Lucille Ball is beloved Hollywood royalty. There is no denying that she earned her place as a Hollywood icon through hard work,shrewd investments,and taking many chances in what was at the time a new and budding early tv business-with no guarantees of any payoff.
Lucille Ball was undeniably a pioneer in a very tough business,a business that was best-known for chewing people up and spitting them out. Lucy was obviously a very tough,hardboiled businesswoman. She deserves all the respect we can give her for her remarkable career.
This is how I feel about Lucille Ball as a Hollywood icon. I want to make this clear,first of all. I like and respect Lucille Ball. I can't say the same for the "Lucy Ricardo" character,unfortunately.
As to the "I Love Lucy show".... I feel very sorry for the husband character,Ricky Ricardo. He has a nearly impossible and thankless job that would drive any normal man to the nut-house,or to the bottle,(or even-worse),at top-speed.
Why? The Lucy Ricardo character is a rotten wife and a rotten person,that is why!
Lucy Ricardo regularly spends outrageous sums of money without discussing it with the breadwinner,her husband. She writes large checks for foolish and unnecessary items without any concern as to whether or not there is enough money in the checking account to cover said checks.
Lucy Ricardo regularly bothers her husband at his workplace,and causes many problems for her husband at his job,this very same job that pays for all her foolishness and easy living.
Whenever Lucy is asked by her husband about missing money or any of her other deceitful behavior,she regularly lies to him about it and turns the smallest of problems into major disasters.
Lucy Ricardo doesn't appear to cook,she doesn't ever clean,nor does she contribute anything else productive,positive,or constructive towards the marriage or to the household. Lucy also never seems to be held responsible in any meaningful way for her selfish and foolish actions,so she is free to continue with her rotten behavior completely unencumbered and without consequences.
Exactly what it is that is supposed to be funny about Lucy's outrageous and selfish behavior is a mystery,because if any of this happened in real life it would quickly lead to a divorce in the husband's favor,or probably much worse. 2/10.
Lucille Ball was undeniably a pioneer in a very tough business,a business that was best-known for chewing people up and spitting them out. Lucy was obviously a very tough,hardboiled businesswoman. She deserves all the respect we can give her for her remarkable career.
This is how I feel about Lucille Ball as a Hollywood icon. I want to make this clear,first of all. I like and respect Lucille Ball. I can't say the same for the "Lucy Ricardo" character,unfortunately.
As to the "I Love Lucy show".... I feel very sorry for the husband character,Ricky Ricardo. He has a nearly impossible and thankless job that would drive any normal man to the nut-house,or to the bottle,(or even-worse),at top-speed.
Why? The Lucy Ricardo character is a rotten wife and a rotten person,that is why!
Lucy Ricardo regularly spends outrageous sums of money without discussing it with the breadwinner,her husband. She writes large checks for foolish and unnecessary items without any concern as to whether or not there is enough money in the checking account to cover said checks.
Lucy Ricardo regularly bothers her husband at his workplace,and causes many problems for her husband at his job,this very same job that pays for all her foolishness and easy living.
Whenever Lucy is asked by her husband about missing money or any of her other deceitful behavior,she regularly lies to him about it and turns the smallest of problems into major disasters.
Lucy Ricardo doesn't appear to cook,she doesn't ever clean,nor does she contribute anything else productive,positive,or constructive towards the marriage or to the household. Lucy also never seems to be held responsible in any meaningful way for her selfish and foolish actions,so she is free to continue with her rotten behavior completely unencumbered and without consequences.
Exactly what it is that is supposed to be funny about Lucy's outrageous and selfish behavior is a mystery,because if any of this happened in real life it would quickly lead to a divorce in the husband's favor,or probably much worse. 2/10.