Belisarius Productions

Background
Belisarius Productions is the production company of TV producer Donald P. Bellisario.

Logo (January 22, 1984-)
Visuals: There is a wretched stone with sand on it, which blows off to reveal "Times New Roman". Then, a flash suddenly appears, causing the background to turn black, the name to turn into "Times New Roman" and become, and the word "P R O D U C T I O N S" to appear under "Times New Roman". "Times New Roman" is in a Times New Roman font. The finished logo shines.

Variants:
 * On JAG and NCIS, the words "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" in all-caps or sometimes, "in association with" appears under the logo; this is removed on DVD prints of JAG starting with season 3.
 * On HD prints of the two-part Quantum Leap episode "Genesis" (which is the show's pilot movie), the logo's animation is zoomed in. Part 2 is also in zoomed-in widescreen. (It is unknown if this also appears on the 2017 Mill Creek Blu-ray release.)
 * On post-1999 episodes of JAG and all episodes of NCIS, another widescreen version of it exists; however, it merely stretches the logo to 16:9 while keeping the proportion of the IAW text intact, and also appears to be an upscale of a taped copy (despite a native HD version being available). Also, the logo is presented with far brighter colors.

Technique: Live-action and computer effects.

Audio: A breeze of air is heard in the background as the dust blows off the stone. Then we hear a synth drone, which segues into a dramatic synthesized chord during the "flash". The chord continues throughout the remainder of the logo.

Audio Variants:
 * On some shows, the logo is silent.
 * Original NBC and CBS airings of JAG and CBS airings of NCIS use generic network music.
 * On HD prints of the Quantum Leap episode "Genesis Part 2", a low-toned version is used.

Availability:
 * Seen on all shows produced by this company from 1984 onward (except for the original Magnum P.I., which just used a in-credit notice), including Airwolf (where it debuted) on DVD, Quantum Leap (original series only; the reboot doesn't use the logo) in syndication and both DVD and Blu-ray, JAG on Heroes & Icons and occasionally on Cloo and Decades and on DVD, and NCIS (a spin-off of JAG) on CBS and syndication.
 * It also appeared on First Monday, but that show is long-gone and will probably never be seen again outside of off-air recordings.

Legacy: Being one of the longest-running television logos, this remains a well-known logo among JAG, Quantum Leap, and NCIS fans.