Lucy in London, Sleepy in Seats
A rare screening; an uncommonly good
nap
We arrived in Jamestown in time for a rare public
screening of the 1966 Lucy special, "Lucy in London." Unfortunately, it's a bad
print. The color needs to be corrected.
I do not persnally enjoy this oddly edited special, in which Lucy Carmichael is made to look like an idiot. It is a nice time capsule of the London Mod Scene, though, with Lucy donning Carnaby Street fashions and a multitude of wigs.
About halfway through, I leaned on Eric's arm and had a nice nap.
After checking into the Holiday Inn, we went to nearby Celoron, NY, to go to the Lucy Fan Reunion and an indoor picnic. A funny Lucille Ball impersonator was on hand, as was a loud Desi imitator who does his songs well.
The food was completely dreadful. I don't care if it was donated. it was cold and bad. That did not stop me from going back for more, though.
The Lucy-Desi Museum was given the donation of a fireman's helmet from "The Lucy Show." Or was it. We might never know, but the faithful still want to kiss it. We watched an episode of "The Lucy Show" featuring Hans Conreid giving La Ball singing lessons.
That night we went to see the "I Love Lucy" movie, which has not been seen since one preview screening in 1953 in Bakersfield, CA. Editor Dann Cahn explained that the episode was woven together from three episodes of "I Love Lucy" and was bookended with filmed sequences of a couple going to the Desilu Playhouse to watch a TV episode being filmed.
Not only did the movie feature good filmed transitions between the episodes to tie them together, it's a good records of Desi Arnaz in the studio warming up the crowd and introducing his wife, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. I don't know how premeditated this part was, since the actors are in the same costumes they will be wearing in the actual episodes.
Did they go back and re-film a fake audience warm up, or did they know that episode being introduced was going in the film? Either way, it shows the entire studio and the warm up still seemed genuine.
The print was in great shape and far superior to the "Lucy in London" print. We later learned that the London special needs color correction. The "I Love Lucy" movie was pristine by comparison.
I do not persnally enjoy this oddly edited special, in which Lucy Carmichael is made to look like an idiot. It is a nice time capsule of the London Mod Scene, though, with Lucy donning Carnaby Street fashions and a multitude of wigs.
About halfway through, I leaned on Eric's arm and had a nice nap.
After checking into the Holiday Inn, we went to nearby Celoron, NY, to go to the Lucy Fan Reunion and an indoor picnic. A funny Lucille Ball impersonator was on hand, as was a loud Desi imitator who does his songs well.
The food was completely dreadful. I don't care if it was donated. it was cold and bad. That did not stop me from going back for more, though.
The Lucy-Desi Museum was given the donation of a fireman's helmet from "The Lucy Show." Or was it. We might never know, but the faithful still want to kiss it. We watched an episode of "The Lucy Show" featuring Hans Conreid giving La Ball singing lessons.
That night we went to see the "I Love Lucy" movie, which has not been seen since one preview screening in 1953 in Bakersfield, CA. Editor Dann Cahn explained that the episode was woven together from three episodes of "I Love Lucy" and was bookended with filmed sequences of a couple going to the Desilu Playhouse to watch a TV episode being filmed.
Not only did the movie feature good filmed transitions between the episodes to tie them together, it's a good records of Desi Arnaz in the studio warming up the crowd and introducing his wife, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. I don't know how premeditated this part was, since the actors are in the same costumes they will be wearing in the actual episodes.
Did they go back and re-film a fake audience warm up, or did they know that episode being introduced was going in the film? Either way, it shows the entire studio and the warm up still seemed genuine.
The print was in great shape and far superior to the "Lucy in London" print. We later learned that the London special needs color correction. The "I Love Lucy" movie was pristine by comparison.
Posted: Sat - May 28, 2005 at 02:33 PM
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