Annaleigh Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wayne Newton was already a star before Lucy decided to showcase him. Jackie Gleason had the guy on his variety show many, many times. Lucy was just hopelessly out of touch with what was popular in the 60s and beyond. She liked the 40s and 50s, felt more comfortable there, and it came through in her material. Kids of 1965 didn't like Wayne Newton. He was hopelessly squaresville! Hey, it was just an episode for a Lucy show! Not reality. Same with the Frankie Avalon episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wayne Newton was already a star before Lucy decided to showcase him. Jackie Gleason had the guy on his variety show many, many times. Lucy was just hopelessly out of touch with what was popular in the 60s and beyond. She liked the 40s and 50s, felt more comfortable there, and it came through in her material. Kids of 1965 didn't like Wayne Newton. He was hopelessly squaresville! Whatever. My parents both loved Wayne Newton at that time. Even 14-year-old Lucie Arnaz loved him and did impersonations of him in the living room at Roxbury for her friends and family. Yeah, I don't think Lucy, with 2 teenagers in the 1960s, would be "hopelessly out of touch" with the youth of the time. Get real. :MrsRichardCarlson: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Whatever. My parents both loved Wayne Newton at that time. Even 14-year-old Lucie Arnaz loved him and did impersonations of him in the living room at Roxbury for her friends and family. Yeah, I don't think Lucy, with 2 teenagers in the 1960s, would be "hopelessly out of touch" with the youth of the time. Get real. :MrsRichardCarlson: Danke scheon for that wonderfully stated post. She was very hip for her time! She even kept up with some of the dancing and she was surrounded by new and upcoming actors. Lucy loved helping out newcomers on her series and those helped ratings along the way too. Also did Lucy ever meet up with The Beatles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Danke scheon for that wonderfully stated post. She was very hip for her time! She even kept up with some of the dancing and she was surrounded by new and upcoming actors. Lucy loved helping out newcomers on her series and those helped ratings along the way too. Also did Lucy ever meet up with The Beatles? I haven't heard that, I was wondering if John Lennon was a fan. Perhaps Harry will know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I haven't heard that, I was wondering if John Lennon was a fan. Perhaps Harry will know. I hope so! I love me some John Lennon. I know George was a big fan. He named his red Gibson guitar after Lucy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Whatever. My parents both loved Wayne Newton at that time. Even 14-year-old Lucie Arnaz loved him and did impersonations of him in the living room at Roxbury for her friends and family. Yeah, I don't think Lucy, with 2 teenagers in the 1960s, would be "hopelessly out of touch" with the youth of the time. Get real. :MrsRichardCarlson: Exactly, remember Sammy Davis' quote about her, that she always wanted to hang out with whoever was WITH IT and currently HIP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Exactly, remember Sammy Davis' quote about her, that she always wanted to hang out with whoever was WITH IT and currently HIP? Yeah. And most people know that of her too. I mean...DUH. LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I haven't heard that, I was wondering if John Lennon was a fan. Perhaps Harry will know. I still say his song LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS was about HER! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I hope so! I love me some John Lennon. I know George was a big fan. He named his red Gibson guitar after Lucy! Cool! I didn't know that. But who was "Lucy" in the song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"? Hmmmm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I still say his song LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS was about HER! LOL! Oops, didn't see this post before I posted. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Oops, didn't see this post before I posted. LOL Don't get excited, last time we brought this up i think Harry doused the fire with a touch of reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Don't get excited, last time we brought this up i think Harry doused the fire with a touch of reality. The story went for the longest time it was actually about LSD, but it was recently revealed to be inspired by Julian Lennon gushing about a little schoolmate of his named Lucy. Paul, however, maintains it is about acid. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 The story went for the longest time it was actually about LSD, but it was recently revealed to be inspired by Julian Lennon gushing about a little schoolmate of his named Lucy. Yep. Wonder how much LSD they did recording that song. Haha. Cmon! They were having weed for breakfast at that point. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 The story went for the longest time it was actually about LSD, but it was recently revealed to be inspired by Julian Lennon gushing about a little schoolmate of his named Lucy. Paul, however, maintains it is about acid. lol Well, there ya go, it was all about Lucy Sesiree Dall, he just got the name wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 My favorite The Lucy Show intro is the 5th season jack in the box intro. It's groovy, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 My favorite The Lucy Show intro is the 5th season jack in the box intro. It's groovy, man! Seems like we#ve found a wife for Mikidiki here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikidiki Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Seems like we#ve found a wife for Mikidiki here. DOn't get me involved! LOL! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 My favorite The Lucy Show intro is the 5th season jack in the box intro. It's groovy, man! Seems like we#ve found a wife for Mikidiki here. Seriously. LOL (Well, the season five intro could have been saved if they replaced the severed head on a spring.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Seriously. LOL (Well, the season five intro could have been saved if they replaced the severed head on a spring.) Okay, I do agree that is creepy. But the rest of the intro is perfect for a Lucy show. It's my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Morenzi Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Max just dropped this one on me. He prefers Here's Lucy to I Love Lucy because he finds Lucy Carter less "annoying" than Lucy Ricardo. He also feels Here's Lucy had a stronger plot, whereas I Love Lucy was just a pretext for slapstick. Also, he thinks it's too saccharine, like The Brady Bunch. Am I in a parallel universe down here or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 4 hours ago, Mot Morenzi said: Max just dropped this one on me. He prefers Here's Lucy to I Love Lucy because he finds Lucy Carter less "annoying" than Lucy Ricardo. He also feels Here's Lucy had a stronger plot, whereas I Love Lucy was just a pretext for slapstick. Also, he thinks it's too saccharine, like The Brady Bunch. Am I in a parallel universe down here or something? What Here's Lucys and I Love Lucys has Max seen? I've mentioned this before but when the DVD release of the 24 best Here's Lucy was announced, they didn't say what episodes. I had trouble coming up with 24 that I considered worthy of any 'best' disc. Whereas I Love Lucy's 180 episodes can be divided into thirds: 1/3 true classics we never get tired of, 1/3 that are still pretty good but shop short of classic status and 1/3 that are so-so. Other than the episodes mentioned on this board, there aren't many episodes that are truly BAD, just disappointing when compared with the rest of the series. Max is not the first person I've heard this from but this opinion is certainly in the minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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