Western International Syndication
WizardDuck
Captures by
Eric S.
Video captures courtesy of
youngleader610 (Mr.Logo)
Background
Western International Syndication was a television syndication company launched by Chris Lancey in 1987. The company was involved in a lawsuit with the Apollo Theater Foundation over trademark infringement in 2004.[1]
(September 12, 1987-September 16, 2001?)
` Logo: On a space background, we see a globe of the Earth. A comet emerges from its back side, and hits California. A silver "W" (looking like a combination of the 70's Warner Bros. logo and the Group W logo) emerges from the collision spot, and we back away from the earth as the W takes center stage:
WESTERN
INTERNATIONAL
SYNDICATION
appears below the logo as the space background turns to black. There are lines above and below "INTERNATIONAL".
Technique: CGI.
Music/Sounds: An ominous synth score, alongside a whoosh as the W zooms out and a loud "BOOM!" as it fully appears.
Availability: Rare, long gone from TV. Was seen at the end of syndicated prints of the TV-movie Child in the Night. Also seen on Showtime at the Apollo, the syndicated American adaptation of The Krypton Factor,Conan the Adventurer (1997), andThe Immortal (2000). Last known appearance was on a September 16, 2001 airing ofShowtime at the Apollo.
