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Logo descriptions by Eric S. and Bob Fish
Logo captures by Eric S.
Background: This was the ultra short-lived TV movie division of Viacom Productions.
1st Logo
(1991-1995?)(1991-1999)
Nickname: "Pink/Blue Wigga-Wigga"
Logo: Over a black background, we see pink and blue shapes sliding from side to side, a la the first official logo of Discovision. After a few seconds, we zoom out to reveal the then-current Viacom logo (in the "\/|/\CO/\/\" style), with "\/|/\" in white and "CO/\/\" in light blue. "PICTURES" zooms in below, in red.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The sliding out of "\/|/\CO/\/\", the zooming of "PICTURES", the fading of "PRESENTS".
Music/Sounds: Four synthesized dramatic-yet-simple ascending tones, and then an electronic version of the then-current Viacom television music, also known as the "Wigga Wigga" music. The actual "wigga wigga" sounds and the famed voiceover are all absent. Kettledrums are heard as "PICTURES" zooms in. None for the closing variant.
Availability: Extremely rare; still intact on TV movies of the era, such as Taking the Heat, Roswell, and Payoff, currently preceded by the Universal logo. The best source is Media Home Entertainment's releases of those movies.
Scare Factor: Low; it may surprise you the first time you see it. None for the closing variant.
2nd Logo
(1991-1999)
Logo: At the begin of any movie, we see an in-credit text on the screen:
But on the closing credits of some Viacom Productions, this is the in-credit custom logo:
"DISTRIBUTED BY" is sometimes shown above it, in the same style as before.
FX/SFX: None for the opening variant, and the scrolling of the credits for the closing variant.
Music/Sounds: The opening and closing themes of the movie.
Availability: Rare; seen on various TV movies and some theatrical releases of the era, such as Sabrina the Teenage Witch (the movie), White Mile, and the theatrical movie Kalifornia, among other releases.
Scare Factor: None.
Logo captures by Eric S.
Background: This was the ultra short-lived TV movie division of Viacom Productions.
1st Logo
(1991-1995?)(1991-1999)
Nickname: "Pink/Blue Wigga-Wigga"
Logo: Over a black background, we see pink and blue shapes sliding from side to side, a la the first official logo of Discovision. After a few seconds, we zoom out to reveal the then-current Viacom logo (in the "\/|/\CO/\/\" style), with "\/|/\" in white and "CO/\/\" in light blue. "PICTURES" zooms in below, in red.
Variants:
- There is an earlier variant in which "PRESENTS" fades in below that, in purplish-blue.
- At the end credits, "DISTRIBUTED BY", in really small letters, is seen above the print logo of Viacom Pictures, in white.
FX/SFX: The sliding out of "\/|/\CO/\/\", the zooming of "PICTURES", the fading of "PRESENTS".
Music/Sounds: Four synthesized dramatic-yet-simple ascending tones, and then an electronic version of the then-current Viacom television music, also known as the "Wigga Wigga" music. The actual "wigga wigga" sounds and the famed voiceover are all absent. Kettledrums are heard as "PICTURES" zooms in. None for the closing variant.
Availability: Extremely rare; still intact on TV movies of the era, such as Taking the Heat, Roswell, and Payoff, currently preceded by the Universal logo. The best source is Media Home Entertainment's releases of those movies.
Scare Factor: Low; it may surprise you the first time you see it. None for the closing variant.
2nd Logo
(1991-1999)
A
VIACOM PICTURES
PRODUCTION
VIACOM PICTURES
PRODUCTION
But on the closing credits of some Viacom Productions, this is the in-credit custom logo:
VIACOM
---------------PICTURES
---------------PICTURES
"DISTRIBUTED BY" is sometimes shown above it, in the same style as before.
FX/SFX: None for the opening variant, and the scrolling of the credits for the closing variant.
Music/Sounds: The opening and closing themes of the movie.
Availability: Rare; seen on various TV movies and some theatrical releases of the era, such as Sabrina the Teenage Witch (the movie), White Mile, and the theatrical movie Kalifornia, among other releases.
Scare Factor: None.
