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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
After six successful seasons of I LOVE LUCY, Desi wanted to slow down and try other things. But, since I LOVE LUCY was such a huge hit, CBS wanted to keep it going. So they reached a compromise. They would do three or four hour long episodes of the show for the next few years instead of the weekly half hour shows. The resulting show has had many names over the years, but not matter what you call it, it is funny.
The set up is exactly the same. In fact, it feels like we never left. The Ricardos and the Mertzes are living in Connecticut. But Ricky's band's appearances lets them travel the world. And they also meet up with all kinds of famous people. That's right; every one of these thirteen episodes features a famous guest star or two. And you just know that when Lucy gets around a celebrity, chaos ensues.
There are several highlights to the set. "The Celebrity Next Door" is hysterical as Lucy tries to get new neighbor Tallulah Bankhead to help with the PTA benefit. Later on, she goes the same route with Milton Berle and tries to help him finish his book. When Paul Douglas starts a new morning show, Lucy lands a job as his "Girl Friday." But does she really want a job? And a USO show in San Diego leads to all kinds of border crossing problems that end with Lucy fighting a bull.
About the only show here I don't like is "Lucy Goes to Alaska." A long section is made up of a sketch that she does with comic Red Skelton. It was funny for a while, but goes on too long. And the rest of the plot just isn't that funny.
But that's the only low point. The rest of the shows are wonderfully funny. Any Lucy fan will laugh the entire way through them.
And this set is great as well. The thirteen hour long shows are preserved on four discs. And they look and sound great. The special features are nothing new for the TV show, and that's not a bad thing. We get information on the guest cast, and since I've never heard of some of these stars, that's great. Additionally, we get the flubs, deleted scenes, and original opening and closing that were standard on the other sets. For something different, we get the 40 minute sponsor presentation that Desilu studio did for new sponsor Westinghouse and some color home movies of the set from 1951.
There are some real gems in this set. And I'm thrilled to have it to complete my I LOVE LUCY set.
The set up is exactly the same. In fact, it feels like we never left. The Ricardos and the Mertzes are living in Connecticut. But Ricky's band's appearances lets them travel the world. And they also meet up with all kinds of famous people. That's right; every one of these thirteen episodes features a famous guest star or two. And you just know that when Lucy gets around a celebrity, chaos ensues.
There are several highlights to the set. "The Celebrity Next Door" is hysterical as Lucy tries to get new neighbor Tallulah Bankhead to help with the PTA benefit. Later on, she goes the same route with Milton Berle and tries to help him finish his book. When Paul Douglas starts a new morning show, Lucy lands a job as his "Girl Friday." But does she really want a job? And a USO show in San Diego leads to all kinds of border crossing problems that end with Lucy fighting a bull.
About the only show here I don't like is "Lucy Goes to Alaska." A long section is made up of a sketch that she does with comic Red Skelton. It was funny for a while, but goes on too long. And the rest of the plot just isn't that funny.
But that's the only low point. The rest of the shows are wonderfully funny. Any Lucy fan will laugh the entire way through them.
And this set is great as well. The thirteen hour long shows are preserved on four discs. And they look and sound great. The special features are nothing new for the TV show, and that's not a bad thing. We get information on the guest cast, and since I've never heard of some of these stars, that's great. Additionally, we get the flubs, deleted scenes, and original opening and closing that were standard on the other sets. For something different, we get the 40 minute sponsor presentation that Desilu studio did for new sponsor Westinghouse and some color home movies of the set from 1951.
There are some real gems in this set. And I'm thrilled to have it to complete my I LOVE LUCY set.
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170 of 173 people found the following review helpful
My seasons will now be complete! YEA!!!
20 Dec 2006
UPDATE: March-22-07
(The "I Love lucy Movie" not to be included in the set! from what I have read Paramount is going to be bringing us a seperate set with the "I Love Lucy" movie and a lost scenes/shows set with bonuses. Look for this set in the near future, this is probably another way for Paramount to make money.) Also in the show "The Celebrity Next Door" this episode is cut because it does no explain how Talula is allergic to strawberries, when originally aired Talula said that she got hives whenever she ate strawberries but on this set it does not explain that. All of the other episodes are perfect and funnier than I remembered them!
