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I
Love Lucy - Season One, Volume Nine
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Reviewed
by: |
David
Litton |
| Genre: |
Television/Comedy
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| Video: |
1.33:1 fullframe |
| Audio: |
English Dolby
Digital 1.0 |
| Language: |
English |
| Subtitle: |
English (cc)
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| Length: |
99 min |
| Rating: |
Not Rated
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| Release
Date: |
09/23/2003 |
| Studio: |
Paramount
Home Entertainment |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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Behind-the-scenes audio
featurette |
| Filmography/Biography:
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Guest cast
information |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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Flubs, radio
show, special footage, series original opening, radio show |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Lucille Ball,
Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley |
| Written
By: |
Assorted
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| Produced
By: |
Assorted
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| Directed
By: |
Assorted
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| Music:
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Assorted
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| The
Review: |
See review
below. |
| Image
and Sound: |
As with the previous volumes of
Season 1 in the "I Love Lucy" collection, Volume9 features
a 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: |
Since this
is the ninth disc that Paramount has released with only four
episodes of "I Love Lucy" included, I thought I'd use this one
as the opportunity to vent. Not about the contents of this disc,
though: all four of the episodes are classics, yes, and the
supplemental material is every bit as noteworthy as that which
was found on the previous discs. The thing that gets me is this:
now that all of the first season's episodes are on DVD, Paramount
is releasing a separate box set of all nine discs, same extras,
same order. Why couldn't they have done that in the first place,
instead of realizing too late in the game that releasing the
show season by season would be easier and more cost-effective?
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| Commentary:
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None |
| Final
Words: |
It's nice
having the show on DVD, so here's hoping that after the shoddy
job they've done so far, the studio will wise up and give this
show the treatment it deserves. |
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