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{{About|the incarnation of Paramount Television that operated from 1967 to 2006 and is now operated as [[CBS Studios]]|the current incarnation|Paramount Television Studios}}
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Paramount Television traces its origins to 1949 when [[Paramount Pictures]] owned a television network called the "Paramount Television Network" and an early television division "[[Paramount Television Productions]]". The network presented and produced 17 programs in total until it and the production banner was dissolved in 1956. Paramount also had a majority stake in the DuMont Television Network and owned KTLA in Los Angeles and WBKB in Chicago (now WBBM-TV). Paramount Pictures' second attempt in the television industry began in 1959 as "[[Paramount Pictures Television]]" when they produced the television movie ''Destination Space'' for CBS. They also co-produced six unsold pilots with [[Tandem Productions]], such as ''Henry T.'' and ''Meet Me At Danny's''. They also had a short-lived production banner called "[[Telemount-Mutual Productions|Telemount-Mutual]]".
Desilu Productions was a production company founded in 1950 by then-husband-and-wife comedy duo, '''Desi''' Arnaz and '''Lu'''cille Ball (hence the name of the company), producing very successful TV shows and films between the 1950s and 1960s. In 1960, Desi Arnaz sold the pre-1960 shows to CBS since Ball and Arnaz couldn't work with each other anymore. They later divorced the same year. In 1962, Arnaz sold his holdings of Desilu to Ball. In 1967, she sold Desilu to Gulf+Western Industries, which merged Desilu with [[Paramount Pictures]]. Desilu became the television arm of Paramount in July, renaming it to "[[Paramount Television (pre-2006)|Paramount Television]]" (now "[[CBS Studios]]") months later; officially forming the studio, Desilu Sales became "Paramount Television Sales", while Lucille Ball formed her then-new company "[[Lucille Ball Productions|Lucille Ball Productions, Inc.]]" and Desi Arnaz formed his own company named "Desi Arnaz Productions". Currently, all of the Desilu Productions television library is owned by ViacomCBS through [[CBS Media Ventures]].
In 2004, [[Viacom (1952-2006)|Viacom]] merged Paramount Network Television and [[CBS Productions]] to form the "CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group" at the same time it merged Paramount International Television and [[CBS Broadcast International]] to form "CBS Paramount International Television" (currently known as the "[[ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group]]"). On December 31, 2005, the Viacom/CBS split took effect and Viacom changed its name to the CBS Corporation at the same time it created a spin-off company that bears the Viacom name. On January 17, 2006, CBS Corporation merged the CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group, CBS Paramount International Television, and Paramount Domestic Television into the [[CBS Paramount Television]] Group, but the on-air logo for PDT remained the same until Memorial Day 2006, when the first CBS Paramount Television logo debuted. As for the network version, the PNT and CBS Productions logos were used before the CBS Paramount Network Television logo debuted on June 11. However, CBS Paramount Domestic Television was merged with [[King World Productions]] to form [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]] (now "CBS Media Ventures") in September 2006, and CBS Paramount Network Television was renamed as "[[CBS Studios|CBS Television Studios]]" (now "CBS Studios") in May 2009 after CBS lost its license to the Paramount name it had for three years. On March 4, 2013, Paramount Pictures relaunched a current incarnation of [[Paramount Television Studios|Paramount Television]]; both divisions are owned by [[ViacomCBS]].
==Desilu Productions==
=== 1st Logo (October 15, 1951-May 21, 1963) ===
'''Logo:''' Desilu did not use a logo until 1952. As superimposed or scrolling on the end credits, we see the text:
<div style="text-align:center;">A</div>
<div style="text-align:center;">DESILU PRODUCTION</div>
From 1951-1952, the copyright stamp fades-in below. From 1952-1963, this would fade to the "script" logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme from any show.
'''Availability:''' Seen intact on all ''I Love Lucy'' episodes on Hallmark Channel and DVD. This was also seen on ''The Untouchables'' and ''The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour''.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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'''Nickname:''' "Desilu Script"
'''Logo:''' Over a specialty backdrop, we see the words "FILMED IN HOLLYWOOD BY" ("Filmed in HOLLYWOOD and MEXICO by" on ''The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour''). The word "<span style="font-family:times-new-roman;">'''''Desilu'''''</span>" is written in a cursive font, either in black, white, or in a 3D-ish appearance. Then, a round ball dots the "i". The copyright information appears at the bottom. This phrase was shortened to "FILMED BY DESILU" in 1957.
