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Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. launched its own television arm as "Tri-Star Television" in March 1986 after the formation of TeleVentures with Stephen J. Cannell Productions and Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions suggested by Stephen J. Cannell. |
[[TriStar Pictures|Tri-Star Pictures, Inc.]] launched its own television arm as "Tri-Star Television" in March 1986 after the formation of [[TeleVentures]] with [[Stephen J. Cannell Productions]] and [[Witt/Thomas Productions|Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions]] suggested by Stephen J. Cannell. Their first official series was ''Downtown''. After [[HBO Entertainment|HBO]] (its last partner) dropped out of the venture the same year, Coca-Cola owned 100% of Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. Tri-Star Television was folded into the newly-formed [[Columbia Pictures Television]] on January 4, 1988 along with Columbia/[[Embassy Communications|Embassy Television]] after Coke sold its entertainment business to Tri-Star and renamed the company to "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." on December 21, 1987. Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. was later spun-off as a reorganized company in 1988. On October 7, 1991, TriStar Television was relaunched under Sony Pictures Entertainment and renamed to its current name after acquiring several television shows from [[New World Entertainment|New World Television]]. On February 21, 1994, TriStar Television merged with CPT and became [[Columbia TriStar Television]]. Both studios still produced its series independently, but in 1999, TriStar Television was folded into CTT (now Sony Pictures Television) before ''The Nanny'' and ''Mad About You'' ended on CBS & NBC, but kept its name in credit until 2000 on ''Early Edition''. However, ''Malcolm & Eddie'' used the CTT credit. During that time, TriStar Television operated as in-name-only under [[Sony Pictures Television]]. On May 28, 2015, SPT resurrected TriStar Television as its boutique production label with the television series ''The Good Girls Revolt'', which made its debut on Amazon Prime Video on November 5, 2015. |
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=== 1st Logo (September 27, 1986-March 1988?) === |
=== 1st Logo (September 27, 1986-March 1988?) === |
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<div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:24px">{{font|Times New Roman|'''STAR'''}}</span></div> |
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'''Logo:''' The same triangle from the movie logo (a triangle with a {{Font color|gold|gold}} border, a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}}/{{font color|purple|purple}} sky background, and the words "{{font|Times New Roman|'''TRI STAR'''}}" stacked on each other inside) zooms-out and plasters itself on a black background, right below the logo's Pegasus drawing. The word "{{font|Times New Roman|'''TELEVISION'''}}" appears below. |
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'''Variant:''' On an episode of ''Buck James'', the word "{{font|Times New Roman|'''TELEVISION'''}}" is outlined in white. |
'''Variant:''' On an episode of ''Buck James'', the word "{{font|Times New Roman|'''TELEVISION'''}}" is outlined in white. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The triangle zooming |
'''FX/SFX:''' The triangle zooming out, and the word "{{font|Times New Roman|'''TELEVISION'''}}" appearing. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' An edited version of the last seven notes of the 1984 TriStar Pictures theme composed by Dave Grusin. |
'''Music/Sounds:''' An edited version of the last seven notes of the 1984 TriStar Pictures theme composed by Dave Grusin. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' It's a slightly modified version of the end bit of the movie logo. Sadly, the final result looks nowhere near as polished. |
'''Editor's Note:''' It's a slightly modified version of the end bit of the movie logo. Sadly, the final result looks nowhere near as polished. |
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=== 2nd Logo (November 9, 1991-March 2, 1993) === |
=== 2nd Logo (November 9, 1991-March 2, 1993) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Dark Marble", "Sparkling Pegasus", "CGI Marble", "The TriStar Pegasus II", "Pegasus Over Pyramid II", "The Silver Pegasus" |
'''Nicknames:''' "Dark Marble", "Sparkling Pegasus", "CGI Marble", "The TriStar Pegasus II", "Pegasus Over Pyramid II", "The Silver Pegasus" |
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'''Logo:''' On a {{font color|gray|dark gray}} or {{font color|navy|dark blue}} marbled background, the |
