Mysteries & Scandals: Desi Arnaz (with commercial breaks in between)
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- Mysteries & Scandals profiles legendary bandleader and I Love Lucy star and executive producer, Desi Arnaz.
This episode was produced and edited over fifteen years ago and has about 5 seconds of black between acts. Please don't complain about it, this is how I got it. Just fast forward over them.
Desi Arnaz was a trailblazer in the world of television-"I Love Lucy" is my all time favorite TV series.
I'm glad Desi got credit for his part5 in I Love Lucy and his creativity and genius all in itself....
So many older sitcoms, rewatched years later can seem irrelevant, but I Love Lucy is timeless. She once said, you have to make the audience believe that you believe in your character and believe what you're doing. This shows in every episode. Thankful we have her reruns and old interviews, but sure wish she was still around.
Desi still does not get the credit he deserves and Lucy was always the first one to point that out. They both gave each other the credit for their monumental success. He had issues - everyone does. If you listen to Lucie Arnez talk about his past and his life - he had PTSD from living through the Cuban revolution, his family's attitude, no matter how much he did for them was: is that all you can do?
Lucie said it would make anyone want to grab another martini.
Later in life he went through rehab and AA and quit drinking. He was a brilliant and talented man, liked by everyone, and according to Lucie, a wonderful loving father.
Real Love is not always perfect or easy
@Justice and Mercy Lmmfaaooooo
@@tatttoon hahaahhahahahahaaaaa!!!!
I’ve been married 24 years in a few months and being married is NOT perfect or easy. It is very hard work, day in and day out. Being told that marriage is easy or it means never having to say I’m sorry, creates a shallow relationship that no one is invested in.
Anyone who grew up watching television in the 50's/60's couldn't help but love Lucy and Desi. I Can't imagine life without their show and will remember them with love and affection until the day I die. ❤❤
aharon59 so do i ………
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Same here.
I didn't love Desi. He was a PIG.
I thought it was desperately sad that her second husband said on Lucy's death that she would be happy now she was reunited with Desi Arnaz. Even he knew Lucy's love for Desi had never died.
I agree.
Gary Morton was a loyal husband as Lucy deserved.
I had the same thought when she died! I do not know WHY she remarried. She thought of him ( apparently) as a friend …& she ran THAT marriage ( again apparently) because she seemed to be making sure she was NEVER going to be hurt again , as she was in her marriage with Desi. 💔
She re married because lonliness
Gary was the husband she wished Desi was.
Lucy would be 104 years old, Desi would be 99 years old, Ethyl would be 107, and Fred would be 129 years old. The I love lucy show has run every day since 1960 when it went in to syndication. What other show can have that kind of record?
thats how you know its good cause it endures!!! can you tell me right now if the shows of today these reality shows will have the same record??? who knows or even cares about the cast of Jersey Shore 5 yrs later after it ended and can you tell me that in 50 yrs time if the Kardashians will be remembered??? i can look at I love Lucy All in the Family Mash 20 30 50 60 yrs after they are done and still laugh and be entertained
agree with your statement 150%....i love lucy is classic tv at its all time best...lucille ball always gets the majority of the credit because she was the star of the show no one individual is responsible for i love lucy's success...i love lucy was lighting in bottle...all the elements of time n space and the universe came together to create something exceptional and great.....the cast,the writing, are all contibuting factors...it was an an ensemble cast that shared an amazing chemistry...remove anyone of them and the chemistry fades...desi deserves much of the credit because he felt he had something to prove and invested alot of time to ensure every episode was perfect.....his next show(the mother in-laws) only lasted 2 season and was not really an entertaining show....i never watched lucy's other two shows until recently(the major networks are creating channels made of their older shows)..both shows were horrible in comparison to i love lucy..she benefited from timing.....the 60's tv shows all played to middle america...keep it clean n simple n every once in a while throw in some sap...it was not until the 70's that the networks began to push the envelope...
your matching apples to kumquates....i love lucy,all in the familty,mash, are all sitcoms....jersey shore,keeping up with the kardashian are reality shows reality shows which cater to an entirely different audience and quality is not a factor..
