Happy Thanksgiving to all of our USA readers! Our holiday gift to you this fine Turkey Day, and for tomorrow as well, is a cornucopia that's stuffed full of rumors about TV series that are new to DVD on Paramount/CBS's 2007 slate. But for today, we're sort-of concentrating more on returning favorites. One that falls into that category is
I Love Lucy - The Hour Shows
Industry sources have told us that part of Paramount/CBS's 2007 list of TV-DVD releases will be the continuing fun with Lucy and Ricky, picking up with the hour-long specials that aired after the main series ended. This is such a dead-certain release that we were able to obtain the following studio description:
The I Love Lucy Hour Shows is a series of hour-long specials that aired from 1957-1960 that continued the I Love Lucy saga. Housewife Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) lives in Westport Connecticut, with her bandleader husband, Ricky ( real-life husband Desi Arnaz,) and their son, Ricky Jr. (Keith Theibodeaux.) Always nearby are the couple's best friends Fred and Ethel Mertz (William Frawley and Vivian Vance.) Ricky's job as an entertainer requires him to travel a lot. As a result, he often takes Lucy, little Ricky, and the Mertzes with him to such far-off places as Japan and Mexico. Ricky's career also allows him to meet many famous celebrities, from Betty Grable to Ida Lupino. Of course, when Lucy meets up with these celebrities, chaos naturally ensues.
We're not sure when to expect this release, but it probably won't be too long into the new year. Please remember, though, that this should be treated as a rumor, and that no formal announcement has come from the studio yet. Everything's subject to change, so take it with a grain of salt until it becomes official. Stay tuned, and we'll let you know when and if that happens!
