Life with Lucy!
This one’s going to get almost no feedback from you guys, but it’s Sunday night and everyone’s freaking out about the Oscars anyway, so it’s a good time for something subtler:
Here’s a random episode of Life with Lucy, a famously disastrous attempt to do for Lucille Ball what The Golden Girls did for Bea, Betty and company. The series came and went in 1986, and didn’t even make it through its first season. Lucy was definitely showing her age by this point, but the real issue — allegedly — is that she had complete creative control.
It’s been said that the show’s failure took a serious toll on Ball. Watching it now, I wouldn’t call it “horrible” or anything — just acutely flat, and without much punch from the script or its star. Oh well. Worth a watch for curiosity’s sake!
Happy Saturday!
Happy Saturday!
Since it’s the weekend, I’ll bless you with another three vids:
PRIMAL RAGE – GAME PLAYTHROUGH!
SIGHTINGS – SEASON 2 EPISODE 9!
RUN DMC – GHOSTBUSTERS 2 MUSIC VIDEO!
Enjoy!
Free-For-All Friday Thread!
It’s Friday! Talk about anything!
…but if you’re not feeling too chatty, here are some other things you can watch and/or listen to:
THE RETURN OF DRACULA – FULL MOVIE – 1958
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2 – COMPLETE SOUNDTRACK – 1985
STAR WARS BOOK & RECORD SET – 1980s
Enjoy!
TV Commercials from 1987!
Here are a bunch of TV commercials that aired in the summer of ’87:
Looks like there are some great ones in the mix, including an ad for Sizzler. (God I miss the Sizzler buffet.)
Side note: I spent some time going through my own tapes today. Found enough vintage Halloween commercials to cover two entries during the next Countdown. Yes!
