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Adele · 07-28-2001, 09:36 PM

Did any one ever see, "Life with Lucy"??? It was only on a few weeks b/c of bad ratings... I heard about it in a tribute to Lucy tape. Did they ever have the reruns on??

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dawsongirl · 07-29-2001, 02:29 AM

Dawsongirl's take on LWL, free of charge. (Like you'd pay for it??)

I've seen just the first episode but it was strange. It was nice seeing Lucy back on TV, but I think the writers and producers were trying too hard to recapture the old Lucy magic (slapstick comedy and all) and they fell flat on their face. After all, Lucy was in her mid 70s, not her early 40s. If they had made her more of a grandmother figure, it might have worked better.

Anyone else?

callmetootie · 07-29-2001, 09:23 AM

Same with me, and too saw the pilot, and was basically confused of it. I wish that I had all of the others, even though the first episode was too goofy for TV.

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Rob · 07-31-2001, 11:28 AM

Adele, there haven't been any reruns, because there were so little episodes of the series. Besides, even if reruns were shown, I don't think anyone would really watch them, because the show was so poor. "Life With Lucy" was definitely one of Lucille Ball's few career mistakes.

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Roz1013 · 07-31-2001, 04:12 PM

Can anyone tell me exactly what made it so bad? I've never seen it, but maybe I'm not missing anything? lol Was it just too cheesy?

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dawsongirl · 07-31-2001, 06:19 PM

You could call it that. Imagine a 75 year old woman grape stomping or climbing up the side of the empire state building dressed as a martian. That's what LWL was trying to be and why it failed.

TV Guy · 07-31-2001, 10:16 PM

>>Can anyone tell me exactly what made it so bad? I've never seen it, but maybe I'm not missing anything? lol Was it just too cheesy?<<

Really corny writing didn't help (the scripts seemed like they were written back in the 50s), and 75-year-old Lucille Ball was obviously not up to the rigors of a weekly series. She was obviously reading off cue cards, and she had very little inflection in her voice as she read her lines. Having an 80-year-old co-star (Gale Gordon) didn't help matters, either.

Roz1013 · 08-01-2001, 01:21 AM

Man, sorry I missed it. lol

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"Don't take this personally Ethel, but I'm sick of the sight of your face."

callmetootie · 08-01-2001, 10:07 AM

Does anyone have any episodes of it, that I could pay for?

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Andrew Carden

dawsongirl · 08-01-2001, 02:39 PM

Someone on this board at one time had all 8. I wonder where they went.

Terry Ross · 08-04-2001, 07:50 PM

The show was on ABC-TV in 1986, I think. And I saw every episode. Only a true fan would sit through each episode because it was painfully embarassing to see Lucy overacting {screaming out her lines as if the audience were deaf} overacting {as if she were trying to recapture her funny days of the 50's}, and acting absolutely ridiculous with slapstick at 75 years of age without Ethel and Desi and Fred to play off of. The young cast wasn't up to the acting calibre of Lucy, either.

Everyone's expectations were so high. CBS, Lucy's old home network, passed on the show because they knew it would be a disaster. The scripts were awful. When the show was cancelled so fast, it sent Lucy into a depression. Afterall, this was a woman who for almost 20 years, was consistently on top of the TV World. Three years later, she died.

07-28-2001, 09:36 PM	#1
Adele Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 02, 2001 Posts: 634	Life With Lucy Did any one ever see, "Life with Lucy"??? It was only on a few weeks b/c of bad ratings... I heard about it in a tribute to Lucy tape. Did they ever have the reruns on?? ------------------ ~<3~ ~Adele~ [This message has been edited by Adele (edited 07-29-2001).]

07-29-2001, 02:29 AM	#2
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Dawsongirl's take on LWL, free of charge. (Like you'd pay for it??) I've seen just the first episode but it was strange. It was nice seeing Lucy back on TV, but I think the writers and producers were trying too hard to recapture the old Lucy magic (slapstick comedy and all) and they fell flat on their face. After all, Lucy was in her mid 70s, not her early 40s. If they had made her more of a grandmother figure, it might have worked better. Anyone else?

07-29-2001, 09:23 AM	#3
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	Same with me, and too saw the pilot, and was basically confused of it. I wish that I had all of the others, even though the first episode was too goofy for TV. ------------------ Andrew Carden

07-31-2001, 11:28 AM	#4
Rob Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 06, 2001 Location: Levittown, N.Y. United States Posts: 197	Adele, there haven't been any reruns, because there were so little episodes of the series. Besides, even if reruns were shown, I don't think anyone would really watch them, because the show was so poor. "Life With Lucy" was definitely one of Lucille Ball's few career mistakes. ------------------

07-31-2001, 04:12 PM	#5
Roz1013 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 05, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 261	Can anyone tell me exactly what made it so bad? I've never seen it, but maybe I'm not missing anything? lol Was it just too cheesy? ------------------ "Happy Birthday Mrs. Mertz, and I hope you live another 75 years!"

07-31-2001, 06:19 PM	#6
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	You could call it that. Imagine a 75 year old woman grape stomping or climbing up the side of the empire state building dressed as a martian. That's what LWL was trying to be and why it failed.

07-31-2001, 10:16 PM	#7
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	>>Can anyone tell me exactly what made it so bad? I've never seen it, but maybe I'm not missing anything? lol Was it just too cheesy?<< Really corny writing didn't help (the scripts seemed like they were written back in the 50s), and 75-year-old Lucille Ball was obviously not up to the rigors of a weekly series. She was obviously reading off cue cards, and she had very little inflection in her voice as she read her lines. Having an 80-year-old co-star (Gale Gordon) didn't help matters, either.

08-01-2001, 01:21 AM	#8
Roz1013 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 05, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 261	Man, sorry I missed it. lol ------------------ "Don't take this personally Ethel, but I'm sick of the sight of your face."

08-01-2001, 10:07 AM	#9
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	Does anyone have any episodes of it, that I could pay for? ------------------ Andrew Carden

08-01-2001, 02:39 PM	#10
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Someone on this board at one time had all 8. I wonder where they went.

08-04-2001, 07:50 PM	#11
Terry Ross Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 20, 2000 Location: New Jersey Posts: 196	The show was on ABC-TV in 1986, I think. And I saw every episode. Only a true fan would sit through each episode because it was painfully embarassing to see Lucy overacting {screaming out her lines as if the audience were deaf} overacting {as if she were trying to recapture her funny days of the 50's}, and acting absolutely ridiculous with slapstick at 75 years of age without Ethel and Desi and Fred to play off of. The young cast wasn't up to the acting calibre of Lucy, either. Everyone's expectations were so high. CBS, Lucy's old home network, passed on the show because they knew it would be a disaster. The scripts were awful. When the show was cancelled so fast, it sent Lucy into a depression. Afterall, this was a woman who for almost 20 years, was consistently on top of the TV World. Three years later, she died.