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Background

The Gurin Company is the vanity card for executive producer Phil Gurin.

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1st Logo (September 1, 1997-2001)	2nd Logo (September 24, 2001-2010)	3rd Logo (September 27, 2012-)

1st Logo (September 1, 1997-2001)

Visuals: On a dark cloud sky background, there is a blue neon sign that is turned off, reading "the GURIN Company", with a star next to "the". "the" is in a lowercase blocky font, "GURIN" is in an uppercase blocky font, and "Company" is in a script font. A human hand then knocks a finger onto the sign, turning it on, and "the GURIN Company" text, now pink and yellow, flashes in different patterns (the "U" in "GURIN" flashes differently from the rest), and the now light-blue star lights up by each line one-by-one.

Technique: Live-action and CGI.

Audio: Crickets are heard at the start, then a "thunk" as the hand touches the sign, and electrical zap sounds when the sign lights up.

Audio Variant: Sometimes, the end theme of the show is used, or network promos or generic themes play over it.

Availability: Seen on The World's Most Incredible Animal Rescues 2, KISS Live: The Ultimate Halloween Party, The All-New 3's a Crowd, Twenty-One (2000 version), and early Weakest Link USA episodes.

2nd Logo (September 24, 2001-2010)

Visuals: On a black background, we see blue streaks of light streaking throughout. The word "GURIN" (in a curved Art Deco font) zooms out, while an oval forms at the same time, forming a logo similar to the DuPont and DuMont logos. The words "THE" and "COMPANY" in orange fade in on the top-left and bottom-right corners of the oval.

Variant: On the Australian version of The Singing Bee, the streaks are orange instead of blue.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A synth "whoosh".

Audio Variants:

On syndicated Weakest Link episodes, this music can be heard over the BBC logo as well.
As with the previous logo, in some cases, the end theme of the show is used, or network promos or generic themes play over it.

Availability: Seen on later episodes of Weakest Link (which includes the NBC and the syndicated version), Queen for a Day (2004 special), and The Singing Bee. This doesn't appear on Lingo.

3rd Logo (September 27, 2012-)

Visuals: On a black background with blue smoke, the "GURIN" oval, now much shinier than before, zooms out. The words "THE" and "COMPANY" appear via light streaks.

Variants:

Sometimes, the smoke is absent.
A short version exists.
A still version also exists.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A soft whoosh, the generic network theme or the end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Oh Sit!, the NAAPC Image Awards, OWN Spotlight: Honoring Our Kings, Celebrating Black Fatherhood and Canada's Ultimate Challenge.

