I read comments like Lucy "should have done this... or that" which I think is crazy she is the pioneer for so many things and people should never have told her what to do because she obiviously had it figured out.
I can't believe that anyone wouldn't be happy to see Lucy back on the air. Some people are just too mean and negative; it's too bad that they made her sad. Also, Joan Rivers is hilarious.
I can't believe that anyone wouldn't be happy to see Lucy back on the air. Some people are just too mean and negative; it's too bad that they made her sad. Also, Joan Rivers is hilarious.
I don't want to read too far into this, but for 2 of america's most funniest women of the 1900s doing an interview together is incredibly dry. Lucy almost seems sad or depressed. They say up until her death she became very nervous and leery of people, even people she used to trust and love.... This interview was just 3 years before she died... Much of her own friends had passed away... her kids were grown.... maybe it was all getting to her... I love her so much... may she rest in piece.
Is there a part 3 to this show??? And that was hilarious how Lucy was like.. have you been fixed?? Hahaha.. by the way Joan Rivers didnt seem all that good at her job for someone to be a workaholic.
@StickyRice1000 There is, it's entitled "Michele Lee on Joan Rivers with Lucille Ball (Part 3)" It used to be on the sidebar and it isn't now for some strange reason. It should be linked below as a reply, thanks for commenting!
It was kinda sad that Lucy's last go at a sitcom flopped so badly. Not being nasty, but she should have realized that she already had had her day in the spotlight on tv and people didn't need the slapstick comedy anymore. She should have known better or gotten beter advisors for herself.
What worked in 1956 for her, tanked badly in 1986. Times change, but Lucy didn't. I LOVE LUCY was and is one of my fave shows, btw.
Lucy hadn't lost it. Tastes, society and styles of humor had changed. A rather sad but realistic interview of a great tv star at the end of her career.
I liked Here's Lucy, but not her other series'. And yes....Golden Girls was a raging success and Lucille was passe'. Too old for physical comedy...and not really that funny. And they say she was a cruel and mean bitch. Same with Bob Hope.
It makes me sad that she took the failure of her show so personally. She thought it meant people hated her but it was just not a well done show. But you can tell by the ovation she got that everyone loved and always will love Lucy.
I love Lucy, but the W n M Cigs havn't done my voice any good either. Hope she enjoyed her smokes out in the Palm Springs dessert. dry heat w dry cigarette smoke , priceless ,,i mean voiceless.
The Official Second Season of Lucille Ball's second series The Lucy Show, is coming to DVD on July 13, 2010! If you haven't seen the Lucy show it is so funny! And the second season co-stars Vivian Vance(Ethel)! Also it's in Color!
As far back as the mid-1960s, people were pushing Lucille Ball to move into a more sophisticated style of comedy, but she feared that people wouldn't accept her as anything other than the "Lucy" character. She was a fine actress (check out Dance, Girl, Dance) and certainly could have made the transition. It's a shame that she didn't trust her versatility and the audiences' ability to accept her in something other than physical comedy.
I agree with everyone that mentioned Lucy should have done Golden Girls-esque comedy. As a matter of fact, I think it would have been lovely if they had invited her to guest star on an episode or two.
I read that Lucy took the "Life With Lucy" series rating rejections personally. You certainly get a sense of it in this interview. She never experienced rejection from her audience in all her years of comedy. The last sitcom was wrong for many reasons - however, it hurts seeing her agonize over it. Thankfully, in time she when come to realize that the audience had NOT rejected - it was just a
different era. And as Lucy knew well, its all about timing. Lucy will always be a comedy genius.
Lucy was a perfectionist and incredibly hard on herself. She never accepted failure and would always beat up on herself if she felt she had failed. I'm like that too so I understand her lol
I get what you mean. She deserved to feel proud and not sad.
Imagine... I mean, she was with Gary for 25 years yet no one seems to remember him. It's Desi and Lucy on so many levels. I don't think they ever got over each other.
@misswings83 they cared about each other very much. Lucy even stayed at Desi's bedside before he died, but in truth, their whole relationship they mostly did for publicity. I'm not saying they weren't happy at one time together, but I'm saying they were more "partners" than being truly "in love"
@dulcey4 I've read around 14 books about Lucy and can say with 100% certainty that they were absolutely head-over-heels in love with each other. The problem was his drinking and womanizing and the pressure of running such a huge empire as Desilu. Desi said that perhaps if they hadn't bought the studio and stayed at the Desilu ranch, things would have been different. It was rather Lucy and GARY who were more like 'partners' or rather 'friends' and not really in love.