'''Trivia:''' The logo was designed by visual artist Howard Anderson Jr., who also designed the titles and effects works for ''I Love Lucy'', among other shows.
'''Variants:'''
*There is a still in-credit variant that appeared on shows that were filmed on location.
*Another in-credit logo has the Desilu script name between "A" and "PRODUCTION"
*At the beginning of some programs, the word "Presents" is seen below.
*For Desilu Sales, Desilu's distribution arm starting in 1962, the text "<span style="font-family:times-new-roman;">'''''Distributed by Desilu Sales, Inc.'''''</span>" is seen in a script font on a {{Font color|#808080|gray}} background.
'''FX/SFX:''' The "drawing effect".
'''Music/Sounds/Voice-over:''' Music played during the end of the show. Some ''I Love Lucy'' episodes have an announcer saying, "''I Love Lucy'' is a Desilu Production". Even some with that have "Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz will return next week at the same time".
'''Availability:''' Seen intact on any shows that originally had it.
*The superimposed version can be seen on shows like ''I Love Lucy'' on Hallmark Channel, the ''Star Trek'' pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before", ''The Lucy Show'', and ''The Untouchables'' (1950s version) on Me-TV.
*The in-credit variant was seen intact on some filmed on locations shows, such as ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''I Spy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', and ''That Girl'', among others.
'''Editor's Note:''' The animation in this logo is primitive, but it's well-remembered by fans of ''I Love Lucy'' and ''Star Trek''.
'''Final Notes:''' This logo was used on the final two seasons of ''The Lucy Show'', which used the 1966 Desilu logo and the 1968 Paramount Television logo at the end.
=== 3rd Logo (September 8, 1966-December 1967) ===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Merging Circles", "Multi-Colored Circles", "Color Desilu Logo"
'''Logo:''' On a black background, six multicolored ({{Font color|red|red}}, {{Font color|#ffcccc|pink}}, and orange) circles surround a white one and then merge together with it to form a blue circle, which backs away upward as the word "<span style="font-family:times-new-roman;">{{Font color|#ffcc00|'''''Desilu'''''}}</span>" is written in a yellow cursive font. As the circle takes its place over the "i", it turns white.
'''Variants:'''
*When Desilu merged with Paramount Pictures in 1966, the Paramount copyright stamp and print logos would appear under it.
*On ''Star Trek'' reruns from 1978, the Paramount copyright is chyroned in. Then they would cut to the then-current Paramount Television logo or the 2006 CBS Paramount Domestic Television "Eye in the Sky" logo afterward. Some older prints will have the logo with the chyroned Paramount copyright, but will not be followed by any Paramount logo. This has been seen on the 1980 [[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount Home Video]] releases of ''Star Trek'': Television Classics, Volumes 1-5. A version with a pink tint, due to film quality, can be found on the 1984 Laserdisc release of ''The Menagerie: Parts I & II'' under the Television Classics collection.
*There was a red Desilu logo seen on ''Mission: Impossible''.
*There's another variant where the year reads as "1967" appears instead of reading in Roman numeral style.
*There is another version of the previously described variant where the copyright notice is partially on the Desilu text. This oddity is known to have been on original prints (and also Sci-Fi Channel airings) of the ''Star Trek'' episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?" Home media releases by [[CBS Home Entertainment]] and [[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount Home Entertainment]] will have this variant replaced by the standard version of the logo (with the [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Norway Corporation]] copyrights).
*A B&W variant exists on 16mm prints of said colors.
*On some recent prints of seasons 5-6 of ''The Lucy Show'', a Desilu Productions copyright has been chyroned in under the logo. These also plaster over the original Paramount copyrights, if any.
'''FX/SFX:''' The circles merging in a kaleidoscope fashion, moving, and changing colors, the "drawing" effect.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A five-note horn fanfare; starts on a light note as the circle forms. This would later be used on Paramount Television's 1st logo. Sometimes this music would play faster. All were composed by Wilbur Hatch.
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
*1966-1967 season episodes of ''Mission: Impossible'' would sometimes have "bump" music (the basis for the "M:I" theme) as the fanfare. This was also reportedly seen on non-remastered versions of the ''Star Trek'' episode, "Charlie X".
*Some 1967-1968 season episodes of ''Mission: Impossible'' episodes had a battling loud rendition of the fanfare. This would later be used on Paramount Television's first logo in early 1968.
*In other cases, it's silent.
