Millar Gough Ink

Background
Millar Gough Ink is an American production company founded in 1995 by Miles Millar and Alfred Gough that first produced the 1995-1997 British television series Bugs.

Videos:
Nicknames: "Orange-Red Ink", "Ink Bottle Gets The Banhammer"

Logo: On an beige floor, at the forefront, we see a bottle with orange-red ink in it, surrounded by things at the office setting. A dark-brown label covers the bottom half, reading the following:

MILLAR

GOUGH

INK

A split-second before the logo ends, a hammer (which can be seen coming down in the bottle's reflection if the viewer looks very closely) swings down and breaks the bottle, causing the orange-red ink in it to spread everywhere, covering up the whole screen.

Variant: Starting with Smallville, the animation is slightly noticeably slower.

FX/SFX: All live-action.

Music/Sounds: Depending on the variant:


 * 1999-2000: The ending theme of the show, including the splattering sound.
 * 2001-2002: Just the sound of a bottle breaking.
 * Early 2002: An 3-note odd, short piano tune with an eerie sound effect is played in the background before the bottle breaking sound.
 * 2002-2011: A 13-note synth tune, followed by a shattering sound of the bottle breaking.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * A silent variant of the logo exists, which was seen on a couple Smallville season 1 episodes "X-Ray" and "Hug".
 * Original airings use a generic theme and a voice over.

Availability: Common. It first appeared on the short series The Strip, and it later appears on the Superman prequel series Smallville and the 2006 television pilot of Aquaman. Later in 2011, from September to November, it makes an appearance on the 2011 remake of Charlie's Angels.

Editor's Note: While the sound of a bottle breaking can be startling for some people (especially the version without music where it breaks with no warning, which can be jarring to many people), some people may find this logo funny, and it may be favored for fans of Smallville.

Scare Factor: Depending on the variant:


 * 1999-2000: Minimal. The splattering sound can get to some.
 * 2001-2002: Medium to high. The bottle suddenly breaking with no warning can be jarring to many people, especially after the long silence during both this logo and the one before such as the Tollin/Robbins Productions logo. None for the silent variant.
 * Early 2002: Medium, the piano tune can be creepy.
 * 2002-2011: Low to medium. It is slightly less scary with the music playing.

2nd Logo (November 15, 2015-)
Nickname: None.

Logo: On a black background, it's the stacked words "MILLAR GOUGH". To the right of it is a beaker with a big black water-drop in it. Inside the water-drop is "INK".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None, or the ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Into the Badlands, The Shannara Chronicles and Wednesday.

Editor's Note: None.

Scare Factor: None.