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'''PITS Films''' was a television distribution arm of Tandem Productions, launched in 1978 to distribute most of their material such as ''Sanford and Son'', ''Maude'', and ''Good Times'', all of which were produced by Norman Lear, with the former by Bud Yorkin. On January 6, 1982, it was folded into "[[Embassy Communications|Embassy Telecommunications]]" with the acquisition of [[Embassy_Films_Associates#Avco_Embassy_Pictures|Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation]] by Lear and Jerry Perenchio, both by renaming the distribution division of [[T.A.T. Communications Company]]. PITS was an acronym, which stood for "'''P'''ie '''i'''n '''t'''he '''S'''ky". |
'''PITS Films''' was a television distribution arm of Tandem Productions, launched in 1978 to distribute most of their material such as ''Sanford and Son'', ''Maude'', and ''Good Times'', all of which were produced by Norman Lear, with the former by Bud Yorkin. On January 6, 1982, it was folded into "[[Embassy Communications|Embassy Telecommunications]]" with the acquisition of [[Embassy_Films_Associates#Avco_Embassy_Pictures|Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation]] by Lear and Jerry Perenchio, both by renaming the distribution division of [[T.A.T. Communications Company]]. PITS was an acronym, which stood for "'''P'''ie '''i'''n '''t'''he '''S'''ky". |
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===Logo (1979-1982) === |
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'''Visuals:''' Against a {{color|blue}} background is the text: |
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'''Trivia:''' When the first star zooms in, it appears behind '''{{font|Arial|DISTRIBUTED BY}}''' and '''{{font|Arial|FILMS}}''', making it look like it's chyroned-in. The tow remaining stars, however, appear in front of the text. |
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|lime|{{font|Oswald|S}}}}}}</br>{{font|Arial|FILMS}}'''</center> |
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'''Variant:''' On <u>a 1988 TBS airing of ''Good Times''</u>, the logo is off-center. |
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. While not nearly as rare as the T.A.T. logo, it's still quite difficult to spot, as this logo is scrubbed on current prints. |
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'''Availability:''' While this is not legendarily rare like the [[T.A.T. Communications Company]] logo, it is not easy to spot. |
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*It was also reportedly seen on a 2003 [[TV Land]] airing of ''Sanford & Son'' with SPT following it. |
*It was also reportedly seen on a 2003 [[TV Land]] airing of ''Sanford & Son'' with SPT following it. |
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*Allegedly, it appeared after an episode of ''The Jeffersons'' on WMLW-LP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sometime in the mid 2000s. {{Cite}} |
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*It was also seen on ''Maude''. |
*It was also seen on certain prints of ''Maude''. |
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Revision as of 12:20, 9 May 2024
Matt Anscher, and Jeffrey Gray
Captures by
Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by
Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom, and Unnepad
Background
PITS Films was a television distribution arm of Tandem Productions, launched in 1978 to distribute most of their material such as Sanford and Son, Maude, and Good Times, all of which were produced by Norman Lear, with the former by Bud Yorkin. On January 6, 1982, it was folded into "Embassy Telecommunications" with the acquisition of Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation by Lear and Jerry Perenchio, both by renaming the distribution division of T.A.T. Communications Company. PITS was an acronym, which stood for "Pie in the Sky".
Logo (1979-1982)
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Off-center variant
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Visuals: Against a blue background is the text:
P I T S
FILMS
with the word "PITS" in 3-D lettering and in green. In the three spaces of the letters, some white stars zoom in, one by one, as if they're "growing", and then settle in their spaces in between the "PITS" letters.
Trivia: When the first star zooms in, it appears behind DISTRIBUTED BY and FILMS, making it look like it's chyroned-in. The tow remaining stars, however, appear in front of the text.
Variant: On a 1988 TBS airing of Good Times, the logo is off-center.
Technique: Analog switcher effects.
Audio: A synth tune in "D" key that ascends and descends repeatedly, composed by John Maxwell Anderson.[citation needed]
Availability: While this is not legendarily rare like the T.A.T. Communications Company logo, it is not easy to spot.
- 2000-02 reruns of Good Times on TBS was the last time it was seen, on the final season episode "J.J. the Teacher"; all other episodes had the Columbia TriStar Television Distribution logo instead.
- It was also reportedly seen on a 2003 TV Land airing of Sanford & Son with SPT following it.
- Allegedly, it appeared after an episode of The Jeffersons on WMLW-LP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sometime in the mid 2000s. [citation needed]
- It was also seen on certain prints of Maude.
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