*In the remastered S3 ''Star Trek'' episode "The Paradise Syndrome", the 1968-69 Paramount Television fanfare plays underneath the Desilu logo, which inexplicably appears at the end of this episode as the result of botched logo plastering.
*On the original effects version of the ''Star Trek'' episode "Return to Tomorrow" as seen on the "Roddenberry Vault" compilation, the final note of the early 1968 Paramount Television logo's music can be heard for a split second after the Desilu logo finishes and just before the CBSTD logo begins. This is most likely an editing mistake made while inserting the Desilu logo over the original Paramount logo.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
*Currently seen on ''Star Trek'' on Me-TV (as of March 2016) and BBC America.
*It was also last seen on ''Star Trek'' reruns on TV Land and in local syndication and some ''Mission: Impossible'' episodes on the former ALN (now "YouToo TV"). When ''Star Trek'' is shown on Canada's Space: The Imagination Station, this logo was presumably kept with the Paramount copyright without the Paramount TV logo.
*It's also intact on early episodes of ''Mannix'', as well as ''The Lucy Show''.
*Currently DVD releases of the first season of ''Mission: Impossible'' retain this logo with the Paramount copyright byline, but do not follow this with any Paramount logo.
*Seasons 1 & 2 of the original ''Star Trek'' on Blu-ray have retained this logo (followed by the CBS Television Distribution logo), with this logo strangely replacing the January-September 1968 Paramount Television logo.
'''Editor's Note:''' The animation is still primitive here (and the battling loud version of the fanfare may startle some viewers), but again, this is a well-loved and memorable logo by many.
==Paramount Television==
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'''Editor's Note''': This is the first animated Paramount Television logo. This also might be a prototype of the Paramount print logo that made its debut in the same year.
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'''Editor's Note''': This logo resembles a bumper sticker, which could be a tongue-in-cheek reference to Paramount's then owner at the time.
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'''Editor's Note''': Same as above. Of the two "Split Box" logos, it's the more recognizable version that's also infamous by some viewers for its animation and early Frontiere themes. Also, the 1970 theme would become Paramount's de-facto television theme for the following 17 years.
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'''Editor's Note''': The extended closet killer on the earlier version of logo can make this scarier then the previous logo to some.
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'''Editor's Note''': One of the more fondly remembered television logos, mainly due to its charm and cheesiness.
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'''Editor's Note''': It's mostly a still shot of the 1986 movie logo, which is fine enough. It also began Paramount's full time practice of using their movie logo as their de-facto television logo. However, the 75th Anniversary version was largely wasted, as it only appeared on ''Entertainment Tonight'', while other shows during the period would instead use the standard Gulf+Western variation, before its use on films in 1988. In addition, this logo (mostly the 1995 variants) was notorious at the time for its wide prevalence during its lifespan, primarily due to plastering older logos, mainly ones from older Paramount TV and Viacom. Despite its notoriety, this would pale in comparison to the later [[CBS Media Ventures|CBS Television Distribution]], which plastered logos on a larger scale.
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Paramount Television traces its origins to 1949 when Paramount Pictures owned a television network called the "Paramount Television Network" and an early television division "Paramount Television Productions". The network presented and produced 17 programs in total until it and the production banner was dissolved in 1956. Paramount also had a majority stake in the DuMont Television Network and owned KTLA in Los Angeles and WBKB in Chicago (now WBBM-TV). Paramount Pictures' second attempt in the television industry began in 1959 as "Paramount Pictures Television" when they produced the television movie Destination Space for CBS. They also co-produced six unsold pilots with Tandem Productions, such as Henry T. and Meet Me At Danny's. They also had a short-lived production banner called "Telemount-Mutual".
Desilu Productions was a production company founded in 1950 by then-husband-and-wife comedy duo, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball (hence the name of the company), producing very successful TV shows and films between the 1950s and 1960s. In 1960, Desi Arnaz sold the pre-1960 shows to CBS since Ball and Arnaz couldn't work with each other anymore. They later divorced the same year. In 1962, Arnaz sold his holdings of Desilu to Ball. In 1967, she sold Desilu to Gulf+Western Industries, which merged Desilu with Paramount Pictures. Desilu became the television arm of Paramount in July, renaming it to "Paramount Television" (now "CBS Studios") months later; officially forming the studio, Desilu Sales became "Paramount Television Sales", while Lucille Ball formed her then-new company "Lucille Ball Productions, Inc." and Desi Arnaz formed his own company named "Desi Arnaz Productions". Currently, all of the Desilu Productions television library is owned by ViacomCBS through CBS Media Ventures.
