Seasons 1-4 of I Love Lucy are being re-released October 14th. I imagine they'll be in slimmer cases, like The Lucy Show.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008KZX7W0/ref=9_sit

I looked at the page and it said "Number of discs: 6 ".
The first season is 7 discs, I wonder if they will take out stuff on this re-release (pilot episode, flubs, original openings, My Favorite Husband radio episodes).

As for the cover, I like the look of the original releases of the season sets instead.

But did you see the close-up of the season 1 re-release cover? Look at the label on the Vitametavegamin bottle. "Children - 3 teaspoons 4 times a day"? Your kid wiil be drunk by the end of the day taking this stuff!:lol:

I'm thinking they'll have everything on the 6 discs. If any material is taken out of any seasons, I'll stick with the originals.

Good observation on the Vitametavegamin bottle! That's hilarious!

Not a fan of that cover art at all :confused:

I know, I wish they kept the same artwork.

The re-remastered version of season 1 that's included in the complete series set is only 6 discs, so I imagine it will be those versions on this new set. And that's good in a way.

I had a copy of the original season 1 set. My local library got a copy of the complete series set, which was supposed to have new digitally remastered versions of the season 1 episodes... so I checked it out from the library to compare. The new versions blow away the older ones in terms of quality. So to those who bought the season sets instead of the complete series, depending on price, this may actually be a worthwhile upgrade.

I've never seen the original 9-disc version of S1 that was initially released in volumes way back in 2001-02. But I'm led to believe that a couple discs in the 7-disc 2005 re-release were carried over from that. I say this because there are only 4 eps on those discs, the DVD layout is slightly different, and they are only single layer DVDs. Really strange how they did that but I doubt hardly anyone noticed. 6 discs that use all their data potential instead of 7 with a couple filled to half capacity actually makes more sense from a technical and economic standpoint. I wouldn't be overly concerned with S1 getting the shaft on material. Snowpeck is probably right - they are most likely the same versions used for the complete series set.

This is a proper re-release that doesn't reek of corporate greed like many re-releases do. With the first day price at a measly $14.99, it's obvious the main reason CBS/Paramount is doing this is to keep the packaging more economical and in-line with their current titles. I'm a little surprised though - I figured the next release of this show would be bluray. I Love Lucy can certainly sell enough to warrant a bluray (one of the few classic shows that can) and there are already a lot of episodes in HD on iTunes and Amazon Instant Video.

The cover art is terrible :mad:

So, why should I buy these? I mean, the last issue, especially the complete series set, looks pretty darn good to me.

There's no real reason to buy these new sets... you can usually find the Complete Series set for under $100... and the prices for all of these new individual sets add up to just over $100. Plus you get the "I Love Lucy the Movie" bonus disc in the complete series.

who got S1 in the big pack (nine individual volumes packaged together)- you can imagine how P'O'ed I was when they released it in the much-cheaper slimmer packaging, like the other seasons. :D

I don't see much of a need to pick up the new releases.

who got S1 in the big pack (nine individual volumes packaged together)- you can imagine how P'O'ed I was when they released it in the much-cheaper slimmer packaging, like the other seasons. :D

I don't see much of a need to pick up the new releases.

You owned that 9-disc monster? Tell me, did you end up keeping it or selling it and opting for the slimmer 2005 re-release?

I saw these at Walmart today. They look like space savers but the cover art is awful, imo.

I saw these at Walmart today. They look like space savers but the cover art is awful, imo.

I picked up Seasons 1-6 at Target today. I'm holding off on the TLDCH, as they're supposed to re-release that again next year with better prints.

I didn't like the cover art at first, but when I actually saw them on the shelf, it seemed they were more appealing than I thought. The best part though is that they take up half the shelf space than the older releases.

The new season 1 set is the newly remastered episodes done for the complete series set also. The old 9-volume set looks horrible in comparison-- dark and blurry.

The new season 1 set is the newly remastered episodes done for the complete series set also. The old 9-volume set looks horrible in comparison-- dark and blurry.

And two new features from that old set:

The lost pilot has been remastered and restored, and the On-set Color "Home Movies", are new!:cool:

[QUOTE=markway895]I picked up Seasons 1-6 at Target today. I'm holding off on the TLDCH, as they're supposed to re-release that again next year with better prints.[\QUOTE]


Hi Mark, just curious where you heard this information at ... and if possible Blurays are in the future???

The new season 1 set is the newly remastered episodes done for the complete series set also. The old 9-volume set looks horrible in comparison-- dark and blurry.

Thank you! This is what I was wondering ... I'm thinking of buying the 1st season to get the better quality, but I wanted to wait to be sure it was better quality than the old release. Do you know if the 4th season has the extra bonus material that was found/available after the 4th season was released?

[QUOTE=markway895]I picked up Seasons 1-6 at Target today. I'm holding off on the TLDCH, as they're supposed to re-release that again next year with better prints.[\QUOTE]


Hi Mark, just curious where you heard this information at ... and if possible Blurays are in the future???

They've been discussing the re-vamped re-release of TLDCH on The Lucy Lounge Website. I believe they plan to use "better prints" with this release, and maybe restore some missing scenes and add bonus material. They were not able to have this done in time for the just-released, new sets.

I believe Season 1 is the only season that has new material on the re-releases. Besides using better prints, the "lost" pilot has had more restoration, and there is a new special feature, which shows color footage from an audience member's home movie camera.

Thanks! I think the color footage (intercut with scenes from "The Audition" episode) was a bonus on the seasons 7-8-9 release originally. But it was something found after the first season was released, so now it's in its proper place. I appreciate the help ... do you remember what the bonus stuff for the 4th season was? I never took advantage of it, but I seem to remember you had to call CBS to have to get the extra disc with the new clips found.

Thanks! I think the color footage (intercut with scenes from "The Audition" episode) was a bonus on the seasons 7-8-9 release originally. But it was something found after the first season was released, so now it's in its proper place. I appreciate the help ... do you remember what the bonus stuff for the 4th season was? I never took advantage of it, but I seem to remember you had to call CBS to have to get the extra disc with the new clips found.
Now, you've told me something I didn't know-- that the color footage from the first season Audition Episode, was on TLDCH aka Seasons 7-9 Release.

Again, the 4th season extras as well as the other seasons' extras (except season 1) have no changes. I compared the box descriptions of all seasons 1-6, with the older seasons 1-6.

Now, you've told me something I didn't know-- that the color footage from the first season Audition Episode, was on TLDCH aka Seasons 7-9 Release.

Again, the 4th season extras as well as the other seasons' extras (except season 1) have no changes. I compared the box descriptions of all seasons 1-6, with the older seasons 1-6.


Thanks Mark, I misread your original post. I appreciate the update and all the help. I almost bought season 1 yesterday but then I passed ... I want to wait longer if by chance the series comes out on Bluray.

I don't understand why CBS hasn't started with a Blu-ray release by now.

I don't understand why CBS hasn't started with a Blu-ray release by now.

I expected ILL to be the first classic sitcom released on blu, especially since it's been at the forefront of everything else since its debut. I'm not upset that it's Dick Van Dyke by any stretch of the means, just surprised that Lucy wasn't first.

My local Walmart finally put out the first four seasons of the re-release 2 weeks late. I will say they look much better in person given the fact the artwork posted was for a slipcover and not just the case insert as I assumed.

I'm hoping when they say "better prints" of the Comedy Hours they mean they actually found the missing footage of the original edits in good enough condition to include in the episodes. Because from a technical standpoint, the existing release is restored on par with the same reference quality as the main series - it's just missing some bits that were cut long ago.