Mot Morenzi Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Has anyone bought Life With Lucy on ioffer? How's the quality of the prints currently circulating? I have an ancient VHS with a few of the unaired episodes, but it's a copy of a copy so the generation loss is heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chedderchester Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Has anyone bought Life With Lucy on ioffer? How's the quality of the prints currently circulating? I have an ancient VHS with a few of the unaired episodes, but it's a copy of a copy so the generation loss is heavy. I got a copy from somebody on another Lucy board a few years ago. The quality is actually pretty good! But it doesn't have the unaired episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 I got a copy from somebody on another Lucy board a few years ago. The quality is actually pretty good! But it doesn't have the unaired episodes. I see. The one I got was labeled "complete series" and the reviews were positive. It's on 5 discs so I can't imagine it just has the 8 episodes. I know there are different versions so I'll just have to see. The price was great so I'm not complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Most copies of aired episodes are great, but the unaired one are, of course, hit or miss. Does your set include the wrap party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Most copies of aired episodes are great, but the unaired one are, of course, hit or miss. Does your set include the wrap party? It apparently has bonus features but they're not specified. All 5 star reviews from purchasers so I expect it'll be pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 LWL really needs a proper DVD release. I need more people to back me up on the hilarity of Guard Goose*. *Well, the hilarity of Gale in Guard Goose. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 LWL really needs a proper DVD release. I need more people to back me up on the hilarity of Guard Goose*. *Well, the hilarity of Gale in Guard Goose. lol I rewatched that one tonight. Hardly a masterpiece, but Gale is hysterical in it. He could've made a second career playing ornery old guys sitting in the corner, never looking up from a book, and just uttering one line zingers throughout the episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 RANDOM. I'm low on cash right now, could any person with LWL series, burn it onto a couple DVDs and send me a copy of it? Pretty please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 LWL really needs a proper DVD release. I need more people to back me up on the hilarity of Guard Goose*. *Well, the hilarity of Gale in Guard Goose. lol According to those involved, everyone who looked at the script thought "Guard Goose" was going to be a winner. But one of the problems is that Lucy seems very tired in this one. It was the 2nd episode filmed. Of the unaired episodes, the two filmed later in the run are pretty good: Lucy Buys Curtis Out (can't remember the actual title but it was the one episode I saw live) and "World's Greatest Grandmother". "Up a Tree" and "Green Thumb": not so hot. But Gale is solid in every episode. I just wish he had done his cartwheel once. He claimed he could still do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 According to those involved, everyone who looked at the script thought "Guard Goose" was going to be a winner. But one of the problems is that Lucy seems very tired in this one. It was the 2nd episode filmed. Of the unaired episodes, the two filmed later in the run are pretty good: Lucy Buys Curtis Out (can't remember the actual title but it was the one episode I saw live) and "World's Greatest Grandmother". "Up a Tree" and "Green Thumb": not so hot. But Gale is solid in every episode. I just wish he had done his cartwheel once. He claimed he could still do it. I didn't think the Green Thumb show was too bad. A bit cartoonish, but it had some funny moments. Never seen Greatest Grandmother so I can't say. It's a shame "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" never aired; one of the most touching scenes Lucy & Gale ever did came at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 I don't see how LWL won't see an official complete series DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyImHome Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 The dvd set I have has all 13 episodes, the wrap party, an episode of The Paul Lynde Show and Lucy, Gary, Lucie and Desi Jr., on The Merv Griffin Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted August 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Mine's got the wrap party, Merv Griffin, Lucy on Joan Rivers, news broadcast after Lucy's death, 3 different broadcasts of the first episode (original, nick & nite and no commercial network edit) and a few alt. edits of a few other episodes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Hepburn Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Mine's got the wrap party, Merv Griffin, Lucy on Joan Rivers, news broadcast after Lucy's death, 3 different broadcasts of the first episode (original, nick & nite and no commercial network edit) and a few alt. edits of a few other episodes... Link to the set you bought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I hope all those extras make it onto the official DVD set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Mine's got the wrap party, Merv Griffin, Lucy on Joan Rivers, news broadcast after Lucy's death, 3 different broadcasts of the first episode (original, nick & nite and no commercial network edit) and a few alt. edits of a few other episodes... Mine were taped off of the tv and just transferred from VHS to DVD so they're pretty clear. Unfortunately the unaired ones are not so clear. The only thing i liked about that show was the theme song and Lucy being back on tv in this vehicle, however weak. But by the Audrey Meadows episode, they finally got it right. Ritter's show and Meadows' one were the only two decent ones for me. The other ones just needed a few rewrites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chedderchester Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Mine were taped off of the tv and just transferred from VHS to DVD so they're pretty clear. Unfortunately the unaired ones are not so clear. The only thing i liked about that show was the theme song and Lucy being back on tv in this vehicle, however weak. But by the Audrey Meadows episode, they finally got it right. Ritter's show and Meadows' one were the only two decent ones for me. The other ones just needed a few rewrites. Only thing I didn't like was the audience's HUGE applause after almost every joke, whether it was Lucy or not. I understand they were excited to be seeing her perform live, and it was