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HBO Entertainment. This article is about the production logos. For their Feature Presentation idents, see HBO Feature Presentation. "HBO" redirects here. For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). Credits. Background.
Closing Logo Group. in: HBO, Home video, EMI. HBO Home Entertainment/Summary. < HBO Home Entertainment. Background: During the 1980s, HBO received an agreement with Vestron Video to license made-for-cable films and specials to videocassette.
- 1st Logo (November 1, 1983-May 31, 1998)
- 2nd Logo (1983?-1990s?)
- 3rd Logo (April 19, 1996-)
Logo: It's basically an 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 such as The Hitchhiker, The Larry Sanders Show, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, and pre-season 5 episodes of Tales from the Crypt.
Logo: On a black background, five glowing blue lines wipe in from the left through the center, and a large gold HBO logo fades in over the center of the lines, as glowing red lines that in the center read "An" above and "Presentation" below flash into existence. The HBO logo then "sparkles" a bit.
Variants:
•An early version of the logo had the logo slightly smaller and the color of the lines and text swapped (the center lines red and the text lines blue).
•Sometimes, a copyright date is seen below.
FX/SFX: Decent early 80's animation.
Music/Sounds: A bombastic 8-note tune, the end theme, or none.
Nicknames: "The Static", "The Ant Races", "We're Incredible, I Guess, Aaaah!"
Logo: We start briefly 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". The static fades into a black background, though the logo remains, filled with static.
Trivia:
•This logo was based on the opening credits from Dream On, which began with a TV set turning on to display nothing but static.
•This logo was parodied on MADtv in the beginning of a sketch called "Bae Sung Sopranos".
Closing Variants: A simple closing is shown. The logo later turns off like a TV set:
HBO Feature/Special Presentation IDs - Closing Logos. Logo descriptions by James Fabiano, Kris Starring, Zach Harden, Kylejaker1988 , CokeFan12 and Mysterious_Guy. Editions by Jeff B., Yoshidude987, and TheMisterFree. Video captures by HBO, mrgiosb123, elterrible2007, IceManNYR, VenezuelanREC, BenIsRandom,and atcer72. 1st Opening. (1975-1978)
Closing Logo Group. HBO Feature/Special Presentation IDs. Contents. 11st Opening (May 1, 1975-September 19, 1982) 22nd Opening (1979-September 19, 1982) 33rd Opening (1979-September 19, 1982) 44th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982) 55th Opening (1979-September 19, 1982) 66th Opening (1980-September 19, 1982) 77th Opening (1980-September 19, 1982)
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HBO Feature Presentation. Credits. This article is about the feature presentation bumpers. For their regular idents, see HBO. For their production logos, see HBO Entertainment. Contents. 1 1st Bumper (May 11, 1975-September 19, 1982) 2 2nd Bumper (1979-September 19, 1982) 3 3rd Bumper (1979-September 19, 1982) 4 4th Bumper (1979-September 19, 1982)
