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Background

Shondaland is the production company of Shonda Rhimes, the creator of Grey's Anatomy. The company was founded in 2005.

1st Logo (September 25, 2005-November 19, 2015)

Visuals: On a pink background, there is a blue rollercoaster with chasing lights on it surrounding a large floating heart. The company name is seen above in a Ren & Stimpy-esque font.

Variant: On the final episode of Private Practice, the heart deflates like a balloon, the lights bust out, and the coaster stops moving.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The sound of the rollercoaster's wheels moving on the track, then a zapping sound from when "Land" flickers as well as high-pitched voices shouting "Wheeeeeee!" (in the logo's early days the voices said "Hooray!"). Also, a calliope tune is faintly heard in the background.

Audio Trivia: This tune is called "Sound Ideas, MUSIC, CALLIOPE - CALLIOPE PLAYING MUSIC FOR LARGE CAROUSEL, AMUSEMENT PARK, FAIR", sourced from Sound Ideas' The 20th Century Fox Sound Effects Library.

Audio Variant: On the final episode of Private Practice, disappointed groans from the passengers are heard when the coaster stops. Also, the calliope music winds down to a halt.

Availability:

Seen on seasons 2-12 of Grey's Anatomy (up until "Things We Lost in the Fire") and all of its spin-off Private Practice (the latter's final episode uses the variant). It's also seen on Off the Map.
Also seen on seasons 1-5 of Scandal (up until "Baby, It's Cold Outside"), the failed pilot of The Gilded Lilys and seasons 1 and 2 (up until "What Did We Do?") of How to Get Away with Murder.

2nd Logo (February 11, 2016-May 18, 2017)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a rectangle with a rollercoaster in the shape of a heart on a red foreground with golden floor. It zooms out as flames go around it, meaning the cart is going really fast. The structure leans outside the box and the rollercoaster zooms out of the logo. The company name in an orange Futura font is revealed as it lights up.

Variant: On CTV airings of The Catch, the logo starts from the rollercoaster zooming away.

Technique: CGI by Scott Milne.

Audio: Same as before, albeit the voices are different and the calliope tune is absent. When the coaster zooms away, a whoosh is heard.

Audio Variant: In the logo's early days (and also on the pilot of The Catch), the same voices from before were recycled, though the whoosh was retained.

Availability:

Seen on seasons 12 and 13 of Grey's Anatomy (starting with "Sound of Silence") and seasons 5 and 6 of Scandal (starting with "It's Hard Out Here for a General").
Also seen on seasons 2 and 3 How to Get Away with Murder (starting with "What Happened to You, Annalise?") and The Catch.

3rd Logo (September 28, 2017- )

Visuals: On a black background, a rollercoaster car collection rides on a glow-in-the-dark loop-de-loop track. As the coaster exits, it reveals the name "shondaland" (in the Adineue Pro Bold font).

Variants:

On the final episodes of Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder and Station 19, the coaster stops in its tracks after the name is revealed.
An exclusive variant exists on Bridgerton; the rollercoaster car collection is replaced by colorful lines representing the rollercoaster.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Same as the previous logo.

Audio Variants:

On the final episodes of Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder and Station 19, the passenger's groans are once again heard when the coaster stops.
The Bridgerton variant has a mysterious zapping-like sound with a soft whoosh.

Availability:

Seen on Grey's Anatomy starting with season 14 and all of its spin-off Station 19. It also appears on Bridgerton.
Also seen on Scandal starting with season 7 and How to Get Away with Murder starting with season 4.

