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Background

Universal Eight was the successor to the renowned home movie distributor Castle Films, which was owned by United World; the non-theatrical firm of Universal-International. It was founded in late 1977 and became defunct in 1984 on search for a home entertainment company.

Only Known logo (1977-1984)

Very Rare 16mm Version

Logo: On a black background, we see the neon number "8" that is blue on the inside and pink on the outside. Then the text:

UnivErsal

Eight

in a 1950s neon font fades in and shines. Above five seconds later the word "PRESENTS" fades in below the "8". A few seconds later, the text dissolves into "EXCERPTS FROM" in the same typeface. It then immediately cuts into the program.

Variant: There is a closing version that has the byline "FROM UNIVERSAL 8 ALL TV AND THEATRICAL RIGHTS RESERVED."

FX/SFX: The text fading in and the shining.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. Can likely be seen on any program released by the company.

Editor's Note: None.

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 ===Background===
-[[Castle Films]] (who had already been purchased United World Films, the non-theatrical division of [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]) was renamed as Universal Eight in 1977. The company would go defunct in 1984 due to competition from the home video market.
+'''Universal Eight''' was the successor to the renowned home movie distributor [[Castle Films]], which was owned by [[United World Films|United World]]; the non-theatrical firm of Universal-International. It was founded in late 1977 and became defunct in 1984 on search for a home entertainment company.
-===1st (and only known) logo (1977-1984)===
+=== Only Known logo (1977-1984) ===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-{{Youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_VK7iNoSZg}}
+File:Universal Eight (1978).png
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see an "8" that is blue on the inside and pink on the outside. Then the text:
+File:Universal Eights (1970s).jpeg|Very Rare 16mm Version
+</gallery>{{Youtube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_VK7iNoSZg}}
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the neon number "8" that is blue on the inside and pink on the outside. Then the text:
+'''''UnivErsal'''''
-universal<br>
-Eight
+'''''Eight'''''
-in a 1950s font fades in and shines. Above five seconds later the word "PRESENTS" fades in below the "8". A few seconds later, the text dissolves into "EXCERPTS FROM" in the same typeface. It then immediately cuts into the program.
+in a 1950s neon font fades in and shines. Above five seconds later the word "PRESENTS" fades in below the "8". A few seconds later, the text dissolves into "EXCERPTS FROM" in the same typeface. It then immediately cuts into the program.
 '''Variant:''' There is a closing version that has the byline "FROM UNIVERSAL 8 ALL TV AND THEATRICAL RIGHTS RESERVED."