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SPLAIN · 10-19-2007, 01:55 PM

I just last week finally transferred all my Lucy on VHS to DVD, no more vhs in the house. Now lately, i'm stunned by all the Lucy type things avaiable for us to buy. I'm waiting that I Love lucy boxed set on Oct 23rd. I just got the Untouchables season one volume two which has the Lucy show, Lucy the Gun Moll on it in special features. I await the Facts of Life movie with Lucy and Hope in the next little while. That great Lucille Ball film collection was one of the best yet, with foive great Lucy films including her greatest drama The Big Street all the way to her final act, MAME. I bought the Hepburn and Esther Williams collections to get the one Lucy film on each of those. Lucy's best moments compilation which i loved, point is, there's so much out there right now, why can't they release The Lucy show season by season, so we can have more of her great 500 plus tv shows to add to our collections from the greatest tv performer of all time. No, every horrible tv show that was ever made is on sale but not one of the highest rated by tv's greatest star.

tv star collector · 10-19-2007, 06:11 PM

I found a very cheap copy of THE LUCY SHOW on 2 DVDs at a flea market a
few months ago. It features guest stars Carol Burnett, Milton Berle, George
Burns, Tennessee Ernie Ford and (in a funny cameo) Jim Nabors. A great buy
for a low, low price. That's the latest Lucy item that I have.

NOVARick · 10-20-2007, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tv star collector

I found a very cheap copy of THE LUCY SHOW on 2 DVDs at a flea market a
few months ago. It features guest stars Carol Burnett, Milton Berle, George
Burns, Tennessee Ernie Ford and (in a funny cameo) Jim Nabors. A great buy
for a low, low price. That's the latest Lucy item that I have.

The reason for the low, low price is because, due to someone's screw-up years ago at Paramount, the copyright on those episodes lapsed and they fell into the public domain. So no royalties are being paid on them. If you wanted, YOU could sell those episodes and not be subject to any penalties. The same thing happened with a bunch of episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show, The Mothers-in-Law, and a few other '60s series.

NOVARick · 10-20-2007, 03:47 AM

My latest Lucy purchase happened this week: I finally got the first season of I Love Lucy. I had put off buying it for years because it's my least favorite season. But I thought, what the heck? I may as well have the complete series. And besides, there are still some good moments from the first year that are worth having.

coffield3 · 10-20-2007, 05:17 AM

Season 2 I love lucy dvd!

comedyfreak · 10-20-2007, 05:49 AM

I have I Love Lucy all six seasons, which bugs me cause they're releasing the complete set with new bonus features. I'm not about to buy something I already have, I'll just have to go without that bonus disc or features.

I have an assortment of Lucy magnets, pictures, a picture frame, movies, and a couple of Lucy barbies and also an I Love Lucy bottle of wine.

coffield3 · 10-20-2007, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

I have I Love Lucy all six seasons, which bugs me cause they're releasing the complete set with new bonus features. I'm not about to buy something I already have, I'll just have to go without that bonus disc or features.

I have an assortment of Lucy magnets, pictures, a picture frame, movies, and a couple of Lucy barbies and also an I Love Lucy bottle of wine.

I hate it when they release the complete boxset out afterwards!

comedyfreak · 10-20-2007, 09:20 AM

Yeah, if I had known that then I would have waited.

Lodee · 10-20-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by NOVARick

My latest Lucy purchase happened this week: I finally got the first season of I Love Lucy. I had put off buying it for years because it's my least favorite season. But I thought, what the heck? I may as well have the complete series. And besides, there are still some good moments from the first year that are worth having.

That's my least favorite season too. But hey, at least you can watch Drafted anytime you want to.

NOVARick · 10-20-2007, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Lodee

That's my least favorite season too. But hey, at least you can watch Drafted anytime you want to.

OH Nuts! · 10-21-2007, 04:23 PM

My latest purchase was Season 2. I have Season 1 and I have to say I LOVE IT. Lucy Does A Commercial is from this Season--a classic ep.

tv star collector · 10-21-2007, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by NOVARick

The reason for the low, low price is because, due to someone's screw-up years ago at Paramount, the copyright on those episodes lapsed and they fell into the public domain. So no royalties are being paid on them. If you wanted, YOU could sell those episodes and not be subject to any penalties. The same thing happened with a bunch of episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show, The Mothers-in-Law, and a few other '60s series.

