it before.
Final Note: TriStar Television was folded into Columbia TriStar Television in 1999.
