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"I Love Lucy: Seasons 7, 8 & 9"
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Reviewer:
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Wayne
Klein
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Studio: |
Paramount Home
Video |
| Genre: |
TV-Series |
Release:
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3/13/07 |
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Rare home movies from the set,
full length Havana episodes, deleted scenes, flubs, 3 Ford
Motor Co. Commericals |
| Review:
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A full year after the sixth season, we get the final
13 episodes produced for the "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour". These
are the rarest of all "Lucy" episodes and haven't been seen
in syndication as much as the first six seasons of the show.
In many respects, this is almost like a spin-off series
just with the same characters as the format had changed
somewhat. These episodes aired from 1957 to 1960 and continued
the adventures of Lucy, Ricky and their son Ricky Jr. ---
Image & Sound:
The show looks quite good as with all the other episodes.
I'm not surprised given that these are the least seen of
the episodes produced for the series. Image quality is crisp
and audio comes across with nice presence considering the
primitive technology of the time. ---
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We get the original uncut "Havana" episodes which haven't
been seen since their original broadcast. There are also
deleted scenes, flubs, three original Ford Motor Co. commercials
(they sponsored the show) and rare home movie footage of
the set shot in color. As usual all of the extras are as
top notch as the studio could make them given how old the
materials are. ---
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Final Words:
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This will complete any "Lucy"
fan's collection. Unlike a lot of releases, we continue to
get nice bonus material and a set a reasonable price for fans.
I have to give kudos to Paramount (and the Ball estate) for
making sure that these sets adequately represent Lucille Ball
and Desi Arnez's legacy |
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