Next on Cinemax IDs

1st Logo

(1985-1986)

Nicknames: "Cheesy Square Cinemax", "The Squares I", "Cheesy Cursive Writer"

Logo: We see some shapes in the background, and while the old "Cinemax" logo fades in with letter by letter of forming the words "Cinemax", and cursive writing says "Next on", making "Next on Cinemax". A movie/show/session name fades in at the bottom. After the announcer is finished, the Cinemax logo comes out and zooms into your face (kind of like in-your-face animation)

FX/SFX: The squares moving.

Music/Sounds: A 80s rock tune, and a writing sound, and a jazz sounds appear, and then, a another 80s rock tune when the Cinemax logo comes in your face animation. And whoever is the announcer (usually Wendell Craig) is announcing the movie's name, plot, and starring cast.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo

(1986-1991)

Nicknames: "Sliders", "The Squares II", "More Movies, More Choice"

Logo: We see the letters N and X sliding up and the letters E and T sliding down. Then, the word "Next On" on top of the Cinemax logo. A movie/TV show/Session fades in at the bottom. After the announcer is finished, A set of lines come out to slide out the Cinemax logo.

FX/SFX: Animated by Pacific Image Data.

Music/Sounds:An 80's synth/saxaphone score. And whoever is the announcer (usually Wendell Craig) is announcing the movie's name, plot, and starring cast.

Availability: Extinct. It was last seen on Cinemax in 1991.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo

(1991-1993)

Nickname:"TV Sets", "The Squares III", "Curtains and Searchlights", "If You Like Movies"

Logo: We see a bunch of TV Sets, Revealing different letters. Making the word, N-E-X-T O-N Cinemax. Then, It appears with the 4 small TV Sets with the letters N-E-X-T. And 2 big TV sets making the word "CINEMAX" on the right. A movie/TV Show/Session appears on the bottom left. After the announcer is finished, We see a television set with the world "If you like movies", Then another TV set zooms at us with the "Cinemax" logo on the TV screen.

FX/SFX: The Curtains and Search Lights are computer animated. The TV Sets are real.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic fanfare score. And whoever is the announcer (usually Wendell Craig) is announcing the movie's name, plot, and starring cast.

Availability: Extinct. It was last seen on Cinemax in 1993.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo

(1993-1997)

Nicknames: "The Animated Filmstrip", "The Squares IV"

Logo: We see a filmstrip with scrambled/mixed up words of Next, and then the Cinemax logo is mixed up too. And then, suddenly, Next on and Cinemax logos flies over onto the center, and then later, the "Next on" words disappear mysterious. And, whatever movie or show they are showing goes fades in at the bottom. And then later, after the announcer is finished. The Cinemax logo appears near your face and then, it just flops around. Until the screen is turned black.

FX/SFX: Everything.

Music/Sounds: A twinkling sound, and then a rock tune from the 90s, and then it still plays it after the Cinemax logo swashes over.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo

(1997-2003)

Logo: We see Next on and the new Cinemax logo appears on the left top side. And on the right is the genre, and the movie name, and the date (like 1995), and it stays there until the feature presentation, or a preview shows up. And it follows with Reasons for Rating screen.

FX/SFX: Everything.

Music/Sounds: A country tune for this whole Next on Cinemax bumper.

Availability: Extinct again.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Logo

(2003-2008)

Nickname: "Dark Cinemax"

Logo: We see a dark black background, with an unknown floor (which looks like liquid floor), and the current Cinemax logo with "max" replaced by "next". And, then, we see whatever movie or show they are showing next appears, and there is the date, genre and duration of the movie, with the actors from the movie written below. We then we see the Cinemax logo from before, making a white flash that changes the word "next" to "max".

FX/SFX: Everything.

Music/Sounds: A soft sound.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.