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I don't think Daly thought he was going to "infect" his adult kids, for heaven's sake. I believe Tim Daly meant his father thought his general mental illness might be passed along.
Good point. Every actor brings something of themselves to a role, so Bart's pressure to "conform" and be "normal" was probably something Daly could relate to. Curiously, this episode could be made today with Bart married to an insensitive man, and it wouldn't hurt the story one bit.
You think so? My philosophy is if you've lived a good life, who the hell needs another FIFTY years? The world we live in today is terrifying enough! Can't even imagine what it's going to be like in half a century.
That voice you hear is your mother, calling you up for dinner - from the basement.
Such morons. The witty scenes between Jane and her new "accompaniest" are hilarious, as are the scenes between him and his mother. But don't fret: you can all return to your "Three's Company" DVDs and laugh your behinds off.
Yes, sophisticated. But it's probably not up to par with your witty DVD collection, which probably includes such titles as, "Friday the 13th Part Four" and "Animal House."
Well, the difference between Desi in seasons one and five are very obvious. I'm referring to the much more subtle difference between Desi in seasons three and four. Simply cue up a scene from, say, "Ricky Needs an Agent", then watch a scene from "Lucy Tells the Truth", and you'll see the difference.
While nobody else has stated likewise, I have always noticed the subtle changes in Desi from seasons three and four. After watching some of the Hollywood shows lately, I watched season three's "Equal Rights" last night and again was stunned by how much more handsome he was in '53. It's not so much that he looks older in the Hollywood arc, as much as he appears, well, alcoholic. I can't really define the difference except to note that there is a difference.
You're missing out by not having recently seen the Danny Thomas hour. It truly is a gem and contains some of Ball's best work on the whole series. It truly stands out from the other hour-length offerings (as does the Bankhead show). Lucy's reactions to Danny nuzzling her neck (he thinks it's Lord), are indescribably funny.
Best moment: Lucy's shocked reaction when she discovers Lord has discovered her and Danny. Pure comedic genius. If it's on YouTube, you should check it out.
Desi could (for the most part) pull off being 36, but Lucy could NOT by this point. Anyway, if she was supposed to be 33 in 1953's "Lucy Tells the Truth", she would've been nearly 37 "Lucy Hates to Leave."
And can you imagine how much more powerful it would've been (historically) if Caroline walked in and found CHARLIE nuzzling Lucy's neck??? I mean, Caroline couldn't handle it when Lucy hated her Chinese furniture!! I also would've gotten a kick out of watching the talented Hy Averback play this scene (I'll ignore the fact that he was also cuter and sexier than "banana nose").
Since this is not a favorite episode of mine, I can't recall how old Ricky says he is. Isn't it 37?
You've missed a bigger point - virtually none of the jokes were/are funny. 1988 vs. the 21st century has nothing to do with it.
The Marx Brothers and Lucille Ball are STILL funny; bad jokes are still unfunny.
Hanks has the best material, and he is fairly convincing as a comic with talent and charisma...but this is mainly due to Hanks' star quality, not the lame material. Field is believable as a wannabe, but her jokes are awful, therefore much of the ending simply doesn't ring true.
Some of the dramatic scenes are well-done, but the dinner preparation scene with Field is pure sitcom.
Bottom line: A curio to be sure, but there's bigger laughs in The Golden Girls and Will and Grace. True, this is about the pain of stand-up, but there needed to be better jokes to convince us ANYONE in this film would've made it as a comic.
Probably Desi's idea - by not giving Ricky a birthday, he could be 35 forever!!
Yes, NBC and RCA had a contract to push the sale of color TVs. NBC did its part by PREMIERING "Bonanza" in color in 1959!! VERY expensive, as most people still owned black-and-white television sets. The idea was that as more color sets were sold, more networks would increase color production. NBC was always ahead here. But it wasn't until 1965 that all but a few shows were in color.
ABC, always the "third" network, was the slowest. "Bewitched" was the biggest hit new show for the 1964-65 season, yet it remained in black-and-white for its second season (1965-66). ABC just didn't want to foot the bill.
Can't say I agree. First, it had nothing to do with politics; it was the expense.
Everyone seems to agree that "The Andy Griffith Show" looked much better in black-and-white than color. And I'm personally grateful that "Bewitched" was in black-and -white its first two seasons.
ILL looks gorgeous in black-and-white. And, yes, the California eps would've required different art direction, as the sets here would've required different lighting and hues to be photographed correctly in black-and-white.
Lol! Send your wife my condolences.
You're a total ASS - you jump mid-thread into a topic which has ZERO to do with I Love Lucy to pound out several paragraphs (probably from your aging mother's basement) to lambast me about a comedic line, from a film you yourself admit you "haven't seen." Good f@#$ing grief!
Any idiot knows that if someone's been to NY twice it makes it twice! The wit (do you know the meaning of the word?) lies in the character's half-baked assertion that she consciously counts both visits to the big apple as legitimate recollections to discuss them as MEMORABLE separate trips.
Now that you stand corrected, kindly get lost and stop posting about films you've never seen.
If Fred or Ethel's twin bed collapsed shortly after 1952's "Vacation from Marriage" (they probably bought THOSE in the 1930s), then Fred could've easily bought a used, saggy queen mattress (probably using the one remaining twin bed as a trade-in!). If, by 1953, it sagged so much, Ethel had to tie Fred to the side, she would indeed have had "years of practice" by 1955's "First Stop." Again, this doesn't qualify as a genuine blooper.
What was dearer to Serling's heart was the half-hour format.