Outerbanks Entertainment

Background : Outerbanks Entertainment is the company of the Scream franchise creator Kevin Williamson.

1st Logo (January 20, 1998-May 14, 2003)

Logo : Just the Outerbanks Entertainment logo (a la 1988 Imagine Entertainment logo) above the black water on a black background.

FX/SFX : The water shadow lighting the Outerbanks logo, and the black water.

Music/Sounds : A haunting cave sound. There are three different versions.

Music/Sounds Variant : On Wasteland, it's silent, or an ABC generic theme.

Availability : Seen on Dawson's Creek, followed either by CTT or SPT logo, and Wasteland.

Editor's Note : The sound effect and the dark environment can be very unnerving to some, especially if viewed in a dark room.

2nd Logo (January 16, 2002-March 25, 2002)

Logo : Same concept as the 1st logo, except slightly different. There's now a animated water background, and the logo slowly ripples as well.

FX/SFX : The rippling of the logo, and the moving of the water background.

Music/Sounds : A higher tone version of the haunting cave sound from the first logo.

Availability : Rare. From as far as we can tell, this is most likely a prototype for the 3rd logo. Can only be seen on the short lived show Glory Days, which aired on The WB. Might be still seen on some European DVDs of the show. Check your old tapes for this one if you need to.

Editor's Note : None.

3rd Logo (September 16, 2005-May 15, 2014)

Logo : On a blue sea BG, we see the rippling Outerbanks Entertainment logo.

Variant : A longer version exists on Venom.

FX/SFX : The rippling.

Music/Sounds : Just a rippling water sound.

Availability : Seen on shows by Kevin Williamson such as The Vampire Diaries, and The Following. It was also seen on the short-lived series Hidden Palms and The Secret Circle.

Editor's Note : None.

4th Logo (October 1, 2014- )

Logo : Similar to the 2nd and 3rd logos, but this time with a dark green-brown sea background, different sea direction, and no rippling at all.

FX/SFX : The enlightening.

Music/Sounds : Same as the 2nd logo. CBS airings of Stalker and ABC airings of Time After Time used a generic theme.

Availability : Seen on later seasons of The Following, as well as The Vampire Diaries. It was also on the short-lived series Time After Time and Stalker. Currently appeared on Tell Me a Story on CBS All Access.

Editor's Note : None.