Showing posts with label Lucille Ball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lucille Ball. Show all posts

Sunday, May 22, 2011

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration (1989) (TV)

A 2-hour CBS special hosted by the legend Walter Cronkite highlighting fifty years in the history of television. Includes tributes to Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope, Ed Sullivan and many more. To say clips of classic television moments are presented is an understatement, this is an excellent presentation that reaches deep into TV history.

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration (1989) (TV)
Host: Walter Cronkite

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991) TV Movie

Before the Fans, the Fame, the Fortune...

Lucie Arnaz was very much outraged by the portrayal of her parents in this movie believing that the makers of it didn't really go into explaining the reasons behind the couple's tumultuous marriage.

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991) TV Movie
Cast: Frances Fisher, Maurice Benard, Robin Pearson Rose, John Wheeler, Bette Ford, Edith Diaz, Matthew Faison, Liane Langland, Alan Oppenheimer

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC (1996) (TV)

She's officially retired now. Look for the old Hollywood favorites; Lucille Ball, Jimmy Carter, Bing Crosby, Richard Nixon, Harry Reasoner, Anwar Sadat, Barbra Streisand, John Wayne, and more.




Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC (1996) (TV)
Host: Barbara Walters

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Bob Hope Buys NBC? (1985) (TV)

This is so rare I only have the first 20 minutes, very elusive. What is here is great stuff, corny as heck with a pretty funny premise. Brandon Tartikoff stars as himself and has to negotiate "the deal" with Bob.



Bob Hope Buys NBC? (1985) (TV)
Cast: Bob Hope, Cassandra Peterson, Lucille Ball, Lynda Carter, Michael J. Fox, Mr. T, Patricia Ayame Thomson