tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post374937022707009899..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Network ID's You're Nostalgic ForJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-67883340676470648962011-01-11T13:42:08.109-05:002011-01-11T13:42:08.109-05:00WSBK TV-38's bouncy little station ID before t...WSBK TV-38's bouncy little station ID before they became "Borg-ized" as a UPN station. Thank God that's over, but they aren't back to their glory days as the best independent station in BostonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-8397519694182023032008-02-13T18:52:00.000-05:002008-02-13T18:52:00.000-05:00Nostalgia seems a bit much for something that has ...Nostalgia seems a bit much for something that has been gone for a week or so, but here in the UK, the Aardman animated plasticine blobs that BBC Three used as station identifiers are going to be much missed. Catch a compilation of some of the best here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zccNjxOaEYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-37736123939864649312008-02-13T02:20:00.000-05:002008-02-13T02:20:00.000-05:00I liked the CHCH id from Hamilton, Ont. I remember...I liked the CHCH id from Hamilton, Ont. I remember it as fondly as I do the shows such as Hilarious House of Frightenstein, Tiny Talent Time or Party Game.Michael Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-14623521057338568332008-02-11T23:44:00.000-05:002008-02-11T23:44:00.000-05:00More goodies, from New York:The WABC-TV 4:30 Movie...More goodies, from New York:<BR/>The WABC-TV 4:30 Movie open. Before news and Oprah polluted the time slot. Was great for kids because of theme weeks - Godzilla, monsters, Batman, etc.<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2es-lfRSDOI<BR/><BR/>The WOR-TV Million Dollar Movie. Great NY scenics, set to the "Gone With The Wind" theme.<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPouWic4qq0&NR=1<BR/><BR/>WPIX-TV's "Chiller Theater"<BR/>If SNL sucked, we watched this:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asO97gdn2oo&feature=related<BR/><BR/>And thttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Taz0XSQ-rCIhe original 1957 NBC Peacock:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-56690390979538880122008-02-11T20:02:00.001-05:002008-02-11T20:02:00.001-05:00Poking through youtube, I found a few more of my f...Poking through youtube, I found a few more of my faves:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuzTfQM4nYE" REL="nofollow">The ABC Sunday Night Movie</A>: I love the big brassy fanfare.<BR/>Yet another variant of the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tobtm3SBbCI" REL="nofollow">HBO Space Station intro</A>.<BR/>And lastly, from way before my time, the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GohWSsFCkw" REL="nofollow"> NBC Peacock</A> in all its glory.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14107703953043579119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-88001889438808354812008-02-11T20:02:00.000-05:002008-02-11T20:02:00.000-05:00Not so much a station/network ID, but I remember ...Not so much a station/network ID, but I remember the little logo NBC used to have at the bottom center of the screen to announce the program you were watching was in stereo (it was a little headphones-wearing TV set with the NBC logo on it; next to it were the words "In Stereo Where Available"). That takes me back. As does the old Fox "In Stereo Where Available" bug (which you can still see on the occasional Married With Children repeats) and the similar ABC bug (which was included--along with the original closed captioning bug--when Ion recently aired Wonder Years repeats). <BR/><BR/>But yeah....nothing quite takes me back like the old CBS Special Presentation bumper does. Man, just thinking of that bumper brings back some happy childhood TV-watching memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-68377426869535468912008-02-11T18:00:00.000-05:002008-02-11T18:00:00.000-05:00Not a network ID, but I miss the old, stylish MCA ...Not a network ID, but I miss the old, stylish MCA logo (accompanied by an oddly ominous fanfare) that was on the header of syndication prints of pre-1948 Paramount features.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-2340720245755165032008-02-11T16:40:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:40:00.000-05:00Will, love that montage of PBS logos. I remember ...Will, love that montage of PBS logos. I remember the one at 0:48 fondly myself. One thing that's sad...it's a 10 second ID, the later ones are 5 seconds. It's sad that now even PBS is either A) pandering to short attention spans or B) saving room for commercial announcements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-16189218384889807932008-02-11T15:11:00.000-05:002008-02-11T15:11:00.000-05:00Loved the main ABC color logo/music theme from the...Loved the main ABC color logo/music theme from the mid-60s (there were three overall, all with the same visuals but with different music and voice-over when the network went to color programming), and the longer version of the 1962 NBC color opening. CBS's color one ... meh.