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===Background===
'''Time-Life Television''' was a division of [[Time-Life Films]] (initially owned by Time, Inc., later independent from Time Warner (now "WarnerMedia"), and after acquired by and folded into Meredith Corporation), active throughout the 1970s. It was most notable as the U.S. distributor of the [[BBC (UK)|BBC]]'s television output including ''Doctor Who'' and ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''. Time-Life's deal with the BBC expired on April 30, 1981 (these rights were taken over by the upstart [[Lionheart Television]]). That August, Time-Life Films' assets were acquired by [[Columbia Pictures]]; this included TV distribution rights to the library, as well as rights to films already in production. However, Time Inc. retained the copyrights to the library, and it is now handled by [[HBO Entertainment|HBO]] (with video rights usually going through [[HBO Home Entertainment]] in the U.S., with a few exceptions). A totally different company operating as Time-Life Television exists today as the production unit of [[Time-Life Video]].
===1st Logo (1972?-1977)===
File:Time-Life Television (1972-77) A.png▼
File:Time-Life Television (1972-77) B.png▼
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'''Logo:''' In the show's end credits or on a {{Font color|firebrick|crimson}} background, we see the following text:
<center>{{Big|A</br>{{Font|Impact|TIME LIFE]</br>TELEVISION}}</br>PRODUCTION}}</center>
"{{Font|Impact|TIME LIFE}}" is solid and inside a rectangle, while the word "{{Font|Impact|TELEVISION}}" is outlined.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme
'''Availability:''' Extinct.
*This was seen on PBS prints of BBC Television shows in the early to late 1970s, and was largely replaced with the next logo
*An in-credit variant appeared on ''The World Beyond Mud Monster''.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
===2nd Logo (1977-1982)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "T-L", "Time-Life", "The Time-Life TV Set", "T-L TV Monitor from/of Hell/Doom", "When There's a Smile in Your Heart..."
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a white conjoined, slanted "'''''TL'''''" (with the "'''''L'''''" connected near the end of the "'''''T'''''")
'''Variants:'''
*For BBC-produced shows, the logo is the same, except the text "A BBC-TV PRODUCTION" is seen below the logo first,
*A still variant exists.
*There is another still variant with the text "A BBC-TV PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH TIME LIFE DISTRIBUTION" below.
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'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is very notable for its loud, high pitched synthesized tune and dated scanimation. These factors contributed to its infamy in the logo community.
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Time-Life Television was a division of Time-Life Films (initially owned by Time, Inc., later independent from Time Warner (now "WarnerMedia"), and after acquired by and folded into Meredith Corporation), active throughout the 1970s. It was most notable as the U.S. distributor of the BBC's television output including Doctor Who and Monty Python's Flying Circus. Time-Life's deal with the BBC expired on April 30, 1981 (these rights were taken over by the upstart Lionheart Television). That August, Time-Life Films' assets were acquired by Columbia Pictures; this included TV distribution rights to the library, as well as rights to films already in production. However, Time Inc. retained the copyrights to the library, and it is now handled by HBO (with video rights usually going through HBO Home Entertainment in the U.S., with a few exceptions). A totally different company operating as Time-Life Television exists today as the production unit of Time-Life Video.
Logo: In the show's end credits or on a crimson background, we see the following text:
"TIME LIFE" is solid and inside a rectangle, while the word "TELEVISION" is outlined.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the program.
Availability: Extinct.
Editor's Note: None.
Nicknames: "T-L", "Time-Life", "The Time-Life TV Set", "T-L TV Monitor from/of Hell/Doom", "When There's a Smile in Your Heart..."
Logo: On a black background, we see a white conjoined, slanted "TL" (with the "L" connected near the end of the "T") zooming into place onto a television-like box with a red screen in the center, forming trails of itself as it moves (a la the 1978-81 Filmways logo). Once it reaches the screen, it quickly flashes and merges with the box to form the logo. The text "TIME LIFE TELEVISION" appears underneath the logo when it completes its formation.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The "TL" trailing onto the empty shell of the logo and "flashing" into place. Standard Scanimate effects.
Music/Sounds: A shrill Moog synthesizer sounder (extended on the BBC variant), which sounds like "You Can Fly" from Disney's Peter Pan (hence the last nickname). The still variant uses a short version of the jingle. Sometimes, it is silent.
Availability: Very rare.
Editor's Note: This logo is very notable for its loud, high pitched synthesized tune and dated scanimation. These factors contributed to its infamy in the logo community.
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