ABC Circle Films

Logo descriptions by Adam P., Nicholas Aczel,GreenLantern40 and WetPaintLogo1993 Logo captures by Eric S., Silversword55, AsdfTheRevival, Shadeed A. Kelly, snelfu, bmasters9, Logophile, StephenCezar15, Derrick Anderson, Gilblitz112, and Pygmalion X Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly, Mr. Logo Lord and Lee Cremeans Video captures courtesy of phasicblu, Eric S., and TheEriccorpinc edits by Flat Fox

Note: Not to be confused with Circle Films, an unrelated film distribution company.

Background: ABC CircleFilms was the made-for-TV motion picture division of the ABC Television Network (later part of "Capital Cities/ABC", now "ABC, Inc."), later reincorporated as "ABC Productions" in 1987. Today, most of the ABC movie library and all television series are currently held by The Walt Disney Company.

ABC Circle Films (Black/Blue)ABC Circle Films (Red)ABC Circle Films (Teal): 1985ABC Circle Films, teal version: "Moonlighting" ABC Circle FilmsABC Circle Films

Nickname: "The Shining", "ABC Shining"

Logo: On a black-blue background, we see the stacked words:

ABC
SQUARE
FILMS

in the same crystal lettering as used in "ABC Motion Pictures" logo, zoom-in upward from the bottom of the screen. The logo "shines".

Variants:

• There is another variant of this logo with a red and a black-teal background.
• Another variant appears in the end credits.

FX/SFX: The words zooming, and the logo "shining".

Music/Sounds:

• It's usually the closing theme of the show.
• On the TV movie The Day After, the 1978 logo's music was used at the end.

Availability: Rare. Seen on Moonlighting, as well as on some TV movies from the era. The in-credit version can be found on War and Remembrance.

Editor's Note: None.