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+===Background===
-Background: The Gurin Company is the vanity card for executive producer Phil Gurin.
+'''The Gurin Company''' is the vanity card for executive producer Phil '''Gurin'''.
+{{ImageTOC
-=== 1st Logo (1998-2001) ===
+|The Gurin Company (1997).jpeg|1st Logo (September 1, 1997-2001)
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Neon Sign", "The Changing 'U'"
+|The Gurin Company (2002).jpg|2nd Logo (September 24, 2001-2010)
+|The Gurin Company (2013).jpg|3rd Logo (September 27, 2012-)
+}}
+===1st Logo (September 1, 1997-2001)===
-'''Logo:''' On a dark cloud sky background, we see a neon sign that is not lighted, reading "The GURIN Company", with an star next to "The". "The" is in a lowercase blocky font, "GURIN" is in an uppercase blocky font, and "Company" is in a script font. A human hand then knocks a finger onto the sign, and "The GURIN Company" changes its colors throughout (the "U" in "GURIN" changes differently than the rest), and the blue star lights up by each line one-by-one.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:The Gurin Company (1997).jpeg
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/wS-kvujFBSg?si=9BaQja1bNd1VxCAO|id2=https://youtu.be/wuNPoZPxoHk?si=wk9ApG7patAP-8T2|id3=https://youtu.be/T750__7gA-0?si=cofByCxxSYXPs5Zw|id4=https://youtu.be/Hs_mqm4op4Y?si=a_KM0mgg72ClP_JY|id5=https://youtu.be/Z06_lluiEVg?si=XS1bjhuiih71Q2p2}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a dark cloud sky background, there is a blue neon sign that is turned off, reading "the GURIN Company", with a star next to "the". "the" is in a lowercase blocky font, "GURIN" is in an uppercase blocky font, and "Company" is in a script font. A human hand then knocks a finger onto the sign, turning it on, and "{{color|hotpink|the}} {{color|yellow|GURIN}} {{color|hotpink|Company}}" text, now pink and yellow, flashes in different patterns (the "U" in "{{color|yellow|GURIN}}" flashes differently from the rest), and the now {{color|lightblue|light-blue}} star lights up by each line one-by-one.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The sign lighting up.
+'''Technique:''' Live-action and CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A "thunk" as the hand touches the sign, then electrical zap sounds when the sign lights up. On NBC and GSN's airings of the 2000 ''Twenty-One'' revival and ''Weakest Link'', the generic network jingle would play over or it would be overtaken by credit crunches, respectively.
+'''Audio:''' Crickets are heard at the start, then a "thunk" as the hand touches the sign, and electrical zap sounds when the sign lights up.
-'''Availability:''' Extinct. Only seen on ''The All-New 3's a Crowd, Twenty-One'' (2000 version), and early ''Weakest Link USA'' episodes.
+'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, the <u>end theme of the show</u> is used, or <u>network promos or generic themes</u> play over it.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The World's Most Incredible Animal Rescues 2'', ''KISS Live: The Ultimate Halloween Party'', ''The All-New 3's a Crowd'', ''Twenty-One'' (2000 version)'','' and early ''Weakest Link USA'' episodes.
+===2nd Logo (September 24, 2001-2010)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-=== 2nd Logo (2001-2010) ===
-<gallery mode="packed" heights=200>
 File:The Gurin Company (2002).jpg
+File:The Gurin Company (2007).jpeg
 </gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/Xkgk6sL42Rs?si=AG9lf_OEf7XPoi_f|id2=https://youtu.be/PyKL4K4kiG8?si=Xhmptkdm7GmpR_go}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see blue streaks of light streaking throughout. The word "{{color|blue|GURIN}}" (in a curved Art Deco font) zooms out, while an oval forms at the same time, forming a logo similar to the DuPont and [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] logos. The words "{{color|orange|THE}}" and "{{color|orange|COMPANY}}" in orange fade in on the top-left and bottom-right corners of the oval.
-'''Nickname:''' "The Gurin Oval"
+'''Variant:''' On <u>the Australian version of ''The Singing Bee''</u>, the streaks are orange instead of blue.
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see blue streaks of light streaking throughout. Several of the blue streaks reveal a blue outlined oval with "GURIN" (in a rounded font, think the DuPont logo). At the time "THE" above and "COMPANY" below appear.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Variant:''' On the Australian version of ''The Singing Bee'', the streaks are orange instead of blue.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The animation in the logo.
+'''Audio:''' A synth "whoosh".
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth "whoosh". On syndicated ''Weakest Link'' episodes, this music can be heard over the BBC logo as well.
+* On <u>syndicated ''Weakest Link'' episodes</u>, this music can be heard over the BBC logo as well.
+* As with the previous logo, in some cases, the <u>end theme of the show</u> is used, or <u>network promos or generic themes</u> play over it.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on later episodes of ''Weakest Link'', which includes the NBC and the syndicated version, and ''The Singing Bee''. This doesn't appear on ''Lingo''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on later episodes of ''Weakest Link'' (which includes the NBC and the syndicated version), ''Queen for a Day'' (2004 special), and ''The Singing Bee''. This doesn't appear on ''Lingo''.
+===3rd Logo (September 27, 2012-)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:The Gurin Company (2013).jpg
+File:The Gurin Company (2023).jpeg
+</gallery>{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/-MzRWdvwxpc?si=_3A4AtIP-bz21sI1|id2=https://youtu.be/QW1l1myhNVk?si=cFwxrTOLU5WHpbRN|id3=https://youtu.be/fLftl2nif2E?si=ZVjwsIaQu89mTWYv}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background with blue smoke, the "{{color|blue|GURIN}}" oval, now much shinier than before, zooms out. The words "{{color|darkorange|THE}}" and "{{color|darkorange|COMPANY}}" appear via light streaks.
+'''Variants:'''
-=== 3rd Logo (2013-) ===
+* Sometimes, the <u>smoke is absent</u>.
-<gallery mode="packed" heights=200>
+* A <u>short version</u> exists.
-File:The Gurin Company (2013)
+* A <u>still version</u> also exists.
-</gallery>
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Logo:''' The oval from the previous logo zooms out from us on a dark background with blue smoke.
+'''Audio:''' A soft whoosh, the generic network theme or the end theme of the show.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The logo zooming out.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Oh Sit!'', the ''NAAPC Image Awards'', ''OWN Spotlight: Honoring Our Kings, Celebrating Black Fatherhood'' and ''Canada's Ultimate Challenge.''
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A soft whoosh.
-'''Availability:''' TBA
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+[[Category:United States]]
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+[[Category:Vanity cards]]