'''Logo:''' On a {{font color|gray|dark gray}} or {{font color|navy|dark blue}} marbled background, the following text in a {{font color|silver|silver}} version of the Didot font used in the movie logo zooms out from the bottom of the screen to the center: |
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The word "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|gray|'''<span style="background-color:silver;">TELEVISION</span>'''}}}}" is cut-out on a {{Font color|silver|light silver}} rectangular box. Then, the "Pegasus Over Pyramid" logo is formed out of light streaks next to "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|silver|'''TRI'''}}}}". |
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'''Trivia:''' This logo is based on the 1991-1993 theatrical logo of TriStar Pictures as seen on trailers, TV spots, and the end of films. |
'''Trivia:''' This logo is based on the 1991-1993 theatrical logo of TriStar Pictures as seen on trailers, TV spots, and the end of films. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* On ''Forever Knight'', the phrase "produced in association with" in white is seen above the logo |
* On ''Forever Knight'', the phrase "produced in association with" in white is seen above the logo. |
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*''The Fifth Corner'' has the logo fading out rather than cutting to black as normal. |
* ''The Fifth Corner'' has the logo fading out rather than cutting to black as normal. |
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* On the 1992 TV movie ''Stormy Weathers'', a filmed version of this logo is |
* On the 1992 TV movie ''Stormy Weathers'', a filmed version of this logo is used. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The text zooming-out from the bottom and the streaking of the Pegasus. |
'''FX/SFX:''' The text zooming-out from the bottom and the streaking of the Pegasus. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' An improvement over the previous logo with nice animation on the text and Pegasus. |
'''Editor's Note:''' An improvement over the previous logo with nice animation on the text and Pegasus. |
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=== 3rd Logo (September 19, 1992-June 23, 1999) === |
=== 3rd Logo (September 19, 1992-June 23, 1999) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "The TriStar Pegasus III", "Ultra Majestic Pegasus" |
'''Nicknames:''' "The TriStar Pegasus III", "Ultra Majestic Pegasus" |
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'''Logo:''' We see the white |
'''Logo:''' We see the white Pegasus from the 1993 movie logo with its wings spread out, posed on a sun-lit, cloud-filled sky (which is a similar background to that of the Columbia Pictures logo, but the middle part is a bit shorter). "'''T{{small|RI}}S{{small|TAR}}'''" appears on the top of the screen in giant bold, white chiseled text like the "'''COLUMBIA'''" text from the 1992 CPT logo and the text "'''T{{small|RI}}S{{small|TAR}}''' T{{small|ELEVISION}}'''" (in the same Bank Gothic MD BT font as the 1992 CPT logo) appears on the bottom of the screen with the byline "a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company" below it. |
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'''Trivia:''' This logo was painted by artist Alan Reingold. |
'''Trivia:''' This logo was painted by artist Alan Reingold. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* On the 1992 TV movie ''A Child Lost Forever'', the 1995 TV movie ''Annie: A Royal Adventure'', and the short-lived series ''Hudson Street'', the logo appears enhanced. Sometimes, on some shows and TV movies like the 1995 TV movie ''Sahara'', the logo fades out like the 1992 CPT logo. |
* On the 1992 TV movie ''A Child Lost Forever'', the 1995 TV movie ''Annie: A Royal Adventure'', and the short-lived series ''Hudson Street'', the logo appears enhanced. Sometimes, on some shows and TV movies like the 1995 TV movie ''Sahara'', the logo fades out like the 1992 CPT logo. |
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* On a ''Jeopardy!'' episode aired on December 23, 1993, the logo was seen on a "Video clue" question (not a "Video Daily Double"). The logo appears to be close-up, there is no text below the Pegasus and the " |
* On a ''Jeopardy!'' episode aired on December 23, 1993, the logo was seen on a "Video clue" question (not a "Video Daily Double"). The logo appears to be close-up, there is no text below the Pegasus and the "'''T{{small|RI}}S{{small|TAR}}'''" text is not there. |
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* On a French print of the miniseries ''Dead By Sunset'', the logo is superimposed but most of it is invisible due to a poor chroma-key effect. |
