The I Love Lucy Christmas Special has viewers making time for TV on Friday night. Lucy and Ricky Ricardo are once again are welcomed into homes around the country to celebrate one of the biggest holidays of the year. The Ricardo family has made a splash every year around the holidays as CBS continues to air the Christmas special as well as another episode for fans to enjoy.
The culture and humor of I Love Lucy hasn’t just crept into the culture of TV. The fans have, for years, referenced the funny moments on this show long after the series ended in 1957. The show and the main celebrity, Lucille Ball shared a new standard of humor that hasn’t been forgotten. The Christmas Special not only has the humor, but finds ways to express the heart
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of the holidays, which has viewers coming back year after year. Compared to other classic TV shows like Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer or Frosty the Snowman, Lucille Ball has found a place in the holiday season. Even youngsters, who weren’t even born in the 1950s are intrigued by the humor that transcends the span of time. For classic TV fans, it’s always intriguing to see how the traditionally black and white sitcom has come to life with colorization.
This process, sometimes controversal, reflects how the show might have looked if it was shot with today’s technology. It brings the show to a whole new dimention. CBS gives the viewers another reason to check out the fun by seeing the show in a whole new way.
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz performances have stood strong in the test of time. The classic Christmas episode (which is one half of the special) was filmed in 195 with a look at how the Ricardo’s celebrated the holiday season. It’s a timeless reflection that returns every year to television.
The Christmas Special is one half of the special, this year CBS has included another episode from the series to complete the hour. Another beloved episode called The Fashion Show, reflects how Lucy handles the opportunity of appearing in a motion picture after Ricky pulls some strings for her to play a showgirl. The new musical doesn’t go quite as planned as the headdress is cumbersome and causes some humorous issues coming down the staircase. In only a way that Lucy could share, she does her best but not without making a scene in front of the
audience. As only CBS could, I Love Lucy Christmas Special airs on Friday night. It’s followed by another classic, The Dick Van Dyke Show which will also be shown in color. While some fans might be enjoying an evening of wonderful performances by TV legends, those viewers who love TV will be experiences some of the groundbreaking moments that helped make TV what it has become today.
I love Lucy was a very popular sitcom in the 1950s. Through humor and plot it brings out more of positive aspects and less of negative aspects for the 1950's that Coontz described in `What we really missed about the 1950s.'
The Andy Griffith Show and I love Lucy have been two of the most watched shows in the history of television aired on CBS. I Love Lucy was a scripted sitcom recorded in front of a live studio audience with multiple cameras to give it better comic energy. It took place in an apartment in New York and her husband was an upcoming Cuban American who sung in a band. Although this was a black and white film, Lucy and Ricardo had colorful personalities. Lucy was always dressed nicely and Ricardo was always in a suit or business like attire. The house was always spotless as she was a housewife and an excellent mother later on. Lucy had a way of getting into trouble but Ricky somehow managed to get them out. She also displayed some traits that women were stereotyped for such as not showing or looking your age, being careless with money, and other secretive things. Ricardo on the other hand was the total opposite of Lucy which in the end balanced out their relationship. He has more patience than most and when he gets extremely mad, he would speak reall...
During the holidays we all have specific experienced certain situations that would only happen in such a hectic time. As the holidays pass, we look back and laugh at how ridiculous those times can be. David Sedaris shows this from his perspective when he applied to be an elf and Macys one holiday season and showed us what society looked like from inside an elf costume. Elf, although not a real story, is a movie about a human who thinks he is an elf who meets his dad and experiences extreme culture shock as he goes to New York for the first time. In this essay, I will be comparing these similarities between these two stories and what types of comedy are found in each.
The book is mainstream today as it was more than 150 years back. Charles Dickens , through the voice of tightwad ,keeps on asking us to respect Christmas in our souls and attempt it all the year. Dickens was included in philanthropies and social issues all through his whole life. At the time he composed A Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a story we are all familiar with, it captures a moment in time of blatant prejudices and inequality that spanned years from when it was written in 1939 to when it was released as a movie in 1964. However endearing the story may be, it is a testament to what conditions were socially accepted as normal during that time period. Originally written by Montgomery Ward to sell appliances, this story has an explicit lens of bigotry, inequality, and the importance of conforming to society.
(Dickens 11) During the visit of Christmas Past, Mr. Scrooge traveled through the past from another’s perspective, instead of his own. (Video 1984) To Mr. Scrooge, Christmas is no longer a bah-humbug. No matter what medium you watch A Christmas Carol, there will be one moral: greediness and selfishness will result in a depressing life with loneliness surrounding you. This was the message the three Christmas spirits delivered in conclusion, welcome family and friends into your life, and you will enjoy a jubilant life.
Seinfeld was a sitcom from NBC that was very popular during the ’90s, and is often referred as “a show about nothing.” It consisted of the life of a fictitious Jerry Seinfeld and his friends in New York City (IMDb). Seinfeld reached a Nielsen rating of 21.7 percent and number one in the United States ranking during its ninth and final season (“Appendix 3: Top-Rated Programs by Season”). It was unique in the way that it portrayed social life during the ‘90s, and this inspired shows such as Friends, Ellen, and Mad About You (Pierson 49). In Seinfeld episodes, the viewer can observe social customs, fads, social standards, and family portrayals of ‘90s semi-young adults.
I will be using the Marxist school of criticism to analyze the poem “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”.The school is based on the theories of Karl Marx. Thus, Marxism is mostly about class differences, and economic conditions. In "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" anyone can spot the difference in class between the Grinch and the Whos easily.
The Simpsons first aired in 1980 as a hilarious, sarcastic, and exaggerated satire of everyday life. With depictions of politics and politicians, bad parenting, greedy industry owners, and the faults in everyday society. The show really brings to life the thoughts and sometimes unrealistic views we have of everyday people.
Christmas was originally supposed to be a celebration of the birthday of Jesus Christ. Modern historians suggest that Christ was actually born sometime in April, but that is hardly the point; the point is that a day on which to celebrate his birth and life was needed, and so one was chosen. During the season surrounding this holiday -- especially since it coincided with that of other, similar holidays -- it was thought right to honor Jesus by acting as he did, i.e., in a kind, generous, and forgiving manner. Out of this sprung the custom of giving gifts to loved ones on this holiday.
...sed as the medium close-ups in this show, but are used when someone is entering a scene or used to see a scene from a different view. These types of shots are best suited for this type of television show as it is a drama, there are lots of conversations between two people where wide angled shots would not be needed. The camera angle most of the time in this shot are at eye level, I think they use this to help us feel like we are involved with the scenes, to get us to be more apart of it.
A morality play, not unlike some of the popular plays I have seen. I think we all have seen this familiar theme many times over the years. As we head into the Christmas season, where reflective thinking becomes this very theme. I can compare this play with some of these seasonal plays. The play that comes to my mind immediately is, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966&2000) explains not only the life of the Grinch but the Whos as well. Through the theorists of Karen Horney and Erik Erikson, viewers can learn why the Grinch’s personality is formed. Not only had it formed, but through the years it transformed.
The 45-year-old diva is responsible for one of the greatest holiday songs of all time. Unfortunately, Mariah's 1994 iconic holiday anthem "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has ended its 20-year reign as the most-played holiday song in retail stores.
Christmas came early at High Desert Homeless Services Inc. when Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, came along with city officials, CHP Officer Matt Hunt, and an always generous toy contributor, A.J. Foran.