In 2004, Viacom merged Paramount Network Television and CBS Productions to form the "CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group" at the same time it merged Paramount International Television and CBS Broadcast International to form "CBS Paramount International Television" (currently known as the "ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group"). On December 31, 2005, the Viacom/CBS split took effect and Viacom changed its name to the CBS Corporation at the same time it created a spin-off company that bears the Viacom name. On January 17, 2006, CBS Corporation merged the CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group, CBS Paramount International Television, and Paramount Domestic Television into the CBS Paramount Television Group, but the on-air logo for PDT remained the same until Memorial Day 2006, when the first CBS Paramount Television logo debuted. As for the network version, the PNT and CBS Productions logos were used before the CBS Paramount Network Television logo debuted on June 11. However, CBS Paramount Domestic Television was merged with King World Productions to form CBS Television Distribution (now "CBS Media Ventures") in September 2006, and CBS Paramount Network Television was renamed as "CBS Television Studios" (now "CBS Studios") in May 2009 after CBS lost its license to the Paramount name it had for three years. On March 4, 2013, Paramount Pictures relaunched a current incarnation of Paramount Television; both divisions are owned by ViacomCBS.
Logo: Desilu did not use a logo until 1952. As superimposed or scrolling on the end credits, we see the text:
From 1951-1952, the copyright stamp fades-in below. From 1952-1963, this would fade to the "script" logo.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme from any show.
Availability: Seen intact on all I Love Lucy episodes on Hallmark Channel and DVD. This was also seen on The Untouchables and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.
Editor's Note: None.
Nickname: "Desilu Script"
Logo: Over a specialty backdrop, we see the words "FILMED IN HOLLYWOOD BY" ("Filmed in HOLLYWOOD and MEXICO by" on The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour). The word "Desilu" is written in a cursive font, either in black, white, or in a 3D-ish appearance. Then, a round ball dots the "i". The copyright information appears at the bottom. This phrase was shortened to "FILMED BY DESILU" in 1957.
Trivia: The logo was designed by visual artist Howard Anderson Jr., who also designed the titles and effects works for I Love Lucy, among other shows.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The "drawing effect".
Music/Sounds/Voice-over: Music played during the end of the show. Some I Love Lucy episodes have an announcer saying, "I Love Lucy is a Desilu Production". Even some with that have "Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz will return next week at the same time".
Availability: Seen intact on any shows that originally had it.
Editor's Note: The animation in this logo is primitive, but it's well-remembered by fans of I Love Lucy and Star Trek.
Final Notes: This logo was used on the final two seasons of The Lucy Show, which used the 1966 Desilu logo and the 1968 Paramount Television logo at the end.
Nicknames: "Merging Circles", "Multi-Colored Circles", "Color Desilu Logo"
Logo: On a black background, six multicolored (red, pink, and orange) circles surround a white one and then merge together with it to form a blue circle, which backs away upward as the word "Desilu" is written in a yellow cursive font. As the circle takes its place over the "i", it turns white.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The circles merging in a kaleidoscope fashion, moving, and changing colors, the "drawing" effect.
Music/Sounds: A five-note horn fanfare; starts on a light note as the circle forms. This would later be used on Paramount Television's 1st logo. Sometimes this music would play faster. All were composed by Wilbur Hatch.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note: The animation is still primitive here (and the battling loud version of the fanfare may startle some viewers), but again, this is a well-loved and memorable logo by many.
Nicknames: "Rising Circle", "Iris-in Circle", "Dark Mountain", "Changing Paramount Text", "Gulf+Western Mountain"
Logo: On a blue background, we see a black mountain and the words "A Gulf+Western Company" in white. Suddenly, a white filled-in circle border makes an iris-in effect behind the mountain. The "Paramount" name, which is written in its majestic script font and appears in black, pops in while 22 white stars appear around the border, starting in the middle and going downward. The word "Paramount" immediately moves upward to make room for "Television" below it, in the same typeface. Below the logo are two subtitles, both in white: "COPYRIGHT © MCMLXVIII BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED" in a more standard type, and "Paramount Pictures Corporation" in the Paramount logo font.
Main Variants: One of 6 visual variants were used:
Other Variant: A B&W variant exists on 16mm prints of said colors.
FX/SFX: The "sunrise" effect, the stars, and "Paramount" changing into "Paramount Television".
Music/Sounds: The two main themes from the 1966 Desilu Productions logo. The battling loud version of the fanfare was only used in early 1968, typically for the bylineless variant.