@misswings83 Well Lucy and Desi became like the favorite aunt and Uncle you WANT to come up and pinch you and give you a quarter as a kid. Together, they warmed themselves into our hearts.... So them divorcing would almost be like we're watching our own parents divorcing. Any other relationship after the fact is insignificant, unless we can RE-ESTABLISH that bond with the new couple... however, we didn't get that opportunity.
I couldn't agree more with lasuvidaboy and JAldridge86. Our dear Lucy would have been a folk-hero had she switched to a more sophisticated "Golden Girls" type of comedy. You can see that he had it in her.
@JAldridge86 Lucy is better!! but Lucy and Joan are two different kinds of funny!! Joan is a comedian and Lucy was a brilliant actress who could do comedy!! it just two different ways of being funny! ;)
Yes, it's a shame they ended Life With Lucy early - the episode with Audrey Meadows as her sister was great! I'm sure had they stuck with the series it would have continued to get better and better!
Life With Lucy's biggest problem was the supporting cast. Outside of Gale Gordon they were just not that good. Also Lucy's thing was physical comedy and at 75 that has to be difficult to do. I know I sure couldn't do half the things she did at 75 and I am only 38. Thanks so much for posting this complete interview here.
Yes thanks so much for posting!! Always great to see new Lucille Ball posts. Too bad Life with Lucy wasnt given more of a chance. It wasnt that bad. And it started getting better towards the end episode when Audrey Meadows came on.
Isn't that interesting what Lucy said about her laugh being heard on the reruns...at this point, she wasn't exactly a workoholic - she was when she was younger. She once told me, 'Want something done, give it to a busy person to do.'
The only thing the same with Joan between now and then is her voice and jokes.
AlliEbeanSx 6 days ago
Great interview! Thx for posting...
acousticguitarfan 2 months ago
I read comments like Lucy "should have done this... or that" which I think is crazy she is the pioneer for so many things and people should never have told her what to do because she obiviously had it figured out.
KatieAngel44 3 months ago
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I can't believe that anyone wouldn't be happy to see Lucy back on the air. Some people are just too mean and negative; it's too bad that they made her sad. Also, Joan Rivers is hilarious.
ameliaparvaneh 5 months ago
I can't believe that anyone wouldn't be happy to see Lucy back on the air. Some people are just too mean and negative; it's too bad that they made her sad. Also, Joan Rivers is hilarious.
ameliaparvaneh 5 months ago
I cannot even image meeting her ! It would be so WONDERFUL !
ahfaxthis 6 months ago
I don't want to read too far into this, but for 2 of america's most funniest women of the 1900s doing an interview together is incredibly dry. Lucy almost seems sad or depressed. They say up until her death she became very nervous and leery of people, even people she used to trust and love.... This interview was just 3 years before she died... Much of her own friends had passed away... her kids were grown.... maybe it was all getting to her... I love her so much... may she rest in piece.
PhantomLyric 6 months ago
What Is She Talking About? The Reviews That Scared Her...? What Was That About?
TheFlightlessRaven 6 months ago
@TheFlightlessRaven For "Life with Lucy" in 1986, most critics despised it.
JAldridge86 6 months ago
She has her snuggie on in this interview.
Fonny222 7 months ago in playlist Classic Films & Movie Stars
R.I.P Ms. Lucille Ball! She will be very missed but NEVER forgotten!
samramirez12 7 months ago 2
Is there a part 3 to this show??? And that was hilarious how Lucy was like.. have you been fixed?? Hahaha.. by the way Joan Rivers didnt seem all that good at her job for someone to be a workaholic.
StickyRice1000 8 months ago
@StickyRice1000 There is, it's entitled "Michele Lee on Joan Rivers with Lucille Ball (Part 3)" It used to be on the sidebar and it isn't now for some strange reason. It should be linked below as a reply, thanks for commenting!
