"Lucy in London" DVD Release in Jeopardy - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

LittleRickyII · 05-15-2011, 07:11 PM

I am reposting this message in a new thread to make sure everyone gets the message, which may have gotten lost with the innocuous subject heading I had before. It's fine for people to want to vent here about the potential of this special not being released, but that alone will have no impact. The people making these decisions at CBS are the business folks who just look at numbers. They're not here reading our chat room messages. So if you want to see this special get released, it's extremely important to go directly do them. Here is the contact information:

CBS Home Entertainment
ATTN: Ken Ross, Exec. VP & General Manager
1700 Broadway, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10019

I've already written my letter and will be putting it in the mail in the morning. I hope you will all do the same. And please be sure to spread this message. Remember, CBS had no intention of releasing any of The Lucy Show on DVD. It was only because of a forceful letter-writing campaign by fans that it happened at all. So our letters do make an impact. Please take a few minutes and write a letter to Mr. Ross to let him know how important it is for this special to be released. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by LittleRickyII

Hey folks, I have it on good authority that CBS is not planning to release Lucy in London on DVD. I don't know whether it has to do with the cost of music rights, fear of insufficient sales, or what, but whatever the reason, at the present time it appears we won't be seeing it. There was a letter writing campaign a few years ago that got CBS moving on releasing The Lucy Show. I was wondering if it would be possible to do something like that to light a fire under CBS and hope they will reconsider with Lucy in London. Does anyone have their contact information so we can launch an effort to hopefully change their minds?

McGillicuddy · 05-18-2011, 08:00 PM

I'm going to do this. What about the Facebook Page? Don't they pay attention to that?

LittleRickyII · 05-19-2011, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by markway895

I'm going to do this. What about the Facebook Page? Don't they pay attention to that?

The DVD producers out in L.A., yes. But the decision makers in NY who are only concerned with the bottom line and probably aren't fans at all, no. And they're the ones who need to hear from us. They need to know it will make good business sense to release this. If they don't hear from us, they'll assume there is no demand and will proceed with what their business instincts are now telling them to do, which is to abandon Lucy in London.

LittleRickyII · 05-19-2011, 11:48 PM

The site below, which was instrumental in the letter-writing campaign that got CBS interested in putting The Lucy Show on DVD has now been updated with a new campaign to get Lucy in London and Lucille Ball's Greatest Show on Earth guest shot released:

www.TheLucyShowDVD.com

Check it out and get busy writing your letters.

LittleRickyII · 05-24-2011, 12:16 AM

Quick poll: Who besides me has sent a letter to urge that Lucy in London be released on DVD? Apparently time is of the essence now to change CBS's mind.

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Originally Posted by LittleRickyII

The site below, which was instrumental in the letter-writing campaign that got CBS interested in putting The Lucy Show on DVD has now been updated with a new campaign to get Lucy in London and Lucille Ball's Greatest Show on Earth guest shot released:

www.TheLucyShowDVD.com

Check it out and get busy writing your letters.

snowpeck · 05-24-2011, 08:08 AM

Why couldn't they release it as a special feature on The Lucy Show season 5? Especially with the episode leading up to it being included.

Robert 13 · 05-24-2011, 09:49 AM

Does anyone know if Season 5 is currently being worked on for a release in the near future? If so, it means we have to work fast.

McGillicuddy · 06-06-2011, 05:55 PM

Now that season 5 has a tentative release date and Lucy in London is indeed in consideration for release one way or another, it seems even more crucial to appeal to CBS/Ken Ross. Its a good sign LIL will get a release, but he needs to know how important it is to us, hard-core Lucy fans that it be included on "The Official" season 5 release! I wrote a rough draft letter this morning.

McGillicuddy · 09-13-2011, 06:15 PM

After reading this thread again, I'm so happy Lucy In London is going to be on the Official Season 5, after all!!!

comedyfreak · 09-14-2011, 04:18 AM

It is being included as an extra here is the official word from tvshowsondvd:

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Lucy-Se...-Box-Art/15933

LittleRickyII · 09-16-2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by markway895

After reading this thread again, I'm so happy Lucy In London is going to be on the Official Season 5, after all!!!

