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CBSrulz · 12-22-2002, 11:14 AM

In The last 4 seasons of "I Love Lucy" the Black and White flim is so crisp and there are hardly any scratches, But in the the black & white seasons(even the color seasons) of "The Lucy Show" It is very scratchie? I mean both shows were shot at Desilu so shoudn't the film be crips like the 4 last seasons of "I Love Lucy"?
Also the "Andy Griffith Show" was filmed at Desilu and the flim was not scratchie either??

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Barnabas1 · 12-22-2002, 01:52 PM

Good ?. I wonder why that is?

Ricky

Mysty Eyes · 12-22-2002, 02:03 PM

I don't know the answer, but I can venture a guess.

It's possible that I Love Lucy and TAGS are considered to be "classic" TV, so that attention has been given to them in the form of restoration of the film itself. The Lucy Show does not have the same importance, so restoration is not as urgent. The process of restoring film is both time-consuming and very expensive.

dawsongirl · 12-22-2002, 04:29 PM

Hey, good answer. Never would have thought of that.

SPLAIN · 12-23-2002, 02:08 PM

Sounds good to me, they sold it everywhere and it was worth a hundred million or more, so they made sure the masters were always in perfect condition, same as the American Film Institute does with great filoms like Citizen Kane!

12-22-2002, 11:14 AM	#1
CBSrulz Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 23, 2002 Location: l.A. Posts: 80	Scratchy Film In The last 4 seasons of "I Love Lucy" the Black and White flim is so crisp and there are hardly any scratches, But in the the black & white seasons(even the color seasons) of "The Lucy Show" It is very scratchie? I mean both shows were shot at Desilu so shoudn't the film be crips like the 4 last seasons of "I Love Lucy"? Also the "Andy Griffith Show" was filmed at Desilu and the flim was not scratchie either?? -CBSrulz ! I Lucy!

12-22-2002, 01:52 PM	#2
Barnabas1 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Posts: 4,598	Good ?. I wonder why that is? Ricky
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12-22-2002, 02:03 PM	#3
Mysty Eyes Dreaming... Senior Member Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 1,144	I don't know the answer, but I can venture a guess. It's possible that I Love Lucy and TAGS are considered to be "classic" TV, so that attention has been given to them in the form of restoration of the film itself. The Lucy Show does not have the same importance, so restoration is not as urgent. The process of restoring film is both time-consuming and very expensive.

12-22-2002, 04:29 PM	#4
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Hey, good answer. Never would have thought of that.

12-23-2002, 02:08 PM	#5
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Sounds good to me, they sold it everywhere and it was worth a hundred million or more, so they made sure the masters were always in perfect condition, same as the American Film Institute does with great filoms like Citizen Kane!