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Old 11-29-2006, 11:56 AM   #1 of 260
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I LOVE LUCY 7th, 8th, and 9th season

Finally the hourlong I Love Lucy episodes are coming!!!!!!
Maybe after this there will be season releases of The Lucy Show.
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6658
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Old 11-29-2006, 04:04 PM   #2 of 260
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LUCY TAKES A CRUISE TO HAVANA!!!!!!

This is certainly good news...but not really so unexpected considering the (immense) popularity of the classic I LOVE LUCY (CBS 1951-57) tv series.

However, as originally broadcast the first LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR (CBS 1957-60) special "Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana" (06/11/1957) actually aired in a 75 minute timeslot making it somewhat longer than the usual 50 minute (minus the commercials) presentation.

Subsequent tv syndication versions of this segment were later pared down to 50 minutes to (comfortably) fit an hour long timeslot (with the added commercials).

Now, the big question is which one will be included in this upcoming DVD release?!

Naturally we all hope the original longer version telecast in 1957 on primetime.

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Old 11-29-2006, 09:53 PM   #3 of 260
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Re: I LOVE LUCY 7th, 8th, and 9th season

As the longer version still exists and has been shown at the Museum of Radio and Television I would be very surprised if it were not included.
I also heard that the "I Love Lucy" Movie would be included as an extra.
This was 3 half hour "I Love Lucy" with extra connecting scenes so it would flow as one story. It was supposed to be released in theaters but this idea was canceled when Lucy and Desi signed to make the film " The Long, Long Trailer"
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Old 12-01-2006, 06:38 PM   #4 of 260
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THE ORIGINAL TELEVISED VERSION!!!!!

Having access to rare material from (vintage) films and tv series that has generally not been previously made available is one of the exciting aspects of DVD collecting to be sure.

However it remains to be seen whether the original full length (60 - 65 minutes?) version of "Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana" will be included in the package but we can certainly hope so.

It sounds like the specifics have already been finalized so that surely the complete presentation will be officially addressed presently.

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Old 12-01-2006, 07:01 PM   #5 of 260
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Re: I LOVE LUCY 7th, 8th, and 9th season

Anyone else ****** to it being released as the 7th - 9th seasons ? Because technically that's not what these episodes were called.


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Old 12-01-2006, 07:25 PM   #6 of 260
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Re: I LOVE LUCY 7th, 8th, and 9th season

Yeah, I don't like them calling it the 7th, 8th and 9th Seasons, but I'm so glad they're releasing it, I'm not complaining.

I have a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach that they WON'T restore the first show to its full length, because we've already got some word on the special features and that wasn't mentioned.
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Old 12-01-2006, 07:42 PM   #7 of 260
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Re: I LOVE LUCY 7th, 8th, and 9th season

I'm sure "Havana" will be the original, uncut one. It hardly seems possible that Oppenheimer and Paramount would restore hundreds of the 1/2 hour episodes and deliberately let just that one slide.
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Old 12-02-2006, 12:43 AM   #8 of 260
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Re: I LOVE LUCY 7th, 8th, and 9th season

Therefore, they should also restore the original opening and closing credits, and have those "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" openings and closings as extras. Those were created in 1962 (using the same typeface, so to speak, as was used on the first season of "The Lucy Show," which also began that year.)
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Old 12-02-2006, 01:14 AM   #9 of 260
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Therefore, they should also restore the original opening and closing credits, and have those "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" openings and closings as extras. Those were created in 1962 (using the same typeface, so to speak, as was used on the first season of "The Lucy Show," which also began that year.)

I actually wish they had done that with Seasons 1-6, and had the heart-on-satin credits as extras. At least Season 6 gave you the choice of which opening credits you see. Oh well.
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Old 12-02-2006, 01:58 AM   #10 of 260
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THE 13 LUCY-DESI HOUR LONG SPECIALS!!!!!



I certainly don't have to mention this to the informed participants of this discussion thread but the first 5 LUCY-DESI hour long presentations were originally aired as infrequent tv specials throughout the 1957-58 television season on CBS.

The remaining 8 hour long segments were originally part of the (WESTINGHOUSE) DESILU PLAYHOUSE (CBS 1958-60) anthology tv series cataloque.

This is a complete title listing of all 13 LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR episodes:

01) "Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana" (06/11/1957)
02) "The Celebrity Next Door" (03/12/1957)
03) "Lucy Hunts Uranium" (03/01/1958)
04) "Lucy Wins a Racehorse" (03/02/1958)
05) "Lucy Goes to Sun Valley" (14/04/1958)

(WESTINGHOUSE) DESILU PLAYHOUSE

First Season (1958-59)

06) "Lucy Goes to Mexico" (06/10/1958)
07) "Lucy Makes Room for Daddy" (01/12/1958)
08) "Lucy Goes to Alaska" (09/02/1959)
09) "Lucy Wants a Career" (13/04/1959)
10) "Lucy's Summer Vacation" (08/06/1959)

Second Season (1959-60)

11) "Milton Berle Hides Out at the Ricardos" (25/09/1959)
12) "The Ricardos Go to Japan" (27/11/1959)
13) "Lucy Meets the Mustache" (01/04/1960)

The generic moniker THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR is actually this collective group of presentations' later summer repeat airings (on CBS) and tv syndication title.

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THE INVADERS starring Roy Thinnes belongs in a DVD Collection.

Let them land!
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Old 12-02-2006, 10:03 AM   #11 of 260
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I actually wish they had done that with Seasons 1-6, and had the heart-on-satin credits as extras. At least Season 6 gave you the choice of which opening credits you see. Oh well.
I totally agree. I would have liked them to recreate the way episodes of "I Love Lucy" were seen on their original showings, including if the cast participated in any commercials.
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Old 12-02-2006, 10:09 AM   #12 of 260
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Re: THE 13 LUCY-DESI HOUR LONG SPECIALS!!!!!

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I certainly don't have to mention this to the informed participants of this discussion thread but the first 5 LUCY-DESI hour long presentations were originally aired as infrequent tv specials throughout the 1957-58 television season on CBS.
And I'd like to add they were the Top Five highest rated specials of the 1957-58 season, with ratings in the 40s! (Unlike today's top shows, which get excited if they hit 12 or 13.)

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The generic moniker THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR is actually this collective group of presentations' later tv syndication title.
Syndication isn't quite correct. The title was used for the shows when the CBS network ran them in the summers of 1962, '63, '64, '65 and '67. These shows were syndicated ye