* On a French print of the miniseries ''Dead By Sunset'', the logo is superimposed but most of it is invisible due to a poor chroma-key effect. |
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* On original NBC airings of ''Mad About You'', a different version of this logo was used within the split-screen credits: The TriStar logo is in the middle on a blue background with "TRISTAR TELEVISION" and the byline below in Bank Gothic font. |
* On original NBC airings of ''Mad About You'', a different version of this logo was used within the split-screen credits: The TriStar logo is in the middle on a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background with "'''TRISTAR TELEVISION'''" and the byline below in the Bank Gothic font. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' None. |
'''FX/SFX:''' None. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Depending on the logo years: |
'''Music/Sounds:''' Depending on the logo years: |
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* 1992-1993, 1994-1995: The last 7 notes of the 1984 movie logo theme. Used again for first 3 season 2 episodes on ''Mad About You''. From 1994-1995, this was used on the Michael Moore TV series TV Nation aired on NBC and Fox. |
* 1992-1993, 1994-1995: The last 7 notes of the 1984 movie logo theme. Used again for first 3 season 2 episodes on ''Mad About You''. From 1994-1995, this was used on the Michael Moore TV series ''TV Nation'' aired on NBC and Fox. |
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* 1993-1999: A 5-note majestic orchestral fanfare with bells composed by Jay Asher. |
* 1993-1999: A 5-note majestic orchestral fanfare with bells composed by Jay Asher. |
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* 1994-1997: A 6-note majestic theme. |
* 1994-1997: A 6-note majestic theme. |
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' |
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' |
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* There is a high tone variant of the last 7 notes of the theatrical theme on Mad About You S1 episode "Neighbors From Hell". |
* There is a high tone variant of the last 7 notes of the theatrical theme on ''Mad About You'' S1 episode "Neighbors From Hell". |
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* On ''Mad About You'' season 2 episode "Natural History", the 1993 theme echos at the end. |
* On ''Mad About You'' season 2 episode "Natural History", the 1993 theme echos at the end. |
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* On a ''Mad About You'' Christmas episode the music plays over it. |
* On a ''Mad About You'' Christmas episode the music plays over it. |
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* At least one episode of the ''Designing Women'' spin-off ''Women of the House'' has the logo starting off silently, then playing the last three notes of the 1993 theme. |
* At least one episode of the ''Designing Women'' spin-off ''Women of the House'' has the logo starting off silently, then playing the last three notes of the 1993 theme. |
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* On one episode of the short-lived sitcom ''A League of their Own'' (based on the 1992 Columbia Pictures movie), the 1992 theme is low-pitched. |
* On one episode of the short-lived sitcom ''A League of their Own'' (based on the 1992 Columbia Pictures movie), the 1992 theme is low-pitched. |
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* On Australian airings of the 1995 TV movie ''Abandoned and Deceived'' on Seven Network, the short CTTD theme is heard. |
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Thanks to Sony's habit of plastering over former logos with their more recent ones, this logo isn't quite as easy to find as |
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Thanks to Sony's habit of plastering over former logos with their more recent ones, this logo isn't quite as easy to find as the CPT logo at the time, but it's still not too hard to find on certain sources. |
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* It originally appeared on ''The Edge'', ''Mad About You'', season 1 and early season 2 episodes of ''Early Edition'', ''Malcolm & Eddie'', ''TriBeCa'', ''The Nanny'', ''Hudson Street'', ''Ned and Stacey'', and the remaining seasons of ''Forever Knight'', among other shows and TV movies, but recent broadcasts of most series plaster this logo over with the Sony Pictures Television logo. |
* It originally appeared on ''The Edge'', ''Mad About You'', season 1 and early season 2 episodes of ''Early Edition'', ''Malcolm & Eddie'', ''TriBeCa'', ''The Nanny'', ''Hudson Street'', ''Ned and Stacey'', and the remaining seasons of ''Forever Knight'', among other shows and TV movies, but recent broadcasts of most series plaster this logo over with the Sony Pictures Television logo. |
