|
Oct 27 2009, 10:32 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
3 words added
3 words deleted
|
|
Change: FXFX/SFX: The zooming of the words. Cheesy Factor: Simple animation. The 'French Chef'' variant with the transition from ''Boston'' to ''Presents'' looks awkward though.Music/Sounds: The long, full version of the jingle, with a choppy,
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1376)
|
|
Oct 27 2009, 4:15 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
3 images added
3 images deleted
|
|
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details.
(Word count: 1373)
|
|
Oct 27 2009, 9:10 AM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
8 words added
5 words deleted
2 images added
1 image deleted
|
|
Change: Boston, Massachusetts1st Logo(1972-1978) Boston, MassachusettsNicknames: "Zooming WGBH", "WGBH of Doom", "Zooming Letters"Logo: Against a dark green background, the letters WGBH in yellow in a generic Helvetica font quickly zoom back, away from the viewer to the vanishing point. Then the
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1373)
|
|
Oct 27 2009, 8:49 AM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
3 words added
2 words deleted
|
|
Change: Especially those who aren't used to seeing it.2nd Logo(1978- ) Nicknames: "Flash of Doom", "Circle Outline"Logo: Here are the main variants of this logo: Variant 1: On a black background, two orange lines of "electricity" form two, orange, 2D "shadows", one
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1370)
|
|
Sep 26 2009, 2:51 AM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
2 words added
2 words deleted
|
|
Change: ArialHelvetica font quickly zoom back, away from the viewer to the vanishing point. Then the word "Boston," also in yellow, zooms forward really fast, taking up the whole screen and creating a yellow background. And finally, the word "Presents" zooms forward at a fast pace, in dark green.Variants
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1369)
|
|
Jul 14 2009, 11:18 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
83 words added
5 words deleted
|
|
Change: Appearing at the end of newer PBS Kids' programs since early 2009, a new variant is used featuring the complete sped-up animation tinted blue, and when the WGBH logo is formed, semi-animated pictures of PBS Kids characters such as Curious George, Arthur and Buster, Leona (from Between the Lions),
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1369)
|
|
Jul 5 2009, 2:22 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
1 image added
2 widgets deleted
|
|
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details.
(Word count: 1291)
|
|
Dec 2 2008, 12:04 PM EST
|
|
|
edit |
206 words added
107 words deleted
5 images added
3 images deleted
|
|
Change: : The original 1972 music, used to this day. There have been two versions, a long version and a short version. The entire seven-second jingle
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1291)
|
|
Nov 11 2008, 5:29 PM EST
|
|
|
edit |
1 word added
2 images added
2 images deleted
|
|
Change: early '80s.Music/Sounds: The original 1972 music, used to this day. There have been two versions, a long version and a short version. The entire seven-second
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1191)
|
|
Oct 31 2008, 5:20 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
15 words added
12 words deleted
|
|
Change: The 'French Chef'' variant with the transition from ''Boston'' to ''Presents'' looks awkward though.Music/Sounds: The long, full version of the jingle, with a choppy, futuristic synth, followed by a rising synth violin stinger. Most likely produced on a Moog synthesizer.Availability: Extinct, tape-trading is
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1190)
|
|
Oct 31 2008, 5:14 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
31 words added
1 word deleted
|
|
Change: sometimes "Presents" would zoom forward as always, but superimposed against the opening cinematic. On The French Chef, the logo is superimposed over a slanted flag of France against a blue BG.BG, animation and all. The transition from "Boston" to "Presents" looks awkward though.FX: The
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1187)
|
|
Oct 19 2008, 1:28 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
10 words added
7 words deleted
|
|
Change: Editions by HoaBoston, Massachusetts1st Logo(1972-1978) Nicknames: "Zooming WGBH", "WGBH of Doom", "Zooming Letters"Logo: Against a dark green background, the letters WGBH in yellow in a generic Arial font quickly zoom back, away from the viewer to the vanishing point. Then the
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1157)
|
|
Oct 14 2008, 7:02 AM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
9 words added
10 words deleted
|
|
Change: will probablytape-trading neveris bethe seenonly againway outsideto ofsee tape-trading.it.Scare Factor: High to nightmare; the high-contrast colors, extreme "V of Doom"-style zoom-ins, and the eerie synth music would have been sure to unnerve many people.2nd Logo(1978- ) Nicknames:
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1154)
|
|
Oct 13 2008, 11:24 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
10 words added
|
|
Change: (1986-1993) Short music, no announcer, abridged animation, has "Boston Presents" (1993- ) Short music, abridged animation, no announcer . (1993- ) Short music, abridged animation, with announcer. (1993- ) On NOVA, the announcer says "NOVA is a production of WGBH Boston.". (1993?- ) Short
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1155)
|
|
Sep 1 2008, 12:15 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
3 words added
2 words deleted
|
|
Change: WGBH Boston.". 1993-1996: The end theme of the show with Lynne Thigpen saying "This program is presented by WQED Pittsburgh and WGBH Boston.".Availability: Only seen on "WhereWhere in the World is Carmen Sandiego?",Sandiego?, which is hardly, if ever, re-ran.Scare Factor: None.
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1144)
|
|
Sep 1 2008, 12:14 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
1 word added
1 word deleted
|
|
Change: Series.)Series).Scare Factor: Nightmare for the early variant, medium to high for the 1993 variants, medium for the later neon variant, and none for the in-credit variants. This logo has scared many with its dark colors, eerie animation, and that dated synth music. None for the still variant.
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1144)
|
|
Sep 1 2008, 12:12 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
3 words added
1 word deleted
|
|
Change: 2008 Series). The still version can be seen on Curious George (The 2006 Series.)Scare Factor: Nightmare for the early variant, medium to high for the 1993 variants, medium for the later
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1144)
|
|
Sep 1 2008, 12:11 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
|
|
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details.
(Word count: 1141)
|
|
Sep 1 2008, 12:11 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
|
|
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details.
(Word count: 1141)
|
|
Sep 1 2008, 12:10 PM EDT
|
|
|
edit |
80 words added
19 words deleted
|
|
Change: print version of the logo with "BOSTON" in white on Curious George (The 2006 Series). Availability: Common; can be seen in its various versions on many PBS shows. The 1993 version with the short music and no announcer has recently been sighted on "FetchFetch with Ruff Ruffman".Ruffman
View changes from previous version.
(Word count: 1141)
|