Ka 2 - Startup Variant (1995-1997)
Channel: TailsMaster
Date: 2021-03-14

Nicknames: "What Is Even Going On?", "The Most Nonsense Logo Ever", "Everything from Hell", "Super Cheesy Jumbled-Up Scary Logo", "Rise of Kanaal 2", "Another Inescapable Nightmare", "The Logo That's Hard to Explain", "Special Mention on the Cheesiest Logos Awards", "The Personification of all That is Weird", "Photo Video, Hammer Video Home and Class Video's Less Cheesy Brother", "Guys, What's Happening on my TV?"

FX/SFX: The water, fire, light effects, logo showcasing, ribbons, drawing, paint splattering, zooming in and out, transitioning to and fro aforementioned sequences...pretty much everything.

Cheesy Factor: Although the combination of CGI and live action is pretty good (even for the time), and probably ahead of it's time, it looks like it's trying way too hard on your eyes, nerves and ears. Aside from that, the long length of almost 1 minute isn't justified because all the logo is trying to do is show itself off, so the point in the logo itself is entirely nonexistent.

Music/Sounds: a lot of random sounds like a female choir, laser sounds, slamming, and a deeper male choir are incorporated. In the middle you might hear the same female choir and a sample from another part of the music being reversed, and more confusing sounds everywhere. The choral theme and the two bangs are also used. After the grueling startup, there is an announcer speaking in Dutch. He says, "This is Kanaal 2. Good evening, and welcome. What does our opening evening look like?".

Availability: Extinct.

Scare Factor: It can range anywhere from minimal to nightmare. Among the more dramatic stuff going on, as well as a more creepy extended version of the music, the logo is extremely random and disjointed. It is also one of the most longest scary logos to be made along with National Arts, Vue Cinemas, Photo Video, Hammer Video Home, Class Video and Hendring Limited. Either way, you other reaction about it might be "What did I just see?", and, again, the scare factor is lower for those who are used to it.