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3) Revised Thesis Chapter During the 50s when rock n’ roll music exploded, poodle skirts were colorful and drive in theaters were the place to be, actress Lucille Ball was the most loved and iconic television comedian of her time. She was an American icon and the first lady of television during the 1950s. Lucille Ball changed how society views women. She not only changed the face of television, but she also paved the way for women, not only in show business, but within the business world. To understand

Lovelace is a biographical drama chronicling Linda Boreman’s experience with the pornographic film industry from the age of 20 to the age of 32. In the 1970’s, Linda (played by Amanda Seyfried) meets Chuck Traynor (played by Peter Sarsgaard), and falls in love. Short on money, Chuck coerces Linda into prostitution and the pornographic film industry. Spending only seventeen days in the porn industry, Linda becomes the star of one of the most well known pornographic films in western history, Deep Throat

When the television program I Love Lucy came out, the culture at that time had a different idea of gender roles. In the television show, Lucy is seen at home and never at work. This is because women during this time did not work. They would stay at home and be the typical housewife, while the husband works. In television today, women are seen as independent. These women are allowed to have the same job as a male. In the television show I love Lucy, season 1 episode 4, after getting her fortune told

The relationships in I Love Lucy center on Lucy, Ricky, and her friendships with her landlords and neighbors, Fred and Ethel. Lucy, often the one who instigates and devises the plans, drags her willing friend Ethel through a maze of misguided schemes in hopes of becoming famous. Feeling challenged by Ricky, who opposes her not-so-brilliant ideas, Lucy retaliates with trickery and indiscretions that never work out as she planned. Adding to the comedy, when Ricky finds out what Lucy has done, he is

those very famous actresses. In 1939 while she was filming Dance, Girl, Dance she met Desi Arnez. He just finished acting in the Broadway version of Too Many Girls and he was on her set eating lunch. He asked her to dinner and their relationship continued to grow until their elopement. They both starred in I Love Lucy, and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour among other movies and shows. They had two children, Lucie and Desi

Popular Culture’s Influence: How Lucille Ball Inspired Me Everyone develops into a different person, but there’s no doubt that we take inspiration from others. Being exposed to horror movies at a young age by one’s parents can make a child fearful, or give them an appreciation for movies and what makes them scary. Likewise, being introduced to comedy at a young age can mold a child’s taste in humor or appreciation for the genre. Popular culture has helped influenced many of us, and it has made us

1. I Love Lucy, the show, is about the life of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Lucy is like a housewife in the 1950s in New York City. It is a comedy where it is about the daily life of a marriage. Where the couple are of different origins since her husband Ricky is Cuban and Lucy from US. The show inspires in a comic and different way since the difference between cultures is mixed as well as the role of man and woman. Lucy plays the role of a housewife where he longs to have a business or a race his ambitious

In contrast to other shows at the time such as Leave It To Beaver and Father Knows Best Lucy’s show was a refreshing rendering of the American housewife. As the lecture from week two stated, most shows at the time focused on “cookie cutter” versions of the American middle class family. I Love Lucy showed that a woman could be messy, silly, scheming, emotional, and driven in addition to being a housewife. Her television persona was demonstrating a more realistic interpretation of what it meant

The Andy Griffith Show and I Love Lucy There are many American shows that are considered classics. Two of these shows are The Andy Griffith Show created by Arthur Stander and I Love Lucy created by Jess Oppenheimer et al. Although there are many similarities between the two shows there were also a number of important differences. In this essay it will be argued that many of the differences between the two shows are the result of their different settings and the fact that they were produced a many

A lot has changed in the years of TV, but in terms of sitcoms between the two shows I love Lucy and the Simpson there has been a lot of change. I love Lucy is an American television sitcom that was made in 1951 and ended in 1957. I love Lucy was an old modern television showed that was in black and white, the picture was old and not as advanced as television today. The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom started in 1989 and is still showing as of today. The Simpsons is a more colorful and also