Life with Lucy
Life with Lucy
| 20 September 1986 (USA)
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    SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling
    Konterr Brilliant and touching
    Dorathen Better Late Then Never
    Keira Brennan The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.
    lorilopez13 I would like to note that Lucille Ball in whatever format is a legend, and such stars of her magnitude always shine bright! In my opinion, we were blessed by every moment she graced the screen, whether large or small. It was courageous and born from her love of performing that she returned to television in a fourth series at the age of seventy-five. She brought with her decades of experience as both a masterful comedian and a consummate professional, for she had once been in charge of a major Hollywood studio at a time when there were few female chief executives. The position required her to be quite tough and demanding. Yet I have heard she was kind as well and more demanding of herself than anyone else. It breaks my heart she felt we no longer loved her. I think she deserved better.Harsh criticism of her final show reminds me of seeing the fourth "Indiana Jones" movie, "Kingdom Of The Crystal Skulls" -- which also received unfair reactions. Sure, Indy might be older, but it felt great to see him in action again! My grown sons and I went to a theater for the first time in ten years for the occasion. I wish I could have attended a taping of "Life With Lucy". What a privilege every moment would seem. She has truly enriched the world and left behind a legacy of proud achievements. I cannot imagine "life without Lucy" . . .
    sigmapi30 I have read many unflattering posts about Life With Lucy. Most people say this was a horrible show. Although I vaguely remember it originally airing, I have the show on tape and enjoy it. No, it is not as good as I Love Lucy, but it holds it's own. None of her follow up shows are "as good" as ILL. With that said, each show is EXCELLENT in it's own right. I am a true Lucy fan and love each and everyone of her shows. Lucy is the best comedic talent of all time. Life With Lucy was light, clean, fun entertainment. I think this show is an important part of Lucy's television history. I just hope it get's a just release on DVD!!! Please vote for this show's DVD release at tvshowsondvd.com.
    JAtheDJ If you loved Lucy, you couldn't help but enjoy seeing her again in her last, very short-lived show, especially the episode with guest star Audrey Meadows.Unfortunately, the writing didn't evolve at all from her 1960's "Lucy Show" and "Here's Lucy" series. Also, casting a very old Gale Gordon for comic counterpoint added more than a little tedium to the experience.Lucy occasionally consulted ex-husband Desi Arnaz (who had a great sense of comedy) as to what worked and what didn't in her later shows. He was very ill when this show was produced and presumably couldn't offer much advice.Somehow, "Love With Lucy" seemed to be a copy and paste affair, with little forethought as to what would please current (1986) viewers. Thus, it was hopelessly dated, and Lucy doing even mild slapstick at age 75 just didn't click.A sad conclusion to an otherwise stellar career.
    deejay_bill A few years ago, Nick at Nite aired the first episode of this miserable piece of garbage as part of some kind of "Lucython." I was in Bad-TV heaven; I watched this catastrophe when it first aired in 1986, and I was delighted to see it again in all of it's badly-written, poorly executed glory.What was the problem? Do you have a few hours? First of all, casting a 75 year-old comedienne LONG past her prime in a series that involves extensive physical comedy is downright pathetic. This sort of thing is difficult for someone in her twenties; watching Lucy and Gale Gordon (who was in his EIGHTIES at the time) was just downright painful. It was impossible to laugh because there was so much concern about these two senior citizens seriously injuring themselves.Secondly, the scripts were awful. Nothing but a bad rehash of older Lucy shows....only this time the stuff wasn't funny. This show wouldn't have been funny in 1956, let alone 1986.Third, the annoying hooting and hollering of the studio audience every time the star showed up on the set was unbearable.....think "Married...with Children" but without the subtlety.Easily one of the most ill-conceived, badly executed, poorly written shows in the history of television, "Life with Lucy" belongs on the list of the top-five worst TV "Mistakes" in history. The series was pulled off the air in less than two months and RARELY surfaces in reruns. If you ever get a chance to see it, make sure you do. In fact, I urge you to write, call, or e-mail Nick at Nite and TV Land and BEG them to show an episode or two of this miserable piece of crap. You won't believe your eyes.