angelacere I've watched the show since I was in kindergarten. It never crossed my mind that it's black and white. It is the best show. It's got so much history. Lucy was the reason I got into comedy. She's an inspiration. Desi is an inspiration for me as well. It never gets old. It'll never go away and we're not gonna let it.

pkeo03 I Love Lucy was a comedic icon but the series main star Lucy was to me shown as self centered and selfish despite some strong comedic overtones.Lucy in the series not in real life was not at all an independent woman. There were 2 episodes which showed she would never make it as an independent woman. She went to work in a candy factory and it was shown as a total disaster. The guys both Fred and Ricky proved that the two would never survive as independent living men. However with the fact the two both did have revenue (Fred a landlord as it is never really stated if the building was fully in Fred's name or if it was shared), Ricky was a band leader, and despite his failure at doing housework he could have obtained a housekeeper. In comparison: The Honeymooners: Alice was not aconniver. She was independent 2 episodes she proved it by going out andobtaining independent employment. One episode showed she could work asa secretary, another episode she obtained employment in a neighborhood bakery! One episode the 2 needed a phone so badly, and Alice contracted one without Ralphs approval. She knew the added expense would be hard on their budget and she decided to go and make extra money by babysitting to pay for the telephone service. this added comic appeal as she hid it from Ralph who thought she was dating a married man. In the end the truth comes out, and Alice apologizes telling him she did this to make extra money to relieve him of that burden! Lucy never would was always conniving in some way. When she did babysit one time it again was a minor disaster! Why she didn't want to sit for .50 an hour unlike Alice who did! Another episode Alice was even sited out as a possible actress as a schoolteacher in some TV series or movie. Ralph was ready to give her the okay to do it, but she negated it (unlike Lucy would if given that opportunity!) However despite the flaw here, one thing that stands outis the comedic appeal of each episode that kept us all laughing. I do remember one episode when Lucy and Ricky were discussing wills. Ricky was explaining that they had to be prepared for anything, as it is inevitable it will one day happen, and we "all go at one time or another."Lucy wide eyed states,"We do?," and Ricky with those huge wide eyes tells her, "Yes, we do unless you know something the rest of us don't, well do you?" "No. I don't." Lucy replies so very seriously. Of course the live audience gives out a laugh because despite the morbidity of the topic we all know it's true and sort of don't think about it the way Lucy was avoiding it as well.So despite the flaws in Lucy's character Lucille Ball will always be remembered as "I Love Lucy," as will Desi Arnaz as her husband and Vivian Vance and William Frawley as Ethyl and Fred, just as Sonny and Cher will be remembered as Sonny and Cher despite their personal problems, and Chastity turning herself into Chaz. That's how it will always be.

melz1226 I love Lucy is the funniest television show of all time! I am a 25 year old and it is funny to think that my parents weren't even born at the time of the shows premiere. I have heard that a few of the Lucy shows are great, but in my opinion they are nothing without Desi Arnaz. He was a comedian all his own, and deserves just as much credit as Lucy for the shows success. I have read through several of the reviews and it is awesome to see all the people who applaud Desi, it is just too bad that he is not around to see how much people love him.I find it impossible to pick a favorite episode they were all of equally fantastic quality. This show is just pure magic, after so many years it is able to gain more and more fans of different generations. For me, it is a show that I don't wanna see in color. It is a show that I don't want to see digitally enhanced with computer animation. It is a show that is perfect as is. I love Lucy is a show that was brought together to save the marriage of Desi and Lucy. Although their marriage did not last you can sense the love that they did have for each other. It is a show that I am sure will last forever and ever. Desi and Lucy and all of the fantastic cast and crew can be sure that it will never be outdated it is just pure funny. My favorite show out of all the shows that are out there!!

Sterling Levy In "L.A. At Last!," when the Ricardos and Mertzes arrive in California, they are supposed to be pulling right in to the driveway of the fictional Beverly Palms Hotel. But their car is shown driving into the then real Beverly Carlton on West Olympic Boulevard. The "Beverly Carlton" sign and Canon Drive street sign are visible upon careful viewing.This hotel is now the Avalon, and the internal set scenes from the Hollywood episodes are fairly consistent with the Avalon, even today, with balconies overlooking a curved pool. However, the Hollywood back drop, added to the longer view in the internal set scenes as mentioned here under "trivia," would not have been accurate, since the Beverly Carlton was about six miles to the southeast.