{"product_id":"the-forgotten-desi-and-lucy-tv-projects-the-desilu-series-and-specials-that-might-have-been-hardback-9781629335469","title":"The Forgotten Desi and Lucy TV Projects: The Desilu Series and Specials that Might Have Been (hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball are most closely associated with the classic situation comedy, \u003cem\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/em\u003e, the production company they founded in the 1950s, Desilu, made several other television series - some memorable like \u003cem\u003eThe Lucy Show\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Untouchables\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMission: \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eImpossible\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e, and many almost forgotten such as \u003cem\u003eWilly\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGrand Jury\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book focuses on another aspect of Desilu - the all but forgotten TV pilots and unproduced specials contemplated by Desi and Lucy. Chronicled in this work are projects like Desilu's version of \u003cem\u003eDallas\u003c\/em\u003e - not a soap opera but a Western, an anthology series hosted by the artist Salvador Dali, Gene Roddenberry's cop dramas, \u003cem\u003eCode 100\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePolice Story\u003c\/em\u003e, parodies of \u003cem\u003eThe Untouchables\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Flintstones\u003c\/em\u003e, Desi's unproduced sitcom comeback titled \u003cem\u003eChairman of\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ethe Board\u003c\/em\u003e, and a 1961 unproduced TV special that would have starred Lucy along with Vivian Vance and William Frawley and perhaps Desi Arnaz in a cameo role. These and many other such projects are chronicled for the first time in \u003cem\u003eThe Forgotten Desi and Lucy TV Projects\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem\u003eThe Desilu\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSeries and Specials that Might Have Been\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Richard Irvin is the author of several books about television history including \u003cem\u003eFour Star\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTelevision Productions: A History of the Business, Series, and Pilots of the Iconic\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTelevision\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eProduction Company, The Early Shows: \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Reference Guide to Network and Syndicated Prime-Time Television Series from 1944 to 1949\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSpinning Laughter: Profiles of 111 Proposed\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eComedy Spin-offs and Sequels that Never Became a Series\u003c\/em\u003e - all from BearManor Media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874475577618,"sku":"9781629335469","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e463068-7f5c-4295-9dea-c230f8919d46.jpg?v=1737995168","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-forgotten-desi-and-lucy-tv-projects-the-desilu-series-and-specials-that-might-have-been-hardback-9781629335469","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}