Courtney Torres

As a Lucille Ball fan since childhood, I have an appreciation for the direction this film took. I love that the actors took on the roles as if they were playing real people, not impersonations. Director Aaron Sorkin (West Wing, Social Network, A Few Good Men) give us a feel for Lucy & Desi's working styles, the tolls of fame, some of their cultural differences, and how they were soooo much more than the characters they played on a television series. This project seems like a pilot episode. It gives us insight from real people - those who were working behind the scenes, thus "making the magic happen." Without the writers, without the creatives, My Favorite Husband - may never of seen the light of day.. Sorkin proves this by giving us a glimpse of Vivian Vance and good ole Bill Frawley, demonstrating how we can move from talkies, to movies to sit-coms. Vance had a prominent career n a one-on-one fireside chat with the writers and the producers of the series that we would all come to know a love.. If Lucy has some s'plainint to do, so does the working crew, as they talk about their personal experiences throughout their time on the series and how working for the trajectory of the Arnaz family affected more than the Arnaz family. Being the Ricardos gives the audience a glimpse into the lives of the headliners, but allows for an appreciation of thosewe get a feel for not only the headliners of the groundbreakimg series, , setThe film also teters around the edges of how Lucille Ball saw a glass ceiling and not only took an ice pick to it, she carved her own way. By taking marks, from Harpo Marx, Lucy used her voice, her body, and her wit to break barriers. There's so much more to their story. Without Desilu, we wouldn't have the sit-coms that we all know and love today.