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* However, this logo is currently seen on ''Annie: A Royal Adventure'' on most current prints (VHS, DVD, TV broadcasts, digital prints...), the first two seasons of ''Mad About You'' on DVD, a surprise appearance on the pilot episode of ''My Two Dads'' (plastering the 1986 logo) seen on the DVD release of the first season from Shout! Factory, the first season of ''Malcolm & Eddie'' on DVD also from Shout! Factory with seasons 1-3 on Fuse retaining the logo, the first three seasons of Early Edition last aired on FamilyNet and Syfy, the VHS release of the 1994 TV movie ''Next Door'' (the Amazon Prime print has it cut alongside the Showtime Networks credit notice that followed), the first season of ''Mr. Show'' on DVD, and appears on all but five episodes (those having the CTTD logo) of The Edge on DVD. |
* However, this logo is currently seen on ''Annie: A Royal Adventure'' on most current prints (VHS, DVD, TV broadcasts, digital prints...), the first two seasons of ''Mad About You'' on DVD, a surprise appearance on the pilot episode of ''My Two Dads'' (plastering the 1986 logo) seen on the DVD release of the first season from Shout! Factory, the first season of ''Malcolm & Eddie'' on DVD also from Shout! Factory with seasons 1-3 on Fuse retaining the logo, the first three seasons of Early Edition last aired on FamilyNet and Syfy, the VHS release of the 1994 TV movie ''Next Door'' (the Amazon Prime print has it cut alongside the Showtime Networks credit notice that followed), the first season of ''Mr. Show'' on DVD, and appears on all but five episodes (those having the CTTD logo) of The Edge on DVD. |
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* On Blu-Ray, this can be seen on the Australian release of ''To Sir, With Love II'', in which it's also intact on the US Sony Pictures Choice Collection DVD-R release and iTunes/Amazon/Google Play/Vudu digital prints. However, the Sony PAL DVD and a True Movies UK broadcast has it plastered by the 2003 Sony Pictures Television International logo. |
* On Blu-Ray, this can be seen on the Australian release of ''To Sir, With Love II'', in which it's also intact on the US Sony Pictures Choice Collection DVD-R release and iTunes/Amazon/Google Play/Vudu digital prints. However, the Sony PAL DVD and a True Movies UK broadcast has it plastered by the 2003 Sony Pictures Television International logo. |
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* The Sony Pictures Choice Collection DVD-Rs of ''Dead By Sunset'' and ''Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story'' (alongside digital prints of the latter) retains this as well. It may also be preserved on the Sony DVD-R of ''The Disappearance of Vonnie'' as well. |
* The Sony Pictures Choice Collection DVD-Rs of ''Dead By Sunset'' and ''Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story'' (alongside digital prints of the latter) retains this as well. It may also be preserved on the Sony DVD-R of ''The Disappearance of Vonnie'' as well. |
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* International airings of TriStar series may maintain this logo, but others will have the SPT logo. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' Like CPT's logo at the time, it's a still shot of an elegant painting with some glorious fanfares. |
'''Editor's Note:''' Like CPT's logo at the time, it's a still shot of an elegant painting with some glorious fanfares. Like with Columbia, this logo appeared about a year before movies had their own version of this then-new Pegasus in 1993. |
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=== 4th Logo (November 5, 2015- |
=== 4th Logo (November 5, 2015-) === |
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'''Nicknames:''' "Ultra Majestic Pegasus II", "The TriStar Pegasus IV", "CGI Pegasus", "Christian Pegasus" |
'''Nicknames:''' "Ultra Majestic Pegasus II", "The TriStar Pegasus IV", "CGI Pegasus", "Christian Pegasus" |
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'''Logo:''' It starts with the 2014 Sony logo, just like Sony Pictures Television. It very quickly |
'''Logo:''' It starts with the 2014 Sony logo, just like Sony Pictures Television. It very quickly zooms in to reveal the end of the current TriStar logo with the Pegasus just beginning to spread its wings. "{{Font color|gold|{{Font|Impact|TELEVISION}}}}" then fades in underneath in the Impact font and with the letters spaced out. The byline "{{Font color|gold|A SONY COMPANY}}" fades in a moment later, in small letters and in a different font than in the regular logo. All of the text appears to be made of solid {{Font color|gold|gold}}. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' The iris transition from the Sony logo, the Pegasus standing up, and the text fading in. |
