Background: This is a company founded by Mark Gordon in 2001, after he left Mutual Film Company. In 2015, Entertainment One took a 51% stake in the company, and later bought the rest of it in 2018; Gordon is now eOne's President.
1st Logo
(2003)
Logo: On a black background, we see the white rectangle with the words inside "THE MARK GORDON COMPANY".
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None, but CBS airings have a generic theme.
Availability: Seen on Footsteps, the TV movie that was aired on CBS.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Logo
(2004-2018)
Logo: On a black background, we see the white, outlined rectangle with the words:
THE
MARK GORDON
COMPANY
Variants:
- There is the byline on the right bottom of the screen that reads, "an entertainment One company", starting in 2016.
- A full, longer version exists on movies, where a white line splits into two as "MARK GORDON" wipes in, then two horizonital lines wipe in as "THE" and "COMPANY" fades in.
- On the opening of Molly's Game, the words were shortened to the larger text "MG"
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None or the closing theme. CBS, ABC and NBC airings used a generic theme
Availability: Seen on Grey's Anatomy until season 14, Ray Donovan, Quantico, the first two seasons of Designated Survivor, Reaper, Family Tools, Criminal Minds until season 13, the 2016 series Conviction, and all episodes of its two spin-offs, LAX, Army Wives, Private Practice, Reaper and Family Tools. The movie version is seen at the end of Source Code.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Logo
(2006)
Logo: On a black background, we fade in to see the white words moving, placing their position:
THE
MARK GORDON
COMPANY
The red square blurs out to see it clear. Everything zooms out a bit slowly, then fades out.
FX/SFX: The words, the square, and the zooming out.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on The Hoax and The Painted Veil.
Editor's Note: None.