I Love Lucy: The Complete Series (1951)

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Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 23-OCT-2007
Media Type: DVD Product Description

The shows are great, the restoration is great, but....

It's great to have all the episodes in one collection and the bonuses are a nice extra. Lucy is classic American TV, what more can I say - the content speaks for itself! HOWEVER, the packaging for this collection is idiotic for anyone who actually wants to WATCH the DVD's and not just sit the collection on a shelf. I would have given this collection 5 stars had it been in simple, easy to access, traditional, durable plastic cases rather than this crappy cardboard which is going to fall apart and does not do the primary job of packaging, which is to protect the contents. By all means buy the collection - the shows are worth it - but the person(s) who designed this package should be taken out to the proverbial woodshed! August 13, 2008

I Love Lucy Series

Both my wife and I are thoroughly enjoying the "I Love Lucy" series. We are part way into the second season. We both enjoyed it when it was running on TV years ago, and love renewing acquaintances with Lucy, Desi, Fred and Ethel. It is good, clean fun, something that is missing from today's smutty sitcoms. The quality of the picture and sound is amazing considering the technology used back then. We would heartily reccomend it to anyone considering purchasing it! August 8, 2008

Great box set!

I recieved this box set from my family for Christmas. It has every season from the series including the Lucy/Desi comedy hour. I then bought this for my best friend (our friendship is much like Lucy & Ethel). I enjoyed just being able to watch all of the seasons whenever I wanted. My children even laugh at the antics of this show. It's always good to laugh. A 5 star show with my favorite cast ever! July 28, 2008

"I Love Lucy" provides time to laugh and think about the 1950s.

This "I Love Lucy" Series is wonderful. All of the episodes are included, as well as the Bonus section which has the flubs, write-ups on all the actors. Plus, the background stuff which really fills in the gaps of why a particular episode or the series was done.

When the series first arrived, I watched all the episodes. Now, I am going through the series a second time and watching all the bonus stuff (flubs, etc. just described) and then each episode.

Do I still watch "I Love Lucy" on television? Yes, I usually do, but I have to admit that I am now very spoiled by the DVDs where there are no commercials (except on the Bonus section) and I can watch the original sequence of episodes from the first program to the last. I can really get a feel for how the entire lives of Lucy and Ricky developed. Plus, the DVD episodes are 19/20 minutes each and so I can almost watch two during the time I would watch one episode on television. Thus, if I decide to watch something else or go somewhere, then I do it, because I now have the entire series of episodes on DVDs.

An academic approach includes the fact that I now have time to notice all the good times and the problems of the 1950s----it's a super history/sociology lesson. Most of all I can laugh. However, I have to admit that in 2008, while some episodes are still very funny, others are thought provoking.

I would highly recommend the "I Love Lucy" Series to anyone who has enjoyed watching "I Love Lucy" either when the episodes first appeared on television or as reruns. I continually notice that they had no cell phones and no 24 hour news. It seems strange, when Lucy gets out her old typewriter, instead of a computer, to write a play or a note. While I am laughing, I notice more of the differences in my life, since the 1950s. For instance, Lucy and Ethel always wear hats, when they go out. Plus, Ethel won't ride the New York City Subway in her blue jeans. Addtionally, the price of a token was only 15 cents. Thus, I feel sure that I will continue to watch "I Love Lucy" and laugh or cry and feel either sad or happy that I don't live in the 1950s anymore. July 20, 2008

Lucy dvd

These dvd's are fun, clear to view and complete. If you are an "I Love Lucy" fan, this set contains all of the tv shows plus additional footage; it's wonderful, BUT, we paid $189.99 on Amazon, and a month later, saw the same set at Target for $159.99; VERY dissappointing! July 13, 2008

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