Atlantis Communications (Canada)

 Logo descriptions by Nicholas Aczel and Sean Beard

 Logo captures by Eric S., V of Doom, Subzero917, and Shadeed A. Kelly

 Editions by V of Doom and Eric S.

 Video captures courtesy of Eric S. and Subzero917

1st Logo (1985-1989)
Nicknames: "Sunburst", "The Atlantis Sunburst"

Logo: The screen is divided with the top half black and the bottom half blue. A golden sun rises from under the blue. When it is halfway up the screen, the text "ATLANTIS" zooms out and flashes. The blue disappears and we are left with a black background with a sunburst in the middle and the "ATLANTIS" below it shining.

Variants: There is a variant that features "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" above the logo. Another variant features the copyright stamp for "Atlantis Package One (or "Atlantis Package Two") Limited" below.

FX/SFX: The light effects. None for the "IAW" variant.

Cheesy Factor: Early animation.

Music/Sounds: A six-note bell tune, followed by a horn fanfare. On the final season of Airwolf, it used a dramatic drum rolled fanfare. For the final season of The New Twilight Zone, it's the finishing of the end-title theme.

Availability: Rare. The still version is seen on the final season of The New Twilight Zone on Chiller and the short version last seen on the final season of Airwolf on RTV. The long version can be found on a VHS of Destiny to Order.

Scare Factor: Low to medium. The somber music may bother more than a few.

2nd Logo (1989-1995)
Nicknames: "Sunburst II", "CGI Sunburst", "The Atlantis Sunburst II"

Logo : On a CGI sky above, sea below background, the familiar sunburst, now in CGI, rises from the sea. The text "ATLANTIS" zooms out and settles itself below the sunburst. A star shines on the "S" in "ATLANTIS".

FX/SFX : The sunrise, the zooming "ATLANTIS". This logo is basically a souped-up version of its predecessor.

Cheesy Factor : Somewhat primitive CGI, which would improve by the 3rd logo.

Music/Sounds : Plays over the ending theme on most shows, but sometimes had it's own music: a jingle with a choir in it. Availability : Can be seen on The Outer Limits on Chiller and local syndication. It also appeared on Ray Bradbury Theater (which is no longer on TV), and The Nickelodeon Wildside Show, which last aired on Noggin(now Nick Jr.) in early 2002, prior to that channel's demographic change. Scare Factor : Low. Coming after the previous logo, this is pretty harmless. The lack of the dark colors and somber music helps.