Update: May-14-2007
A DVD set was just released called "Lucy's Really Lost Moments' and it will include many lost I Love Lucy scenes and tons of other bonuses including Desi and Lucy appearing on a game show and much more. It is available online through Amazon and other websites and you may be able to purchase it in some video stores also! The average price this set costs online is $10 to $13 and is a GREAT value, I just reserved my copy and can't wait to watch it!!!
I am so exited about "I Love Lucy" season 7-9 coming to dvd and I just can't wait to get it at my door. This set was originally aired on television as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour and the name of this set has been changed to "I Love Lucy," as that is what it is and should have been called in the first place. The only difference in this set than in Season 1-6 of "I Love Lucy" is that these shows were one hour long episodes instead of half hour episodes, and it continues where Season 6 left off in Connecticut when the gang moved to the country.
These seasons have not aired on cable television as much as the other "I Love Lucy" shows, and it is such a disappointment because there are GREAT shows on here. Why do they not air much??? This dvd box set includes 13 classic episodes at each being an hour long and so you get over 13 hours of fun with this set, not mentioning the many bonuses. There will even be some scenes from "I love Lucy" to be set in color and deleted scenes and flubs and fun commercials as well. You will also receive the "I Love Lucy" movie!! It is 3 shows with a continuing story line and has never been shown before, EVER. They were suppose to air it back in the 1950's but it was cancelled due to the Release of "The Long Long Trailer" and it has been lost and forgotten for over 50 years and now we all can own this. They figured that since "The Long Long Trailer was being aired that there was no need for this movie and decided not to air it.
One of my favorite shows on this set is "Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana," in this episode there will be a flash back of how Lucy first met Ricky on her cruise to Havana. This episode was first originally aired as 75 minutes long but 15 minutes had to be cut out and Paramount is including the 75 minute long episode with this set, which hasn't been seen since It's original broadcast. Desi Arnaz did not want anything cut on this episode and he talked CBS in to keeping the added minutes. It took the full 75 minutes to make the episode perfect and Desi wanted everything, he would not settle for edited content. When this show was first originally aired back in the 50's it was the full 75 minutes with commercials but every since than it has appeared on cable edited. Desi Arnaz would be very proud to know that the full content is being released!
Here is the episode List:
1.) Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana
2.) The Celebrity Next Door
3.) Lucy Hunts Uranium
4.) Lucy Wins A Racehorse
5.) Lucy Goes To Sun Valley
6.) Lucy Goes To Mexico
7.) Lucy Makes Room For Danny
8.) Lucy Goes To Alaska
9.) Lucy Wants A Career
10.) Lucy's Summer Vacation
11.) Milton Berle Hides Out At The Ricardos
12.) The Ricardos Go To Japan
13.) Lucy Meets The Moustache
(The "I Love lucy Movie" not to be included in the set! from what I have read Paramount is going to be bringing us a seperate set with the "I Love Lucy" movie and a lost scenes/shows set with bonuses. Look for this set in the near future, this is probably another way for Paramount to make money.) Also in the show "The Celebrity Next Door" this episode is cut because it does no explain how Talula is allergic to strawberries, when originally aired Talula said that she got hives whenever she ate strawberries but on this set it does not explain that. All of the other episodes are perfect and funnier than I remembered them!
Update: May-14-2007
A DVD set was just released called "Lucy's Really Lost Moments' and it will include many lost I Love Lucy scenes and tons of other bonuses including Desi and Lucy appearing on a game show and much more. It is available online through Amazon and other websites and you may be able to purchase it in some video stores also! The average price this set costs online is $10 to $13 and is a GREAT value, I just reserved my copy and can't wait to watch it!!!
I am so exited about "I Love Lucy" season 7-9 coming to dvd and I just can't wait to get it at my door. This set was originally aired on television as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour and the name of this set has been changed to "I Love Lucy," as that is what it is and should have been called in the first place. The only difference in this set than in Season 1-6 of "I Love Lucy" is that these shows were one hour long episodes instead of half hour episodes, and it continues where Season 6 left off in Connecticut when the gang moved to the country.