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-'''Logo:''' On a {{Color|deeppink|pink}} surface, we see a {{Color|blue|blue}} rollercoaster with chasing lights on it built around a huge hanging heart, shining as it's made of glass. The company name in a decorative pink font is above the structure.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{Color|deeppink|pink}} background, there is a {{Color|blue|blue}} rollercoaster with chasing lights on it surrounding a large floating heart. The company name is seen above in a ''Ren & Stimpy''-esque font.
-'''Variant:''' On the final episode of ''Private Practice'', the heart deflates (and looks like a balloon), the lights bust out, the cart stops moving and people groan when the rollercoaster stopped working.
+'''Variant:''' On the final episode of ''Private Practice'', the heart deflates like a balloon, the lights bust out, and the coaster stops moving.
-'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The sound of the rollercoaster's wheels moving on the track, then a zapping sound from when "Land" flickers as well as high-pitched voices shouting "Wheeeeeee!" (in the logo's early days the voices said "Hooray!"). Also, a 7-note calliope tune is faintly heard on background.
+'''Audio:''' The sound of the rollercoaster's wheels moving on the track, then a zapping sound from when "Land" flickers as well as high-pitched voices shouting "Wheeeeeee!" (in the logo's early days the voices said "Hooray!"). Also, a calliope tune is faintly heard in the background.
-'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On the final episode of ''Private Practice'', the groaning voices are heard. Also, when the groaning voices start, the calliope tune ends up deteriorating the pitch.
-'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' This tune is called "Sound Ideas, MUSIC, CALLIOPE - CALLIOPE PLAYING MUSIC FOR LARGE CAROUSEL, AMUSEMENT PARK, FAIR", sourced from Sound Ideas' ''The 20th Century Fox Sound Effects Library''.
+'''Audio Trivia:''' This tune is called "Sound Ideas, MUSIC, CALLIOPE - CALLIOPE PLAYING MUSIC FOR LARGE CAROUSEL, AMUSEMENT PARK, FAIR", sourced from Sound Ideas' ''The 20th Century Fox Sound Effects Library''.
+'''Audio Variant:''' On the final episode of ''Private Practice'', disappointed groans from the passengers are heard when the coaster stops. Also, the calliope music winds down to a halt.
-'''Availability:''' Though no longer current, it's still common.
+'''Availability:'''
-* Seen on seasons 2-12 of ''Grey's Anatomy'' (up until "Things We Lost in the Fire") and all of its spin-off ''Private Practice'' (the latter's final episode uses the variant). It's also seen on the very short-lived series ''Off the Map''.
-*Also seen on seasons 1-5 of ''Scandal'' (up until "Baby, It's Cold Outside") and seasons 1 and 2 (up until "What Did We Do?") of ''How to Get Away with Murder''.
+* Seen on seasons 2-12 of ''Grey's Anatomy'' (up until "Things We Lost in the Fire") and all of its spin-off ''Private Practice'' (the latter's final episode uses the variant). It's also seen on ''Off the Map''.
+*Also seen on seasons 1-5 of ''Scandal'' (up until "Baby, It's Cold Outside"), the failed pilot of ''The Gilded Lilys'' and seasons 1 and 2 (up until "What Did We Do?") of ''How to Get Away with Murder''.
 ===2nd Logo (February 11, 2016-May 18, 2017)===
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+[[File:ShondaCopaster 2.jpg|center|frameless|475x475px]]
+{{YouTube|id=cKENfyS1Cdc|id2=xoq-eJ8CnRw}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a rectangle with a rollercoaster in the shape of a heart on a {{Color|red|red}} foreground with {{Color|gold|golden}} floor. It zooms out as flames go around it, meaning the cart is going really fast. The structure leans outside the box and the rollercoaster zooms out of the logo. The company name in {{Color|orange|orange}} is revealed as it lights up.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a rectangle with a rollercoaster in the shape of a heart on a {{Color|red|red}} foreground with {{Color|gold|golden}} floor. It zooms out as flames go around it, meaning the cart is going really fast. The structure leans outside the box and the rollercoaster zooms out of the logo. The company name in an {{Color|orange|orange}} Futura font is revealed as it lights up.
-'''Variants:'''
-*On CTV airings of ''The Catch'', the logo starts from the rollercoaster zooming past us.
+'''Variant:''' On CTV airings of ''The Catch'', the logo starts from the rollercoaster zooming away.
