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Greatest - In the entire world, or just the USA?

While it was a "great" show, all the accolades in the article, saying it was the X greatest show in history, and similar, are very US centric. I very much doubt that those making such declarations have compared it with every TV show in the world, including non-English ones. HiLo48 (talk) 01:03, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not a love interest

The article states, while referring to the film version of "Too Many Girls": "RKO, after purchasing film rights to the show, cast Ball as Arnaz's love interest in the picture". This is inaccurate. The character played by Lucille Ball in the film was not the love interest of the character played by Desi Arnaz. While the real life romantic relationship between Ball and Arnaz did develop while they were both on the set of "Too Many Girls", she did not play his love interest. Ball's love interest was played by Richard Carlson, and Arnaz had a love scene with an actress named Libby Bennett. Much to the disappointment of "I Love Lucy" fans when they watch the film, Ball and Arnaz have very few scenes together and even in those they always share the scene with several others. Jersey Jan (talk) 16:44, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Attribution of Syndicated Logo and Opening Titles

Hi all — I recently added a few details about the origin of the syndicated "heart on satin" opening titles, which became the most familiar version used in reruns of *I Love Lucy*.

According to a 2003 interview with optical effects expert Howard A. Anderson Jr. (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Archive of American Television), Anderson’s studio only handled the post-production of these syndicated title cards. Additionally, the original heart logo design and typography were created by Verdun Philip Cook, an African American typographer, animator, and creative director who collaborated with Desilu Productions.

This attribution is also supported by a 2018 design interview with Cook's daughter and his grandson, fellow award-winning designer Philip-Michael Weiner, published by the A’ Design Award & Competition after winning the Gold A' Design Award: https://competition.adesignaward.com/designer-interview.php?profile=222824

These details were added to the infobox (logo caption) and to the "Opening" section of the article. Sources cited accordingly. Please feel free to refine the language or placement if needed! Fax&Figures (talk) 18:15, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]