Next on Cinemax IDs

Background: Cinemax didn't have a Next on Cinemax ID until 1980.

1980-1984

ID: On a white-black gradient background, the 1980 Cinemax logo and the title of the next movie fade in.

Variant: In 1983, the text was changed and a selected actor appeared underneath.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds/Voiceover: TBA

Availability: Long extinct.

Editor's Note: TBA

1984-1985

ID: On a blue background, the Cinemax logo is shown, and the name of the next program (along with selected actors) fades in.

Variant: TBA

FX/SFX: Early CGI.

Music/Sounds/Voiceover: Same as the "Tonight On" bumper, except for an announcer (either male or female) describing the next program.

Music/Sounds Variants: On the "Battle for the Bonds" variant, a 007-like piece is heard.

Availability: Same as the previous bumper. The "Battle for the Bonds" version turned up right before an October 5, 1984 showing of Never Say Never Again.

Editor's Note: TBA

1985-1987

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

ID: We see some shapes in the background while the old Cinemax logo fades in with letter by letter of forming the words "Cinemax", and a cheesy cursive writer 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 in until it's uncomfortably very close to the screen (kind of like in-your-face animation).

Variants: TBA

FX/SFX: The squares moving.

Music/Sounds/Voiceover: A 80s rock tune, a writing sound, a jazz sounder and then another 80s rock tune when the Cinemax logo zooms in. And whoever is the announcer is announcing the movie's name, plot, and starring cast.

Music/Sounds/Voiceover Variants: TBA

Availability: Same as the previous bumpers.

Editor's Note: TBA

1987-1991

Nicknames: "The Squares II"

ID: TBA

Variant: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds/Voiceover: TBA

Availability: Same as the previous bumpers.

Editor's Note: TBA

1991-1993

Nicknames: "The Squares III"

ID: TBA

Variant: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds/Voiceover: TBA

Availability: Same as the previous bumpers.

Editor's Note: TBA

1993-1997

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

ID: We see a filmstrip with scrambled/mixed up versions of the word "Next", and then a mixed-up version of the Cinemax logo appears. Then, "Next on" and the Cinemax logo fly over onto the center, and then the "Next on" words vanish. Whatever movie or show they are showing fades in at the bottom. After the announcer is finished, the Cinemax logo appears close to the screen just flops around until we fade to black.

Variants: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds/Voiceover: A twinkling sound, and then a '90s rock tune.

Availability: Same as the previous bumpers.

Editor's Note: TBA

1997-2001

Nicknames: TBA

ID: We see "next on" and the new Cinemax logo appear on the left top side. On the right is the genre (like Suspense), and the movie name (like Evita), and the date (like 1995), and it stays there until the feature presentation, or a preview shows up.

Variants: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A sly acid jazz tune.

Music/Sounds Variants: TBA

Availability: Same as the previous bumpers.

Editor's Note: TBA

2001-2003

Nicknames: TBA

ID: TBA

Variants: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A very nice electro-rock theme.

Availability: Same as the previous bumpers.

Editor's Note: TBA

2003-2008

Nickname: "Dark Cinemax"

ID: We see a dark black background, with an unknown floor (which looks like liquid floor), and the then-current Cinemax logo with "max" replaced by "next". The name of the next feature appears, with its release year, genre, and runtime below that. Shown below that is three of the actors. The same Cinemax logo reappears, making a white flash that changes the word "next" to "max".

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Same as before.

Availability: Same as the previous bumpers.

Editor's Note: The "waaaa-waaaaa"s in the music and the dark atmosphere could get to some, but overall it's a great logo with nice animation and good music.

2008-2011

Normal variant

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem variant

Fool's Gold variant

Cop Out variant

Nickname: "Boring Cinemax"

ID: On a pale blue background, the name of the next feature in white is shown, with three of the actors in black underneath. After a while, "next" and the MaxHD logo cut in.

Variant: Before showings of some more recent movies, a special variant was used, which shows a scene from the movie in place of the usual background and the actor names in white.

• A sub-variant was used promoting Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, where there are no actor names and "NEXT" (now in all-caps) and the MaxHD logo cut in at the same time.

FX/SFX: Simple animation. The movie footage on the variants.

Music/Sounds: An acoustic guitar tune.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• On rare occasions, one of two different music cues was used, one of which is a gong banging.
• The variant features whatever audio plays in the scene.

Availability: Same as the previous bumpers.

2011-2016

Nicknames: "Simple Cinemax", "Boring Cinemax II", "Uglemax"

ID: TBA

Variants: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Same as the previous bumpers.

Editor's Note: TBA

2016-present

Nicknames: TBA

ID: TBA

Variants: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Current.

Editor's Note: TBA