TNT (Russia)

Background: TNT was started in September 1997 by Mediamost holdings as the broadcast TV channel. After the liquidation of Mediamost in 2001, the channel fell into the hands of Gazprom-Media. Since 2003 TNT is oriented mainly on low-grade pop culture and cheap reality shows. They have three logo concepts. The first logo survived until 2002 and the second one until 2009.

1st Logo

(2003-2008)

Logo: TBA.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appeared on early series.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo

(2008-2012)

TNT (Russia)

Nicknames: "TNT Gone Bling-Bling I", "TNT Blocks I"

Logo: On the black background with some purple and pink bokeh lights, the bright light illuminates the center, turning the background white, then we zoom out to reveal three gold blocks with some decorative patterns and red and blue gem-borders reading "THT", and the logo shines.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: CGI animation, but the TNT blocks are two-dimensional.

Trivia: It is based on a common TV ident.

Music/Sounds: A triumphant build with some shining sounds.

Availability: Appears on The Best Movie.

Scare Factor: None.

3rd Logo

(2010)

Nicknames: "TNT Goes Bling-Bling II", "TNT Block II"

Logo: On the bluish-white bokeh background, three gold blocks from before fly in from the bottom and forms the logo from before, but in CGI.

FX/SFX: The CGI animation of blocks.

Music/Sounds: Several whooshes and an opening theme to the film.

Music/Sounds Variant: On Nasha Russia: Eggs of Fate, the Gasterbeiter Ravshan (portrayed by Mikhail Galustyan) talks to Jumshud (portrayed by Valeri Makdiash) that the film's beginning, he then commentates on the logo:"Oh! Gold-a blocks. Sun, Sun. (gasp) Three letters-a: T-N-T. Only needs a television and everyone-a will pay attention-a. The only thing-a I know what it standed for-a.", but when we cut to black, he said "It went dark.", then it goes on to the Comedy Club Production logo.

Availability: Only appeared in Nasha Russia: Eggs of Fate. Unknown if it appeared in other films.

Scare Factor: TBA

4th Logo

(September 7, 2012-)

Nicknames: "TNT Gone Bling-Bling III", "TNT Blocks III"

Logo: On a black background, three gold blocks are seen, reading the name.

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the movie of show.

Availability: Appears on Branded (known as Moscow 2017 in Russia) and currently used on TV shows.

Scare Factor: Low, due to the darkness.