How โ€˜Being the Ricardosโ€™ Missed a Golden Opportunity

“Oh, Luuuuuucy, did you invite Sen. McCarthy over for dinner?”

Tackling “I Love Lucy” – both the classic TV show and its place in pop culture lore – gave Aaron Sorkin plenty of potential material. The writer/director chose a single week in the life of the sitcom, one that found Lucille Ball’s career in peril.

“Being the Ricardos” examines how Ball, her industrious beau Desi Arnaz and the minds behind “Lucy,” ran head first into the Blacklist.

Yes, it’s Hollywood’s favorite narrative, and it gives “Ricardos” its sense of danger. What’s equally clear is that other elements, from orchestrating a dinner scene sequence to a power couple in distress, offer less dramatic heft.

And, of course,...

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Dec 10th 2021
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