Music/Sounds Variant: A high tone variant exists for both themes, which is generally heard on PAL prints of shows.
Availability: Very rare as this was short-lived, but it is not too difficult to find. It was seen on Manix and early 1968 episodes of Mission: Impossible on ALN (now Youtoo America) and is intact on DVD releases of the show. It can also be seen on videocassettes of Star Trek episodes aired during that time period. The last 10 episodes of The Lucy Show also had this logo and is retained on the S6 DVD release. This logo is strangely replaced by the Desilu logo and the CBS Television Distribution logo on the Star Trek season 2 Blu-Ray set.
Editor's Note: This is the first animated Paramount Television logo. This also might be a prototype of the Paramount print logo that made its debut in the same year.
Nicknames: "Split Rectangle", "Yellow Split Rectangle", "Benevolent Rectangle", "The Closet Killer", "The Bumper Sticker", "Split Box", "Gulf+Western Mountain II"
Logo: Against a yellow background is a blue rectangle which is split into two sections; the left and the larger rectangle contains the words:
Besides the last line, all are set in Eurostile font (the company byline appears to be set in Trade Gothic font). "PARAMOUNT" has the largest typeface, and the other two lines are progressively smaller. On the smaller right side of the rectangle is a Paramount logo with a blue border and white mountain. The picture zooms-up to the logo, which kind of looks like a blue and white version of the "Rising Circle" logo ("A Gulf+Western Company" and copyright message appears at the bottom of the white mountain) except the word "Television" is not present. Also, the copyright stamp appears when the picture zooms in.
Trivia: A similar version of this and the next logo were used as the print logo for Paramount's record division of the time, Dot Records, from 1968 to 1971.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The sudden zoom-in.
Music/Sounds:
Availability: Extremely rare, as it is usually not intact on many common prints of the TV shows it was on. This was seen on Mission: Impossible on ALN (now Youtoo America), season 3 of both Mannix and Star Trek's 1999/2004 Paramount DVD releases, several Star Trek episodes on CBS's YouTube channel and when they were aired on TV Land, as well as the 1969 TV movies The Immortal (which is intact on current DVDs), The Young Lawyers, and Seven in Darkness. It is intact on season 1 of Here's Lucy on Amazon Prime Video.
Editor's Note: This logo resembles a bumper sticker, which could be a tongue-in-cheek reference to Paramount's then owner at the time.
Nicknames: "Split Rectangle II", "Red Split Rectangle", "Malevolent Rectangle", "The Closet Killer II", "Bumper Sticker II", "Split Box II", "Gulf+Western Mountain III"
Logo: Same appearance as the 4th logo except the background is red, the larger rectangle is blue, the Paramount mountain and the stars around it mountain are blue, and the smaller rectangle is white (the mountain is cut off at the bottom in this version). The zoom on the square is still intact.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Same as the previous logo.
Music/Sounds:
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note: Same as above. Of the two "Split Box" logos, it's the more recognizable version that's also infamous by some viewers for its animation and early Frontiere themes. Also, the 1970 theme would become Paramount's de-facto television theme for the following 17 years.
Nicknames: "Gulf+Western Mountain IV", "Still Mountain"
Logo: Same as the theatrical 1968 logo, although it could be either matted or cropped to fit TV screens.
FX/SFX: Same as the 1968 theatrical counterpart.
Music/Sounds:
Availability: Rare. This was seen as the intro to several made-for-TV movies produced by Paramount, including Seven in Darkness, Quarantine, Dr. Cook's Garden, Night of Terror, and Women in Chains; most of which have rarely been reran, and a few copies online of some of these programs are bootleg copies. Over the years however, some higher quality prints of this logo have started to resurface. This was also seen on some episodes of The Lost Islands (while the other episodes including the pilot, use the next logo), and was also seen on Decades airings of the TV pilot for The Young Lawyers (which was removed on DVD releases), the pilot of The Immortal on DVD, the TV pilot of Longstreet on DVD, and The Devil's Daughter on DVD.
Editor's Note: The extended closet killer on the earlier version of logo can make this scarier then the previous logo to some.
Nicknames: "Late 1970s Mountain", "1980s Mountain", "Blue Mountain", "Gulf+Western Mountain V"
Logo: We see only the finished product of the 1975 movie logo, but more defined this time. The mountain has been modified to give more room for the word "Television" by compressing the mountain about one viewer's inch and downgrading the amount of indentations (or impressions) to 4 from its standard of 5. On a sky blue background, we see a near-circle made by 22 white stars. The near-circle contains a navy blue backdrop and a flat mountain in another shade of blue with the word "Paramount" in white above it. Below the mountain is the Gulf+Western byline in the same alignment as its movie counterpart. The word "Television" comes from the right and slides in below "Paramount". Same alignment as the 3rd logo.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The word "Television" sliding in.
