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Sep 29, 2024 · For the first time since 1974, the Torch Lady, Pegasus or anything resembling Columbia or TriStar's emblems are nowhere to be seen; instead, the corporate 1991 "bar" logo for Sony Pictures was introduced to television viewers for the first time.
Sony Pictures Television was founded in 2002, replacing Columbia TriStar Television, while similarly being reincorporated from the name of Columbia Pictures Television. NOTE: The domestic syndication unit retained this name and logo during the brief period the production unit became Sony...
On September 16, 2002, Japanese giant Sony Corporation decided to retire the Columbia TriStar name and logo from its television division, rebranding it into Sony Pictures Television.
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Seen on new series and a tremendous amount of new prints of classic shows, off-net syndication series, TV movies and theatrical films on television. It's quite infamous and annoying for removing and replacing old logos on many pre-2002 Sony TV programs.
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Columbia TriStar Television was a merger of Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television (after branding Columbia TriStar Home Video). It was founded on February 21, 1994 and the same day, SPE renamed Columbia Pictures Television Distribution to "Columbia TriStar Television Distribution". With Columbia TriStar International Television (forme...
1st Logo
Nickname: "CT Boxes" Logo: On a solid blue background, we see two boxes, the left one contains the Columbia Torch Lady (90s version), and the right one contains the TriStar Pegasus (again, 90s version over Columbia cloud background). Above the logo, "COLUMBIA TRISTAR" is seen, with the words positioned over their respective logos, and on the bottom is the word "TELEVISION" and the standard Sony Pictures Entertainment byline. Trivia: This is basically Columbia TriStar's home video logo, but "H...
2nd Logo
Nicknames: "CT Boxes II", "The Sliding Boxes", "The Boxes of Boredom", "The Boxes of Justice" Logo: It's almost the same as the second 1995 Columbia TriStar Home Video logo, except "TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION" replaces "HOME VIDEO" and the Sony byline is intact. Plus, the cloud background in the TriStar box is replaced with the one from its movie logo and the text has a shadow effect. Standard Variants: Depending on the unit that the show originated from (Television, Television Distribution, or...
1st Logo
Nicknames: "The Shining Bars", "The Bars of Boredom", "The Bars of Annoyance", "The Bars of Plastering", "The Bars of Justice", "The Master of Plaster", "SPE Bars", "Sony Bars", "The SPE Parallelogram", "Lightbeam in Parallelogram", "Lightbeam in Striped Parallelogram" Logo: Against a lined background, the words "SONY PICTURES TELEVISION" (all in the Sony typeface and stacked word-by-word with "SONY" being largest) emerge and downardly zoom away from the screen. The three words aren't directl...
2nd Logo
Logo:On a blue gradient background, a purple flash appears onscreen, covering it. When the flash dies down, the print version of the Sony Pictures Television logo appears. The logo zooms back for a few seconds before stopping completely. FX/SFX:The flash and the SPT logo zooming back. Music/Sounds:None. Availability: Extremely rare. It was only ever seen on El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Editor's Note:Even though the logo can be seen as bland, it's a breath of fresh air from the previous logo.
It was recently seen on an Irish broadcast of Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, before the credits; the 2003 Sony Pictures Television International logo appeared after the credits. In the past, it was seen on any Sony shows worldwide. It was also seen on the 2000 version of Tequilla & Bonetti.
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A widescreen filmed variant of the 1999 Columbia TriStar Television logo was spotted on an HBO Asia airing of Call Me Claus (followed by the 2014 version of the Sony Pictures Television logo) and the Hulu print of the 2000 TV movie The Three Stooges (followed by the 2002 Sony Pictures Television logo).
