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===1st Logo (2013-2017)===
Logo descriptions by TheMisterFree
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'''Visuals:''' On a white floored background, there is the {{color|blue}} USA logo zooming in and turning. Then, the "a" changes into an "o" as "'''{{color|blue|original}}'''" forms, before the entire logo zooms out.
Photos by TheMisterFree and NakedTarzan01


'''Variant:''' At the end of USA Network programs, the logo is shown at the bottom in a small format, with the USA Network Media Productions copyright stamp seen below.
===1st logo (1992?-1996?)===
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'''Logo:''' Against a gray stone background, we see the USA Network logo below a box with the text "PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH", and they both slowly zoom in.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Variant:''' On ''Pacific Blue'', the logo appears on a red background.


'''Audio:''' A calming piano with a whoosh sound, or the end theme of the show.
'''FX/SFX:''' Not much animation.


'''Availability:''' Seen on USA Network's original programming at the time.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A gentle, 4-note synth tune. On the red background variant, it's silent.


===2nd Logo (2017-2021)===
'''Availability:''' Only known so far to have been seen on ''Quicksilver'', ''Free 4 All'', ''Pacific Blue'' and other USA original productions of the era. Perhaps more notably it appears on the first season of ''Street Fighter: The Animated Series''.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a {{color|red}} line stretches to the whole screen with a black line drawing from the left, which then stretches to the whole screen. A white line then draws in the middle, from which the USA logo slides up, and the word "{{color|red|ORIGINAL}}" slides down.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


'''Variant:''' At the end of USA Network programs, the logo is shown at the bottom in a small format, with the copyright stamp seen below.
===2nd logo (1996-1998?)===
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'''Nickname:''' "USA Studios", "The Fountain"


'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation by Loyalkaspar.
'''Logo:''' We pan down from a large entrance archway of a studio, rows of palm trees and buildings and we see a fountain, aglow with orange CGI "water", as the USA Studios logo (the USA Network logo of the era, a serif-font "USA" with a star shape integrated into the "U", with "STUDIOS" below instead of "NETWORK") rotates into place facing the camera from the right. As it rotates, the fountain sprays water upwards.


'''Audio:''' A three-note piano with a car driving sound, or the end theme of the show.
'''Variant:''' There is a short version.


'''Availability:''' Seen on USA Network's original programming at the time.
'''Trivia:''' At this point, the "look" of USA Network revolved around the fictional "USA Studios" complex; idents provided glimpses of a control room, movie intros showed people inside the "USA Studios Film Vault", and schedule bumpers showed soundstages being prepped for production.

'''FX/SFX:''' Good CGI and live-action footage. Not bad for 1996.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic two-note fanfare, ending with a harp crescendo. The short version uses a majestic 3-note jingle based off USA's signature of the era, combined with rushing water noises.

'''Availability:''' Was seen on USA original programs and movies of the era, such as ''Savage Dragon'', ''Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'', the second season of ''Street Fighter: The Animated Series'' and ''Wing Commander Academy''. Some original programs from this period don’t use this logo, namely ''Duckman.''

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

=== 4th Logo (1998-1999) ===
'''Logo:''' On a white background, the USA NETWORKS logo shines, then a URL fades in.

'''Variant:''' Sometimes the URL is omitted.

'''FX/SFX:''' The logo shining.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A three-note tune based on the USA Network jingle.

'''Availability:''' Seen at the end of ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (miniseries) on ION Television.


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Latest revision as of 01:00, 30 March 2024


1st Logo (2013-2017)


Visuals: On a white floored background, there is the blue USA logo zooming in and turning. Then, the "a" changes into an "o" as "original" forms, before the entire logo zooms out.

Variant: At the end of USA Network programs, the logo is shown at the bottom in a small format, with the USA Network Media Productions copyright stamp seen below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A calming piano with a whoosh sound, or the end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on USA Network's original programming at the time.

2nd Logo (2017-2021)


Visuals: On a black background, a red line stretches to the whole screen with a black line drawing from the left, which then stretches to the whole screen. A white line then draws in the middle, from which the USA logo slides up, and the word "ORIGINAL" slides down.

Variant: At the end of USA Network programs, the logo is shown at the bottom in a small format, with the copyright stamp seen below.

Technique: 2D computer animation by Loyalkaspar.

Audio: A three-note piano with a car driving sound, or the end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on USA Network's original programming at the time.

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