Matt Nelson it's amazing that Fred was more than 20 years older than ethyl.
richard ross from what i have read that is part of the reason they could not stand each other..Vivian Vance thought and said that ppl would think he was playing her father
When people talk about greatest TV shows of all time nowadays, it's always The Simpsons or The Wire or Breaking Bad. I love all three of those shows, and Breaking Bad is my favorite show, but none of them hold a candle to I Love Lucy--it is truly the greatest show of all time.
breaking bad sucked ass
all in the family, mash, ...lucy still the best
My favorite comedic couple ever. Even after they divorced they were always Desi and Lucy to me and millions
No childhood would be complete without I Love Lucy
This is very true...
Mine was.
It's really sad cause they never stopped loving each other.
+Jackie Vester totally agree.....desi was the great love of lucille's life and the only love.....gary was a companion, arm piece and trophy husband...there is an interview on utube with gary n lucille being interviewed by barbara walters....if you watch that interview it is clear that lucille still loved desi and resented him for throwing away their love.....in her interviews after the end of last series(here's lucy)....she always said she wld nvr do another series because it was tarnish the legacy...i believe her doctors recommended she return to work because she sinking into deeper n deeper depression over the loss of viv & desi and her own immortality....but i am completely ok with anyone who disagrees...
Chase Jackson u couldn't have said it better u hit the nail right on the head lol
They were both clear that they both still loved one another. They learned, however, that they couldn't be together as a married couple. Lucille needed a faithful husband, and Desi needed a wife, at least at that time, who could accept that he loved her but would not always be monogamous. It couldn't work. The truth is that great romantic love and marriage are not always compatible.
Chase Jackson, while Lucille always loved Desi, Gary was more than a "companion." Lucille Ball said he was 110% the husband she needed wanted.
Jackie Vester and I are going to the store to buy it from a distance and then you will need to the next level of service is not to be missed on A FEW days before you
Once upon a time, you couldn't SAY *PREGNANT* on t.v. Nowadays, you could almost show how it happens.
you are so right , sad but true
Agreed, it’s always uncomfortable seeing scenes like that. It’s not necessary
I'm so glad everyone enjoys the episode! It was one of my favorites to produce!
I miss this show SO much. Have so many fond memories growing up. Wish it could return, even as a TH-cam series. I'd subscribe and watch.
I'd enjoy it more if you did a better job of uploading, 10 minutes of blank screen?.
@Freeman Human (thanks for saying it -- I wanted to but didn't have the nerve lol...)
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Amazing ,just how many people;don't know the difference between bongos and conga [drums]
Wen we truly love someone no matter who comes after them we will never stop loving the first person, we are humans after all we make mistakes, but true love is not one true love is for ever. Lucille and Desi were indeed meant for each other. ❤❤❤❤
My Mom and my Dad remind me of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. My Dad was born in Cuba and came to the U.S when he was 17, and my Mom is full blooded American. The good thing is that my Dad does not have the issues Desi had, so my parents' marriage has lasted so far 25 years and they love each other. Although my Dad's accent isn't half as heavy as Desi's , he does pronounce some words in a funny way so my parents always joke about this. They are fans of the I Love Lucy show, and my Mom has collected all of the dolls and has two full collections of the I Love Lucy and Desi and Lucy Comedy hour. Just like Desi, my Dad is very proud of this country and living here. Just like Lucy and Desi, my parents also share a beautiful love story.
There is no such thing as full blooded American !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Galen Marek I'm sorry but full blooded American would be native American. not white.
come on... don't be trifling. If you don't understand the language of today, be quiet and learn.
Congratulations for having your parents who love each other, so you are part latin and part saxon, that sounds great.
