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when do you think 'Life with Lucy' will be out on DVD?

posted 11 years ago by BWRocks
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Now that all of Lucy's other TV series are completed on DVD (which is really great news for Lucy fans), this is the only one left to that needs to be released on DVD. Even though "Life with Lucy" wasn't as popular as Lucy's other sitcoms, I am confident that the studio will eventually release it onto DVD in the future because Lucy has such a huge following of fans to this very day. I personally love the series and am looking forward to getting it on DVD.

[–] sigmapi30 11 years ago

i keep emailing about it but get no response. I read that it was owned by the Lucille ball - desi arnaz center. I want this in my dvd collection too!!

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[–] BWRocks 11 years ago

That’s interesting, I didn’t know that. I thought that CBS/Paramount held the proprietary rights and through Ms. Ball’s estate her children own a portion of the show, as well. I recently sent fan letters to both Lucie and Desi Jr. telling them that fans would love to see “Life with Lucy” on DVD. On the “Life with Lucy” Wikipedia page there used to be a section at the bottom about home-video releases. It stated that once all of Lucy’s other sitcoms come out on DVD CBS/Paramount or MPI Home Video will eventually release “Life with Lucy” on DVD. This is no longer on the Wikipedia page and I realize Wikipedia isn’t always accurate but this sort of makes sense. I am pretty confident that “Life with Lucy” will eventually come out in the future.

[–] sigmapi30 11 years ago

keeping fingers crossed. I know they are starting ILL on blue ray. hope we don't have to wait for all three series to be released on BR before they do Life w/ Lucy

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[–] MyMovieTVRomance 9 years ago

I recently sent fan letters to both Lucie and Desi Jr. telling them that fans would love to see “Life with Lucy” on DVD.

Did they ever reply to you? If so, what did they say?

I ask, because I worry that maybe they might be in part to blame for the show not being released. I certainly hope they're not holding it up!

Please excuse typos/funny wording; I use speech-recognition that doesn't always recognize!

[–] BWRocks 9 years ago

Lucie and Desi Jr. are really great people. They have done so much to preserve their parents’ wonderful work. They only own a small portion of “Life with Lucy” though and the rest is part of CBS/Paramount. Once the studio finishes the ilL blu-ray restoration there will be a DVD set for “Life with Lucy.” I know it will be out eventually but anything can change of course. I have also been told that there are tentative plans to release “The Lucy Show” S1 on blu-ray sometime in the future.

[–] MyMovieTVRomance 9 years ago

I personally love the series and am looking forward to getting it on DVD.

Nice to read someone else profess love for this. My feelings for it are rather bittersweet. I know that there's a sadness about seeing Lucy so old, and the fact that she didn't look very well in the last decade or so of her life, but I still love the show. I would definitely buy an official release of this series!

Please excuse typos/funny wording; I use speech-recognition that doesn't always recognize!

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[–] BWRocks 9 years ago

CBS Home Video/Paramount own the intrinsic home video rights to the series. Desilu, too owns a portion of the rerun/telecast rights of the series. I have been in touch with the CBS Home Video offices in Hollywood and Burbank that have confirmed this for me as well as the Lucille Ball Museum, and Lucy’s longtime secretary that worked for her for many years. Since Aaron Spelling was obviously an interested party fans can also CC his estate when they write to the studio to express an interest in purchasing “Lucy with Lucy” when it comes out on DVD.

[–] sigmapi30 9 years ago

Saw this today on Lucy Lounge page. Hope it's not true.

Posted 07 March 2016 - 01:02 PM
"I spoke to Ken Ross' secretary three questions and she was able to give me answers: I) CBS will not be putting out season three of I Love Lucy on blu ray; 2) CBS will not be putting out a boxed set of The Lucy Show. The six seasons will still sell separately and, 3) CBS will not be releasing Life with Lucy on DVD. She then told no more Lucy."

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[–] BWRocks 9 years ago

Would you do me a favor and post a link to this so I can forward it to my contacts who have told me otherwise, I am sure they would be interested in seeing this. Thanks!

[–] sigmapi30 9 years ago

http://www.lucylounge.com/index.php?/topic/3762-no-more-lucy-from-cbs-home-entertainment/

Thx!!

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[–] ritamilo 8 years ago

I remember watching the show in 1986 - it did not even air for a full season. I think only 7 or 8 episodes aired.

I have loved everything Lucille Ball did but watching those few episodes made me sad. She was the same age as my parents so we all had high hopes for this show at its debut.

One problem was that the writers somewhat recycled episodes/scenarios we all remember from Ms. Ball's previous comedy series. Except that she was almost 75 years old at this time, and physical stunts were not her metier at that point.

Personally as much as I would also love to add this offering of Lucille Ball's to my DVD collection, I don't think her family will okay production of a DVD. I have seen it said in several places that the steep decline in ratings, as well as its cancellation before the end of its first season, devastated her. And I think her children would respect the fact that the reception this offering got hurt her so badly that it would be almost an insult to her legacy.

"I laughed, I cried, it became a part of me..."

[–] MusicLover3889 (314) 3 years ago

It’s out now