Hello everyone!
I was wondering, if they ever made an ILL movie like the one with Nicloe Kidmon for bewitched, who do you think would best play Lucy? I know they did that CBS one about the Lucille Ball and Desi Anaz's life but like one that combined all of the ILL episodes, who would you want to play lucy R.??

I think I would want....Lauren Graham (from gilmore girls) she is a beautiful woman just like Lucy and she has the quick thinking humor also...she would just have to wear a wig or get her hair dyed...WASHED LoL :multi :angdev:

Personally, I wasn't too keen on the CBS movie about Lucy. I think there should have been more too it. It was full of mistakes #1 and I think They should have started from Birth and ended at her death. But hey that is just my opinion.

An I Love Lucy Movie? Ummm sorry have to say NO WAY! I saw what they did to The Brady Bunch and other TV Show turned Movies. It would be wayyy to corney. I have see the Lucy Impersonators and while they may resemble Lucy a little ( the one that resembles her themost is Suzanne LaRuasch)
But they make Lucy to be way tooo wacky and scatterbrained, you now overdramatize.
And if they made one I don't think I would go see it.
A documentary that is pretty on the level and more in depth I would however pay to see.

An ILL movie is not a good idea.

There is only one, and always will be only one Lucy. An ILL without Lucille Ball, is like a cheese sandwitch without the cheese. (quickest thing I could think of ;))

No one could ever replace Lucy, no one could replace any of the characters; they're just simply classics that no other could play.

There is only one, and always will be only one Lucy. An ILL without Lucille Ball, is like a cheese sandwitch without the cheese. (quickest thing I could think of ;))

Couldn't agree with you more.....There is Only One Lucy! :D

No one could ever replace Lucy, no one could replace any of the characters; they're just simply classics that no other could play.




I couldn't agree more! I think it would be best if they just left this one alone.

I hate this constant rhetoric of "no one could replace them." GEEZ, that's irritating.

I hate this constant rhetoric of "no one could replace them." GEEZ, that's irritating.

Well I think that TV movie was put together well but I don't think that a real movie would be necessary; there's no one to really replace them anyway ~ I can't think of one actor from this time that is quite talented to fit their roles.

I hate this constant rhetoric of "no one could replace them." GEEZ, that's irritating.



Your point is.........?

Screenwriter, what they are saying is there opinion, the constitution has the ammendment for FREE SPEECH...I know that was your opinion but I think you could have said it in a nicer way that did not put down the others opinion. Because they are right nobody can EVER take Lucy's place. She is irriplacible.
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Screenwriter, what they are saying is there opinion, the constitution has the ammendment for FREE SPEECH...I know that was your opinion but I think you could have said it in a nicer way that did not put down the others opinion. Because they are right nobody can EVER take Lucy's place. She is irriplacible.
thanks

Yes. Free Speech. Damn straight. I'll stand by my free speech. And they'll by their free speech. Thank you.

I don't know where you people get this idea that once someone does it.... it cannot be done again by someone else. Ever heard of impressions? It's a vein of acting that is actually quite hard to achieve. Learning how to imitate one's style effortlessly by studying them. When they were doing the Brady Bunch movies, the actors watched the episodes and studied the characters. Now, considering how dated the Brady Bunch is... viewing an episode evokes a lot of laughter. More laughter than what was originally met back when it first aired. Why? Because the material and the construction of the material and everything else involved dates it. Who laughs at the kids singing one of their bubble gum songs? Did you laugh at the songs back when they were first sung?

People get the wrong impression when you approach these type of projects. Granting most of the movies are stupidly constructed, I believe so many people have so much respect for Lucille Ball that I don't think anyone would dare tamper. And if they did there would be a tremendous backlash from the fans. And the filmmakers involved would be ruined.

Yes, Lucille Ball is irreplacable. That's not the point. No one is trying to say, "since I am now the new Lucy Ricardo, Lucille Ball's contributions are obsolete."

That's not the point. I think you people need to think a little bit broader and have much more of an open mind about this particular genre of films.

Probably most people are skeptic after knowing how 'Before the Laughter' and 'Lucy' turned out.

Screenwriter; do you mean something as a parody 'Weird AL Yankovic' style is what we need?

Those two movies are documentaries.

Not necessarily parodies... because parodies poke fun. No, produce a respectful representation. With actors and actresses and crew members who respect the project. Gear it towards the die-hard fans. Because you can't go wrong with a project when a die hard fan gives two thumbs up. Respect. Respect these projects. That's all. Hollywood is going about it at the wrong way.

The die hard fans sometimes get too picky and criticize harshly the way their beloved people are portrayed . I don't consider BTL and Lucy documentaries; because it wasn't an 'educational' presentation and the facts were twisted a whole lot. A good example of documentaries are 'The Home Movies' and 'Finding Lucy'

Those two movies are documentaries.

Not necessarily parodies... because parodies poke fun. No, produce a respectful representation. With actors and actresses and crew members who respect the project. Gear it towards the die-hard fans. Because you can't go wrong with a project when a die hard fan gives two thumbs up. Respect. Respect these projects. That's all. Hollywood is going about it at the wrong way.


