Q2 (Belgium)

Background: TBA Ka2

(1995) Nicknames: Logo: On a black background, an explosion occurs from one of two squares, bringing up fire, which then starts to engulf the screen. The screen then turns yellow, and the words "Dit is" appear in white, as we cut to the Kanaal 2 logo from the time, which is two squares (one purple and one yellow), with a yellow "Ka" on the purple square and a purple "2" on the yellow square.
 * Normal version: "The Belgian Fire Logo", "Explosion from Hell", "Chorus from Hell", "The Michael Bay Logo"
 * Startup variant: "What Is Even Going On?", "The Most Nonsense Logo Ever", "Everything from Hell", "Super Cheesy Jumbled-Up Scary Logo", "Rise of Kanaal 2", "Another Inescapable Nightmare", "The Logo That's Hard to Explain", "You Can Taste The Cheese", "Special Mention on the Cheesiest Logos Awards"
 * Commercial Break variant: TBA
 * Kultuuragenda variant: "The Ripping Paper", "The More Mellower Ka2 Logo", "Ah, Now That Feels More Like It"
 * Closedown variant: "The Reverse Paint Splash", "The Fall of Kanaal 2", "And I Thought That This Channel Just Was Trying To Haunt Me Tonight..."

Variant: FX/SFX: The explosion, the fire. For the startup variant, the water, fire, light effects, logo showcasing, ribbons, drawing, paint splattering, zooming in and out, transitioning to and fro aforementioned sequences...pretty much everything. Not so bad, but a bit too abstract.
 * An even more different version of the logo was used when the channel starts up. It consists of various sequences, including flying patterns such as ribbons and bubbles, parts of the logo being painted by color splashes, color-changing lights and fire approaching the camera from a vent, before the sequence from the beginning of the normal logo plays, along with a few close-up's off the 2 with some flashes in random positions. This time the red square with a yellow "2" then zooms out, and we see a yellow square with a red "Ka" while the red square places. Fire is seen behind the red square once it finishes placing.
 * In between commercial breaks a variant was used with only the color-changing from the startup variant.
 * Before announcing the kultuuragenda the scene with the flying ribbons from the start-up variant would play.
 * The closedown variant shows the splashing of paint in a reverse order. After which the lights get turned off to see the logo in the dark.
 * There were also variants used on their sister channel VTM that indicated what programming there was on their channel and which is very likely dependent on the season of the broadcast. The spring introductory variant introduces and ends the program schedule with electric flashes, the summer variant introduces it with a projected film of people on the beach trying to beat up and ends with a zoomed-in version of the projection, with at the end the logo against a black background.

Cheesy Factor: Music/Sounds: A creepy choral theme which sounds jumbled and keeps coming to a halt, and two beatbox bass drum sounds at the end. For the startup variant, a lot of confusing sounds like a female choir, laser sounds, slamming, and a deeper male choir are incorporated. In the middle you might hear the same female choir and a sample from another part of the music being reversed, and more confusing sounds everywhere. The choral theme and the two bangs are also used. After the grueling startup, there is an announcer speaking in Dutch. He says, "This is Kanaal 2. Ladies and gentlemen, good evening, and welcome. What does our opening evening look like?". This is followed by the nighttime programming announcements or news broadcasts. The VTM spring programming scheme variant however only has the sound of the sizzling of electricity and the VTM summer programming scheme variant only the sound of the playing of a projector.
 * While the original logo isn't enough to startle people for a channel who was still new for the time, the startup version has pretty much no meaning whatsoever. Although the combination of CGI and live action is pretty good (at least for the time), it looks like it's trying very hard on your eyes and ears. The long length of almost 1 minute isn't justified because all the logo is trying to do is show itself off, so the point in the logo itself is entirely nonexistent, making it be definitely one of the cheesiest logos ever made despite how well-prepared it is.
 * Besides that, there's no actual cheesiness on the commercial break, Kultuuragenda and closedown variants.

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: It depends on the variant: Kanaal 2
 * Normal Version: Medium to nightmare. The explosion and fire, accompanied by the random music, is very surprising and scary. You would be ashamed of the poor Belgian people who knew about this channel in 1995 and then sat through this. The scare factor may be lower for those who are used to the logo, especially for those who are laughing at the ridiculous-sounding chorus.
 * Startup: Nightmare. Among the more dramatic stuff going on, as well as a more creepy extended version of the music, the logo is extremely random and disjointed. It is also one of the most longest scary logos to be made along with National Arts and Hendring Limited. Either way, you other reaction about it would be "What did I just see?", and, again, the scare factor is lower for those who are used to it.
 * Commercial Break: None to minimal. The appearance of it would startle a few.
 * Kultuuragenda: None. The animation and music show a very mellow pace there, making this one more easier to watch.
 * Closedown: Low. This is not as weird as the normal and startup variants.
 * VTM programming variants: Medium, the spring variant and the summer variant have quick flashing, but it is manageable.

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