a new show after 12 years, but some of those jokes weren't THAT funny. And who knows how much of that was canned or real? One little thing I noticed in "One Good Grandparent" was when Leonard spots the fire, it seems like he almost forgot his cue. My favorites are "Mother of the Bride," "Lucy Makes Curtis Byte the dust" "Legal Beagle" and "Sax Symbol." The others are OK. Had it been a success, LWL wouldn't have been on the air too long anyway since she had a stroke in 1988 and then passed away in 1989. I think it would've only lasted about 3 seasons based on those events, and the fact that the stroke and her heart attack were in April and May, after production wraps up. Didn't Lucy not go out of her house for several months after the stroke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Only thing I didn't like was the audience's HUGE applause after almost every joke, whether it was Lucy or not. I understand they were excited to be seeing her perform live, and it was a new show after 12 years, but some of those jokes weren't THAT funny. And who knows how much of that was canned or real? One little thing I noticed in "One Good Grandparent" was when Leonard spots the fire, it seems like he almost forgot his cue. My favorites are "Mother of the Bride," "Lucy Makes Curtis Byte the dust" "Legal Beagle" and "Sax Symbol." The others are OK. Had it been a success, LWL wouldn't have been on the air too long anyway since she had a stroke in 1988 and then passed away in 1989. I think it would've only lasted about 3 seasons based on those events, and the fact that the stroke and her heart attack were in April and May, after production wraps up. Didn't Lucy not go out of her house for several months after the stroke? AND Lucy would have died the same way Ritter did, doing a show and being rushed to the hospital with the exact same ailment as John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikidiki Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 AND Lucy would have died the same way Ritter did, doing a show and being rushed to the hospital with the exact same ailment as John. It's all very sad but at the same time, Lucy would have died doing what she loved doing - performing..........instead of sitting at home playing backgammon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 It's all very sad but at the same time, Lucy would have died doing what she loved doing - performing..........instead of sitting at home playing backgammon Exactly. Had the show excelled, I don't believe her health would have been as much of an issue, since she was keeping busy, using both mind AND body AND doing what she loved to do. Could have had a healthy 5, 6 year run despite her and Gale's respective ages; they were playing grandparents after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Exactly. Had the show excelled, I don't believe her health would have been as much of an issue, since she was keeping busy, using both mind AND body AND doing what she loved to do. Could have had a healthy 5, 6 year run despite her and Gale's respective ages; they were playing grandparents after all! I've recently been watching the whole series all the way through after Lotus' inspiration and it is really a shame it didn't continue. It is not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. It started off a little shaky with the first episode and the John Ritter show (probably my least favourite in the series), but midway through it's brief run it is starting to become a pretty well-oiled machine, on par with most 80s sitcoms with little flashes of brilliance of what it could be if given a fair shake. Love Among the 2X4s and Breaking Up Is Hard To Do are good examples of its potential, as well as, of course, Mother of the Bride. The show also becomes more self-aware of the legacy of the shows in its wake too as time goes on -- this can be seen in Sax Symbol, but particularly when Lucy is examining Curtis in Legal Eagle. So many parts of the show work, but there are many things that don't. I'm in the minority, I think, in actually thinking the grandchildren worked and fit in well with Lucy and Gale. Ted and Margo can be problematic. Larry Anderson is very talented, but his style hadn't gelled with the cast yet. Ann Dusenberry, when she was directed to tone it down, worked very well with her on-screen Mom (particularly in the Margo Fargo discussion in 2X4s). Donovan Scott's Leonard, however, doesn't work at all. His character is so over the top compared to the rest of the cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 I've recently been watching the whole series all the way through after Lotus' inspiration and it is really a shame it didn't continue. It is not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. It started off a little shaky with the first episode and the John Ritter show (probably my least favourite in the series), but midway through it's brief run it is starting to become a pretty well-oiled machine, on par with most 80s sitcoms with little flashes of brilliance of what it could be if given a fair shake. Love Among the 2X4s and Breaking Up Is Hard To Do are good examples of its potential, as well as, of course, Mother of the Bride. The show also becomes more self-aware of the legacy of the shows in its wake too as time goes on -- this can be seen in Sax Symbol, but particularly when Lucy is examining Curtis in Legal Eagle. So many parts of the show work, but there are many things that don't. I'm in the minority, I think, in actually thinking the grandchildren worked and fit in well with Lucy and Gale. Ted and Margo can be problematic. Larry Anderson is very talented, but his style hadn't gelled with the cast yet. Ann Dusenberry, when she was directed to tone it down, worked very well with her on-screen Mom (particularly in the Margo Fargo discussion in 2X4s). Donovan Scott's Leonard, however, doesn't work at all. His character is so over the top compared to the rest of the cast. Amen to that! Look at reruns of Who's the Boss from the same time period, same over the top nonsense and the shows don't hold up very well, and not that funny, except for the two lead ladies of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 ...and not that funny, except for the two lead ladies of course. Not to mention the second banana... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Not to mention the second banana... She was the best part of that show and one of the two leading ladies i was referring to. Judith Light being the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 She was the best part of that show and one of the two leading ladies i was referring to. Judith Light being the other. Ah, I thought you were referring to Lucy and Judith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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