Background:[]
Satin City is the production company of Linwood Boomer, founded in 1991. The company never used a logo until 2000; the unaired pilot of Red Dwarf USA simply used an in-credit logo.
(January 9, 2000-May 14, 2006)[]
Nicknames: "The Tubes", "Satin Skyscrapers"
Logo: Against a teal background, the word "Satin", in light blue script, is drawn in, flashing several times and appearing very out-of-focus. "CITY", in white, appears below letter-by-letter, and also flashes and re-draws several times. In the background, some teal "tubes" (intended to be buildings) with purple tips are drawn in.
Variants:
- A warp-speed version of the logo exists on early season 1 episodes of Malcolm in the Middle.
- Sometimes, the logo is brighter.
FX/SFX: The text appearing and tubes being drawn in.
Music/Sounds: 2 bumps, following a single electric piano note rising in pitch, sometimes with a synth echo at the end. On the pilot episode of the show, it was completely silent (sans the R1 DVD and streaming prints), although we can hear a bang at the beginning, which came from the end of the show.
Music/Sounds Variants:
- Early season 1 episodes of Malcolm in the Middle have an odd-sounding synthesized chord playing over the logo, which actually came from one of the show's music cues. This cue can be heard in the episode "Red Dress" in the scene where Lois pulls the titular red dress out of the toilet.
- A high-toned version exists usually for PAL prints.
Availability: Seen only on Malcolm in the Middle.
Editor's Note: None.