tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post9148209216956595525..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Weekend PostBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45433570548157949502021-05-11T04:54:01.327-07:002021-05-11T04:54:01.327-07:00@Jim, yes, I see what you’re saying. There were so...@Jim, yes, I see what you’re saying. There were some broad stroke similarities in the (original) general concept. The biggest differences, of course, was that there were only two of them and their children were all quite young and still living at home. Also, the GG’s never got up to the same level of physical comedy shenanigans Lucy and Viv did (missed opportunity - “Rose and Dorothy Put in a Shower”).<br /><br />As well, the format change that saw Lucy working at the bank following Viv’s departure pretty much swept away any common ground the two shows may have shared. <br /><br />Wasn’t meaning to come across as critical of you at all. I’d honestly never heard the show described that way before, that’s all.Vern Bunsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11470373963413481102021-05-10T15:28:16.811-07:002021-05-10T15:28:16.811-07:00Vern Bunson: Two middle-aged, unmarried women shar...Vern Bunson: Two middle-aged, unmarried women share a house, have whacky adventures with bad dates and zany money-making schemes? But I won't die on this hill. Hell, I won't even climb it.Jim, Cheers Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20473873139407597042021-05-10T10:09:09.991-07:002021-05-10T10:09:09.991-07:00Jim, Cheers Fan wrote, “Apparently they worked thr...Jim, Cheers Fan wrote, “Apparently they worked through it and were good friends by the time Lucy rebooted her show into that proto-Golden Girls version.”<br /><br />That is the strangest description of “The Lucy Show” I’ve ever read. <br />Vern Bunsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80234857415794842612021-05-09T21:41:16.846-07:002021-05-09T21:41:16.846-07:00Bart Andrews pretty much covered the "I Love ...Bart Andrews pretty much covered the "I Love Lucy" gossip in his 1977 book ("Lucy & Ricky & Fred & Ethel."). I bought it when it came out. He revised, and updated it in 1985, as "The 'I Love Lucy' Book." You can find it on Amazon. Of course, the current Internet just regurgitates it as "new" stuff. <br /><br />Not really fond of some bloggers on Youtube, who basically use Google for facts, then ask "faithful Patreons" for money. These people are NOT professionals in the field, or even educated in the history of the content. They just know how to Google, as I do.<br /><br />The Frawley/Vance situation is well known.Necconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41940034645098368272021-05-09T19:27:52.073-07:002021-05-09T19:27:52.073-07:00Jeff Maxwell, this video might answer your questio...Jeff Maxwell, this video might answer your question. The short answer is that William Frawley and Vivian Vance couldn't stand each other.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmlFlP-YIdYJessyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769861877235717599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66677252269669684042021-05-09T18:53:19.411-07:002021-05-09T18:53:19.411-07:00another rumor about ILL: Vivian Vance had a tough ...another rumor about ILL: Vivian Vance had a tough relationship with Lucy. Greatest reported quote: "I'd tell you to go f**k yourself, but Desi already did"<br /><br />Apparently they worked through it and were good friends by the time Lucy rebooted her show into that proto-Golden Girls versionJim, Cheers Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21554675467242574322021-05-09T18:14:23.899-07:002021-05-09T18:14:23.899-07:00At :48 in...Always nice to see Jack Ruby attending...At :48 in...Always nice to see Jack Ruby attending a sitcom taping...<br />chicoruizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15245341890854895140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13935471390070464782021-05-09T11:53:50.782-07:002021-05-09T11:53:50.782-07:00Thanks Ken, great fun to watch those clips. If I’m...Thanks Ken, great fun to watch those clips. If I’m not mistaken, television owes the brilliantly-talented Desi Arnaz for creating the multi-camera technique. And that solo on his drum was stunning. I spent a good hour under a car with him shooting some long-forgotten show. He was a mechanic, I was his goofy assistant. I was in awe the entire time. Still am. <br /><br />Don’t know if it’s true, but I’ve heard William Frawley and Vivian Vance hated each other. Regardless, like M*A*S*H, Lucy, Ricky, Fred, Ethel and incredible writers came together and brought us all laughter and magic.Jeff Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708037522976667642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74902189351960601092021-05-09T00:23:29.169-07:002021-05-09T00:23:29.169-07:00@Necco, the DVD production notes explicitly state ...@Necco, the DVD production notes explicitly state that an “enterprising audience member” captured the color footage. The producer’s son acquired it years later. How he got away with it I don’t know, but thank goodness he did. It’s the only known film of its kind.Brinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11114771807871780552021-05-08T19:53:43.313-07:002021-05-08T19:53:43.313-07:00Ken,
Here is a good youtube channel you might wan...Ken,<br /><br />Here is a good youtube channel you might want to check out. This guy does a ton of coverage on classic TV from "I Love Lucy" to the present day.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/c/ricknineg2009/videos<br /><br />And here is a set of cameos by Johnny Carson on "Get Smart."<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpgzEMsAXZ0<br /><br />Finally a tour of the actual "I Love Lucy" set as it exists in Jamestown, NY.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tKtkekzmr8JessyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769861877235717599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44651446671173360982021-05-08T17:27:42.125-07:002021-05-08T17:27:42.125-07:00The "home movie" footage seems to be tak...The "home movie" footage seems to be taken right behind the studio camera, at least in the apartment scenes. Perhaps it was taken by a crew member?Necconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78991587550532325492021-05-08T13:23:04.268-07:002021-05-08T13:23:04.268-07:00It's interesting to see this in color, but I&#...It's interesting to see this in color, but I've read before the colors aren't really indicative of what they would use if they were designing a set to be shot in color. And that makes sense... I don't think you'd see those pinks in a '50s night club, for example. Instead, they chose colors that would produce the various shades of gray they wanted because they knew it was being broadcast in black and white. JASnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90913431081685097142021-05-08T13:01:15.913-07:002021-05-08T13:01:15.913-07:00I also think I've seen that color footage. I ...I also think I've seen that color footage. I believe it was included in a PBS show about Lucy. "American Masters," maybe? Or some similar program. It's still interesting to watch, however.<br /><br />M.B.Mike Bloodworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755626259169126800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69156539350660736192021-05-08T09:47:04.308-07:002021-05-08T09:47:04.308-07:00I've seen that home movie clip before and alwa...I've seen that home movie clip before and always wondered how they managed that -- I don't know if the higher-end ones were different, but those home movie film cameras were pretty loud!Murrow Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379083225620800737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9096906024878498192021-05-08T08:28:59.817-07:002021-05-08T08:28:59.817-07:00The warmup act was shot especially for the unrelea...The warmup act was shot especially for the unreleased 1953 “I Love Lucy” movie. Three episodes were strung together with new transition scenes, and this setup was to explain why there was laughter present on the audio track. It was meant to be temporarily shelved so as not to compete with “The Long, Long Trailer” but wound up totally forgotten until it’s rediscovery in 2001. Thankfully, it’s now on DVD and Blu-Ray. There are lots of fascinating production notes on those sites describing its creation.Brinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47844950491693847472021-05-08T07:43:10.208-07:002021-05-08T07:43:10.208-07:00Actually, Lucy really was a brunette. Thus, the &q...Actually, Lucy really was a brunette. Thus, the "henna rinse" jokes, on-screen.<br /><br /><br />Necconoreply@blogger.com