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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 240628" data-attributes="member: 7">I&#039;ve watched tidbits of Lucy&#039;s television interviews, but its been such a long time that I couldn&#039;t personally say what was and wasn&#039;t factual. I&#039;m sure she fabricated the truth, twisted some stories, and occasionally flat-out lied, but that isn&#039;t entirely uncommon among actors. There&#039;s many interviews we could point to where the interviewee spins a tale that isn&#039;t necessarily how it happened.THE LUCY SHOW, despite its ever-changing premise and direction, was more popular than ever at the end of the 1967─68 season. It was placing second in the Nielsen ratings, directly behind THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, which also concluded its eight-season run that same year, but was quickly re-branded as MAYBERRY RFD and would run until the rural purge got it canceled in 1971. I can honestly see why Lucy would want to end THE LUCY SHOW because she no longer held ownership. From a business and professional standpoint, I can understand that someone of her stature wanted to be more in charge of things concerning her television series. Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. sometimes allude to the fact their mother told them that she &quot;was just going to stop&quot; doing television in 1968 unless they agreed to do the new show with her. While I&#039;m inclined to believe that Lucy wanted her children to be apart of what became HERE&#039;S LUCY, I also know that Lucy wasn&#039;t about to hang up her shows when she was the most popular female on television. Why would she? She still had some tricks up her sleeve, even if the quality of those tricks had wearied over time. To be short, and just as you said, Lucy was going to do HERE&#039;S LUCY whether or not her kids jumped on the band wagon or not. She thrived in performing before her fans that loved her.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 240628, member: 7"] I've watched tidbits of Lucy's television interviews, but its been such a long time that I couldn't personally say what was and wasn't factual. I'm sure she fabricated the truth, twisted some stories, and occasionally flat-out lied, but that isn't entirely uncommon among actors. There's many interviews we could point to where the interviewee spins a tale that isn't necessarily how it happened. THE LUCY SHOW, despite its ever-changing premise and direction, was more popular than ever at the end of the 1967─68 season. It was placing second in the Nielsen ratings, directly behind THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, which also concluded its eight-season run that same year, but was quickly re-branded as MAYBERRY RFD and would run until the rural purge got it canceled in 1971. I can honestly see why Lucy would want to end THE LUCY SHOW because she no longer held ownership. From a business and professional standpoint, I can understand that someone of her stature wanted to be more in charge of things concerning her television series. Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. sometimes allude to the fact their mother told them that she "was just going to stop" doing television in 1968 unless they agreed to do the new show with her. While I'm inclined to believe that Lucy wanted her children to be apart of what became HERE'S LUCY, I also know that Lucy wasn't about to hang up her shows when she was the most popular female on television. Why would she? She still had some tricks up her sleeve, even if the quality of those tricks had wearied over time. To be short, and just as you said, Lucy was going to do HERE'S LUCY whether or not her kids jumped on the band wagon or not. She thrived in performing before her fans that loved her. [/QUOTE]

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