Qintex Entertainment

Credits

Descriptions by
Torchlady, Eric S., James Fabiano, mr3rious and thehugetvfan

Captures by
Eric S., mr3rious, RSX-798, TheEriccorpinc and CnowEnt

Editions by
RSX-798

Video captures courtesy of
Eric S., EnormousRat, mcydodge919, ClosingLogosHD, LogicSmash and Broken Saw

Background

Qintex Entertainment was formed in 1988 from a merger of two production companies Hal Roach Studios and Robert Halmi Inc. with the backing of Australian financier Qintex. It had attempted to purchase MGM/UA Communications Co., which never came to fruition. Qintex Entertainment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 1989; they had owed MCA Inc. $5.95 million as part of a distribution deal, which they were unable to pay. It was later renamed to RHI Entertainment in 1990 following a sale to the Halmi group with New Line Cinema.

Logo (1988-1990)

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Visuals: Against a black/dark gray gradient background, two pairs of searchlights move back and forth, and the text "A QINTEX PRODUCTION" is shown. Then the spotlights wipe away the text and wipe in a golden-yellow square with rounded corners (a la Genesis Entertainment) with a segmented "Q" inside it. The box zooms out and then the words "A QINTEX PRODUCTION" fade in below.

Variants:

• The opening version contains the text "PRESENTS" once the logo finishes zooming out.
• A later variant referred to the company as "QINTEX ENTERTAINMENT".
• The opening later version has the text reading as "QINTEX ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS".
• A distribution variant features the text "DISTRIBUTED BY QINTEX ENTERTAINMENT".
• A short version of the logo exists where the square is already formed and then the text appears as usual.
• On later episodes of T and T, the 1985 Nelvana logo flips around to reveal this logo.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: A synth humming sound with laser zaps at the beginning. Part of this is made up of a preset off the Roland D-50 synthesizer, called "Soundtrack".

Audio Variants:

• There was a variant with a male voice-over saying "A Qintex Production" (pronouncing it "quin-tex").
• On later episodes of T and T, the theme finishes over the logo before the synth humming kicks in.
• On Barnum, Rollergames and some episodes of T and T, the closing theme plays over the logo.
• Sometimes, the theme is shortened.

Availability:

• It was seen on syndicated episodes of The New Leave it to Beaver and colorized reruns of McHale's Navy and it was also seen on Kids Incorporated.
• On home media and recent airings of the mini-series Lonesome Dove, the logo is plastered by the RHI Entertainment logo leaving the music intact.
• The T and T variant was last seen when reran on Canadian cable network Showcase in the 2000s; the current prints (as seen on the YTV Direct YouTube channel) have it replaced by the 2004 Nelvana logo, although the episode "Thicker Than Water" still leaves this logo intact.
• It was also spotted on the 1988 CEL Video colorized release of Santa Fe Trail.
• It also appears at the beginning and end of Tubi's print of Bridesmaids.
• It also appeared on a USA Network broadcast of the 1987 comedy They Still Call Me Bruce.

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