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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
This is the production company of '''Chuck Lorre''', founded in the 1990s, but incorporated on January 10, 2000 in Los Angeles, California. Lorre's earliest shows were produced by [[The Carsey-Werner Company]], while ''Dharma & Greg'' was produced by [[20th Century Fox Television (1994-2020)|20th Century Fox Television]]; all of his shows from ''Two and a Half Men'' onward have been produced by [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]]. | This is the production company of '''Chuck Lorre''', founded in the 1990s, but incorporated on January 10, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, responsible for producing Lorre's television shows. Lorre's earliest shows were produced by [[The Carsey-Werner Company]], while ''Dharma & Greg'' was produced by [[20th Century Fox Television (1994-2020)|20th Century Fox Television]]; all of his shows from ''Two and a Half Men'' onward have been produced by [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]]. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* | * One photograph has a man holding a bag of cheese puffs and waving his hand. This appears on the ''Cybill'' episode "The Replacements." | ||
* Another photograph shows a man and a woman. The man is seen without his pants, but it's censored by a black rectangle. | * Another photograph shows a man and a woman. The man is seen without his pants, but it's censored by a black rectangle. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' Over a white background | '''Visuals:''' Over a white background is the company name at the top of the screen all caps in a black typewriter font, with a number next to it that groups how many variants of the logo there have been (for example: CHUCK LORE PRODUCTIONS #20). Below it is a short, humorous (and often cynical and at times, political) essay in a very small font which must have the viewer pause or screenshot to read it. | ||
'''Essay Descriptions:''' [[Chuck Lorre Productions/Logo Variations|Click here]]. | '''Essay Descriptions:''' [[Chuck Lorre Productions/Logo Variations|Click here]]. | ||
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*The <u>very first essay</u>, as well as all essays on <u>''The Kominsky Method''</u>, don't list the number of the specific essay. | *The <u>very first essay</u>, as well as all essays on <u>''The Kominsky Method''</u>, don't list the number of the specific essay. | ||
* On the <u>''Two and a Half Men'' season 7 episode "Warning, It's Dirty"</u>, there is another logo reading "A MARTY PEPPER Production". "A" and "Production" are in a script font, while "MARTY PEPPER" is in an black font with white lines. This is all set on a {{color|gray}}, old-school Broadway background. A different version of this variant with the company name can be seen at Lorre's website; it is labeled there as essay #271. | * On the <u>''Two and a Half Men'' season 7 episode "Warning, It's Dirty"</u>, there is another logo reading "A MARTY PEPPER Production". "A" and "Production" are in a script font, while "MARTY PEPPER" is in an black font with white lines. This is all set on a {{color|gray}}, old-school Broadway background. A different version of this variant with the company name can be seen at Lorre's website; it is labeled there as essay #271. | ||
* Special <u>"Censored" cards</u> have been used when the networks (usually CBS) reject a certain essay. The cards have the word "Censored", sometimes with exclamation points at the end, and usually also have a message telling viewers that the rejected essays in question are | * Special <u>"Censored" cards</u> have been used when the networks (usually CBS) reject a certain essay. The cards have the word "Censored", sometimes with exclamation points at the end, and usually also have a message telling viewers that the rejected essays in question are available to be read if viewers "know where to look" (i.e. Lorre's website) and sometimes why the specific essay was rejected. Examples of "censored" essays are #171, #217, #255, #287, #333 and #375. | ||
**The <u>"censored" version of essay #287</u> specifically mentions that "the offending material is available to be read" on Lorre's website. | **The <u>"censored" version of essay #287</u> specifically mentions that "the offending material is available to be read" on Lorre's website. | ||
**On <u>two occasions</u>, Lorre deliberately censored essays that he knew would be rejected. These use the statement "Censored by me." The specific essays are #301 and #397. | **On <u>two occasions</u>, Lorre deliberately censored essays that he knew would be rejected by network censors. These use the statement "Censored by me." The specific essays are #301 and #397. | ||
* <u>Essay #570</u> features an Apple Animoji pig voiced by Lorre himself who says "Believe me!". | * <u>Essay #570</u> features an Apple Animoji pig voiced by Lorre himself who says "Believe me!". | ||
* On essay #366, which appears on the <u>''Big Bang Theory'' episode "The Ornithophobia Diffusion"</u>, there is an image of the 1st logo (the later Peignot variant). The essay is merely what Lorre remembers about his first vanity card when he was working on ''Grace Under Fire'' and ''Cybill''. | * On essay #366, which appears on the <u>''Big Bang Theory'' episode "The Ornithophobia Diffusion"</u>, there is an image of the 1st logo (the later Peignot variant). The essay is merely what Lorre remembers about his first vanity card when he was working on ''Grace Under Fire'' and ''Cybill''. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Visuals:''' On a black background | '''Visuals:''' On a black background is a white shield also resembling that of a coat-of-arms. Surrounding it is some Lorem Ipsum-like text (which has four words that read "HUMILITAS FICTA", "UN-FOCUSED RAGE", "NEUROTIC ANXIETY" and "SELF-OBSESSION") with a crown and the stacked company name in a medieval font inside. | ||
'''Trivia:''' There are two parts of the shield that represent Chuck Lorre's two long-running CBS sitcoms: the atom represents ''The Big Bang Theory'', and the symbol of two men and a kid represents ''Two and a Half Men''. | '''Trivia:''' There are two parts of the shield that represent Chuck Lorre's two long-running CBS sitcoms: the atom represents ''The Big Bang Theory'', and the symbol of two men and a kid represents ''Two and a Half Men''. | ||