The Lucy Show - Official First Season - In Color - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Timoth26 · 02-07-2010, 11:24 AM

Hey, I was watching the first season of "The Lucy Show" for the umteenth time but it's still good and I got to wondering.

Do you think they'll release a colorized version of the first season one day? I read somewhere that they colorized the first season of "Bewitched" and the few seasons of "I Dream Of Jeanie". So, do you think they should release a color version of the official first season? Would the episode where Lucy and Viv are parading one the roof putting up a TV antanna look good in color? They have a color picture of them on the front of the box so, they could just use that as a reference while colorizing the episode. Also, they could use the fallowing 2 season as references for the set, cloths and everthing.

So, how do you think a colorized version of the first season would look if they did one?

Timoth26 · 02-07-2010, 01:23 PM

Just as I thought. No replies. I never get any replies to my threads anymore. I'll probably just quit coming here.

TeeVeeCloset · 02-07-2010, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Timoth26

Just as I thought. No replies. I never get any replies to my threads anymore. I'll probably just quit coming here.

Dear Friend,

Don't get discouraged anout replies, I usually feel the same way, I start or respond to a thread which I put alot of well educated thought into and usually get no repies or someone replies way off-topic....but that is the beauty of life and family here at sitcoms online.....you start with a thread title example of "what is your favorite lucy moment?" and it eventually ends with someone posting their favorite food at McDonalds...lol....

now to your lucy suggestion.....first many posters here are very against colorization because they are looking at things that were colorized back when the technology wasn't perfected and people usually got "colorized" blue lips, etc.........I don't think, in fact I would be shocked if they ever colorized the first season of "The Lucy Show", but if they did, let me assure you the technology now looks like actual filmed color.....just take a look at the "Lucy In Scotland" I Love Lucy episode recently colorized and released only in the I Love Lucy boxset, but now being released individual in April I believe......the color is frightening amazing and actual looks like it was originally filmed in color...the only negative is the colors are so bright and vivid, it almost looks candy colored....but I enjoy it as a novelty, as long as the original black and white episode is also available.

my best to you.....

McGillicuddy · 02-07-2010, 09:14 PM

I don't know of any other tv sitcom complete seasons that were colorized besides Bewitched (from b&w). I Love Lucy colorized Lucy in Scotland and the Christmas episode (I think).
I do remember when Ted Turner announced he was going to colorize classic movies, people were in an up-roar, because they didn't think they should be tampered with.

TeeVeeCloset · 02-07-2010, 09:29 PM

the entire series of McHales Navy & the first season of Gilligan's Island were colorized and syndicated.....Dennis The Menace was planned, but if it ever was colorized, it was never offered or seen.

McGillicuddy · 02-07-2010, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TeeVeeCloset

the entire series of McHales Navy & the first season of Gilligan's Island were colorized and syndicated.....Dennis The Menace was planned, but if it ever was colorized, it was never offered or seen.

Didn't know about McHale, and forgot about Gilligan, but over all I think the process is pretty rare.

TeeVeeCloset · 02-07-2010, 09:48 PM

What many people don't realize that the colorization of the black and white seasons of both bewitched and jeannie were not done for the dvd releases...they were done for syndication, because tv executives believe young people don't want to watch tv series in black and white......the color versions of bewitched and jeannie aired on The Hallmark Channel years before they were ever released on DVD. So they had nothing to lose or invest when giving consumers a choice when they were released on DVD. That's why since "The Lucy Show" season one has already been released, there isn't a snowballs chance in H*** that they would invest and release it now, especially again since they are already working on seasons 2 and 3. which of course were filmed in color, but aired mainly in black and white when they premiered in the early years of color TV.

Most likely when TV Land brings back "Bewitched" this spring 2010, it will be the black and white versions that air.....since I believe the colorized versions have been pulled for syndication and are now exclusive to DVD.

Separately if CBS/Paramount did want to invest in colorizing one season B&W shows, they would have colorized season one of "Gomer Pyle, USMC" since it was being released at about the same time as when bewitched and jeannie were, but again Gomer had not already been colorized unlike the other two.....

my best to you....

Tubehead · 02-08-2010, 02:47 AM

their is color of the lucy show wokring at a bank. its in color. theiris show called heres lucy its in color to.

yankeesrj12 · 02-08-2010, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Timoth26

Just as I thought. No replies. I never get any replies to my threads anymore. I'll probably just quit coming here.