'''FX/SFX:''' The iris transition from the Sony logo, the Pegasus standing up, and the text fading in. |
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* 1986: Copyright © (year) by Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. |
* 1986: Copyright © (year) by Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. |
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* 1987-1988: Copyright © (year) by Tri-Star Television - A Division of Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. |
* 1987-1988: Copyright © (year) by Tri-Star Television - A Division of Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. |
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* 1989: Copyright © (year) Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. (used on My Two Dads season 2) |
* 1989: Copyright © (year) Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. (used on ''My Two Dads'' season 2) |
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* 1988, 1989-1990: Copyright © (year) 12 Year Old Productions, Inc. (used on My Two Dads |
* 1988, 1989-1990: Copyright © (year) 12 Year Old Productions, Inc. (used on ''My Two Dads'' seasons 1 (last few episodes) and 3) |
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* 1991-1998, 1999-2000: Copyright © (year) TriStar Television, Inc. |
* 1991-1998, 1999-2000: Copyright © (year) TriStar Television, Inc. |
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* 1993: Copyright © (year) ETC Productions, Inc. (Used on Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson) |
* 1993: Copyright © (year) ETC Productions, Inc. (Used on ''Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson'') |
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* 1994: Copyright © (year) TriStar Television, Inc./Showtime Networks Inc. (used on the TV movie Next Door) |
* 1994: Copyright © (year) TriStar Television, Inc./Showtime Networks Inc. (used on the TV movie ''Next Door'') |
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* 1996-1998, 1999: Copyright © (year) Tri-Star Television, Inc. (used on Malcolm & Eddie) |
* 1996-1998, 1999: Copyright © (year) Tri-Star Television, Inc. (used on ''Malcolm & Eddie'') |
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* 1998-1999: Copyright © (year) Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG |
* 1998-1999: Copyright © (year) Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG |
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* 1999-2000: Copyright © (year) Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. (used on the final season of Malcolm & Eddie) |
* 1999-2000: Copyright © (year) Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. (used on the final season of ''Malcolm & Eddie'') |
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Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. launched its own television arm as "Tri-Star Television" in March 1986 after the formation of TeleVentures with Stephen J. Cannell Productions and Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions suggested by Stephen J. Cannell. Their first official series was Downtown. After HBO (its last partner) dropped out of the venture the same year, Coca-Cola owned 100% of Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. Tri-Star Television was folded into the newly-formed Columbia Pictures Television on January 4, 1988 along with Columbia/Embassy Television after Coke sold its entertainment business to Tri-Star and renamed the company to "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." on December 21, 1987. Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. was later spun-off as a reorganized company in 1988. On October 7, 1991, TriStar Television was relaunched under Sony Pictures Entertainment and renamed to its current name after acquiring several television shows from New World Television. On February 21, 1994, TriStar Television merged with CPT and became Columbia TriStar Television. Both studios still produced its series independently, but in 1999, TriStar Television was folded into CTT (now Sony Pictures Television) before The Nanny and Mad About You ended on CBS & NBC, but kept its name in credit until 2000 on Early Edition. However, Malcolm & Eddie used the CTT credit. During that time, TriStar Television operated as in-name-only under Sony Pictures Television. On May 28, 2015, SPT resurrected TriStar Television as its boutique production label with the television series The Good Girls Revolt, which made its debut on Amazon Prime Video on November 5, 2015.
