TeleVentures

TeleVentures was originally a joint venture television distributor between Stephen J. Cannell Productions, Tri-Star Pictures, and Witt/Thomas Productions, that was started by Stephen J. Cannell in 1986. It was made part of Columbia Pictures Entertainment on December 21, 1987. On July 11, 1990, TeleVentures was sold to Cannell and was re-titled as "Cannell Distribution Co.". However, many of the series distributed by TeleVentures, i.e. My Two Dads, Werewolf, and Buck James, (TriStar), Mama's Boy (Witt/Thomas), and Hunter (Cannell), were passed on to Columbia Pictures Television Distribution (now "Sony Pictures Television").

1st Logo (September 20, 1987-1988)

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Visuals: 2 gold shapes, a tilted trapezoid and a thick "T", come from the bottom left and right of the screen respectively, and join in the top center of the screen to form a "V", with the left side forming a "T". The stripes are also offset (with the left side being made of 7 stripes and the right side made of 6) and appears to be set towards the top left in perspective, "TELEVENTURES" wipes in under it in a gold serif font, with the "TUR" connected.

Technique: Simple analog computer effects.

Audio: A futuristic sci-fi "charge-up" sound with a gradual fade-out, which is actually a stock sound effect called "SPACE - FADE OUT, ELECTRONIC" by Sound Ideas, also used in Animator vs. Animation III and Mega Man X games starting with Mega Man X4.

Availability:

• Seen on early episodes of My Two Dads, as well as some TV movies from this company.
• This logo is still intact on three episodes of My Two Dads on DVD by Shout! Factory under license by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and on Antenna TV.
• It was also seen on late 1980s syndicated prints of the TV movie, More Wild Wild West, and is also intact on the DVD release.
• It was also spotted on a syndicated airing of the 1981 TV movie The Violation of Sarah McDavid, which was last seen on Encore True Stories.

2nd Logo (February 1, 1988-September 30, 1991)

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Visuals: The same "TELEVENTURES" from before, but in a metallic gold texture and with a 3D back, swoops down from the top of the screen and swoops up to the bottom of the screen, leaving a trail of copies as it does. As it settles into position, the "TV" monogram, also in metallic gold, fades in above, and the logo shines with sparkles, brought in with a radial wipe on the logo, and with a side wipe on the text. The text is noticeably smaller than the previous logo.

Technique: Analog computer effects.

Audio: A 16-note flute synthesized theme with a drum beat and chimes at the end. Most of the time, the logo is silent.

Availability:

• Seen on Werewolf and later episodes of My Two Dads.
• This logo was last seen on Werewolf on Chiller and is also retained on the first two DVD releases of My Two Dads and on Antenna TV.
• The silent version is intact on one episode of season 1 of My Two Dads on DVD.
• The 16-note flute synthesized theme can be seen on season 3 of My Two Dads.
• This logo was also seen on a syndicated print of a colorized version of the film Black Magic and a mid-2010s Chiller airing of Night of the Creeps.