Not to sound rude or anything, but you only waited two hours for an answer. Sometimes people can't answer right away.

I don't think they will ever colorize I Love Lucy. I'm not sure why, but I don't see it happening. Maybe it's better that way since it is a classic.

McGillicuddy · 02-08-2010, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Tubehead

their is color of the lucy show wokring at a bank. its in color. theiris show called heres lucy its in color to.

Yes, The Lucy Show starting the second season was filmed in color and so was Here's Lucy. I was trying to figure out what seasons of shows that were filmed in b& w, were later colorized. So far Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, McHale's Navy, and Gilligan's Island seem to be the only ones.

TeeVeeCloset · 02-09-2010, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by markway895

Yes, The Lucy Show starting the second season was filmed in color and so was Here's Lucy. I was trying to figure out what seasons of shows that were filmed in b& w, were later colorized. So far Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, McHale's Navy, and Gilligan's Island seem to be the only ones.

As I mentioned somewhere else, I really believe "Dennis The Menace" was colorized but it never aired......because I saw an ad in a industry trade publication in the early 90's saying "Dennis The Menace" was being offered in syndication for the first time in color, with a picture of Jay North in color...sadly it seemed not enough stations or maybe not even one bought the series.....so it never aired.....but one would seem to think that the syndicator wouldn't have bought ad space and tried to sell it if the colorization process wasn't completed....anyway.....i would love to see a DVD release of either version, but thought you might find the information interesting.

02-07-2010, 11:24 AM	#1
Timoth26 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 08, 2009 Posts: 185	The Lucy Show - Official First Season - In Color Hey, I was watching the first season of "The Lucy Show" for the umteenth time but it's still good and I got to wondering. Do you think they'll release a colorized version of the first season one day? I read somewhere that they colorized the first season of "Bewitched" and the few seasons of "I Dream Of Jeanie". So, do you think they should release a color version of the official first season? Would the episode where Lucy and Viv are parading one the roof putting up a TV antanna look good in color? They have a color picture of them on the front of the box so, they could just use that as a reference while colorizing the episode. Also, they could use the fallowing 2 season as references for the set, cloths and everthing. So, how do you think a colorized version of the first season would look if they did one?

02-07-2010, 01:23 PM	#2
Timoth26 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 08, 2009 Posts: 185	Just as I thought. No replies. I never get any replies to my threads anymore. I'll probably just quit coming here.

02-07-2010, 09:14 PM	#4
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	I don't know of any other tv sitcom complete seasons that were colorized besides Bewitched (from b&w). I Love Lucy colorized Lucy in Scotland and the Christmas episode (I think). I do remember when Ted Turner announced he was going to colorize classic movies, people were in an up-roar, because they didn't think they should be tampered with.

02-07-2010, 09:29 PM	#5
TeeVeeCloset Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 1,873	the entire series of McHales Navy & the first season of Gilligan's Island were colorized and syndicated.....Dennis The Menace was planned, but if it ever was colorized, it was never offered or seen.

02-07-2010, 09:48 PM	#7
TeeVeeCloset Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 1,873	What many people don't realize that the colorization of the black and white seasons of both bewitched and jeannie were not done for the dvd releases...they were done for syndication, because tv executives believe young people don't want to watch tv series in black and white......the color versions of bewitched and jeannie aired on The Hallmark Channel years before they were ever released on DVD. So they had nothing to lose or invest when giving consumers a choice when they were released on DVD. That's why since "The Lucy Show" season one has already been released, there isn't a snowballs chance in H*** that they would invest and release it now, especially again since they are already working on seasons 2 and 3. which of course were filmed in color, but aired mainly in black and white when they premiered in the early years of color TV. Most likely when TV Land brings back "Bewitched" this spring 2010, it will be the black and white versions that air.....since I believe the colorized versions have been pulled for syndication and are now exclusive to DVD. Separately if CBS/Paramount did want to invest in colorizing one season B&W shows, they would have colorized season one of "Gomer Pyle, USMC" since it was being released at about the same time as when bewitched and jeannie were, but again Gomer had not already been colorized unlike the other two..... my best to you....

02-08-2010, 02:47 AM	#8
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	their is color of the lucy show wokring at a bank. its in color. theiris show called heres lucy its in color to.