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Background

This is actor/comedian Paul Reiser's production company. The name comes from a scene from the 1982 film Diner, in which he starred. The scene has his character talking about his discomfort with the word "nuance".

1st Logo (December 5, 1987)

Visuals: There is the text "NUANCE PRODUCTIONS" with two blue lines under it, both on a black background.

Technique: A still, printed image.

Audio: The closing theme to the program.

Availability: Appears on Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim, which is available on a Vestron Video VHS.

2nd Logo (September 23, 1992-December 18, 2019)

Visuals: Over a gray marble background is the text:

Nuance

Productions

in Times New Roman Italic in black. Then a hand (presumably that of Paul Reiser himself) reaches in and moves the first word up a little.

Variants:

In 2011, the logo was remade in HD with different hand footage.
A variant was spotted on the 1994 prototype reel of NBC's split-screen credits (known as "NBC 2000"); During the Mad About You[1] demo, a modified version of the logo is inside of the credits. The logo is much smaller (with the background filling the entire frame).

Technique: Live-action.

Audio: No music, but we hear a sliding sound as the hand moves "Nuance" up. NBC and Fox airings used a generic theme. Starting in 2017, it has a different sliding sound.

Availability: Seen on Mad About You (both the 1992-1999 series and its 2019 revival) and the direct-to-video movie Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy, as well as a Fox airing of said movie on December 17, 2004 and December 30, 2005. It was also seen on The Paul Reiser Show and There's... Johnny.

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 ===Background===
-This is actor-comedian Paul Reiser's production company. This name comes from the 1982 movie, ''Diner'', in which he starred in. A scene in the movie has his character talking about his discomfort with the word "'''Nuance'''".
+This is actor/comedian Paul Reiser's production company. The name comes from a scene from the 1982 film ''Diner'', in which he starred. The scene has his character talking about his discomfort with the word "'''nuance'''".
-===1st Logo (1987)===
+===1st Logo (December 5, 1987)===
+[[File:Nuance Productions (1987) (From - Paul Reiser - Out on a Whim).png|center|frameless]]
-'''Logo:''' On a black background is "NUANCE PRODUCTIONS" and below is two blue lines, making an equal sign.
+'''Visuals:''' There is the text "NUANCE PRODUCTIONS" with two blue lines under it, both on a black background.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme to the program.
+'''Technique:''' A still, printed image.
+'''Audio:''' The closing theme to the program.
-'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim'', which is available on VHS from [[Vestron Video]].
+'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim'', which is available on a [[Vestron Video]] VHS.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 ===2nd Logo (September 23, 1992-December 18, 2019)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="220">
 File:Nuance Productions (1992-09-23).png
+File:HD Nuance Productions Logo.jpeg
+File:Nuance (Split Screen).png
 </gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=nK-aVAsZzg4|id2=G2dnG4h3now|id3=RQVC_IZaCko|id4=d6H9vo6lrss|id5=ednuJan77cU|id6=fpvAE1OXf38}}
-'''Nickname:''' "The Marble"
-'''Logo:''' On a gray marble background, we see the text:
+'''Visuals:''' Over a gray marble background is the text:
 <center>{{Font|Times New Roman|'''''Nuance'''''
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 </center>
-in Times New Roman Italic in black. Then a hand reaches in and moves the first word up a little.
+in Times New Roman Italic in black. Then a hand (presumably that of Paul Reiser himself) reaches in and moves the first word up a little.
+'''Variants:'''
-'''Variant:''' Starting in 2011, the logo was later remade for HD with different hand footage.
+*In 2011, the logo was remade in HD with different hand footage.
+*A variant was spotted on the 1994 prototype reel of NBC's split-screen credits (known as "NBC 2000"); During the ''Mad About You''[https://youtu.be/Mm-eETnrSXo?t=42] demo, a modified version of the logo is inside of the credits. The logo is much smaller (with the background filling the entire frame).
-'''FX/SFX:''' The live action hand moving "Nuance".
+'''Technique:''' Live-action.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' No music, but we hear a sliding sound as the hand moves "Nuance" up. NBC and Fox airings used a generic theme. Starting in 2017, it has a different sliding sound.
+'''Audio:''' No music, but we hear a sliding sound as the hand moves "Nuance" up. NBC and Fox airings used a generic theme. Starting in 2017, it has a different sliding sound.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Mad About You'', and the direct-to-video movie ''Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy'', as well as a Fox airing of said movie from December 17, 2004. It was also seen on ''The Paul Reiser Show'' and ''There's... Johnny''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Mad About You'' (both the 1992-1999 series and its 2019 revival) and the direct-to-video movie ''Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy'', as well as a Fox airing of said movie on December 17, 2004 and December 30, 2005. It was also seen on ''The Paul Reiser Show'' and ''There's... Johnny''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
 [[Category:American television logos]]
-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:Vanity cards]]
+[[Category:Logos with celebrities]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]