Now I could go for that if it were done respectfully.
Who do you think would make good I Love Lucy characters?

I think Ed Asner would make a good Fred Mertz.

Now I could go for that if it were done respectfully.
Who do you think would make good I Love Lucy characters?

I think Ed Asner would make a good Fred Mertz.

Hmmm... that's a thought. Julia Roberts for Lucy.

I never thought of Julia. For some reason Debra Messing reminds me of Lucy.

Oh, please. Next you're going to say Ellen Degeneres for Ethel.

Ricardo/mertz,
I think both Julia and Debra would make a great choice. I can see either/or doing Lucy. I totally understand 'Now I could go for that if it were done respectfully." That was totally what I was shooting for when I started this topic. You put it exactly how I intended.

Screenwriter,
After reading through all of this I totally agree with what you meant. I took it the wrong way and I am sorry. I have a question though, what’s wrong with Ellen? I think she is very talented. I hate the fact she is gay but I look past that. She is facetious; she has something humorous to say about almost anything. I personally would not say she would make a good Ethel but that’s because Vivian just had something about her that Ellen does not have, I don’t know what it is...but she just does not have it.

*:heart:*Vita_Girl*:heart:*

Oh, please. Next you're going to say Ellen Degeneres for Ethel.

Ellen as Ethel, NO WAY! I can't think of anyone to play Ethel.
Kelly Ripa's husband would make a good Ricky.

I think you're missing the point. Shows like Bewitched and The Beverly Hillbillies could pretty easily be remade into movies with other actors because those shows were created with a particular plot idea in mind, not specific actors. Someone decided to do a show about a witch who married a mortal, then searched for the best people to play those parts. I Love Lucy, on the other hand, was created specifically for the talents of Lucille Ball. It didn't start with someone deciding to created a show about a woman who wants to get into her bandleader husband's act over his objection, and then going out trying to cast the parts. Rather, the idea was to come up with a premise that was built around the talents of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, the same way that The Honeymooners was built around Jackie Gleason and Art Carney, not the other way around. It would be an equally bad idea to remake that show. But a show like Gilligan's Island or The Partridge Family, no problem.

Your analogy of The Brady Bunch movies is not really on point because those movies were not so much a remake of the show as a parody of it. The Brady Bunch took itself too seriously, which is why doing a parody works. I Love Lucy never took itself seriously, and it's humor was already somewhat broad, so a two-hour parody might not hold up. Unless they turned it into a baldy, sexed-up parody going after the things that could never have been gotten away with on the show itself, like having Lucy and Ricky slide those two beds together and really go at it in a kiss -and-make-up scene after one of Lucy's escapades. Or actually taking us into the delivery room when Lucy's giving birth.

Yes. Free Speech. Damn straight. I'll stand by my free speech. And they'll by their free speech. Thank you.

I don't know where you people get this idea that once someone does it.... it cannot be done again by someone else. Ever heard of impressions? It's a vein of acting that is actually quite hard to achieve. Learning how to imitate one's style effortlessly by studying them. When they were doing the Brady Bunch movies, the actors watched the episodes and studied the characters. Now, considering how dated the Brady Bunch is... viewing an episode evokes a lot of laughter. More laughter than what was originally met back when it first aired. Why? Because the material and the construction of the material and everything else involved dates it. Who laughs at the kids singing one of their bubble gum songs? Did you laugh at the songs back when they were first sung?

People get the wrong impression when you approach these type of projects. Granting most of the movies are stupidly constructed, I believe so many people have so much respect for Lucille Ball that I don't think anyone would dare tamper. And if they did there would be a tremendous backlash from the fans. And the filmmakers involved would be ruined.

Yes, Lucille Ball is irreplacable. That's not the point. No one is trying to say, "since I am now the new Lucy Ricardo, Lucille Ball's contributions are obsolete."

That's not the point. I think you people need to think a little bit broader and have much more of an open mind about this particular genre of films.

I think a parody like they did with the Brady Bunch would be funny. If they got some really talented actors and actresses to play the parts it would be a hoot! I could see Jennifer Coolidge playing Ethel, I could see Rita Willson playing Lucy... it could be fun if it was a light parody and they didn't take themselves too seriously. Even though I love Lucy, it would still be fun to see a parody of all the insane unexplained things about the show.

Well, I have yet to see the CBS movie "Lucy" when it was on... We had a tornado go threw so i spent my evening in the basement!!! :sleep2:

I think a parody like they did with the Brady Bunch would be funny. If they got some really talented actors and actresses to play the parts it would be a hoot! I could see Jennifer Coolidge playing Ethel, I could see Rita Willson playing Lucy... it could be fun if it was a light parody and they didn't take themselves too seriously. Even though I love Lucy, it would still be fun to see a parody of all the insane unexplained things about the show.

They did that on All That with Amanda Bynes.

No, they need to take the project very seriously. I would.

Anne Heche as Ethel, I think younger pictures of Viv kind of look like Anne.

An "I Love Lucy" movie would never work. The sole reason the show was popular was Lucille Ball. The character she played wasn't important, it was the actress that brought the audience in.