Galen Marek That's wonderful! 😊
Even as a kid all ways thought Ricky was so cool
I read his autobiography 'A Book'. He was just lovable - also had his brand of integrity and was willing to try something new and have fun. In his book there was no doubt Lucy was the love of his life. He said his philandering was the latin way of his homeland at that time - men played around but it meant nothing - their one true love was at home. He just took problems on head on to do what he wanted - They wanted to make I Love Lucy from their home on the West coast but the big market on the East coast would not accept the poor quality of the cinescope they would have been forced to watch. Desi said why cant we film it in front of a live audience on film, which had never been done before and had substantial technical challenges. He made it happen and all the other production companies clamoured to use his facilities to do the same thing - and it was the start of he and Lucy owning the biggest studios in Hollywood - Desilu.
rj zander IDIOT!!
Your so lucky to have your hands on that golden book , I have been looking for it for a few years now and the prices for it are through the roof
There’s a fairly good biography on the two called Desilu. I believe that Arnaz wrote a second book as well.
@@matthewschwartz6607 i would love the book as well. Where can i purchase it?
Interesting 😊I would love to own that book 😊👍🏾👍🏾
Desi Arnaz had looks, charm, acting ability (could apparently memorize a script after reading it once), business skills, clever camera, film, and television ideas, singing, dancing, guitar, and drumming talent. He also had good comedic timing and could speak two languages fluently, sometimes in the same monologue. In addition, he was I Love Lucy's executive producer and did work as a director. What more did we need to know for this man to get the recognition he deserved, then and now?!
if it was not for Lucy he would not have been acting and be back in Cuba ! for the bum was staring on - I Love Lucy - ! for Lucy was the star and not her bum of a husband ! Think and surprise all who know you
Dawn Heistand That’s not true!! He was already a star in New York, the only problem was that he was not white!
@@luluhome8187 What? He was a Cuban of Spanish ancestry. Spain is a European country and Spaniards are white.
@@rayarena879 nop 👎👎👎
@@luluhome8187 So, you are saying that Spaniards aren't white?
booze ruins everything
And let's not forget drugs too!!
Can celebs find other things to do when their life goes to shit other than drink, fucking or do drugs? Go take your anger on a punching bag, knitting, color in a book, read a book there are endless things to do instead of drowning your sorrows in the sauce, sex or sniffing, or doing needles just a thought.
Catspaw it comes with the territory unfortunately, you have all this money and they love to have a good time
If a person reaches fame prematurely, and has no healthy coping mechanism for the pressure... or if they haven’t discovered that they have a problem with alcohol... Hollywood is full of booze, drugs, and sex.... not everyone falls to that but many who don’t know there’s more to life than that, will get tangled up in that mess. Look to the celebrities who don’t. They don’t get enough credit.
kevin urban
Yes sir ! I stopped drinking when I was 26. I’m now 55 & still alive because I did stop 30 years ago. I was always a happy drinker but I saw my share of people who weren’t.
Both Lucy and Desi were absolutely broken people!
I would have to say that most ppl are broken coming from all the childhood trauma we know that occurs.
In other words, they were talented, gifted….and human. They carried on their shoulders the culture of the Depression, the 40’s, and the 50’s, breaking barriers all along the way. Broken? I don’t know if any more broken than any one of us under all that weight.
@@madelynhowarth8631 they did not carry anything on their shoulders ! People were homeless and starving and these ate their grapes!
Sounds like 'Too many girls' could've been the title of his autobiography.. lol narrator
Would have been an accurate title lol
In one of the TV movies the actress playing Lucille Ball said the exact same line LOL
Desi's own daughter said something similar.
idk why but Rober Stak voice use to scare me lol when he would do unsolved mysteries
Tha Taurus LOL
Tha Taurus You're not the only one. That man's voice used to put the fear of God in my heart when I was a little girl lol. I recently went back and rewatched Unsolved Mysteries on Amazon Prime and it STILL gave me chills!