Music/Sounds: A slower version of the Lalo Schifrin jingle which was first heard with 5th logo. There were many variations of this jingle throughout the '70s and '80s. There is also one completely different theme composed by Jerry Goldsmith used in 1977. A brief explanation of the jingles goes as follows:
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note: One of the more fondly remembered television logos, mainly due to its charm and cheesiness.
Nicknames: "CGI Mountain", "Majestic Mountain II", "Mountain of Monotony", "'90s Mountain", "Star Wars Mountain", "Gulf+Western Mountain VI", "Viacom Mountain", "Still Mountain II"
Logo: We see only the finished product of the 1986 movie logo. It is sometimes still, while other times it has the animated clouds moving westward in the background.
Bylines: On the bottom, the following bylines were used:
Variants:
FX/SFX:
Music/Sounds: A re-orchestrated version of the last six notes to Paramount Pictures' 1987 theatrical fanfare, which is a re-arrangement of Elsie Janis/Jack King's Paramount on Parade by Jerry Goldsmith, first heard on trailers for Paramount Pictures since 1976. It may remind some viewers of the Star Wars theme (hence the nickname "Star Wars Mountain"). There are two main arrangements of the theme. The second arrangement, which debuted in 1989, has a VHS pitch-shift effect on the second note of the fanfare. Many of these logos are plastered onto old shows (mostly on TV Land airings, as well as TV movies) with the logo being silent.
Pre-1987 Paramount Television Music/Sounds Variants: As a result of poor attempts at plastering, each variant of the logo was spotted with the following themes from the 4th, 5th, and 7th logos:
Other Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common. The 1995-2002 Viacom variation plasters over previous logos before being plastered by the CBS Television Distribution logo.
Editor's Note: It's mostly a still shot of the 1986 movie logo, which is fine enough. It also began Paramount's full time practice of using their movie logo as their de-facto television logo. However, the 75th Anniversary version was largely wasted, as it only appeared on Entertainment Tonight, while other shows during the period would instead use the standard Gulf+Western variation, before its use on films in 1988. In addition, this logo (mostly the 1995 variants) was notorious at the time for its wide prevalence during its lifespan, primarily due to plastering older logos, mainly ones from older Paramount TV and Viacom. Despite its notoriety, this would pale in comparison to the later CBS Television Distribution, which plastered logos on a larger scale.
Logo: Just in-credit text that reads:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme to the show.
Availability: Extinct. Appeared on the first two seasons of Geraldo. It has been kept intact within prints available on the streaming service Nosey.
Editor's Note: None.
Nicknames: "CGI Mountain II", "Mount Paramount", "2000s Mountain", "Star Wars Mountain II", "Viacom Mountain II", "Still Mountain III"
Logo: We see only the finished product of the 2002 movie logo, with the movement of the clouds being the only animation. Like the 8th logo, when the logo is shown closer, it's from Paramount Network Television. However, if it's further away, it's from Paramount Domestic Television.
Trivia: The version with the "90TH ANNIVERSARY" disclaimer debuted in February 2002, a month before its full movie counterpart later came about with the release of We Were Soldiers on March 1 of that same year.
Variants:
FX/SFX: Only the clouds moving westward in the background or none. On Blind Justice, it shows the end animation from the movie logo. Sometimes, the logo utilizes a simple fade in and fade out, like its movie counterpart. This occurs mostly on the Domestic version of the logo.
Music/Sounds: The same 1987 theme from the 8th logo or silence.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Although this logo is falling victim to plastering (by way of the CBS Paramount Domestic/Network Television or CBS Television Distribution logos), it's still common to find.
Editor's Note: Like the 8th logo, it's mostly a nearly still shot of the 2002 movie logo (because the background is still animating), which is fine enough. However, some people may confuse this logo with the closing logo of the movie counterpart, as the television counterpart sometimes fades in and fades out and is sometimes silent, while the movie counterpart is the same, but always happening and always silent. Also, it should be noted that the television logo debuted in February 2002, a month before the movie logo followed suit in March 2002, and this is the final Paramount logo seen on television until nearly six years later.
Here is some information about the copyright stamps on Paramount TV series:
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