An "I Love Lucy" movie would never work. The sole reason the show was popular was Lucille Ball. The character she played wasn't important, it was the actress that brought the audience in.

If the audience doesn't like the character they wouldn't tune in to watch the person. ;)

An "I Love Lucy" movie would never work. The sole reason the show was popular was Lucille Ball. The character she played wasn't important, it was the actress that brought the audience in.
That is not really true. People wouldn't watch I Love Lucy if it was just Lucille Ball reading from a phonebook! It was the great scripts, the excellent cast (the whole cast- not just Lucy. In fact, I like the Mertz's more then I like the Ricardos to be quite honest)

I think a Lucy movie would be cool if they got someone to write a good script and they got an excellent cast.

Another reason the show was popular was the cultural clash between Lucy and Ricky and how many people can still identify with it

That is not really true. People wouldn't watch I Love Lucy if it was just Lucille Ball reading from a phonebook! It was the great scripts, the excellent cast (the whole cast- not just Lucy. In fact, I like the Mertz's more then I like the Ricardos to be quite honest)

I think a Lucy movie would be cool if they got someone to write a good script and they got an excellent cast.

Sorry, I don't think it would work. The Lucy Ricardo character was designed around the talents of Lucille Ball. It was created specifically with her and her talents in mind. No one else could master that part the way she did. And then there was a heavy dose of once-in-a-millenium good fortune in bringing together a set of writers and actors that had the perfect chemistry with one another. Bea Benadaret was originally considered for the part of Ethel Mertz. As much as I like Bea, there is no way she could have ever had the same magical chemistry with Lucille Ball that Vivian Vance had. And there was no one else on planet earth would could have played Ricky to Lucille Ball's Lucy than Desi Arnaz. It certainly helped their chemistry that those two were really in love in real life. Certainly, no one else could have fit the bill better than him. This perfect casting is just something that was written in the stars. It was destiny. This entire cast, and the writers, went on to their own individual successes following "I Love Lucy" but none was ever as successful as when they were all together. "I Love Lucy" was the pinacle of their professional careers. Trying to recreate that same magic with other writers and performers is about as ridiculous as trying to recreate the magic of "The Honeymooners" without Jackie Gleason and Art Carney (who, like Lucille Ball, created those roles specifically for their unique talents and chemistry when working together). But, oh yeah, they DID recently remake "The Honeymooners" without Gleason and Carney, didn't they? Case in point! Hopefully that big, stupid, horrible flop of a movie will teach someone a lesson about trying to remake perfection!

It would be a good idea and a bad one. If they didn't get the right lady to play Lucy it would be terrible.

I'd like to see an I Love Lucy movie if it were done the right way, with the right people. It can be done. I look at it like this. The only right people to play the parts of the Ricardos & The Mertzes is to have the best impersonators in the business play them in the movie. I say this, is because they know how to do the charachters they portray, inside & out. They know all of the facial features, mannerisms, etc. They would need to get Suzanne Larusch & Adrian Israel to Play Lucy & Ricky, hands down & without a doubt. They don't get better than the real thing. There are also two really good Ethel impersonators that would fit the bill. One is Rhonda Richardson or Rhonda Richards. The other ones name escapes me at the moment. Finding a Fred should be no problem. The other key to this is having the original writers, as well as former crew members coming up with the script for the movie. I mean, who better than to write the scripts than Madelyn Davis & Bob Carroll, Jr. If they get every living cast member to either reprise their roles and/or make cameos in the film, that would be topnotch. I'll bet even us fans could come together & put our input to make one heck of a movie. That's what a lot of these TV shows made into movies need today...the fans input. They need to get us fans together & hear us! This could be the Lucy movie to end ALL Lucy movies. It could either be a movie strictly made about I Love Lucy or a Lucy through the years movie.

I'd like to see an I Love Lucy movie if it were done the right way, with the right people. It can be done. I look at it like this. The only right people to play the parts of the Ricardos & The Mertzes is to have the best impersonators in the business play them in the movie. I say this, is because they know how to do the charachters they portray, inside & out. They know all of the facial features, mannerisms, etc. They would need to get Suzanne Larusch & Adrian Israel to Play Lucy & Ricky, hands down & without a doubt. They don't get better than the real thing. There are also two really good Ethel impersonators that would fit the bill. One is Rhonda Richardson or Rhonda Richards. The other ones name escapes me at the moment. Finding a Fred should be no problem. The other key to this is having the original writers, as well as former crew members coming up with the script for the movie. I mean, who better than to write the scripts than Madelyn Davis & Bob Carroll, Jr. If they get every living cast member to either reprise their roles and/or make cameos in the film, that would be topnotch. I'll bet even us fans could come together & put our input to make one heck of a movie. That's what a lot of these TV shows made into movies need today...the fans input. They need to get us fans together & hear us! This could be the Lucy movie to end ALL Lucy movies. It could either be a movie strictly made about I Love Lucy or a Lucy through the years movie.


The impersonation part is not difficult to do; as you say just finding great actors would do but for the stories that's another issue. They need to be accurate and the only sources with the real version are dead. No fan will ever be happy on how either Lucy or Desi were portrayed.