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</gallery>'''Nicknames:''' "Wigga-Wigga", "\/|/\CO/\/\", "Zig-Zags of Steel", "Silver Zig-Zags", "Steel Viacom II", "Where's the V?", "V-less Viacom", "Where Did the V Go?", "Shining Viacom II", "Shining Steel II", "Ghost of the V of Doom", "Ghost of the V of Steel" | </gallery>'''Nicknames:''' "Wigga-Wigga", "\/|/\CO/\/\", "Zig-Zags of Steel", "Silver Zig-Zags", "Steel Viacom II", "Where's the V?", "V-less Viacom", "Where Did the V Go?", "Shining Viacom II", "Shining Steel II", "Ghost of the V of Doom", "Ghost of the V of Steel" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a shaded {{font color|blue|blue}} background, a {{font color|silver|silver}} " | '''Logo:''' On a shaded {{font color|blue|blue}} background, a {{font color|silver|silver}} "'''<u>i</u>'''" flies from the bottom left and then backwards. As it does so, a zig-zag line comes out of it to form the other letters in the name (it shines as it does this), with the "'''A'''" and "'''M'''" still taking the form of zig-zags, forming the word, "'''VIACOM'''". The completed logo, which kind of looks like "\/|/\CO/\/\", shines. | ||
'''Trivia:''' Many people think the announcer is mispronouncing the name Viacom. It is indeed long "i", like in "pr | '''Trivia:''' Many people think the announcer is mispronouncing the name Viacom. It is indeed long "i", like in "pr<u>i</u>ze", although the original pronunciation of the name pre-1986 was indeed with a short "i", like in "p<u>i</u>zza", hence the pronunciation "vee-a-com". Oddly, the post-1986 pronunciation was used by the announcer on the Magnetic Video logo several years before it became the official pronunciation. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* There is a very rare filmed variant seen on some TV movies from the era. | * There is a very rare filmed variant seen on some TV movies from the era. | ||
* Several shows would have the name already formed during the later years, with the only animation being the shining of the letters. | * Several shows would have the name already formed during the later years, with the only animation being the shining of the letters. | ||
* There is a text variation on this logo for Viacom Productions. It has the " | * There is a text variation on this logo for Viacom Productions. It has the "'''VIACOM'''" text already formed, but a line slides in from the right and forms into "'''PRODUCTIONS'''" in Futura Extra Bold font, after which the "'''C'''" and the "'''O'''" in "'''VIACOM'''" shine. This shorter variation was seen on network TV productions from 1998-1999. There was another variant of this in which the text doesn't shine at all, used on ''Diagnosis: Murder''. | ||
* On reruns of the ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' pilot on ABC Family (now Freeform), The Hub (now Discovery Family) and Antenna TV, this logo is still (a la the 1985 "V of Happiness" logo) and followed by the 2003 Paramount Domestic Television logo. | * On reruns of the ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' pilot on ABC Family (now Freeform), The Hub (now Discovery Family) and Antenna TV, this logo is still (a la the 1985 "V of Happiness" logo) and followed by the 2003 Paramount Domestic Television logo. | ||
* A black & white version of this exists on some prints of older B&W shows (though most feature the color version). | * A black & white version of this exists on some prints of older B&W shows (though most feature the color version). | ||
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* On the 1998 TV movie ''Inferno'' and the 1999 TV movie ''The Apartment Complex'', the Productions variant has the text "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">''Viacom Productions, Inc. Exclusive Distributor''</span>" in two lines below. | * On the 1998 TV movie ''Inferno'' and the 1999 TV movie ''The Apartment Complex'', the Productions variant has the text "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">''Viacom Productions, Inc. Exclusive Distributor''</span>" in two lines below. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The CGI coiled line forming " | '''FX/SFX:''' The CGI coiled line forming "'''VIACOM'''", and the logo shining. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Again, there have been several musical variations accompanied with a voice-over by Don LaFontaine saying "Viacom" near the end: | '''Music/Sounds:''' Again, there have been several musical variations accompanied with a voice-over by Don LaFontaine saying "Viacom" near the end: | ||