You and all kids.
That creepy music along with his voice got me every time. I bet it would still creep me out.
Me too lol
I believe they loved each other to thier last breath , that was not the problem, LIVING with each other, that is a different conversation
You can love someone without being in LOVE with them. Once you gave your heart to someone and have a history with them and children - you will always have a bond and love them at some level. But Lucy was very happy with 2nd marriage and finally had a relationship and home that she always wanted.
Amazing Desi married a big Hollywood star became rich and famous and became the head of one of the largest Studios in Hollywood in a racist Nation
True talent, true love and respect is what makes everything work. What we have today is nothing more than a reflection of what our country and world have become. We have lost what really counts in life and replaced it with material things that fad and leave us empty and cold. In the final analysis, what you are is what counts...not what's in your garage, or house, or on your back. It's what's inside that endures and brings joy.
being a Hispanic women. seeing this makes me so proud but I wish he was more celebrated. que viva Latinos y latinas
+This Guy I agree with you totally
+Erica Mendez : The prick cheated on her.
yet she still loved him, she even told him so a couple days before he died THAT says it all.
People cheat, people make mistakes. We can't really surmise to say what it was like to be him or her. Doesn't change the fact that he loved her.
Hiapanics are Mexicans not from Latin areas.Get some education.
I love Lucy. Lucille Ball comedic genius. Desi creative and business genius. Racism sucks!
desi was an excellent comedian as well, he had a great sense of comedic timing.
He got screwed. Sofia Vergara is getting all the love he should have gotten.
LelGaming
I thought Desi was much funnier than Lucy, he just seemed to flow into the comedy whereas Lucy was very scripted.
what racism? everyone's Caucasian
suzycreamcheesez “Everyone’s white.”
this actually mad me cry a little. they came up from the bottom together and struggled together. and they never stopped loving each other
Yes it was a true love story. They had a unique partnership in life. I am glad you enjoyed it.
Desi came from wealth.
Acting Out Loud But it was lost before he was a teenager due to the Cuban Revolution
Thank u, I grew up watching this show and know every episode by heart. Love every information on Lucy and de
I just adore Ricky & Lucy
He never appreciated what he had - a woman who loved him like crazy and supported him. He was fantastic running company, but was self-destructive.
Change InTheAir alcoholism is a Bad demon... he was from the Bacardi Rum family...
Lucille was so pretty
It takes two to tango.
Im sure many woman threw them selves @ him.
He just would get caught
Desi was so handsome. You make it seem like he was ugly. Like what woman wouldnt look at him? She married a handsome man, what did she expect? It's sad THEY couldn't make their marriage work.
I still watch it love Lucy! I love it to this day Lucy is just too funny 😆and desi was too he just couldn't stop Lucy from getting in trouble 😆where did these days go? why'd they have to go? take me back please!!
He reminds me of my daddy! In his younger years and even more in his later years now that my dad is 75
My dad was the Nigerian Desi Arnaz. They even danced the same way.
I’m in a blended marriage. There have been times when we walk in make a major purchase, and all questions from the rep are directed to my wife, as if she understands better than I do or she is the primary decision maker. I couldn’t imagine how many times he had to bite his tongue in spite of being the brains, engine, and facilitator of the operation. I can see him coming unhinged because of the pride that he had to swallow. Depression comes in many forms.
I think we can all find something we can relate to with this couple. I actually learned from them by the way they took on challenges. They were a power couple.
I love watching Lucy and Desi together and never tire of watching them on screen. I always felt that they should have made more than 3 movies together, When I watched Lucy or Desi appear on talk shows and the marriage would often come up, I always respected both of them because neither 'bad mouthed' one another in public. To me that was classy. Rip lucy and desi I love you both, Television sure is not as classy or as funny without the two of you,
I started watching I love Lucy, when I was 10 back in 1979, I never thought Desi was handsome….I thought back then that maybe I was just too young to see it at just 10 years old….but I still don’t think he was handsome….she loved him for sure, but I don’t see what the hoopla was about Desi….maybe at that time in America there were not many Cubans and he seemed exotic to the women of that time….but I never saw anything special about him….there are way more good looking Latin men who have come and gone on television since then.
