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SPLAIN · 01-26-2004, 03:20 PM

In this week's In Touch magazine, the Star Tabloid and even on Oprah last week, everybody is talking about the fact that Will and Grace is the new I love Lucy. AND they keep comparing Debra Messing to Lucy. Well, Debra so looks like Lucy lately and not just because she's pregnant and is glowing. Debra thinks it's one terrific compliment, and the other stars of the show found it to be quite a compliment also to be compared to the greatest sitcom of all time.

Lodee · 01-26-2004, 05:56 PM

So is Jack supposed to be Fred then???

And who's Ethel? karen?

Kazza · 01-26-2004, 07:59 PM

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Originally posted by Lodee
So is Jack supposed to be Fred then??? And who's Ethel? karen?

Karen who?

Lodee · 01-26-2004, 09:24 PM

Did I get the name wrong? I'm talking about the rich friend who had the maid that Jack married.

Kazza · 01-26-2004, 09:52 PM

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Originally posted by Lodee
Did I get the name wrong? I'm talking about the rich friend who had the maid that Jack married.

LOL! I have no idea since I dont watch the show and the only one by that name around here with that name is me

dawsongirl · 01-27-2004, 04:37 AM

Oh...no way. I don't buy that. And I don't see Debra Messing as the next Lucy.

dawsongirl · 01-27-2004, 04:38 AM

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Originally posted by Lodee
Did I get the name wrong? I'm talking about the rich friend who had the maid that Jack married.

No, her name is Karen.

Mickey · 01-27-2004, 04:48 AM

Well maybe, if it was actually funny...! I've given up on the show now. It's be rubbish lately. Think we're on S4 at the moment in the UK (Woody Harrelson has just disappeared, and Grace was just dating an old high school friend in prison?). They're a fine cast, and could be a lot better. ILL need not worry about being superceded. Not with those scripts!

And that E-Bay list is starting to annoy me now!

TJL · 01-27-2004, 06:18 AM

An article I read last year said Bonnie Hunt was the new Lucille Ball.

I wish they would make up their minds...

crazyredhead · 01-27-2004, 08:53 AM

No matter what they say, there will never be a new Lucille Ball, or a new I Love Lucy. That's scary.

SPLAIN · 01-27-2004, 10:04 AM

They're not saying the show is THE NEW I LOVE LUCY, they are just giving it the ultimite compliment, that's the way you have to take it. Debra is extremely good, and gracious enough to take the comparison to Lucy as the ultimite compliment also. Of course you can't compare the characters or anything, but they are both funny shows at the top of the ratings. I still love the show and it is one of the few that still makes me laugh now and then, like Raymond or The Simpsons.

Lodee · 01-27-2004, 03:36 PM

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Originally posted by SPLAIN
In this week's In Touch magazine, the Star Tabloid and even on Oprah last week, everybody is talking about the fact that Will and Grace is the new I love Lucy.

You said before that they were!

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And that E-Bay list is starting to annoy me now!

Hey Micky, I kind of like that. Sometimes I even click on an item if it looks really interesting.

SPLAIN · 01-27-2004, 04:19 PM

They're comparing the shows as the ultimate compliment not as . . . ah never mind. LOL!

Lodee · 01-27-2004, 04:40 PM

Oh I get it. You mean not literally. I thought she did look like Lucy at the Golden Globes. Although I only saw the part with Joan Rivers and her daughter.

Ricardos4ever · 01-27-2004, 08:28 PM

I've only seen a few episodes of "Will and Grace", couldn't get into it, so I really can't comment on it. I just remember seeing that spread in Entertainment Weekly a looong time ago, and Will and Grace were dressed up as Lucy and Ricky. Kinda cool.

I've also heard Jessica Simpson being compared to Lucy. Not that you can really do that, because Lucy is an actress and Jessica Simpson is herself on a reality show ("The Newlyweds"), but I can see their reasoning. Sometimes Jessica acts ditzy and does ditzy things, and her husband Nick puts up with it, rolls his eyes. Their exchanges really do remind me of Lucy and Ricky sometimes. I love that show. Like Claude was saying earlier on this thread, few shows actually get a laugh out of me. "The Newlyweds" is one of those rare ones that I actually find funny.

01-26-2004, 03:20 PM	#1
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Will And Grace, The New I Love Lucy? In this week's In Touch magazine, the Star Tabloid and even on Oprah last week, everybody is talking about the fact that Will and Grace is the new I love Lucy. AND they keep comparing Debra Messing to Lucy. Well, Debra so looks like Lucy lately and not just because she's pregnant and is glowing. Debra thinks it's one terrific compliment, and the other stars of the show found it to be quite a compliment also to be compared to the greatest sitcom of all time.

01-27-2004, 04:48 AM	#8
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01-27-2004, 08:53 AM	#10
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01-27-2004, 08:28 PM	#15
Ricardos4ever Henna-rinsess Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 28, 2002 Location: Somewhere in the middle of the world's longest Conga line Posts: 473	I've only seen a few episodes of "Will and Grace", couldn't get into it, so I really can't comment on it. I just remember seeing that spread in Entertainment Weekly a looong time ago, and Will and Grace were dressed up as Lucy and Ricky. Kinda cool. I've also heard Jessica Simpson being compared to Lucy. Not that you can really do that, because Lucy is an actress and Jessica Simpson is herself on a reality show ("The Newlyweds"), but I can see their reasoning. Sometimes Jessica acts ditzy and does ditzy things, and her husband Nick puts up with it, rolls his eyes. Their exchanges really do remind me of Lucy and Ricky sometimes. I love that show. Like Claude was saying earlier on this thread, few shows actually get a laugh out of me. "The Newlyweds" is one of those rare ones that I actually find funny.
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01-26-2004, 05:56 PM	#2
Lodee Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2003 Posts: 1,562	So is Jack supposed to be Fred then??? And who's Ethel? karen?

01-26-2004, 09:24 PM	#4
Lodee Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2003 Posts: 1,562	Did I get the name wrong? I'm talking about the rich friend who had the maid that Jack married.

01-27-2004, 04:37 AM	#6
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,134	Oh...no way. I don't buy that. And I don't see Debra Messing as the next Lucy.

01-27-2004, 10:04 AM	#11
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	They're not saying the show is THE NEW I LOVE LUCY, they are just giving it the ultimite compliment, that's the way you have to take it. Debra is extremely good, and gracious enough to take the comparison to Lucy as the ultimite compliment also. Of course you can't compare the characters or anything, but they are both funny shows at the top of the ratings. I still love the show and it is one of the few that still makes me laugh now and then, like Raymond or The Simpsons.

01-27-2004, 04:19 PM	#13
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	They're comparing the shows as the ultimate compliment not as . . . ah never mind. LOL!

01-27-2004, 04:40 PM	#14
Lodee Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2003 Posts: 1,562	Oh I get it. You mean not literally. I thought she did look like Lucy at the Golden Globes. Although I only saw the part with Joan Rivers and her daughter.