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*This logo was idealized by Bruce Richmond, which later became executive vice president of production at HBO. Bruce wanted to represent the fact that when people tuned in to HBO, they were stepping into something special. |
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*This logo was based on the opening credits from ''Dream On'', which began with a TV set turning on to display nothing but static. |
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*This logo was parodied on ''MADtv'' in the beginning of a sketch called "Bae Sung Sopranos". |
*This logo was parodied on ''MADtv'' in the beginning of a sketch called "Bae Sung Sopranos". |
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Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network owned by WarnerMedia and the flagship property of HBO's namesake parent subsidiary, Home Box Office, Inc. Launched on November 8, 1972, it is the oldest and longest continuously operating subscription television service.
Logo: It's basically in-credit text in a custom font that reads "THIS HAS BEEN AN HBO PRESENTATION", with a copyright notice below (though not all shows at the time had this).
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show or none. On The Hitchhiker, a whimsical droning note (sourced from the opening theme of the program) is used.
Availability: Seen on older HBO programs before switching to the standard logo such as The Hitchhiker, The Larry Sanders Show, Happily Ever After, and pre-season 7 episodes of Tales from the Crypt.
Editor's Note: None.
Logo: On a black background, we see five glowing blue lines wiping in from the left through the center, and a large gold HBO logo fades in over the center of the lines, as two glowing red lines flash in above and below the logo (with the former line having the word "An" in its middle, and the latter having the word "Presentation"). The HBO logo then "sparkles" a bit.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Decent early '80s animation.
Music/Sounds: A bombastic 8-note tune, the end theme, or none.
Availability: Scarce. It's used on non-movie events, like specials, concerts, and programs like HBO Coming Attractions or Video Jukebox (a half-hour expansion of the short music video vignettes aired between programs). You might have to look for recordings of said programs for this.
Editor's Note: None.
Nicknames: "The Static", "The Ant Races", "Turning On/Off the TV"
Logo: We briefly start on a black screen, before the screen animates like a TV screen turning on, and it fills with static. A shadowed outline of the HBO logo appears, along with "ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING" below it. The static fades into a black background, leaving the logo, which is still filled with static.
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Closing Variants:
Later Variants:
FX/SFX: The TV turning on, and the fade effects.
Music/Sounds: A wiping noise and a static sound, followed by a choir. The closing variant has the choir played backwards, followed by a clicking sound.
Music/Sounds Variant: On the 1997 special Stomp Out Loud, the static is replaced by the sound of a creaky gate, and the choir is replaced by a car alarm going off. The closing variation has the sounds reversed.
Availability: Very common.
Editor's Note: This is a favorite of many.
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