I Love Lucy (tv program)

Sony shares jump as hedge fund urges IPO of entertainment unit

2013-05-14 20:45:00

Sony Corp. stock soared in afternoon trading after New York hedge fund Third Point proposed that the electronics and media giant make an initial public stock offering of up to 20% of its entertainment arm. That unit, known as Sony Entertainment Inc.,...

A Sony entertainment spinoff would provide opening for CBS

2013-05-14 14:45:00

New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb wants Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. to spin off its Culver City entertainment business. CBS Corp. might like that, too. Loeb, whose Third Point funds own more than $1 billion in Sony stock, sent a letter...

A warm embrace of Margaret Whiting

2013-04-17 07:00:00

In her prolific career, singer Margaret Whiting recorded 500 songs, including such signature hits as "It Might as Well Be Spring," "That Old Black Magic" and "Baby It's Cold Outside." Along with such legends as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, Whiting...

'The Good Wife' will have multiple partners in syndication

2013-03-13 10:12:00

CBS' acclaimed legal drama "The Good Wife" will have multiple partners in syndication. Reruns of the Sunday night program, which stars Julianna Margulies, have been sold by CBS to Amazon's Prime Instant Video platform as well as the Hallmark Channel and...

A glutton for love and other delicious dishes

2013-02-09 00:00:00

I was 45 minutes late to our first date at Osteria Mozza when the Cute Gardener took one look at me over the rim of his glasses, pushed a menu toward me and asked if I would mind if we just ordered a bunch of plates to share. Flustered from my driving...

Amazon hungry for more CBS content

2013-02-13 08:47:00

Netflix, Amazon and other digital platforms may be new competition for traditional broadcast and cable networks, but they are also becoming valuable revenue sources as well. On Wednesday, CBS said it was selling more of its library to Amazon for use...

Thief crawls through doggie door, steals 'I Love Lucy' collectibles

2013-01-17 12:24:05

TV This Week: Jan. 13 - 19: 'Girls' on HBO

2013-01-12 08:23:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 13 - 19, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- � SUNDAY If you were hoping for a Ricky Gervais four-peat, you are out of luck, my friend. This year, it'll be gal...

Laura Dern's 'Enlightened' approach

2013-01-15 06:00:00

Season 2 of HBO's "Enlightened" finds Laura Dern as fortysomething executive Amy Jellicoe conspiring with an egotistical Los Angeles Times muckraker (Dermot Mulroney) to bring down her corporate overlords. Well-meaning but hopelessly naive — "I'm...

Three great sitcom sets for last-minute holiday shoppers

2012-12-22 10:00:00

I am going to use the excuse that it's Christmas next week and you may have some shopping left to do to review three DVD sets I have been meaning to write about for months. (Something came up.) All are comedies. Two are complete sets and one is the...

For the record

2012-12-02 00:00:00

Dann Cahn obituary: A photo caption with the obituary of film editor Dann Cahn in the Nov. 25 California section described Cahn as the last of the "I Love Lucy" show's creative team. As the obituary noted, Cahn was the last surviving member of the show'...

Dann Cahn dies at 89; editor on 'I Love Lucy'

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Using a newly developed editing machine that he dubbed the "three-headed monster," Dann Cahn pioneered multi-camera editing on sitcoms in the 1950s while helping to craft a classic, "I Love Lucy." "Lucy" broke ground in television by employing three...

Plenty of people still love Lucy. The stage musical "I Love Lucy Live on Stage," based on the iconic, long-running television sitcom of the 1950s, has had a long run itself here in Chicago. The show, directed by Rick Sparks, opened in Sept. 2012 and is currently playing an extension through March 3.

2013-01-10 00:00:00

). When Ricky says no to something, Lucy always comes up with a plan to get around Ricky's declaration with the help of her neighbor and best friend Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance), whose curmudgeonly husband Fred (William Frawley) is even more difficult to please.

2012-09-24 08:00:00

'I Love Lucy' still a cash cow for CBS

2012-09-21 08:10:00