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Summary: First Time Seeing I Love Lucy Was This DVD
Review: I'd seen clips and bits of I Love Lucy over the years but had never seen a complete episode before this DVD. Apart from Lucys clown routine I didn't find the pilot funny but it was still facinating to watch. The other three episodes were all quite funny. I haven't read anywhere why the first episode filmed was the fourth episode put to air (and is therefore on the Season1 Volume2 DVD - my next purchase) but the first episode to air which is on this DVD really brings the supporting cast into the show. Lucy and Ricky work well together but the cast of 4 is what made me laugh, with Ethel and Fred getting some of the best lines. The old radio episode (there is just one on this DVD in which Gale Gordon stars) was just fascinating. I have to admit my reason for buing this DVD was more because I'm interested in "old television" than in Lucy, but it was so entertaining I'll be buying at least the next one in the series.
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Summary: DVD one Star ..I love Lucy 5 stars. Please Read!
Review: This DVD is VERY un-Fan friendly and whom ever is in charge over at Paramount Home Video should be fired! This should not be about greed,it should be about apprecation. Frist off I Love Lucy!, second These DVD's Contain only 4 episodes per disc when there are 35 shows per season, that adds to 10 dvd's per season.
The show was on for 6 or 7 years now thats 60 to 70 DVD's in the end. What is everyone crazy to support this release of Lucy!
Fox has released full season volumes of some great T.V. shows in compact boxes and very reasonable prices. Look at their resent release of "Mary Tyler Moore Show" or "Mash" and their release of the "X-Files". Even Columbia Home Entertainment has followed releasing full season sets like "All in the Family", "The Jeffersons" and "Sanford and Son". But Paramount seems to have miss the boat. Even with the films they release they have no extras. Look at their release of the "Carol Burnett Show - Show Stoppers" it runs at only 42min and is priced at the rate of say a movie like the 2 disc set of E.T... Someone at Paramount should PULL the plug on the current release of "I Love Lucy" and re-release it as it should have been to begin with FULL SEASON VOLUMES!!!!!!
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Summary: I love lucy Season one vol 1 dvd
Review: If you love lucy now you will like her more on dvd.the lost pilot picture was not the greatest lucy and rikki were at there best . girls what to go to a nightclub look really clear like you were right there with lucy on the set the rest of the disc is about the same picture wise i loved every minute of this disc it worth every penny to get . it has my five stars
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Summary: I Love Lucy,Digitally Remastered, Lots of Extras now on DVD!
Review: Paramount Pictures & CBS Broadcasting bring us "I Love Lucy" to DVD digitally remastered with lots of Extra Features.This DVD series was done perfectly with detailed background information about the show. Each DVD includes 4 episodes in chronological order with picture & sound flawlessly reproduced! So clear, you feel your watching it live through Black & White glasses. Each DVD will include; 4 episodes in B/W Standard Full Screen, with Dolby Digital sound. Lots of extras; episode flubs, Original series opener, Radio Show Broadcasts, Guest Cast information & Behind the Scenes audio featurettes. This Original "I Love Lucy" DVD series is a must have for the home library. The genius of Lucy, Desi, Ethel & Fred can now be seen again & again at your leisure. Enjoy.
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Summary: Lucy's Still The Best, But The DVD Could Be Better
Review: First, I must start by saying that these are by far the cleanest, clearest prints of "I Love Lucy" I've ever seen, and they sound great too. The restored opening of "The Pilot" is much better than it was presented on TV and video ("I Love Lucy: The Very First Show"), where the missing narrative was provided by Lucie Arnaz. Finding the original announcer to recreate the opening 50 years later was an inspired decision, and although it's a kinescope, "The Pilot" looks almost as clear as the episodes themselves. Also, the few episodes of Lucy's radio series "My Favorite Husband" included on these discs are a real treat. I'd never heard them before, and they are just as funny as the TV series. I hope they continue to include more of these. The extras are interesting, especially when they show before-and-after restoration footage. However, like many reviewers here, I wish there were more episodes per disc. With "The Pilot", 179 half hour shows, a Christmas Special, and 13 hour-long episodes, my "Lucy" DVD collection will reach half-way to the moon by the time they're finished being released. I also wish the original openings had been restored to each episode, instead of being "extras", and the animated act-changes and original closing credits are nowhere to be seen. If restoring these segments was done for two episodes on a laser disc a few years back, and is being done brilliantly on TVLand now, why not on these DVDs? I doubt watching these amusing animations will inspire anyone to take up smoking cigarettes. And how about putting some of the original commercials on as extras? Also, during the radio shows, all we get is a still of Lucille Ball behind a microphone, with a collage of scenes from "I Love Lucy" behind her. Surely there must be some photos of the "My Favorite Husband" cast that could be shown, perhaps as a slide show, during the episodes (still, I guess it's better than staring at a radio as the original listeners did!). Nevertheless, despite my disappointments, I will continue to buy these as they come out, and have already pre-ordered Volumes 3 and 4. I never get tired of watching "I Love Lucy", and, in the final analysis, it's the shows themselves--the best sitcom ever made--that I am collecting here, everything else is just gravy.
