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Change: CBS Television Distribution) and then Columbia Pictures Television (now Sony Pictures Television) in 1986.1st Logo(1968-1974) Nickname: "MPC (of Doom)"Logo: On a dark cyan (or blue, green, or even purple, depending on
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Change: Also, theThe opening variant is rare, being seen originally on the movie Tales from the Crypt.Scare Factor: Depending on the logo variant: Medium to high; the connecting letters on a dark background and the
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Aug 4 2009, 2:09 AM EDT
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Change: : A very loud and dramatic five-note fanfare. In some cases, it used only the closing theme of the show.Music/Sound Variants:There were two music variations for this, one with an extended version of the familiar theme (seen, for example, at the front of the 1971 TV movie
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Jul 22 2009, 8:36 PM EDT
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Change: None, absolutely silent.None.Availability: Extremely rare; the logo only appeared on a few TV movies of the era, and also on the pilot episode of Dynasty, which haven't been seen in years.Scare Factor: None to low. 4th Logo (1982-1986)Nickname: "The Rainbow M Ribbon"
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Jun 1 2009, 4:31 PM EDT
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Apr 22 2009, 6:01 PM EDT
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Apr 22 2009, 5:58 PM EDT
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Change: and V of DoomEditions by mr3urious and Shadeed A. KellyVideo captures courtesy of Eric S.Background: Metromedia opened a TV production and distribution company called Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC) in 1968
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Apr 15 2009, 7:16 PM EDT
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Change: FXFX/SFX: The words zooming, the letters flying, flipping, and binding.Cheesy Factor: The letters look like paper cutouts, and the flipping and binding effects is typical '70s animation.Music/Sounds: A very loud and dramatic five-note fanfare. In
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Mar 11 2009, 12:14 PM EDT
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Change: There were two music variations for this, one with an extended version of the familiar theme (seen, for example, at the front of the 1971 TV movie The People), and one with different music (seen on the 1972 film version of Tales from the Crypt). A "spoofed"
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Change: , which MPC handled co-production and distribution from 1972 to 1983, which was later transferred to King World Productions and then Columbia Pictures Television in 1986.1st Logo(1968-1974) Nickname: "MPC (of Doom)"Logo: On a dark cyan (or blue, green,
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Jan 24 2009, 3:57 PM EST
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Change: TtIt may also show up on other Metromedia TV movies from this era when FMC airs them.Scare Factor: Depending on the logo variant: Minimal; seems tamer than its predecessor. None for the superimposed and in-credit variants. 3rd Logo (1981)Nickname: "Wiping Lines"Logo: On
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Jan 24 2009, 1:54 PM EST
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Change: : A full version of the logo was sometimes used, which had three extra notes at the beginning.Availability: Extinct;Extremely rare; shows that used to have this logo are not seen much on video or in syndication. The logo may survive on a few Alpha Video DVD
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Change: movies of the era, and also on the pilot episode of Dynasty, which haven't been seen in years.Scare Factor: None to low. 4th Logo (1982-1986) Nickname: "The Rainbow M Ribbon"Logo: On a black background, a rainbow-colored ribbon
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Jan 19 2009, 12:46 PM EST
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Change: S., Bob Fish and ILoveClassicTVS.Background: Metromedia opened a TV production and distribution company called Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC) in 1968 to produce and syndicate various programs and TV movies. When it closed in 1986, all MPC releases were later transferred to 20th Century Fox Television,
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Jan 7 2009, 2:29 AM EST
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Change: is a Merv Griffin Production, in association with (and is distributed by) Metromedia Producers Corproation.Availability: Extinct. The in-credit logos would remain intact on certain television films like Terror on the 40th Floor (1974), nightly syndicated The Merv Griffin Show game shows like The Cross-Wits. Recently,
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Jan 7 2009, 2:23 AM EST
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Change: and game showsnightly likesyndicated The Merv Griffin Show andgame shows like The Cross-Wits. Recently, the in-credit version has been sighted on the Where Have All the People Gone? and Terror on the 40th Floor on Fox Movie Channel; it may
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Change: Dramas,Drama, however. Also, the opening variant is rare, being seen originally on the movie Tales from the Crypt (1972).Scare Factor: Depending on the logo variant: High; the connecting letters on dark background and the unnerving music make this logo a major fear factor. Medium for
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