JAldridge86 8 months ago
@NYVoice Agreed Everyone write Obama a letter lol
ClassicHolleywood 8 months ago
NYVoice I agree. Make it a holiday.
ClassicHolleywood 8 months ago
i am so down with the national holiday
2012leandra 9 months ago
It was kinda sad that Lucy's last go at a sitcom flopped so badly. Not being nasty, but she should have realized that she already had had her day in the spotlight on tv and people didn't need the slapstick comedy anymore. She should have known better or gotten beter advisors for herself.
What worked in 1956 for her, tanked badly in 1986. Times change, but Lucy didn't. I LOVE LUCY was and is one of my fave shows, btw.
cheeriosinabowl 9 months ago
Lucy hadn't lost it. Tastes, society and styles of humor had changed. A rather sad but realistic interview of a great tv star at the end of her career.
Bigman240 10 months ago
August 6, 2011 is Lucy's 100th birthday! Come on Obama-declare it a national holiday!
NYVoice 10 months ago 3
love lucy!!!
meshel2u 11 months ago
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lucyfanamber8611 1 year ago
She's cute as a button.
LetsPlayStarcraft 1 year ago
god how I miss Lucy
ravenwhitechapel 1 year ago
Lucy's so serious here. She seems to have had most of the her comedy stuffing knocked out by bad reviews for her latest show.
Drblooter99 1 year ago
I liked Here's Lucy, but not her other series'. And yes....Golden Girls was a raging success and Lucille was passe'. Too old for physical comedy...and not really that funny. And they say she was a cruel and mean bitch. Same with Bob Hope.
mrbrandon71 1 year ago
joan asks such depressing questions!
johannahlarsen 1 year ago
Lucy sounds so much like Tony Curtis in drag
eurocopit 1 year ago
It makes me sad that she took the failure of her show so personally. She thought it meant people hated her but it was just not a well done show. But you can tell by the ovation she got that everyone loved and always will love Lucy.
DominoRyder 1 year ago 2
is there a part 3 to this interview??
JustNess78 1 year ago
@JustNess78 It's on the sidebar, entitled "Michele Lee on Joan Rivers with Lucille Ball (Part 3)".
JAldridge86 1 year ago
@JAldridge86 oh... thank you! =)
JustNess78 1 year ago
I love Lucy, but the W n M Cigs havn't done my voice any good either. Hope she enjoyed her smokes out in the Palm Springs dessert. dry heat w dry cigarette smoke , priceless ,,i mean voiceless.
geektoro 1 year ago
i love lucy
uncoverbrother 1 year ago
The mother of Star Trek.
Capt777harris 1 year ago
phuck joan, that talmud practising beeachh...
robinxyz101 1 year ago
She was a very regal woman...so strong.
MisterCrazyLegs 1 year ago
The Official Second Season of Lucille Ball's second series The Lucy Show, is coming to DVD on July 13, 2010! If you haven't seen the Lucy show it is so funny! And the second season co-stars Vivian Vance(Ethel)! Also it's in Color!
steven1660 1 year ago
Was that Donna Summer She works hard for the Money :)
EmoDeathStar121 1 year ago
I <3 Lucy!
liza92685 1 year ago
As far back as the mid-1960s, people were pushing Lucille Ball to move into a more sophisticated style of comedy, but she feared that people wouldn't accept her as anything other than the "Lucy" character. She was a fine actress (check out Dance, Girl, Dance) and certainly could have made the transition. It's a shame that she didn't trust her versatility and the audiences' ability to accept her in something other than physical comedy.
claudenorth2007 1 year ago
I agree with everyone that mentioned Lucy should have done Golden Girls-esque comedy. As a matter of fact, I think it would have been lovely if they had invited her to guest star on an episode or two.
FiddleDeeDee2 2 years ago 3
I read that Lucy took the "Life With Lucy" series rating rejections personally. You certainly get a sense of it in this interview. She never experienced rejection from her audience in all her years of comedy. The last sitcom was wrong for many reasons - however, it hurts seeing her agonize over it. Thankfully, in time she when come to realize that the audience had NOT rejected - it was just a
different era. And as Lucy knew well, its all about timing. Lucy will always be a comedy genius.
tomcat28563 2 years ago 3
Lucy was a perfectionist and incredibly hard on herself. She never accepted failure and would always beat up on herself if she felt she had failed. I'm like that too so I understand her lol
I get what you mean. She deserved to feel proud and not sad.
misswings83 2 years ago 7
@misswings83 That's a Leo trait.