Nicknames: "The Pegasus", "Jumping Pegasus", "Pegasus Over Pyramid", "Pegasus Over Triangle", "Majestic Pegasus", "The Tri-Star Pegasus"
Logo: The same triangle from the movie logo (a triangle with a gold border, a dark blue/purple sky background, and the words "TRI STAR" stacked on each other inside) zooms-out and plasters itself on a black background, right below the logo's Pegasus drawing. The word "TELEVISION" appears below.
Variant: On an episode of Buck James, the word "TELEVISION" is outlined in white.
FX/SFX: The triangle zooming out, and the word "TELEVISION" appearing.
Music/Sounds: An edited version of the last seven notes of the 1984 TriStar Pictures theme composed by Dave Grusin.
Music/Sounds Variant: On an episode of Buck James, the theme music is slightly lower in pitch.
Availability: Extremely rare.
Editor's Note: It's a slightly modified version of the end bit of the movie logo. Sadly, the final result looks nowhere near as polished.
Nicknames: "Dark Marble", "Sparkling Pegasus", "CGI Marble", "The TriStar Pegasus II", "Pegasus Over Pyramid II", "The Silver Pegasus"
Logo: On a dark gray or dark blue marbled background, the following text in a silver version of the Didot font used in the movie logo zooms out from the bottom of the screen to the center:
The word "" is cut-out on a light silver rectangular box. Then, the "Pegasus Over Pyramid" logo is formed out of light streaks next to "TRI".
Trivia: This logo is based on the 1991-1993 theatrical logo of TriStar Pictures as seen on trailers, TV spots, and the end of films.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The text zooming-out from the bottom and the streaking of the Pegasus.
Music/Sounds: The end-title theme from any show, TV movie, or none.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Extremely rare.
Editor's Note: An improvement over the previous logo with nice animation on the text and Pegasus.
Nicknames: "The TriStar Pegasus III", "Ultra Majestic Pegasus"
Logo: We see the white Pegasus from the 1993 movie logo with its wings spread out, posed on a sun-lit, cloud-filled sky (which is a similar background to that of the Columbia Pictures logo, but the middle part is a bit shorter). "TRISTAR" appears on the top of the screen in giant bold, white chiseled text like the "COLUMBIA" text from the 1992 CPT logo and the text "TRISTAR TELEVISION" (in the same Bank Gothic MD BT font as the 1992 CPT logo) appears on the bottom of the screen with the byline "a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company" below it.
Trivia: This logo was painted by artist Alan Reingold.
Variants:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: Depending on the logo years:
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Uncommon. Thanks to Sony's habit of plastering over former logos with their more recent ones, this logo isn't quite as easy to find as the CPT logo at the time, but it's still not too hard to find on certain sources.
Editor's Note: Like CPT's logo at the time, it's a still shot of an elegant painting with some glorious fanfares. Like with Columbia, this logo appeared about a year before movies had their own version of this then-new Pegasus in 1993.
Nicknames: "Ultra Majestic Pegasus II", "The TriStar Pegasus IV", "CGI Pegasus", "Christian Pegasus"
Logo: It starts with the 2014 Sony logo, just like Sony Pictures Television. It very quickly zooms in to reveal the end of the current TriStar logo with the Pegasus just beginning to spread its wings. "TELEVISION" then fades in underneath in the Impact font and with the letters spaced out. The byline "A SONY COMPANY" fades in a moment later, in small letters and in a different font than in the regular logo. All of the text appears to be made of solid gold.
FX/SFX: The iris transition from the Sony logo, the Pegasus standing up, and the text fading in.
Music/Sounds: The 1993 theme from the previous logo.
Availability: Common. It's seen The Good Girls Revolt, Shut Eye, and The Last Tycoon all on Amazon Prime Video. Also seen on the Showtime series On Becoming a God in Central Florida.
Editor's Note: This features a neat transition and some magnificent animation from the current movie logo. This is infinitely better than the SPT logo.
Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the TriStar Television series and TV movies:
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