What an odd comment to make
Too short to be particulary hansome imo probably more charming then handsomein real life...
Desi should have stayed faithful to Lucy. I hate cheating men. So they made a funny show togeather, she was right to divorce him.
Oh shit,you've got life all figured out ,huh? not to mention,he's a flawed person like all of us,or,do you walk on water? btw- i don't hate cheaters[men or women]. and,what about men [or women] who stay around,and are abusive. also,understand;it's another time,too;and,they both dealt with immense pressure.. ...superficial inane judgmental jerk...
So,why do women stay.....security,sex,money? It's not illegal,to fall out of love,and,it also takes two,to NOT tango. if she didn't divorce him,on a certain level it's on her,if she's not happy... she made good $,and was secure;because of him,despite his "cheating". at a certain point,either you put up,or shut up. Kelly Arciero
You must be that rare 10 percenter who actually values sex, It's nice to meet you.
I left my husband as soon as I caught him cheating on me.
A lot of men cheat on their wives, in those days & nowadays. My cousin cheated on his wife & she couldn't trust him so she divorced him.
Whats with the long ass pauses??
The black between the acts, is where the commercial breaks would go when the show actually aired. Sorry about that, there was no way around it, if I wanted to post :)
Ever heard of editing them out?
Orlando Garcia that was the commercials lol
she said, "of course I think that latin men r the ones that spread that rumor." HA!
I will always love Lucy and Desi both were great stars!
They were and to produce a show on them was a dream come true!
This is great, but the black screens are annoying. x
She had One Love in her life and so much of her was poured into making that relationship work including her incredible effort of Becoming "Lucy" but only along with her "Ricky" and ultimately the creation of "Desilu"...was to MAKE her marriage Work. But in so many of her photos, not often in the production or promotion photos, but in a great many photos of her in the 50's, her eyes told the whole story. In those her smile never reached her eyes. Any woman who was ever married to a man like Ricky will not miss those eyes.
Thank you Kim. You can always search Mysteries & Scandals and a the episodes will come up. Mine in particular, are Hollywood Ghosts and Groucho Marx. Thanks for watching!
I loved Desi! He was quite the entertainer and one of the most handsome actors of his time. Thanks for uploading this. This story of his life and how brilliant he really was needed to be told.
+blackbirdsIn October October i 2nd that emotion desi was an under rated actor,entertainer, EProducer, and business man...all because of his nationality...he drove himself so hard to make i love lucy a success.
+Chase Jackson Totally agree
but that drive and determination is what made I love lucy the classic tv it remains today...just watched an episode this morning..
wld totally agree...to this day i can watch an episode and still chuckle and in some laugh hysterically..
This is highly sensationalized. Desi didn't "live" in the Shadow of his wife. He knew his wife was the star. The show was CALLED I Love Lucy for goodness sake, and he knew the success hinged on her image. He worked a lot behind the scenes and revolutionized television. He was by no means under appreciated, even back then. He drank and womanized because that was his personality. He was doing that before he and Lucy ever became a television success. Shame on you for trying to paint Desi as insecure of his wife being in the spotlight!
It did bother him, though, and it created more issues for them in their marriage. Reporters would mistakenly call him "Mr. Ball" - that set him off big time during that final trip the family took to Europe which turned into a nightmare for all involved 😥. It was especially hard for a man to deal with that at that time. Plus, the culture he grew up in, the man was "THE MAN." But like you said, he always gave Lucy 90 percent of the credit. She said he was never given the credit he deserved. He still isn't given the credit or recognition he deserves.
@@kv2723 The fact that his pioneering practices are still in use TODAY just shows how brilliant he was.
