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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 439474" data-attributes="member: 7">Piggy-backing off what some of you have already said, I too find the first season of THE LUCY SHOW to be very good. For a while, as it were, it appeared as if Lucille was going to pick up exactly where she left off on TV. And, when you look just at the ratings, I guess she did. THE LUCY SHOW never left the Top 10, and HERE&#039;S LUCY was still in the Top 10 as late as 1972, so she spent an entire decade at the top of the ratings. Creatively, however, is where the issues arise. THE LUCY SHOW started out solid, but got progressively worse each passing season. Comparing the first and final seasons of that show make it appear as if you&#039;re watching two entirely different shows that just happen to star Lucille Ball. While I have frequently come to the defense of HERE&#039;S LUCY, even I give no excuses for the lack of creativity, the reliance on guest stars, and the utter staleness of it all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 439474, member: 7"] Piggy-backing off what some of you have already said, I too find the first season of THE LUCY SHOW to be very good. For a while, as it were, it appeared as if Lucille was going to pick up exactly where she left off on TV. And, when you look just at the ratings, I guess she did. THE LUCY SHOW never left the Top 10, and HERE'S LUCY was still in the Top 10 as late as 1972, so she spent an entire decade at the top of the ratings. Creatively, however, is where the issues arise. THE LUCY SHOW started out solid, but got progressively worse each passing season. Comparing the first and final seasons of that show make it appear as if you're watching two entirely different shows that just happen to star Lucille Ball. While I have frequently come to the defense of HERE'S LUCY, even I give no excuses for the lack of creativity, the reliance on guest stars, and the utter staleness of it all. [/QUOTE]

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