ColDayNews 437 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 It was used quite frequently all throughout the early 2000s. WKEF even used it for a bit until becoming an ABC affiliate. Gold, flipping peacock feathers would reveal a show name as well: (i.e. PASSIONS, INSIDE SCHWARTZ, FRIENDS, WEAKEST LINK, etc.) Promo for the Weakest Link on NBC and Pax: Promo for Extra - pictured: Leeza Gibbons and Mark McGrath - 2003, from WKEF. In-house or syndicated? Dateline - pictured: Stone Phillips/Jane Pauley from 2001. Today also had a promo with these graphics, from the "What a Difference Today Makes" era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 291 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 The NBC Enterprises logo of the era had that look too (prior to that they used the 1996-era NBC Studios logo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfomspphl 453 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I remember liking it back then - don't know if it was in house NBC or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 From what I can recall, that package was done in-house. "NBC Magic Room" or something like that. Most of the mid-late 90s/early 00s stuff was done by them. (Particularly the trademark "Must See TV" white look.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 The NBC Enterprises logo of the era had that look too (prior to that they used the 1996-era NBC Studios logo). I have always LOVED that version of the chimes. I wish there was a whole piece to it. I'm also a large fan of how NBC used their feathers. They don't seem to use them like they used to (or maybe, I don't know, I don't have cable/satellite/etc), but using the feathers as little windows was always brilliant and unique given the uniqueness of their logo. ABC and Fox can't do that. CBS could to a degree, because that eye is also unique enough to allow lots of creative play. If NBC ever went back to their days of rotating peacock feathers, I'd support it 1000%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 376 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Yeah that was a Magic Room package. I remember reading all about it on a now-defunct website that covered branding back in the day. Those peacock feathers were actually real glass that was cut and then installed on a motion control rig. Really cutting-edge stuff back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark 55 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Loved this package. Cool to know some of the background of it. And glad I'm not the only one who remembers it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 376 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Here's the package in motion from the 1999 season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColDayNews 437 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 The NBC Enterprises logo of the era had that look too (prior to that they used the 1996-era NBC Studios logo). This logo brings back a lot of memories for me. As a kid, I used to see it on Access Hollywood on WCMH. I've always loved that version of the NBC chimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I forgot how good this looked! I guess it lasted up until 2004 and maybe a little bit into 2005 in bits and pieces. I liked the look that followed it too... the colorful light streaks. This was around for only one season (2004-05). Did Arthouse design this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColDayNews 437 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 I forgot how good this looked! I guess it lasted up until 2004 and maybe a little bit into 2005 in bits and pieces. I liked the look that followed it too... the colorful light streaks. This was around for only one season (2004-05). Did Arthouse design this? This must have been before NBC updated The Mission? They were still using the 1986 close during the "America's News Leader" promo with BriWi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 This must have been before NBC updated The Mission? They were still using the 1986 close during the "America's News Leader" promo with BriWi. I think it was leftover from the Brokaw era and they hadn’t updated it yet... or it was hastily made for when BriWi took over. I can’t remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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