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oldshows · 10-04-2002, 05:18 PM

Desi, in my opinion, doesn't receive enough credit for the success of I Love Lucy. The guy never received an Emmy nomination and never got credit for running the show because everyone assumed Lucy ran things. Well of course it was actually Desi that made sure everything was in place for the show's success. He made sure Bob and Madelyn produced great scripts and when they didn't, he always gave them helpful, constructive suggestions which they used to make a not so good script into a great one. He also made sure all the props, costumes, cameras, ect were going well kept everyone on the set happy, and kept everything flowing smooth. He continued doing so for the superior first season of The Lucy Show as well. Well, after he left The Lucy Show at the end of the first season, Gary started taking over some of the roles Desi was doing, mainly the person the writers had to pitch a script too. Unfortunately, his abilities to recoginize poor scripts wasn't nearly that of Desi's. As a result, Lucy started finding herself in situations that were simply ridiculous and without any logical premises. Gary also wouldn't tone down Lucy's on set tiradesand let her criticize people in negatives ways, ways Desi never let her do and always did himself in a constructive, helpful manner. As a result, she lost many good people like her writers, who left after 2nd season of The Lucy Show. Then Gary wasn't exactly nice to Vivian either, which, in my opinion, helped lead to her departure from The Lucy Show after season 3. Well, by season 4, Gary had done so many things wrong Desi would have done right, The Lucy Show wasn't nearly as good as it was under Desi in Season 1. And it never got any better either not saying there weren't a few standout episodes during that time. Here's Lucy showed a pickup from The Lucy Show. With a whole new plot and the addition of Desi Jr and Lucie things were really going good especially in season 3 when Bob and Madelyn returned as writers. Unfortunately Desi Jr left at the end of season 3 and Gary, who by then had complete control, let everything go downhill, especially in Season 5.

Fan of old shows · 10-13-2002, 03:51 AM

I agree with you.

10-04-2002, 05:18 PM	#1
oldshows Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 10, 2001 Posts: 215	Gary Morton's Negative Effects on Lucy's Shows Desi, in my opinion, doesn't receive enough credit for the success of I Love Lucy. The guy never received an Emmy nomination and never got credit for running the show because everyone assumed Lucy ran things. Well of course it was actually Desi that made sure everything was in place for the show's success. He made sure Bob and Madelyn produced great scripts and when they didn't, he always gave them helpful, constructive suggestions which they used to make a not so good script into a great one. He also made sure all the props, costumes, cameras, ect were going well kept everyone on the set happy, and kept everything flowing smooth. He continued doing so for the superior first season of The Lucy Show as well. Well, after he left The Lucy Show at the end of the first season, Gary started taking over some of the roles Desi was doing, mainly the person the writers had to pitch a script too. Unfortunately, his abilities to recoginize poor scripts wasn't nearly that of Desi's. As a result, Lucy started finding herself in situations that were simply ridiculous and without any logical premises. Gary also wouldn't tone down Lucy's on set tiradesand let her criticize people in negatives ways, ways Desi never let her do and always did himself in a constructive, helpful manner. As a result, she lost many good people like her writers, who left after 2nd season of The Lucy Show. Then Gary wasn't exactly nice to Vivian either, which, in my opinion, helped lead to her departure from The Lucy Show after season 3. Well, by season 4, Gary had done so many things wrong Desi would have done right, The Lucy Show wasn't nearly as good as it was under Desi in Season 1. And it never got any better either not saying there weren't a few standout episodes during that time. Here's Lucy showed a pickup from The Lucy Show. With a whole new plot and the addition of Desi Jr and Lucie things were really going good especially in season 3 when Bob and Madelyn returned as writers. Unfortunately Desi Jr left at the end of season 3 and Gary, who by then had complete control, let everything go downhill, especially in Season 5.

10-13-2002, 03:51 AM	#2
Fan of old shows Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 25, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 417	I agree with you.