tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post2613971993969438491..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Loving Lucy; Leaving Desi Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-62038936802070098442022-01-09T20:02:04.303-08:002022-01-09T20:02:04.303-08:00I'd like to see CODA, but I'm not sure I h...I'd like to see CODA, but I'm not sure I have the right screening service. Where can it be viewed?<br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-78247620170168927222022-01-07T18:25:13.317-08:002022-01-07T18:25:13.317-08:00I thought the Hoover thing was okay, but not as in...I thought the Hoover thing was okay, but not as interesting as what happened in real life, where it was Desi who came out to the studio audience and said something along the lines of, "The only thing red about Lucy is her hair." It got cheers and on they went. Why not just do that? If you haven't seen CODA, I highly recommend it - it does everything right.haineshiswayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598052365303238618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-74861274708017696472022-01-04T18:28:49.634-08:002022-01-04T18:28:49.634-08:00Thanks for stopping by, Mr.Guy Haines (but shouldn...Thanks for stopping by, Mr.Guy Haines (but shouldn't you be out playing tennis?) I love your pointing out the behind-the-scenes TV anachronisms. But I admit I can't follow your point about the Hoover phone call. Did you like it or not? (We know that historically it didn't happen that way, but it certainly makes for an effective moment, imho.)Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-50348848544925438532022-01-04T12:15:47.406-08:002022-01-04T12:15:47.406-08:00You liked it more than I did. I found the directio...You liked it more than I did. I found the direction average at best and the writing extremely lazy. Bob Carroll and Madeline Pugh weren't like the character versions in the film - they didn't snipe at each other like that. Nor did the show have an idiot director like that. The actual way that the scene where Hoover calls and speaks to the audience is much more interesting and dramatic, IMO, and on top of all that, what's with the inept anachronisms - did no one have the courage to tell Mr. Sorkin the word "show runner" wasn't a thing until 1990? Or that they didn't call I Love Lucy a "taping" because - there was no tape back then, "meal penalty" wasn't an expression then either. I didn't hate it or anything - I thought the actors were mostly fine.haineshiswayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598052365303238618noreply@blogger.com