The Fred Silverman Company/Summary

This page is dedicated with love and affection to the memory of Fred Silverman (1937-2020)

You will be missed.

Background
The Fred Silverman Company was the production company of the late Fred Silverman that was formed in 1981 initially as "The InterMedia Entertainment Company" (not to be confused with a current film distributor also called InterMedia (The Quiet American, Iris, Adaptation)), before the name was changed to the then-later one in 1987. Silverman himself produced classic shows from his production company until his death on January of 2020, at the age of 83.

(September 18, 1982-May 12, 1987)
Nicknames : "InterMedia Rainbow", "Rainbow Letters"

Logo : On a black background, we see big rainbow-colored words “InterMedia” with an underline stretching across and smaller words written below:

Variants :
 * One variant has the word "InterMedia" in smaller but more colorful letters, has no underline under it, and the smaller words (without "InterMedia") are capitalized.
 * On the NBC season of We Got It Made, a second later forming, the word "and" appears below.
 * Another is similar to the above variant, but the size and colors of the word "InterMedia" remains unchanged and the smaller words aren't capitalized.
 * In the cartoon series Meatballs and Spaghetti and Pandamonium, the rainbow colors of the logo slowly flow to the right. Shortly after, the star that dots the "i" shines briefly.
 * An in-credit notice appears on The Mighty Orbots.

FX/SFX : The Meatballs and Spaghetti and Pandamonium variants has the rainbow colors flowing through the letters and the shine on the star.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme.

Availability : Rare. Since many of Silverman's shows during this era were not big hits, this logo is very hard to find. Seen on The Mighty Orbots, the first season of Matlock and the 1st 3 Perry Mason TV films.

Editor's Note : None.

(February 10, 1987-April 26, 2002)
Nicknames : "FSSF", "FS", "Mirrored FS"

Logo : On a black background, some stylized deep carmine pink letters fade in, which are Fred Silverman’s initials “FS” as reflected ala a “mirror” effect in four different directions: left, right, below left, and below right. The words “THE FRED SILVERMAN COMPANY” appear on the logo, and is chyroned in. The letters then turn red, light orange, and light yellow. The end result approximates this:

Variants :
 * There is a variant feature a slightly different color blend.
 * On season 2 of We Got It Made, the words "in association with" are seen under the logo.
 * A still version was used on some episodes of In the Heat of the Night as well as some episodes of seasons 3 and 4 of Jake and the Fatman.
 * A shorter version of this logo exists, it begins with "FSSF", "FS", "Mirrored FS" and "THE FRED SILVERMAN COMPANY" name are already formed.
 * On current HD remastered prints of In the Heat of the Night, the logo is cropped to 16:9 widescreen.
 * On the short-lived Fox Kids Network animation Piggsburg Pigs!, the "FS" logo (with text below) is a in-credit.
 * On the final season of Diagnosis Murder, the logo was compressed horizontally and "THE FRED SILVERMAN COMPANY" name in a slightly different font.

FX/SFX : Just the logo, words appearing, and color blending made with computer graphics. The shorter version just the color blending. None for the still version.

Music/Sounds : The end theme of a show or generic network music on NBC, ABC & CBS starting in 1994.

Music/Sounds Variant : A Hungarian-dubbed rerun of the Father Dowling Mysteries season 1 episode "The Mafia Priest Mystery: Part 1" on AXN Crime had the Viacom "V of Steel" warp speed music playing over it due to a sloppy plastering job.

Availability : Uncommon. Seen intact on post-1987 episodes of Matlock starting with the episode "The Convict" on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, DVD, Pluto TV, Me-TV and Decades, In The Heat of the Night on WGN America, Me-TV and This, Perry Mason TV movies on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Me-TV, Decades, and on DVD, and Diagnosis Murder on Pluto TV, Me-TV, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and on DVD. Also appeared on Father Dowling Mysteries on Decades and DVD and Jake and the Fatman on DVD and CBS Action UK. This was also seen on 2004 syndicated late night airings of Perry Mason Returns and the 1996 TV movie, My Very Best Friend.

Editor's Note : None.