ShondaLand/Summary

Background: ShondaLand is the production company of Shonda Rhimes, the creator of Grey's Anatomy.

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

Logo: On a pink surface, we see a blue rollercoaster with chasing lights on it built around a huge hanging heart, shining as it is made of glass. The name ShondaLand, in a decorative pink font, hangs above the structure.

Variants: On the final episode of Private Practice, the heart deflates, the lights bust out, and the rollercoaster stops moving. Note that in this one, the heart looks like a balloon.

FX/SFX: Flashing of the attraction lights. The "LAND" also flickers once.

Music/Sounds: You can hear the rollercoaster's wheels moving on the track, a zapping sound from when "LAND" flickers as well as high-pitched voices screaming "Wheeeeeee!" and "Hooray!"

Music/Sounds Variant: On the final episode of Private Practice, where the heart deflates, the voices say "Awwww.." ABC airings used a generic theme.

Availability: Common. First seen on the second season of Grey's Anatomy. Private Practice, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder also have this logo.

Editor's Note: None, but the Private Practice one may startle a few.

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

Logo: On a black background, we see a rectangle that has the a rollercoaster in the shape of a heart. 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. It reveals the orange text "SHONDALAND" lighting up.

FX/SFX: The flame, the zoom, the lights. All CGI.

Music/Sounds: Same as before. When the coaster zooms away from us, a whoosh is heard.

Availability: Rare. Seen on episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder. Also seen on every episode of The Catch.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (2017-)

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.

Variant: On the series finales of Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, the rollercoaster stops after the text "shondaland" appears.

FX/SFX: The rollercoaster.

Music/Sounds: The sounds of the rollercoaster with people screaming. A silent version of the logo exists. ABC airings used a generic theme.

Availability: Seen on Grey's Anatomy starting with its fourteenth season, the seventh (and final) season of Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder starting with its fourth season. Also seen on the shows For the People and Station 19.

Editor's Note: None.