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OL was a groundbreaking series, thoughtful and brilliant. Joseph Stefano wrote many great EPs, and produced the series. Only morons compare it to Twilight Zone.
I run this every Christmas. It's talky, talky, talky, but so well acted.
Celia was probably in love with either her own brother, or his wife. Not your typical Christmas offering
Disagree big time. The EPs leading up to, and including the wedding day itself, are classic. And since we know 99 loved him from the beginning, it felt like a giant "0" when Max finally confesses his love for her. Whenever they were in danger, the emotional power was greater, as "Mr. and Mrs. Smart" had so much more to lose being a married couple. Bottom line: the marriage never interfered with the show; it only added more laughs and story ideas.
As for the twins, the shows leading up to the birth are also strong, although it does give one the odd feeling that the newborns were subjected to so much gunfire and such. In any case, the show was getting a tad stale by the end of season three. The marriage, and to a lesser extent, the twins injected new life into the show. It went out strong in season five.
Henry confessed to being "bitter" after leaving the series at the end of season two. He appears to have also possessed great jealousy by the contribution of others.
Hi PJ, nice to see you back.
Ricky asks For a Raise is a super fave of mine.
Right on! And next year marks the big SEVENTHIETH! (What can I say, I've always been good at math).
I have loved this show since I was a kid (50 years plus). I discovered it in nightly reruns when I was in second grade. It ran at 7:00 every night. My parents said IF I finished my homework and dinner, I could watch.
Neither of my parents (or brother) liked the show, so I laughed alone.
In the decades following, I have enjoyed the reruns (then the DVDs), through great years and bad years.
The show has been especially comforting during this past horrible year.
I don't like every episode, nor am I particularly fond of Ball's later TV work. But the series is STILL top of the line.
Every successful sitcom that's followed owes I Love Lucy a bouquet of thanks.
And tonight, I will celebrate this legendary show with a screening of "The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub."
Since you don't even know the basic guidelines for posting, do the rest of us a favor and stay off these boards.
Listen, idiot, you're supposed to reply directly UNDER the post you're responding to, whether it be at the top or somewhere in the middle.
If you don't know how to do that, ask any four-year old.
Exactly, "genius." Try reading what others have already posted BEFORE responding. That way, the thread - and you - won't appear so dull.
No, I don't find them bad (watch The Lucy Show or Here's Lucy for bad TV). That said, I enjoy "The Fox Hunt" the most. Many fans (such as PJ) really like the queen ep because of their own personal interest in royalty, of which I have none, so it's a fair offering to me.
"Lucy Goes to Scotland" is one people seem to love or hate. It gets points for being different (no guest stars - yay!). And there's certainly nothing wrong with it being a dream (the dream sequence in season three's "Ricky's old Girlfriend" is pretty funny).
On balance, I think they were trying to replicate season two's "The Operetta", except the music and dialogue aren't as funny. I'll say this: Fred and Ethel are a hoot as the dragon!
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