These seasons have not aired on cable television as much as the other "I Love Lucy" shows, and it is such a disappointment because there are GREAT shows on here. Why do they not air much??? This dvd box set includes 13 classic episodes at each being an hour long and so you get over 13 hours of fun with this set, not mentioning the many bonuses. There will even be some scenes from "I love Lucy" to be set in color and deleted scenes and flubs and fun commercials as well. You will also receive the "I Love Lucy" movie!! It is 3 shows with a continuing story line and has never been shown before, EVER. They were suppose to air it back in the 1950's but it was cancelled due to the Release of "The Long Long Trailer" and it has been lost and forgotten for over 50 years and now we all can own this. They figured that since "The Long Long Trailer was being aired that there was no need for this movie and decided not to air it.
One of my favorite shows on this set is "Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana," in this episode there will be a flash back of how Lucy first met Ricky on her cruise to Havana. This episode was first originally aired as 75 minutes long but 15 minutes had to be cut out and Paramount is including the 75 minute long episode with this set, which hasn't been seen since It's original broadcast. Desi Arnaz did not want anything cut on this episode and he talked CBS in to keeping the added minutes. It took the full 75 minutes to make the episode perfect and Desi wanted everything, he would not settle for edited content. When this show was first originally aired back in the 50's it was the full 75 minutes with commercials but every since than it has appeared on cable edited. Desi Arnaz would be very proud to know that the full content is being released!
Here is the episode List:
1.) Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana
2.) The Celebrity Next Door
3.) Lucy Hunts Uranium
4.) Lucy Wins A Racehorse
5.) Lucy Goes To Sun Valley
6.) Lucy Goes To Mexico
7.) Lucy Makes Room For Danny
8.) Lucy Goes To Alaska
9.) Lucy Wants A Career
10.) Lucy's Summer Vacation
11.) Milton Berle Hides Out At The Ricardos
12.) The Ricardos Go To Japan
13.) Lucy Meets The Moustache
71 of 73 people found the following review helpful
The Rarely Seen Episodes
16 Dec 2006
These 13 hour long episodes were actualy part of a series of specials titled "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" that originaly aired approx once a month on CBS between 1957 - 1960. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had tired of the weekly grind of filming a series after 7 years and wanted to cut back on their work load the result was this series of specials. Like the original series the show also featrued William Frawely and Vivian Vance as Fred and Ethel Mertz and of course Keith "Little Ricky" Thibodeaux. These shows took place in the Connecticut setting where the regular series left off although in some episodes the quartet did travel to such places as Mexico and Japan among others. The first of these episodes titled "Lucy Takes a Cruise To Havana" originaly aired as an 1 hr 15 min show, something unheard off back then. This was due to the fact that after filming was complete the episode ran over the normal hour long show (approx 50 mins with out commercials)Desi did not want to cut anything out so he convinced CBS to push the show that followed it back by 15 mins and CBS agreed. The syndicated copy and the one on the CBS Video Library collection are the edited version. I am Happy that these episodes are also being made available and look forwrd to really completing my "Lucy" collection. From what I've read it looks like Paramount Home Video is giving this collection the same love and respect as they did the original "I Love Lucy".
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
The Best From Lucy & Ricky
17 Dec 2006
I have to say that this is the best season from "I Love Lucy" because it shows the Ricardo's and Mertz in various locations and in a new setting. Even though this is not really considered as part of the "I love Lucy" series more like a sequel TV series because it has a whole new tittle and was an hour long. Although it still has the same characters, plot, theme and story line as "I Love Lucy" did. There's also a lot of extras that come in this set, you get the "I Love Lucy" movie that was going to be released around the same time as Lucy and Desi's other movie "The Long Long Trailer" but was shelved because the studio felt that since "I Love Lucy" was so big at the time being the number one show in America, it would harm the sales of "The Long Long Trailer". It has been lost an forgotten for over 50 years and was recently rediscovered. Also there's some clips of an actual color episode filmed secretly by an audience member plus more extras. it also features little Ricky as an older boy and he has a lot more screen time then usual. This has to be the best "I Love Lucy" DVD ever.
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