Very touching and beautiful!
I know right??!?!?
Childd, I loved Carole's explanation. I could've listen to her do the whole interview.
She was incredible to interview, I agree she was awesome
Real love never dies....
Just because they couldn't "live" on earth together, doesn't mean they didn't truly love each other.... They are together dancing in Heaven!
Only if they believed in our Lord Jesus Christ are they in heaven. If not, they are in hell forever separated from God.
So handsome
I use to love watching I love Lucy when I was a kid. 👍👍👍
Me too! Still do!
Despite his indescretions, I love Desi, second to Lucy of course.
If he loved Lucy like she or he thought he did he wouldn't had cheated and broke her heart over and over again ..this marriage was toxic and codependent
He love her but didn't love himself. I always wondered what happened to him in his early years for him not to love himself.
He had his demons ....
and still...we look at the life of conga king Desi Arnez...you mean television king and husband and father to the greatest of all time Lucille Ball and her kids
DESI was a. HANDSOME CUBAN man HOT HOT HOT and he had it all. He could have chosen to play 2nd to LUCY and he would have kept his family together and DESILU would probably still be going today.
Speaking for Most Trekkers and Several Klingon's , I'm Not Sure about the Romulan's
Gene Roddenberry had the idea but Lucy and Desi had the backing it was the Main Stream Producers of the Studios Who Had No Clue
Thank You
Lucy and Desi rest in peace 😇😇👼👼
Thank you for your service Desi!
Desi and Lucy were awesome people and at his deathbed she was there I met them and they were not hollywood divas
Thank you! This is one M&S I haven't seen
I loved him and Lucy equally however, I lost just a smidgen of respect for Lucy when, in an interview she gave, she publicly called Desi a Bum amongst other derogatory things. I get it. She was hurt by his affairs and his drinking (she did her fair share) at the time. He was anything but a bum. He handled all their business/movies and television affairs and if it weren’t for his intelligence/tenacity & business acumen I don’t believe they would have had the success they did as she wasn’t all too popular before he came along. I felt that it was unnecessary for her to say those things on television. I still adored her but was sad she took it to that level. In the end. They still loved one another deeply until the day they both passed on.
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I appreciated Lucy and loved Desi. She got most of the glory and fame - Desi was more than anyone ever gave him credit for.
The 10 seconds of black are placed for commercial breaks
No, Desi Arnaz did NOT turn to booze and women because his wife was successful - we need to STOP this insane narrative that a womans success causes men pain. If you are a real man, being married to a movie a star and owning one of the biggest production companies at the time would be enough! Desi drank and cheated on women because his ego was too big and he was ungrateful for all that he was given. It usually starts with a poor childhood. Blame his upbringing... but not Lucille's success. That is just ignorant.
Right? This is very sensationalized. He knew Lucy was the star and that everyone's livelihood relied in her the most. He knew his part and did the business side extremely well. Behind the scenes people rarely get recognition. But Desi was beloved and appreciated even then too. He was by no means "living in her shadow."
Desi did not have a poor childhood. He was very wealthy, a lot wealthier than Lucy's family, so your theory about why he began to drink doesn't fit this case. Desi probably drank because he was under too much pressure. He was managing Desilu Company and acting in a successful weekly program. Even doing one would have been stressful, but juggling both? That was crazy and back then people didn't take tranquilizers or go to psychiatrists. They had cocktails.
If you are a fan of Lucy like I have been you embrace every meaning " I Love Lucy" as the title and also an expression how you feel about her. Both her and Desi were a power couple. But unfortunately when third parties get in your intimate love these things happen to the best of marriage. I choose to praise their work not the infidelity problems. They both made us laugh and proved a West Side Story version of themselves to diversity. In other words, they loved each other regardless of their culturally background. And I Love Lucy and Desi for that. She will always be the greatest comedian of all times. Not many comedians can make you belly laugh without cussing, but Lucy and Desi can. I hope Heaven has them enjoying the real love they always wanted. God Bless the Desi Arnaz Family
It was a CONGA DRUM, not a "bongo"............... Please educate yourself, whoever you are,Mr. Narrator.