If you wrote one of those letters, give yourself a pat on the back because I'm told that that's what pushed this over the finish line. (If you didn't, thank those who did.) It was most likely not going to happen, but finding out from fans how much this mattered and why it was particularly important for this set is what pushed it over the line. Making our voices and opinions heard through our letters makes a difference.

1960'sTVfan · 09-17-2011, 02:12 AM

It's great that Lucy In London will be included, but it should be on the DVD in the correct spot after the episode Lucy Goes To London. If they consider this as an extra, then chances are it will get placed out of order and end up on one of the other discs in the set.

Marvo301 · 09-17-2011, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

It's great that Lucy In London will be included, but it should be on the DVD in the correct spot after the episode Lucy Goes To London. If they consider this as an extra, then chances are it will get placed out of order and end up on one of the other discs in the set.

At least it WILL be included in the set! That's the most important thing!

1960'sTVfan · 09-17-2011, 02:30 AM

If they do this right, Lucy In London will be the first episode on disc 2, followed by Lucy Gets A Roommate, Lucy And Carol In Palm Springs, Lucy Gets Caught Up In The Draft, and ending the disc with Lucy And John Wayne. Disc 3 should start off with Lucy And Pat Collins, disc 4 should start off with Main Street USA.

McGillicuddy · 09-17-2011, 07:07 PM

I kind of think it will be put on disc 4 after the last season episode, since that's what they did on season 2 with The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour special.

05-19-2011, 11:48 PM	#4
LittleRickyII Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2009 Location: California Posts: 2,246	The site below, which was instrumental in the letter-writing campaign that got CBS interested in putting The Lucy Show on DVD has now been updated with a new campaign to get Lucy in London and Lucille Ball's Greatest Show on Earth guest shot released: www.TheLucyShowDVD.com Check it out and get busy writing your letters.
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05-24-2011, 09:49 AM	#7
Robert 13 Member Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,521	Does anyone know if Season 5 is currently being worked on for a release in the near future? If so, it means we have to work fast.
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06-06-2011, 05:55 PM	#8
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Now that season 5 has a tentative release date and Lucy in London is indeed in consideration for release one way or another, it seems even more crucial to appeal to CBS/Ken Ross. Its a good sign LIL will get a release, but he needs to know how important it is to us, hard-core Lucy fans that it be included on "The Official" season 5 release! I wrote a rough draft letter this morning.
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09-14-2011, 04:18 AM	#10
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,059	It is being included as an extra here is the official word from tvshowsondvd: http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Lucy-Se...-Box-Art/15933
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05-18-2011, 08:00 PM	#2
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	I'm going to do this. What about the Facebook Page? Don't they pay attention to that?

05-24-2011, 08:08 AM	#6
snowpeck Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 13, 2001 Location: Atlanta Posts: 759	Why couldn't they release it as a special feature on The Lucy Show season 5? Especially with the episode leading up to it being included.

09-13-2011, 06:15 PM	#9
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	After reading this thread again, I'm so happy Lucy In London is going to be on the Official Season 5, after all!!!

09-17-2011, 02:12 AM	#12
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,100	It's great that Lucy In London will be included, but it should be on the DVD in the correct spot after the episode Lucy Goes To London. If they consider this as an extra, then chances are it will get placed out of order and end up on one of the other discs in the set.

09-17-2011, 02:30 AM	#14
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,100	If they do this right, Lucy In London will be the first episode on disc 2, followed by Lucy Gets A Roommate, Lucy And Carol In Palm Springs, Lucy Gets Caught Up In The Draft, and ending the disc with Lucy And John Wayne. Disc 3 should start off with Lucy And Pat Collins, disc 4 should start off with Main Street USA.

09-17-2011, 07:07 PM	#15
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	I kind of think it will be put on disc 4 after the last season episode, since that's what they did on season 2 with The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour special.