Yeah, I found copies of THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW and THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES in the "bargain bin" at Wal-Mart, featuring public domain episodes.
The only catch is they don't contain the original TV theme music (which
evidently wasn't in the public domain at the time ... an irony now since
Food Lion--a supermarket in this region--uses that same theme music from
Andy's show in their radio commercials!) Certain episodes of BONANZA were
released in the same manner on both VHS and DVD without the original music.

NOVARick · 10-21-2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tv star collector

Yeah, I found copies of THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW and THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES in the "bargain bin" at Wal-Mart, featuring public domain episodes.
The only catch is they don't contain the original TV theme music (which
evidently wasn't in the public domain at the time ... an irony now since
Food Lion--a supermarket in this region--uses that same theme music from
Andy's show in their radio commercials!) Certain episodes of BONANZA were
released in the same manner on both VHS and DVD without the original music.

I grew up in your part of the country, so I'm very familiar with Food Lion. But I miss Harris Teeter!

SPLAIN · 10-22-2007, 03:35 PM

Hallmark might have skipped Lucy this year, but Carleton didn't make the same mistake, so i got two of theirs. Now I'm looking for the calendars too.

SPLAIN · 10-24-2007, 11:22 AM

Oh and i forgot to mention that great Lucy at the Movies book, one of the best illustraded Lucy books ever, that aws worth waiting for, now if only Wanda nd Frank would get going with their Lucy books too.

10-19-2007, 01:55 PM	#1
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	What's your latest Lucy type purchase? I just last week finally transferred all my Lucy on VHS to DVD, no more vhs in the house. Now lately, i'm stunned by all the Lucy type things avaiable for us to buy. I'm waiting that I Love lucy boxed set on Oct 23rd. I just got the Untouchables season one volume two which has the Lucy show, Lucy the Gun Moll on it in special features. I await the Facts of Life movie with Lucy and Hope in the next little while. That great Lucille Ball film collection was one of the best yet, with foive great Lucy films including her greatest drama The Big Street all the way to her final act, MAME. I bought the Hepburn and Esther Williams collections to get the one Lucy film on each of those. Lucy's best moments compilation which i loved, point is, there's so much out there right now, why can't they release The Lucy show season by season, so we can have more of her great 500 plus tv shows to add to our collections from the greatest tv performer of all time. No, every horrible tv show that was ever made is on sale but not one of the highest rated by tv's greatest star.

10-20-2007, 05:17 AM	#5
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10-20-2007, 05:49 AM	#6
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10-19-2007, 06:11 PM	#2
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	I found a very cheap copy of THE LUCY SHOW on 2 DVDs at a flea market a few months ago. It features guest stars Carol Burnett, Milton Berle, George Burns, Tennessee Ernie Ford and (in a funny cameo) Jim Nabors. A great buy for a low, low price. That's the latest Lucy item that I have.

10-20-2007, 03:47 AM	#4
NOVARick Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 19, 2005 Posts: 925	My latest Lucy purchase happened this week: I finally got the first season of I Love Lucy. I had put off buying it for years because it's my least favorite season. But I thought, what the heck? I may as well have the complete series. And besides, there are still some good moments from the first year that are worth having.

10-20-2007, 09:20 AM	#8
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,059	Yeah, if I had known that then I would have waited.

10-21-2007, 04:23 PM	#11
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	My latest purchase was Season 2. I have Season 1 and I have to say I LOVE IT. Lucy Does A Commercial is from this Season--a classic ep.

10-22-2007, 03:35 PM	#14
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Hallmark might have skipped Lucy this year, but Carleton didn't make the same mistake, so i got two of theirs. Now I'm looking for the calendars too.

10-24-2007, 11:22 AM	#15
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Oh and i forgot to mention that great Lucy at the Movies book, one of the best illustraded Lucy books ever, that aws worth waiting for, now if only Wanda nd Frank would get going with their Lucy books too.