successful television shows in the history of America is the hit sitcom “I Love Lucy.” The show first broadcasted on October 15th‚ 1951 on CBS. The significance of the show is that it illustrates many of the forces and trends that shaped television in the 1950’s (1950 ’s Media: "I Love Lucy”). The show was rated as the number 2 show out of the top 50 greatest television shows of all time. “I Love Lucy” stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Lucille Ball was born on August 6‚ 1911 in
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I Love Lucy: Female Roles in Entertainment On October 5‚ 1955‚ The Variety‚ a weekly American entertainment magazine with a broad coverage of movies‚ television‚ theater‚ music‚ and technology‚ written for preferably top-level entertainment professionals since 1905‚ covered a television review on one of America’s most beloved comedians labeled as the Woman of 1‚000 Faces‚ the master comedienne of expression. The woman‚ Lucille Ball‚ was an American actress‚ comedienne‚ model‚ film-studio executive
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I love Lucy was a show that began in 1951 and ended in 1957‚ it was the story of a homemaker who dreamt of being famous‚ Lucy played by Lucille Ball‚ was one of the most famous stars due to her role in this comedy. According to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in New York‚ 92 percent of American homes with television sets were all tuned in to CBS to watch a this television show during the time it remained on air. Most of the show’s success came from the fact that Americans at the time understood
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Case Study: I Love Lucy In order to illustrate the theory that the distinguising feature of consumer consumption is an age of media overlap‚ is the experiece that each medium offer - it is important to consider a few examples. I love Lucy’ was one of the most popular shows on television‚ and even today it is still being shown on certain channels like TV Land in the USA. In 2002‚ TV Guide’s 50 Best Shows of All Time’ ranked it at number 2 (TV Guide Top Shows. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/26/entertainment/main507388
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four kids would be. Madison‚ Sam‚ Lucy‚ and Will. No one knows why it was these particular names‚ my mom didn’t even have a say in what we would be called. From the morning of April 13‚ 2000‚ I would forever be called Lucy Foley; all because of a stranger. Throughout all my years in school‚ there has never been another girl or named Lucy. Several Ben’s and Sydney’s would require a last named to be called so there was no confusion‚ but Lucy stayed as one word. I would say that being this unique has
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“I Love Lucy” was arguably the most popular TV show in the 1950’s. Aired between 1951-1957‚ the comedy filled millions of American homes with laughter. The plot of the story is simple and lighthearted: Lucy and husband‚ Ricky‚ go through everyday life. Ricky is the lead singer in a mariachi band and Lucy is a housewife. However‚ Lucy is always scheming plans with her best friend and landlord‚ Ethel‚ to become a star at the venues Ricky performs in. This usually results in Ricky and Ethel’s husband
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before becoming one of America’s top comedic actresses with the 1950s TV show I Love Lucy‚ co-starring on the show with her husband‚ Desi Arnaz. The two divorced in 1960‚ and Ball went on to star in The Lucy Show and Here’s Lucy while also becoming a top TV executive. She died in 1989. CONTENTS Synopsis Early Life Early Career Marriage to Desi Arnaz ’I Love Lucy’ After ’Lucy’ QUOTES "I’m not funny. What I am is brave." – Lucille Ball Early Life Lucille Ball was born on August
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comedies – are probably the most “American” of all TV formats. They convey a high degree of viewer identification‚ as they show scenes of everyday American life. If the viewer identifies with the series‚ is the series representative to the viewing society? I will try to elaborate on that question by comparing to sitcoms of the 1950s and 60s and the image of women that they carry. Life with Elizabeth was one of the earliest sitcoms in U.S. television. Produced as a low-budget series for first-run syndication
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comedienne. Not only was she the star of the world renowned television show‚ I Love Lucy‚ but she has also performed on radio‚ in films‚ and even on Broadway. Ball had an extraordinary personality. "In short‚ Lucille Ball ’s unique brand of wacky physical comedy made her the queen of TV. . ." (Dziemianowicz 54). Her hit television show‚ I Love Lucy‚ was one of the most watched television shows of all time. The success of I Love Lucy was due mostly to Ball ’s comic brilliance (Zoglin 188). "With near
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acts and especially cartoons. I have been a huge fan of the show called I Love Lucy since I was about 7 years old‚ but I never knew that the Marx brothers had such an influence on the show and that they based a lot of there comedy scenes from the Marx brothers‚ and Harpo had actually starred in one of their episodes as well. In the film A Night at the Opera they have a singer names Ricardo Baroni‚ and in the set of I Love Lucy her husbans name is Ricky Ricardo. I feel as if since A Night at the
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