TheInvincibleViolet maybe in the “ Olden” day’s that’s what they called it😁
Desi was a pioneer in slot if ways. the camera set up, savvy to go for ownership of the show and most of all Smart enough to know that Lucy was the Star !!! Both of them were in the end just Humans with as many faults as U or I !! It is always better to be Happy for all concerned even if it means not living together Love U Desi Love U Lucy Love U Viv and of course Mr.Frawley --- not so much just kidding Fred !!! Favorite show is when retro Lucy meets Desi with guest star Cesar Romero !!
he aged very fast
***** probably
He looked very old when he was in his 50s & 60s.
Some people age faster and back then people looked older. During I Love Lucy's run I thought he looked older than Lucille even though he was nearly 6 years younger. Plus, the smoking and alcohol didn't help. Same thing happened to William Holden.
I thought Desi looked really young in the early I Love Lucy seasons. In the comedy hour episodes, he looked more like a grown man.
Yeah, he did look younger earlier but I thought he still looked older than Lucille.
I wish they would release the whole series on DVD or Blu-Ray
It doesn't exist? I don't believe that.
Lucy died three years later in 1989. A day I'll never forget. I loved them both. Still do.
I liked how they didnt try to act like they were perfect and put up a facade. They talked openly about their mistakes which made them more real and relatable to the public.
I grew up watching Lucy and Desi on the screen and he is why I love Latino men.
I LOVE LUCY? ....It will most likely out-live us all. A great gift to leave to the world!
He was a Genius, he was cool, and must've been a great guy to hang out with, shame it didn't last
it's too bad Desi never sought the services of an image consultant after divorcing Lucy. the consultant could of taught him to stop acting like Ricky Ricardo for 40 years after the show was canceled. Hollywood could of used his services as another studio head for some other studio. so sad.
I really don't think the show was canceled. Lucy & Desi left because they were divorcing. The show was still doing very well.
In an interview some top TV executives of the time said that running a major TV studio alone for many years, got the best of Desi and push him to drink more, affecting his marriage.
Desi was a very under rated actor. The singing and drum playing was mediocre at best. He was average looking, kinda dorky, really.
+Joanne VanKuren I always thought Desi was a good looking guy when he was young.
He composed, was the musical director, did musical arrangements, and had business savy becoming a major producer and creator and owner of the biggest TV studio of the time and extremely charmin and very popular with women.
You mean overrated....
It’s sad that because Desi was latin he didn’t get the credit he deserved.
Lucy was deeply in love with dezi. I don"t think he appreciated her. He may have loved her but he also loved the attention and affairs from his lovers. You can only take so much from your husbands wandering eye and little trysts ! I loved them both with their wit and lucy's antics. May they both rest in peace !
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no they accepted him on TV but not blacks ok then
I am CRYING and Ive already watched this before
Debra messing from will and grace reminds me a little of Lucy
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She reminds me of her too, Hannah
If they divorced in 1944, then I Love Lucy wouldn't exist. But Lucy & Desi were the most in love couple in history. I love the rare pics & videos in this. Desi did make movies in Hollywood on his own. They don't even mention Long Long Trailer or Forever Darling in this. This is a good biography but not the best.
Sorry to hear that
Donna Tolmas it should've mentioned Long Long Trailer & Forever Darling
What can I say? This was produced almost twenty years ago and I had twenty two one minutes and 30 seconds to put their entire lives in one episode.
