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Rysher Entertainment, Inc. was an American film and television production company and distributor. It was founded in 1991. It was founded in 1991. In 1993, Rysher was acquired by Cox Enterprises , and was closed in 1999.
- 1991; 32 years ago
- Independent (1991–1993), Cox Enterprises (1993–1999)
Rysher Entertainment was founded by former Warner Bros. syndication executive Keith Samples in 1991 as a television syndication company, expanding into TV and feature film production. Cox Enterprises bought Rysher for $15 million in 1993, and merged Television Program Enterprises into it.
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Background: Rysher Entertainment was founded by former Warner Bros. syndication executive Keith Samples in 1991 as a television syndication company, expanding into TV and feature film production. Cox Enterprises bought Rysher for $15 million in 1993. Rysher was shut down in 1999 by Cox, and the distribution rights to the company's library was acqui...
(September 14, 1991-May 22, 1993)
Nickname: "Star Night"
Logo: We see a black/dark blue gradient background with dozens of stars tingling away. The words "RYSHER ENTERTAINMENT" fade in on the background in a white, generic font. "RYSHER" is on top of "ENTERTAINMENT" with both words centered and has two stars on the left and right of "ENTERTAINMENT" fade in respectively.
Variants:
•Sometimes "DISTRIBUTION" replaces "ENTERTAINMENT".
•On the first season of Highlander, the distribution variant is still and has "Distributed by" above the logo.
(May 22, 1993-May 16, 1996)
Nickname: "The Buildings"
Logo: On the top half of the screen, there is a picture of a city (in a purple gradient color) (with hills in the background) at what appears to be sunset. The words "RYSHER ENTERTAINMENT" is shown below in a purple gradient color. "RYSHER" is in a large extremely condensed Times New Roman-style font and "ENTERTAINMENT" is seen in a smallish font below it, to fit the length of "RYSHER". The sun "sets" and stars and the lights in the city buildings appear (as it was turning to a purple night sky), the moon then appears on the sky, and the text turns beige. A comet streaks in the city sky as the animation finishes.
Variants:
•Some earlier variants had the text read "RYSHER TPE", with a line under "YSHE", and the text shrinks as it sets. It was used from 1993 to 1994, following the merger with Television Program Enterprises, and it was retained on season 1 of Lonesome Dove: The Series, after the logo ended.
•A warp speed version of the logo exists.
(April 28, 1995-February 24, 2002)
Nicknames: "The Buildings II"
Logo: On a blue-purple gradient night sky, there is a picture of mountain. The moon slowly rises on the sky. A CGI version of the city skyline from the previous logo appears, with the lights already on. As the logo fades in, the yellow words "RYSHER" in the same font as before zooming in, below the skyline. The words "ENTERTAINMENT" fades in below "RYSHER" in the same color, spaced to fit the length of "RYSHER". The night sky, mountains and the city then darkens as the logo progresses, turning it to become a black-blue gradient. The byline "A COX C O M P A N Y" in the same color as the text appear beneath the logo with "COX" being in its own logo. A comet streaks in the city sky as the animation finishes, just like the previous logo. The end result is similar to the previous logo, only with hills replacing mountains.
Variants:
•A short version of the videotaped logo exists on TV shows. There are two versions. One with the text already formed and the byline fades in. The other version is the text and byline already formed.
•A shortened version of the filmed logo appears on a few TV movies like Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny and widescreen prints of
Background: Rysher Entertainment was founded by former Warner Bros. syndication executive Keith Samples in 1991 as a television syndication company, expanding into TV and feature film production. Cox Enterprises bought Rysher for $15 million in 1993.
Apr 13, 2024 · Rysher Entertainment, Inc. was an American film and television production company and distributor. It was founded in 1991. In 1993, Rysher was acquired by Cox Enterprises, and was closed in 1999.
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Jul 8, 2010 · In the case of Johnson, Rysher Entertainment was ordered by a jury to pay the thesp $23.2 million, deemed to be the actor-producer’s share of profits to date from the CBS drama “Nash Bridges.”
