Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Background

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment (first known as Bernie Brillstein Productions) was a talent management film and television production company formed in 1986, founded by Bernie Brillstein and Brad Grey. It was based on the roots of The Brillstein Company. By the end of 90's, the television unit was renamed to Brad Grey Television.

Contents

1st Logo (1990-1992)	2nd Logo (May 17, 1992-May 19, 1995)	3rd Logo (March 21, 1995-December 17, 1999)

1st Logo (1990-1992)

Logo: Against a blue background, we see the letters "BGP" (in green with pink outlining) zooming out and panning over against the large blue diamond with a green border outline. While the letters pan over, the gray and pink gradient curved rectangular shape with "{{color|gold|BRILLSTEIN-GREY" in spaced-out letters and in curved yellow-orange text, appears zooming out from above and the light pink and gray gradient rectangular shape with "PRODUCTIONS" (in black) again in spaced-out letters, zooming out from below and making a stop in front of "BGP" forming the logo.

Variants:

On Dennis Miller: Black & White, the logo is in B&W, keeping consistent with the black and white coloring of the program.
On some programs, there is copyright info underneath. Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home! has "©1990 Brillstein/Grey Productions" while The Jackie Bison Show has "©1990 The JB Venture", Normal Life has "(C) 1990 All Rights Reserved" and Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed just has a simple "©1990". All of these copyright notices appear below in white Arial font with shadow effects except for the Richard Lewis special.
On the Fox sitcom Charlie Hoover, the logo is shortened and has the words "in association with" beneath.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: A short piano entry ending in a sudden horn note. On Garry Shandling: Stand-Up, the logo is silent. The closing theme to the program was also used.

Availability: Rare. Appears on the HBO special episode Dennis Miller: Black & White, Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home!, which can be found on VHS in the UK from Fremantle International, Garry Shandling: Stand-Up on VHS from PolyGram Video, The Dennis Miller Show, The Jack Bison Show, and Normal Life, all three long gone outside of old VHS recordings long gone outside of old recordings, and Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed on VHS. Possibly appeared on the sitcom Good Sports.

2nd Logo (May 17, 1992-May 19, 1995)

Logo: Against a white background, the letters "BGE" fade in and split making three slashes "/" appear zooming in between each letter. At the same time, the words, "BRILLSTEIN-GREY ENTERTAINMENT" set in Futura Condensed Medium font, appears underneath. The copyright stamp appears underneath the logo.

Variant: On The Larry Sanders Show, the copyright stamp for Partners with Boundaries Productions appears underneath.

Technique: 2D animation.

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

Availability: Appears on the first three seasons of The Larry Sanders Show. Also seen on Dennis Miller special episodes made in 1994, Life on Mars and The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special.

3rd Logo (March 21, 1995-December 17, 1999)

Logo: On a sea blue cloudy background, we see a stylized "BGE", made out of stone with the words "BRILLSTEIN-GREY ENTERTAINMENT" with it's glow behind it, under the logo. The logo is shining, (also tinted in cyan).

Variants:

On The Larry Sanders Show, the copyright notice for Partners with Boundaries Productions is shown under the logo.
On Mr. Show, it is still.
There is a variant of the logo where the letters read "BGC" and the company reads "BRILLSTEIN-GREY COMMUNICATIONS" under the logo.
On a least one episode of Just Shoot Me!, the cloudy background on the "BGC" version is gray.
On early season 4 episodes of The Steve Harvey Show and Just Shoot Me!, the "BGE" version of the logo is seen on the left along with the 1999 Universal Television logo inside a white outline box against a gray stone spotlight background.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show, generic music on original NBC and ABC airings, or none.

Availability: Common. The "BGE" version was seen on various HBO comedy specials, the last three seasons of The Larry Sanders Show, 1998-99 episodes of Politically Incorrect, season 3 and early season 4 (with Universal logo) episodes of The Steve Harvey Show and Just Shoot Me! and the final season of NewsRadio. The "BGC" version appears on 1997-98 episodes of Politically Incorrect, C-16: FBI, the first two seasons of The Steve Harvey Show on Centric, Just Shoot Me! that last aired on TVGN, The Naked Truth, the first four seasons of NewsRadio on Antenna TV and The Jeff Foxworthy Show on TBS. However, DVD releases of said shows have the logo intact. It also appears on original prints of season one of The Sopranos, but later prints update with the Brad Grey Television logo.

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