As a young buck who spent a lot of time watching television in the early 1980s, I was always fascinated with the HBO intro... you know... the camera flying over the city and the giant chrome letters rising up and then turning into a neon space station. I found a bunch of earlier renditions of HBO's station identification animations which are also worth checking out, so here they are:
1978, quick animation. very hot rainbow stripe logo:
Late 1980, total Great Space Coaster style:
Late 1981, art deco disco laser style:
The main attraction:
Can't forget the April Fool's edition:
and now, one of the freshest things I've ever seen on Youtube, a stunning behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the infamous 1983 HBO "city" intro. Hold onto your hats...
