Comments on: Confessions of a TV-holic: We Still Love Lucy

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:46:43 +0000

Aside from all the great memories and comedy moments from “I Love Lucy,” another reason I love Lucy is that as the head of Desilu Studios, she greenlighted a smart, risky sci-fi show that was years ahead of its time. Yep, that would be Gene Roddenberry’s “Star Trek.”

By: CropTillDawn

CropTillDawn — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:27:48 +0000

It was Desi’s idea to record the show on 35mm, instead of the Kinescope, the all of the prerecorded shows had been using. The network never figured that anyone would ever want to rewatch them, let alone imagine the money that could be made in syndication in the decades to come! They were quite the business powerhouse duo :)
Their daughter Lucie Arnaz has been very active in keeping all of the family memorabilia properly archivally stored. I did get to see a wonderful display similar to what Celeste to what described at the Universal in Los Angeles. There were letters from Presidents to Lucy, dresses and dozens of TV guides ( which she holds a record for the most covers, 34. She and baby Ricky were on the first cover)
They are also coming out with Hollywood Legends stamps one of which is Lucy.

By: Celeste

Celeste — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:36:42 +0000

I ABSOLUTELY love Lucy, my mom passed it down to me. Just wanted to let anyone know that there is a great Tribute Museum to the I Love Lucy show at Universal Studios in Florida. It is in the Hollywood Section of the park, close the the Brown Derby shop. My favorite part on display was Lucy’s signature blue and white polka-dotted dress.