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I
Love Lucy - Season One, Volume Seven
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Reviewed
by: |
David
Litton |
| Genre: |
Television/Comedy
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| Video: |
1.33:1
fullframe |
| Audio: |
English Dolby
Digital 2.0 Mono, Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono |
| Language: |
English,
Spanish |
| Subtitle: |
Spanish
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| Length: |
97
min |
| Rating: |
Not
Rated |
| Release
Date: |
07/01/2003 |
| Studio: |
Paramount
Home Entertainment |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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Guest cast
information |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
Flubs |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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Special footage,
series original opening, radio show, production notes |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Lucille Ball,
Dezi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley |
| Written
By: |
Assorted
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| Produced
by: |
Assorted |
| Directed
By: |
Assorted
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| Music: |
Assorted
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| The
Review: |
On this seventh volume of the first
season of "I Love Lucy" we have a mixture of the more memorable
episodes as well as some of the more forgettable ones. In
"The Gossip," Lucy gives one of her better pantomime performances
as she relates to Ethel a nice piece of dirt without a single
word being uttered, while in "Pioneer Women," everyone goes
back to living the old way, bread baking, vintage clothing,
and all. Then it's on to "The Marriage License," which isn't
one of my personal favorites, but was the first show in history
to be viewed in ten million homes across America at once.
The disc then closes out with "The Kleptomaniac," which features
Lucy and Ethel in an hilarious get-up during the third act
as Lucy the Lip and Baby-Face Mertz.
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| Image
and Sound |
As with
the previous volumes of Season 1 in the "I Love Lucy" collection,
Volumes 7 and 8 both feature an near-perfect remastering effort
in terms of picture quality. The once-grainy picture is now
nearly flawless, featuring rich, deep blacks and solid grey
hues that truly do the show justice. There is the occasional
grit and dirt here and there (oddly enough, some of the episodes
look grainier than those in the previous DVDs), but after
sitting through endless Nick at Nite reruns of the show, it's
nice to finally see the show as it has never been seen before.
***
The sound,
of course, is monaural, but really, considering the show's
age, and the fact that it is a comedy, what did you expect?
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| The
Extras |
You
can toss the original opening and the guest cast information
without missing anything, while discovering a few of the mistakes
made in the flubs. The special footage is really just alternate
musical cues in select scenes, while the radio show "My Favorite
Husband" was the inspiration for "The Marriage License." The
production notes also reveal that the enormous loaf of bread
in "Pioneer Women" was real, and that there was an on-set argument
between Lucy and the director during the filming of "The Gossip."
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| Commentary |
None
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| Final
Words: |
Like
comfort food for the soul, the special features on these DVDs
are familiar but always welcome. You'll know what to expect
from this DVD, but when Lucy rocks, who really cares? |
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