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The Paramount Television Service ("PTS" or "PMTS" for short) was the name of a proposed but eventually unrealized "fourth television network" from [[Paramount Pictures]] (then a unit of Gulf+Western), unofficially established in 1977.
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The '''Paramount Television Service''' ("'''PTS'''" or "'''PMTS'''" for short) was the name of a proposed but eventually unrealized "fourth television network" from [[Paramount Pictures]] (then a unit of Gulf+Western), unofficially established in 1977.


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===Logo (September 24, 1980-1982) ===
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'''Visuals:''' A dark mountain with a {{color|dodgerblue|light blue}} outline is seen against a pitch-black background. Suddenly, a large flash of light occurs at the mountain's peak, and several balls of light zoom in from the peak to the center of the screen. The "{{color
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|#FFD900|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Paramount'''''}}}}" script in {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} can be seen zooming in with the lights, which then arrange themselves in a near-circle of 22 star-like lights. An elongated {{color|orange}} beam also zooms in to the bottom of the screen, and once everything is arranged, the {{color|orange}} beam transforms into the words "'''PARAMOUNT TELEVISION SERVICE'''" as the {{color|dodgerblue|light blue}} outline transitions to {{color|orange}}.
'''Nicknames:''' "Mountain Silhouette", "Dark Mountain", "Rising Mountain", "Paramount Television Service"


'''Trivia:'''
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*The logo was actually supposed to be a television station ident; it was around this time that a fourth commercial network by Paramount was in the works, but plans eventually fell through.
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'''Logo:''' A dark mountain with a {{Font color|dodgerblue|light blue}} outline is seen against a pitch-black background. Suddenly, a large flash of light occurs at the mountain's peak, and several balls of light zoom in from the peak to the center of the screen. The "{{Font color|#FFD900|{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Paramount'''''}}}}" script in {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} can be seen zooming in with the lights, which then arrange themselves in a near-circle of 22 star-like lights. An elongated {{Font color|orange|orange}} beam also zooms in to the bottom of the screen, and once everything is arranged, the {{Font color|orange|orange}} beam transforms into the words "'''PARAMOUNT TELEVISION SERVICE'''" as the {{Font color|dodgerblue|light blue}} outline transitions to {{Font color|orange|orange}}.
*Eventually, new footage would be added to the beginning of the logo and the words "'''HOME VIDEO'''" would be chyroned over "'''PARAMOUNT TELEVISION SERVICE'''" to create [[Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Video]]'s second logo.


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'''Trivia:''' The logo was actually supposed to be a television station ident; it was around this time that a fourth commercial network by Paramount was in the works, but plans eventually fell through. Eventually, new footage would be added to the beginning of the logo and the words "'''HOME VIDEO'''" would be chyroned over "'''PARAMOUNT TELEVISION SERVICE'''" to create [[Paramount Home Video]]'s second logo.

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'''Variant:''' An earlier version made in 1978, with a brighter background, simplified animation, and a byline reading "THE NEW NETWORK", was ultimately featured on the demo reel of the motion graphics company Sullivan & Marks, which you can view [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YclB-1DtYfU&t=41 here].
'''Variant:''' An earlier version made in 1978, with a brighter background, simplified animation, and a byline reading "THE NEW NETWORK", was ultimately featured on the demo reel of the motion graphics company Sullivan & Marks, which you can view [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YclB-1DtYfU&t=41 here].


'''Technique:''' Backlit animation by Sullivan & Marks.
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'''FX/SFX:''' The lights and the words "Paramount" and "Paramount Television Service" zooming in.

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'''Music/Sounds:''' The 1979 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] theme.

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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' It has been said that this logo was once plastered over a 1976 "Blue Mountain" logo with the final Jerry Goldsmith music.


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'''Audio:''' The 1979 [[Paramount Television (1967-2006)|Paramount Television]] theme.
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'''Availability:''' Extinct. It was only on a select number of shows, such as the first season of ''Solid Gold''. VH1 airings of ''Solid Gold'' from 1998-99 have this logo plastered by the silent 1995 Domestic Mountain. The original VHS and PAL DVD releases of ''A Woman Called Golda'' replaced this with a silent version of the 1975 Paramount Television logo and the NTSC DVD release has the CBS Television Distribution logo.


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*It was only on a select number of shows, such as the first season of ''Solid Gold''.
'''Editor's Note:''' The scanimation would actually be ahead of its time if not for the film quality. The "stars" also look more like glowing balls of lights than anything else, and the "Paramount" script looks rather odd. Still, an admirable effort for the late '70s/early '80s.
*VH1 airings of ''Solid Gold'' from 1998-99 have this logo plastered by the silent 1995 Domestic Mountain instead.
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*The original VHS and PAL DVD releases of ''A Woman Called Golda'' also replaced this with a silent version of the 1975 Paramount Television logo and the NTSC DVD release has the 2007 CBS Television Distribution logo instead.


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Latest revision as of 07:10, 22 April 2024

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Descriptions by
Cody E. and Shadeed A. Kelly

Captures by
Cody E. and Pygmalion X

Editions by
Shadeed A. Kelly

Video captures courtesy of
metrodfclpt


Background

The Paramount Television Service ("PTS" or "PMTS" for short) was the name of a proposed but eventually unrealized "fourth television network" from Paramount Pictures (then a unit of Gulf+Western), unofficially established in 1977.

Logo (September 24, 1980-1982)

Visuals: A dark mountain with a light blue outline is seen against a pitch-black background. Suddenly, a large flash of light occurs at the mountain's peak, and several balls of light zoom in from the peak to the center of the screen. The "Paramount" script in yellow can be seen zooming in with the lights, which then arrange themselves in a near-circle of 22 star-like lights. An elongated orange beam also zooms in to the bottom of the screen, and once everything is arranged, the orange beam transforms into the words "PARAMOUNT TELEVISION SERVICE" as the light blue outline transitions to orange.

Trivia:

  • The logo was actually supposed to be a television station ident; it was around this time that a fourth commercial network by Paramount was in the works, but plans eventually fell through.
  • Eventually, new footage would be added to the beginning of the logo and the words "HOME VIDEO" would be chyroned over "PARAMOUNT TELEVISION SERVICE" to create Paramount Home Video's second logo.

Variant: An earlier version made in 1978, with a brighter background, simplified animation, and a byline reading "THE NEW NETWORK", was ultimately featured on the demo reel of the motion graphics company Sullivan & Marks, which you can view here.

Technique: Backlit animation by Sullivan & Marks.

Audio: The 1979 Paramount Television theme.

Availability:

  • It was only on a select number of shows, such as the first season of Solid Gold.
  • VH1 airings of Solid Gold from 1998-99 have this logo plastered by the silent 1995 Domestic Mountain instead.
  • The original VHS and PAL DVD releases of A Woman Called Golda also replaced this with a silent version of the 1975 Paramount Television logo and the NTSC DVD release has the 2007 CBS Television Distribution logo instead.
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