-* A variant exists on the series finale of the aforementioned show: right before the whoosh, the animation starts to play in reverse (as the box is revealed at the same time, flames removed) and then we see the people (pets included) from the rollercoaster leave it and then they stand in their wide close-up (the camera panning from the first in the line to the last in the line and then revealing an extreme long shot) as they sing their own tune: "Thank you, everyone! Thank you, Shon-da-Land!". Animated (including cartoon-styled) and live-action versions exist, as well as both extended versions of this and of said versions.
-'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Technique:''' CGI by Scott Milne.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as before, albeit the tune is a different, synthesized version and the early version's voices are used. When the coaster zooms away from us, a whoosh is heard.
+'''Audio:''' Same as before, albeit the voices are different and the calliope tune is absent. When the coaster zooms away, a whoosh is heard.
+'''Audio Variant:''' In the logo's early days (and also on the pilot of ''The Catch''), the same voices from before were recycled, though the whoosh was retained.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
-*In the logo's early days (and also on the pilot of ''The Catch''), the same voices from before were recycled, though the whoosh was retained.
-*On the series finale of the aforementioned ''The Catch'', right before the whoosh the music starts to play in reverse (with a chipmunk-voiced warp-speed effect to it), then walking sounds are heard when the people (pets included) leave the rollercoaster and then the people singing the tune.
-'''Availability:''' Same as before.
+'''Availability:'''
 *Seen on seasons 12 and 13 of ''Grey's Anatomy'' (starting with "Sound of Silence") and seasons 5 and 6 of ''Scandal'' (starting with "It's Hard Out Here for a General").
-*Also seen on seasons 2 and 3 ''How to Get Away with Murder'' (starting with "What Happened to You, Annalise?") and the short-lived series ''The Catch''.
+*Also seen on seasons 2 and 3 ''How to Get Away with Murder'' (starting with "What Happened to You, Annalise?") and ''The Catch''.
-*The variant is ultra rare, bordering on extinct; it's seen only on the series finale of the aforementioned ''The Catch'' and so far is currently unavailable online (unless for YouTube).
 === 3rd Logo (September 28, 2017- )===
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-'''Logo:''' On a black background, a rollercoaster car collection rides on a glow-in-the-dark track shaped like a lowercase letter "e". As they leave, the words "shondaland" appear.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a rollercoaster car collection rides on a glow-in-the-dark loop-de-loop track. As the coaster exits, it reveals the name "shondaland" (in the Adineue Pro Bold font).
 '''Variants:'''
-*On the final episodes of ''Scandal'' and ''How to Get Away with Murder'', the rollercoaster stops with groaning people after the text "shondaland" appears.
+*On the final episodes of ''Scandal'', ''How to Get Away with Murder'' and ''Station 19'', the coaster stops in its tracks after the name is revealed.
-*An exclusive variant exists on ''Bridgerton'': the rollercoaster car collection is replaced by colorful lines representing the rollercoaster.
+*An exclusive variant exists on ''Bridgerton''; the rollercoaster car collection is replaced by colorful lines representing the rollercoaster.
-'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 2nd logo. The ''Bridgerton'' variant has a mysterious zapping-like sound with a soft whoosh.
+'''Audio:''' Same as the previous logo.
-'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On the final episodes of ''Scandal'' and ''How to Get Away with Murder'', the groaning voices from before (albeit different) are used.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-'''Availability:''' Current and common.
+*On the final episodes of ''Scandal'', ''How to Get Away with Murder'' and ''Station 19'', the passenger's groans are once again heard when the coaster stops.
+*The ''Bridgerton'' variant has a mysterious zapping-like sound with a soft whoosh.
+'''Availability:'''
 *Seen on ''Grey's Anatomy'' starting with season 14 and all of its spin-off ''Station 19''. It also appears on ''Bridgerton''.
 *Also seen on ''Scandal'' starting with season 7 and ''How to Get Away with Murder'' starting with season 4.
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+[[Category:Vanity cards]]