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'''Nickname:''' "MPC II" | '''Nickname:''' "MPC II" | ||
'''Logo:''' Against a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} background, an {{Font color|orange|orange}} outline of the MPC logo zooms out to the left with a trail effect. Then the words "'''METROMEDIA'''", "'''PRODUCERS'''", and "'''CORPORATION'''" fade in one by one, each filling in the letters corresponding to each word. | '''Logo:''' Against a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} background, an {{Font color|orange|orange}} outline of the MPC logo from the first logo zooms out to the left with a trail effect. Then the words "'''METROMEDIA'''", "'''PRODUCERS'''", and "'''CORPORATION'''" fade in one by one, each filling in the letters corresponding to each word. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*The color can vary from {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} and white, to {{Font color|orange|orange}}. | * The color can vary from {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} and white, to {{Font color|orange|orange}}. | ||
* Sometimes, this logo appear on the ending credits and sometimes with "In association with" or "Distributed by" above it. | * Sometimes, this logo appear on the ending credits and sometimes with "In association with" or "Distributed by" above it. | ||
*A closing variant of this logo appears on a light blue background with "Distributed by" above the logo. | * A closing variant of this logo appears on a light blue background with "Distributed by" above the logo. | ||
* On the 1980 miniseries ''Wild Times'', it's just the words "Metromedia Producers Corporation" in a generic {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} font on a blue background. This is seen at the beginning of the first episode, and after the prologue on the second episode. In-credit text (with Rattlesnake Productions) is shown at the end. | * On the 1980 miniseries ''Wild Times'', it's just the words "Metromedia Producers Corporation" in a generic {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} font on a blue background. This is seen at the beginning of the first episode, and after the prologue on the second episode. In-credit text (with Rattlesnake Productions) is shown at the end. | ||
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* The in-credit logos would remain intact on certain television films like ''Terror on the 40th Floor'' and ''The Norliss Tapes'', the nightly syndicated ''The Merv Griffin Show'', and game shows like ''The Cross-Wits''. | * The in-credit logos would remain intact on certain television films like ''Terror on the 40th Floor'' and ''The Norliss Tapes'', the nightly syndicated ''The Merv Griffin Show'', and game shows like ''The Cross-Wits''. | ||
*Recently, the in-credit version has been sighted on ''Where Have All the People Gone?'' and ''Terror on the 40th Floor'' on FX Movie Channel. | *Recently, the in-credit version has been sighted on ''Where Have All the People Gone?'' and ''Terror on the 40th Floor'' on FX Movie Channel. | ||
*It may also show up on other Metromedia TV movies from this era when FXMC airs them. | * It may also show up on other Metromedia TV movies from this era when FXMC airs them. | ||
* The distribution variant popped up on a 1980 episode of ''Charlie's Angels'' on Cozi TV and on most fourth-season episodes of the same show on MeTV, followed by the [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo. | * The distribution variant popped up on a 1980 episode of ''Charlie's Angels'' on Cozi TV and on most fourth-season episodes of the same show on MeTV, followed by the [[Sony Pictures Television]] logo. | ||
*The ''Wild Times'' variant is seen on Encore Westerns airings of the miniseries. | * The ''Wild Times'' variant is seen on Encore Westerns airings of the miniseries. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' It features arguably more primitive animation than the previous logo, which is disappointing. It may also depend on the versions as well (mainly the in-credit notices). | '''Editor's Note:''' It features arguably more primitive animation than the previous logo, which is disappointing. It may also depend on the versions as well (mainly the in-credit notices). | ||
===3rd Logo (1981-June 15, 1984)=== | ===3rd Logo (1981-June 15, 1984)=== | ||
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