Baseball - Talk about something I live and die for. This sport means more to me than my first kid will ever mean to me. No not literally but that is how important and meaningful this sport is to me. This sport has given me the opportunity to meet some of the greatest people and most inspirational people in my life. More than anything this sport has taught me to fail at something and be okay with it. In my life I have played baseball with more people, played in more states, and played on more fields
I Love Lucy is a 1950’s sitcom centered around the lives of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo played by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. The Andy Griffith Show was a sitcom based on the lives of several citizens of Mayberry, a fictional town in North Carolina. The main character, a sheriff named Andy Taylor, and his son Opie are focused on for the majority of the show’s running time. While both of these shows were similar in various ways, they also had a number of important differences. I Love Lucy and The Andy
Chapter 1 - I Love Lucy: Trailblazer for Female Led Television In 1950’s America, there was no more important communication tool more dominant than television. During this time in society, after the post-industrial period, there was a generational shift after the introduction of new technology such as television as it shifted a new way of living. After the war, pressure of stability and domesticity were reinforced, leaving women still subordinate
It Is a Women’s World When the hit show “I Love Lucy” was on air about 72% of all U.S. households with a television watched the show (ANDERSON). Lucille Ball was born in Jamestown, New York on August 6, 1911. As a young girl her teachers told her she would never be successful in the entertainment business, so she proved them wrong. Ball ended going into the model business for a while and then she moved to Hollywood to get her career in radio and television started. She moved back to New York in
Gender Roles: I Love Lucy Mark MacIntosh California State University Long Beach Gender Roles: I Love Lucy Description I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom that stars Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. Produced by Desi Arnaz, Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll Jr., the television show was a black-and-white series that originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, on the CBS channel. After the series ended in 1957, a modified version
The Andy Griffith Show and I love Lucy 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
saw the emergence of the situation comedy, a style that captivated audiences by presenting a story with a beginning, a middle, and a happy end. One of the most popular of these shows, I Love Lucy, continues to appeal to both young and old some forty years later -- and counting. For most people, the answer to how I Love Lucy continually and effectively draws viewers to the screen is that "It’s funny." There is more to this funny show than meets the eye. For television viewers of the fifties, Lucy
I Love Lucy: How does Lucy tend to needlessly complicate situations? Are the effects of this habit always negative? In season 1, episode 35, Lucy complicated things by putting pressure on Ricky to ask his boss for a raise. As Lucy started to complaint about needing more money to buy things that she wants. So a dinner was planned with Ricky’s boss and after the dinner Lucy pressure Ricky in asking for a raise. Ricky went along with Lucy’s planned which did not work, instead Ricky ended up losing
I Love Lucy is one of the most popular TV sitcoms in the world. Airing for six seasons, it was the first sitcom to be filmed with a three camera format in front of a live studio audience. Everything was scripted even though it may have looked ad-libbed. Lucille Ball made sure everything was ran through multiple times until it was perfected. Almost every episode format consists of Lucy either wanting something or hiding something. Recurring themes include Lucy’s desire to enter show business,
Stereotyping is a technique that attempts to install things such as fear and hate towards individuals. But what is really the true purpose of these negative stereotypes? I believe that by satirizing negative stereotypes and taking them to absurd levels, actors and writers can challenge them. Shows’ like The George Lopez Show and I Love Lucy are entertaining and provocative but it challenges every stereotype while portraying the lives of groups of individuals that go way beyond ethnicity to show how ludicrous
As World War Two came to a close, a new American culture was developing all across the United States. Families were moving away from crowded cities into spacious suburban towns to help create a better life for them during and after the baby boom of the post-war era. Teenagers were starting to become independent by listing to their own music and not wearing the same style of clothing as their parents. Aside from the progress of society that was made during this time period, many people still did not
just this Othello, so quintessentially that the deaths in the end do not only refrain from undermining or canceling out the virtues of the play, but they actually restore them to the deceased, who have died because they have lost them. In this play, love, loyalty, and honesty are of foremost importance in the human condition, and when those are questioned or lost, chaos ensues. The tragedy lies in the fact that the truth is revealed only too late, and because of this only death can restore those values
We see politics everywhere, we are bombarded in our everyday lives with politics. Politics start at home with hierarchies of the house, then follow us to the office or place of employment, our communities, governments, and even world politics. Truly there is no getting away from it, even our entertainment is filled with politics. We see it all the time in movies like Forrest Gump, or series like Bomb Girls, sitcoms such as All in the Family, Roseanne and countless others; even the music to our
After the Depression and World War II was a time of peace and happiness in the 1950s. Families moved to suburbs, fostered a baby boom, and forged a happy life of family togetherness. During this time, gender roles thrived and everyone had to play their part in society. The typical woman had to stay home and watch over the children, while the men had to go work to support his family. Although this was the typical American way of living during this time, women should have gotten more freedom and
The song Linus and Lucy was written by Vince Guaraldi, It was released on December of 1964, on the album “A Boy Named Charlie”, but it wasn’t heard by the public until the next year. This could be considered as Vince Guaraldi’s most recognizable song, and is featured on almost every Charlie Brown Special made since it was first broadcasted on the television special, “A Charlie Brown Christmas”. This song has been heard all around the world, but very few people actually know the name of the song.
Othello's army. He also continues to see the good in people even when they do him wrong. He continues to stay loyal to Othello, even after his is puplicaly humiliated and stripped of his duties by the Moor."Thy honesty and love doh mince this matter, Making it light to Cassio. Cassio, I love thee, But nevermore be officer of mine." ( Act 2 Sc. 3, pg. 97) His public displays of weakness also make him a likely target for manipulation. Cassio can also be described as a weak person. His military experience
Seinfeld Seinfeld ranks among the best situational comedies of all time. It has been compared to I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners, both of whom received praise for there pioneering works in comedy. But I believe that Seinfeld takes the term sitcom to another level. This is accomplished by exhibiting the many attributes of the show. Seinfeld contains many characteristics of a great situational comedy. The reason why Seinfeld is a unique show is because of its coherence. This show has a variety of
Effects of Violent Media When I was young the only time I willingly woke up early was on Sunday mornings. I would throw on a robe over my pajamas and run down stairs with my brother to the living room and sit myself in the middle of the couch, which was directly in front of our television. To me the best part of the week was watching the morning cartoons with the family while eating breakfast. We always enjoyed good laughs watching the Coyote try to catch the Roadrunner, and I was jealous of the special
Gender Roles and its Impact in American Society Let’s travel back in time to about the 1700s and the 1800s, back when women had absolutely no rights as an individual and men were considered superior to women. A time where women couldn’t be anything but a housewife and do anything beside house chores, reproduce, and take care of the kids. Meanwhile, men would go out to the world and work. However, throughout the centuries, women fought for their equal rights until they finally succeeded. Back to
this sub-genre, created by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, was called I Love Lucy and it was a game changer. Not only did it change the genre of sitcom as a whole, but also aesthetically and directionally set the bar for generations and generations of shows to come. I Love Lucy has made its mark in television history and in the hearts of all Americans. After watching many episodes of the record breaking sitcom, I can see why. I Love Lucy is a show about Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) and her singing husband