Donna Tolmas I do love the rare videos of them on the Long Long Trailer set & Desi in Cuban Pete
1960
Rest In Peace Desi Arnaz March 2,1917-December 2,1986
the quality of this video is top notch 👌
i liked this Desi was very handsome at a young age and Lucy is such a talented star they both were
Man, I used to LOVE this show (I used to watch it all the time on E.)! It should make a return. Whatever happened to A.J Benza anyway? I used to watch his OTHER show on E, too. Do you have the ones on Gig Young and Albert Salmi? Thanks for posting this .
thank you for living M&S! it was the best show I ever worked on. AJ hosts a podcast that I’m sure yiu can find on Google. I helped produced the Albert Salmi episode. Back in those days we did not have online episodes but I will try to look for something to post.
Hollywood Ghosts is another great one.
Desi What a great Man first Latino to her own movie companies got bless you
To me, the "I Love Lucy' show was one of the 3 greatest sitcoms ever, including the other two, "The Honeymooners" and "Car 54, Where Are You."
The latter may seem like an outlier, but it was a brilliant series; the only true farce ever made as a series.
Lucy, of course, was a comic genius. But the writers should also be credited. The later Lucy shows fall flat, in my view. She became a routine sitcom performer in those shows. So the genius of Arnaz and the writers must have had something to do with her series.
One of the most important names in the series, the cameraman or DP innovated the technique of multiple cameras. He had a long illustrious history as both a DP and director of the classic horror flick, "The Mummy" (Karl Freund).
I dunno about that. I've just recently started watching The Lucy Show and the early seasons, paired up again with Vivian Vance, are fantastic! It's almost like Lucy and Ethel again, except that Vivian is a bit more acerbic and strong and glamorous than Ethel.
@@hallieharker4384 The early Lucy Show episodes had Desi behind the scenes. Desi sold his part of Desilu to Lucy in the 60s. You can see the difference in the show after he left. Lucy said that when Desi was there all she had to do was show up and perform. He took care of everything else. She called him a few times a week for advice after he left. He truly knew Lucy's talent and understood how she worked. I've enjoyed The Lucy Show a LOT ever since I was a kid and they aired it on Nick at Nite. But, imo, it was never the same after he was out of it.
It wasn’t all Desi. Lucy was not all perfect. Js
I looked it up, and the I Love Lucy show only had one black actor on the show that played a porter. The 50s definitely was a racist time to be in.
BELOVED! PLEASE don't die without JESUS in your heart!
Souls live FOREVER! 🙏🏼🙌🏼🥰
Well they had a typical soul mate relationship that they probably had been working on through many lifetimes. You can be the most successful and richest couple in the world, doesn't mean that you will be happy. Success and riches can never guarantee happiness. Perhaps maybe that is the moral of their story. Love, money, nor success is not enough to make anyone happy.
I wonder if Sonny Bono modeled the Sonny & Cher Show after I Love Lucy. Basics of the show are very similar - the husband is the foil for the wife, wife is the primary comedian.
From what I have heard, Lucy and Desi somehow managed to have a friendship after their divorce.
I heard the day he died he called Lucy 🕊️
Two people who loved each other who couldn't be together.
I LOVE LUCY...
GREATEST PROGRAM
Yes it is!
To say that Desi did all the work and Lucy got all the glory is the most horrific statement ever. She was the star and he ran the company. The show wouldn't have happened at all if it weren't for Lucille and Desi wouldn't have been on it in any capacity if Lucille hadn't been adamant about him being her partner. The fact that Desi was an incredible business mind was a plus. He is largely why the show is revolutionary from a technical standpoint absolutely but it's ridiculous that they both can't be praised separately... Every discussion suggests that Desi suffered because he wasn't recognized for his work when she was. That's not her fault, that's just the reality: The people behind the scenes rarely get as much regard as the people in front of the camera. Wish people wouldn't make him out to be a saint. He was a brilliant innovator, and a cruel man to the woman who loved him so completely. Both can be, and more importantly, are true.
Very interesting show. Who doesent love the the I love lucy show.
Had Desi not suffered from alcoholism, does anyone else think that he would have came up with CGI special effects?