TheLanard 1 year ago
Imagine... I mean, she was with Gary for 25 years yet no one seems to remember him. It's Desi and Lucy on so many levels. I don't think they ever got over each other.
misswings83 2 years ago 16
@misswings83 they cared about each other very much. Lucy even stayed at Desi's bedside before he died, but in truth, their whole relationship they mostly did for publicity. I'm not saying they weren't happy at one time together, but I'm saying they were more "partners" than being truly "in love"
dulcey4 10 months ago
@dulcey4 I've read around 14 books about Lucy and can say with 100% certainty that they were absolutely head-over-heels in love with each other. The problem was his drinking and womanizing and the pressure of running such a huge empire as Desilu. Desi said that perhaps if they hadn't bought the studio and stayed at the Desilu ranch, things would have been different. It was rather Lucy and GARY who were more like 'partners' or rather 'friends' and not really in love.
misswings83 10 months ago
@misswings83 Well Lucy and Desi became like the favorite aunt and Uncle you WANT to come up and pinch you and give you a quarter as a kid. Together, they warmed themselves into our hearts.... So them divorcing would almost be like we're watching our own parents divorcing. Any other relationship after the fact is insignificant, unless we can RE-ESTABLISH that bond with the new couple... however, we didn't get that opportunity.
PhantomLyric 6 months ago
How wonderful!
DrewFL5150 2 years ago
Lucy should have done a Golden Girls style show and quit the physical comedy. Lucy could have pulled a more sophisticated show off.
lasuvidaboy 2 years ago 15
I agree. The physical comedy was best left to John Ritter in this era.
JAldridge86 2 years ago
I couldn't agree more with lasuvidaboy and JAldridge86. Our dear Lucy would have been a folk-hero had she switched to a more sophisticated "Golden Girls" type of comedy. You can see that he had it in her.
walwaad 2 years ago
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I wish Lucille Ball is alive and Joan Rivers dead
lucy is better
dogalways 2 years ago
Lucy is better, but I don't think I'd wish death on Joan Rivers.
JAldridge86 2 years ago 6
@JAldridge86 Lucy is better!! but Lucy and Joan are two different kinds of funny!! Joan is a comedian and Lucy was a brilliant actress who could do comedy!! it just two different ways of being funny! ;)
partonlvr 9 months ago
@dogalways In any case, Lucy would be turning 100 this year...
UmedaRaton 1 year ago
@JAldridge86 John Ritter IS the male Lucy, so yes I agree!
OohcoolProductions 1 year ago
Lucy..always a class act :D
klownpenisdotfart 2 years ago
Yes, it's a shame they ended Life With Lucy early - the episode with Audrey Meadows as her sister was great! I'm sure had they stuck with the series it would have continued to get better and better!
blevideo 2 years ago
@blevideo
i say the first few episodes of lucille's new show. the problem wasn't lucy except for the fact she employed the same crew.
the writers scripts we 1951 stuff that just wouldn't nor could work in the 1980's. i knew that was the problem, the second i saw the first episode.
wntoply6 2 years ago 2
Life With Lucy's biggest problem was the supporting cast. Outside of Gale Gordon they were just not that good. Also Lucy's thing was physical comedy and at 75 that has to be difficult to do. I know I sure couldn't do half the things she did at 75 and I am only 38. Thanks so much for posting this complete interview here.
storrs19 2 years ago
Yes thanks so much for posting!! Always great to see new Lucille Ball posts. Too bad Life with Lucy wasnt given more of a chance. It wasnt that bad. And it started getting better towards the end episode when Audrey Meadows came on.
landmarkcm 2 years ago
Isn't that interesting what Lucy said about her laugh being heard on the reruns...at this point, she wasn't exactly a workoholic - she was when she was younger. She once told me, 'Want something done, give it to a busy person to do.'
stevedalepetworld 2 years ago
How great!
EmmaLoveJen 2 years ago
Oh, heavens! Thank you for uploading this interview! I haven't laughed so hard in a little while. Now, I feel a whole lot better! :)
RosesLavender 2 years ago 2