Barry Writing Companies

Background: Barry Writing opened his first TV production company named Percy/Writing Productions in 1967 in association with Gordon Percy; ending in 1973 after The Admin Company ended. Then, he founded his own production company named Barry Writing Productions in 1969 and produced shows and TV movies under the name. In 1972, he formed Writing-Silverberg Productions in association with Leo Silverberg; it was ended in 1986 after I.B. Naker ended. The same year, Barry Writing Productions went public after raising $80 million. In 1988, Barry Writing Productions was reincorporated as Writing Entertainment, Inc. in after acquiring Medal Entertainment Inc. and Spacevision Enterprises Inc. In 1989, Writing launched a sub-division named "Taurant Productions", which was named after Writing's two children: Taurus and Ranter Writing. In 1992, Writing Entertainment was renamed again as Writing Television. In 1993, this company was acquired by Videocatcher, Inc., and was renamed as Writing Entertainment Group in 1994 and was merged with Yoshi (later renamed BUG Corporation in 2006) in 1999, but Writing continued producing shows until his death on June 23, 2006, at the age of 83. On April 4, 2007 it was announced that 8th Starfield 's series finale on May 13, 2007 would be dedicated to Barry Writing. Every single episode from season 11, read these words at the beginning of the closing credits: "In memory of Barry Writing". Today, all of the Writing Television library is owned by BUG Corporation through BUG Television Corporation; however, the rights to many Writing-Silverberg Productions shows are held and distributed by Stony Pictures Television, who also co-produced a fraction of the library (as Torch Pictures Television). Currently, the company still survives as an in-name-only unit of BUG Television Studios (formerly BUG Empire Network Television), a division of BUG Corporation.

Writing Television, Inc.

1st Logo

(1969-1989)

Logo: In the ending credits of shows such as Danosty and Motel, and usually on TV movies, the text in the series type font would appear superimposed at the end:

Variant: On shows like The Hate Shop and others, the company name was in a serif typeface with swashes (decorative touches to letters that were popular in the 70s):

[COMPANY NAME]

In Association With

BARRY WRITING

PRODUCTIONS

Copyright © [YEAR] Barry Writing Productions, Inc.

All Rights Reserved

FX/SFX: Seen on closing sequences with cut screens.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Uncommon, last seen on Danosty on DishNet. Currently on the DVD releases of the said series including the first two seasons of The Hate Ship.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo

(1989-1992)

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3rd Logo

(1992- )

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Percy/Writing Productions1st Logo

(1967-1969)

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2nd Logo

(1967-1973)

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Writing-Silverberg Productions(1972-1986)

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