<BR/><BR/>When I was going to college in Syracuse in the late 70s, Global's signal on a good night would bounce across Lake Ontario and be viewable there (IIRC on UHF Ch. 22). "Global's Got It!" was their network ID tag line at the time, though I remember some of the "It" they had were shows already off prime-time in the U.S. (not that I minded getting "The Odd Couple" on Global right before "M*A*S*H" over on CBS Monday nights in 1976, a year after the former show was canceled by ABC. But it did seem as though they were a little bit short on funds/production values compared to CBC or CTV).J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-9661030516415995562008-02-11T14:16:00.000-05:002008-02-11T14:16:00.000-05:00Not a network ID but I'm nostalgic for the CBS Fox...Not a network ID but I'm nostalgic for the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InQVZm60QGA" REL="nofollow">CBS Fox Video ID</A>, which was before all of my favorite movies as a kid.Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443425643665474645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-86914574559246105152008-02-11T12:01:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:01:00.000-05:00This is a whole montage of PBS bumpers. There are...<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7ey1Sl5Wk8" REL="nofollow">This</A> is a whole montage of PBS bumpers. There are some NET bumpers at the beginning, but my all time favorite starts at 0:48.<BR/><BR/>And <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdI90Rtzu1s" REL="nofollow">here's the big HBO ident.</A> I loved watching that when I was a kid.<BR/>As a special bonus <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Et_LsxlX8Y" REL="nofollow">they made a making-of video</A>.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14107703953043579119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-4799018460336834272008-02-11T10:09:00.000-05:002008-02-11T10:09:00.000-05:00One more: WGBH's dancing-ala-Rockettes Santa and r...One more: WGBH's dancing-ala-Rockettes Santa and reindeer station ID at Christmastime.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684124498981972463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-2959723689419877612008-02-11T04:48:00.000-05:002008-02-11T04:48:00.000-05:00NBC also had a black and white logo of a cartoon p...NBC also had a black and white logo of a cartoon penguin in a top hat they used briefly in the late 60s/early 70s when showing a black and white movie on their highly touted all color network. I remember A HARD DAY'S NIGHT was preceded by the penguin. Basically it was there way of tipping off the audience the movie was originally in black and white and there was nothing wrong with their TV set.<BR/> <BR/>I also remember a syndicator had a distinctive logo at the beginning of a lot of cheesy sci-fi/horror movies that used to play on TV in the early 60s. I can't remember the name of the company now, but the logo had a drawing of a curtain rising to show three letters inside three diamond shapes, accompanied by a subdued fanfare. I must've seem a hundred or more Corman/AIP/etc. films with that logo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-17342075235338135392008-02-11T02:51:00.000-05:002008-02-11T02:51:00.000-05:00The old CBS Special Presentation bumper. Later muc...The old <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W9V9SZPHAY" REL="nofollow">CBS Special Presentation bumper.</A> Later much parodied (e.g., Animaniacs). Through the magic of Google I found out that the music they used was a snippet from the score of Hawaii Five-0.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-433093000049625522008-02-10T23:30:00.000-05:002008-02-10T23:30:00.000-05:00The NBC Peacock in its original versions [1957-196...The NBC Peacock in its original versions [1957-1962] and [1962-1976].<BR/>WGBH Boston [PBS] in the '70's.<BR/>Also the National Educational Television ID from the late 1960's, prior to PBS. <BR/>The one that looked like a little house with a TV antenna. Seen on many Mister Rogers reruns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-34901123354155375642008-02-10T21:38:00.000-05:002008-02-10T21:38:00.000-05:00WSBK TV-38's bouncy little station ID before they ...WSBK TV-38's bouncy little station ID before they became "Borg-ized" as a UPN station. Thank God that's over, but they aren't back to their glory days as the best independent station in Boston.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684124498981972463noreply@blogger.com