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Summary: Why only four episodes?
Review: I am a huge fan of I Love Lucy and was so glad to see the episodes finally come out on DVD, but I wish they were being distributed by someone else. The current distributors are only putting 4 episodes on each DVD, when they could fit at least twice as many, plus extras. And I think the bonus material was good but not great. At this rate, if you want to own the entire first season, your DVD/tape cabinet will be full before you can even begin collecting the second season. I wish they put at least 10 episodes on each DVD and charge a little more, so we don't have to try to store all these DVDs, search through them for certain episodes, and change them from the player as often. Shame on the distributor for wanting to make more money and not thinking about the customer's convenience! I also feel the packaging should be more special for one of the most popular T.V. shows ever.
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful!
Review: I have watched "I Love Lucy" in syndication for many, many years; but I have never seen the episodes with as much clarity, and restoration as provided on this DVD, and I have seen every single episode multiple times! Since broadcast TV and cable TV (especially broadcast) are prone to noise, watching "I Love Lucy" on DVD is probably the clearest it has ever been seen, except for audience members who watched the show taped live in the 1950's. Also, broadcast & cable TV stations never show the episodes in their entirety anymore, since they cut scenes in order to make more time for commercials. With this DVD, you can watch the first 3 aired episodes and the unaired original pilot commercial-free, completely clear and completely restored! One of the many bonuses on this DVD is being able to have the bloopers from each episode highlighted, and I hadn't noticed many of them before since I was usually too busy laughing! Another added bonus is being able to hear Lucille Ball on the radio-show "My Favorite Husband" with the actor Richard Denning, that she did prior "I Love Lucy". I had never heard the radio-show prior to purchasing this DVD and Volume 1 contains 2 radio-show episodes. (After listening to the radio-show, I was so glad that Lucille Ball was able to convince network executives to have Desi Arnaz co-star with her because "I Love Lucy" would never had been the same without him!) Other bonus material includes guest actor information, still photos taken during filming, lost scenes, and the original show introduction! Before purchasing this DVD, I had some misgivings because I didn't know if it would be worth owning since I have seen all of the "I Love Lucy" episodes so many times; but after watching it, I was more than pleased and I now plan to purchase the rest of the DVD's for the entire series! Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz may have had their problems in real life, but their comic performances in "I Love Lucy" (as well as the performances of Vivian Vance and William Frawley) have brought billions of people to laughter the world over! I am so glad that purchased this DVD, as well as Volume 2, and I plan to purchase the other volumes as they become available. My only complaint is that entire seasons are not being offered in boxed sets, but that won't prevent me from getting the other volumes.
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Summary: Awesome for any I Love Lucy fan
Review: This DVD is great because it provides you with interesting tid bits of information such as bloopers, part of her book, and other great additives. And then on top of it, all of the lucy episodes are the best.
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Summary: Lucy Review
Review: This Lucy DVD was awesome. A great buy! I really liked how much information it gave to me adout Lucielle Ball before I Love Lucy aired. The clip from the raido show was also a treat to listen to. I am looking forward to another volume. Great job!
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Summary: Great Idea....but they are milking it
Review: I'm am really happy that they are putting the show on DVD, and the picture quality is awesome, as well as the special features. I just wonder why they insist on only putting 4 episodes on each disc. Why couldn't they do like MASH, and release an entire season on a 3 DVD set, then throw in an extra disc loaded with special features? at an average of [price] (lowside) for 4 episodes (179 episodes), you're looking at around [price]. For the same number of MASH episodes at approximately [price] for 24 (7 seasons worth), you're looking at [price]. I really feel that Lucy fans are being taken advantage of here. ... But do the math. What you paid x 6 (# of discs for a full season) Multiply by 7 Total cost Compare that to what MASH will run you for 1 season and multiply by 7. See how much you could save?
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