Kirby Television Studios

Not to be confused with the other Kirby Television.

Background
Kirby Television Studios began operations in July 17, 2008 and began making its own shows to this day. It is currently the TV subsidiary of Kirby Studios since 2008. The studio expanded its television branch in 2019, with the formation of Kirby Entertainment Television and Kirby Television Animation, and by September 2021, it acquired TriStar Benedict Pictures Television (which was folded to Kirby Television Studios later on).

1st Logo (August 24, 2008-February 2, 2011)
Nicknames: "The Searchlights", "Bring Your Passion", "Aero Spotlights"

Logo: Over a dark green background, we see various squares in multiple colors forming into a searchlight, and the text "kirby" in Lato is revealed, as the word "television" is shown below in the same font, fading in and sliding into the right.

Variants:


 * A short version exists where "television" appears.
 * Sometimes "television" is removed. This was shown as the ID for the Kirby Network.
 * A 4:3 screen version is shown, where the logo is cropped.
 * A filmed version was known to be found.
 * The logo is sped up sometimes.

FX/SFX: The searchlights and text. Amazing animation, done by Jakarta Technologies, who also did the logos for Fox Benedict Pictures.

Music/Sounds: A whoosh, with a bass hit and a two-note "water drip" sounder. Sometimes silence, or the ending theme of the show.

Music/Sounds Variants:


 * The short version has the last two notes only without the bass hit.
 * The sped up version only has the last note removed.

Availability: Common. Found on some episodes of The Dark Lord (TV Series) from 2008 to 2010.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (January 1, 2011-May 15, 2015)
Nicknames: "The Searchlights II", "Rethink Your Ideas", "Metro Spotlights"

Logo: On a blue-orange gradient background, we see an orange torrent form below the screen, as it transitions into a sped-up view of Columbus at sunset. We see the same Kirby Television logo, now in orange, appear one second later.

Variants:


 * Short versions exist.
 * A still version without "television" is used as an in-credit logo.
 * Sometimes, the animated version of the variant above exists, which was also used as an ID.
 * A sped-up version exists.
 * 4:3 versions exist.

FX/SFX: Great CGI, also made by Jakarta Technologies.

Music/Sounds: The 2013 Starz Originals music. Like last time, there is sometimes silence, or the ending theme of the show.

Music/Sounds Variants: The short and sped-up versions cuts the music to the last four notes.

Availability: Very Common. Known to appear on The Dark Lord (TV Series) and the first few seasons of the 2013 TV adaption of Endless.

Editor's Note: This is more modern, as the animation and music fit well with the rebrand.

3rd Logo (January 1, 2015-October 4, 2020, January 3-March 27, 2021)
Nicknames: "The Searchlights III", "Create Your Power", "Immersive Spotlights"

Logo: We see a palette of colors (Green, Red, Purple, Orange, Blue, Yellow, and Cyan). The bars then move up from the screen, color by color, revealing the same Kirby Television logo from before, now in a green background. "television" slides in to the right, just like in the 1st logo.

Trivia: The colors of the divisions stand for the following: Green is the main studio division, Red is the home video division, Purple is the animation division, Orange is the television division, Blue is the "Dreamlight" division, Yellow is the network division, and Cyan is the game division.

Variants:


 * A prototype version exists where it takes place in an orange background.
 * A version without "television" is used as an ID, which takes place in a yellow background, and the logo is black.
 * Another version of the above variant is used on a green background.
 * A short version exists.
 * A sped up version also exists.

FX/SFX: The bars and the text. Once again done by Jakarta Technologies.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo. The Network ID variant has a 4-note jingle.

Music/Sounds Variants: Same as the previous logo.

Availability: Common. Seen on some seasons of the TV adaption of Endless, and on some episodes of The Dark Lord (TV Series). This logo strangely came back on a few 2021 episodes of the latter.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (January 1, 2020-December 15, 2021, January 8-9, 2022)
Nicknames: "The Searchlights IV", "Your Next Generation", "Futuristic Spotlights"

Logo: On a green background, we see a searchlight reveal the same logo from before, but "studios" is added next to "television", making it read "television studios". The searchlights move from the left until it settles to its regular position.

Variants:


 * An extended version exists where the background changes from black to green before the normal animation begins.
 * A version without "television studios" is used as a Network ID.
 * A short version exists, beginning where the searchlights are moving.

FX/SFX: The searchlights. Done by Jakarta Technologies once again.

Music/Sounds: The Network ID music from the previous logo. Like the previous logos, sometimes none, or the closing theme.

Music/Sounds Variants:


 * The extended version has a whoosh before the main music (a bit re-arranged) begins.
 * The short version has the music sped up.

Availability: Slightly Common. Appears on the TV adaption of Endless and The Dark Lord (TV Series), as well as a few other shows. Strangely, this logo came back for the first two episodes of The Ortensian Files. The third episode uses the next logo below.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (November 16, 2021-)
Nicknames: "The Searchlights V", "Be Fluent", "Futuristic Spotlights II", The Kirby Arrow", "The Fluent Arrow"

Logo: On a sunset background, we see the previous logo, but it is now completely redesigned. The "kirby" text is now set in Segoe UI Variable. A new symbol is seen on the right, which consists of an arrow with a green "k" in the arrow. The searchlights sweep up to reveal the text. The words "television studios" fade in later on.

Variants:


 * The Network ID version has "television studios" removed, and the words "be fluent" slide in to the right.
 * Another version without the "be fluent" text exists.
 * The short version starts either where the text is revealed, or when the "television studios" text fades in.

FX/SFX: The searchlights. Made by Jakarta Technologies.

Music/Sounds: A synth note with a whoosh. Like before, sometimes none, or the closing theme.

Music/Sounds Variants:


 * The short versions have the music sped up.
 * On episodes 3-4 of The Ortensian Files, the previous logo's music was used.

Availability: Current. Appears on current episodes of the TV adaption of Endless, The Dark Lord (TV Series), and The Ortensian Files, starting with Episode 3 of the latter.

Editor's Note: None.