{"product_id":"9781620081945","title":"I Love Lucy: Discovering America's Best-Loved Sitcom","description":"\u003cp\u003eRunning from 1951 to 1957 and in syndication for more than fifty years, I Love Lucy has a permanent place in the hearts of American television-watchers and has reached multiple generations of viewers. Based on the humorous antics of a New York City housewife, her Cuban bandleader husband, and their landlord best friends, I Love Lucy was not only wildly popular but also groundbreaking for its filming techniques, for its use of a live audience, and for being the first television show to air reruns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINSIDE I LOVE LUCY:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•The beginnings of the show as well as what made it so popular and why modern sitcoms still base their shows on Lucy’s format\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•I Love Lucy’s main characters, the Ricardos and the Mertzes, best friends and neighbors known to get themselves into amusing predicaments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz—their real-life romance and individual careers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•How the show was the first to use a three-camera setup and one of the first to be produced on film\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Big-name guest stars, including John Wayne, Rock Hudson, and Harpo Marx\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•A list of the show’s top ten favorite episodes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CompanionHouse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042206531824,"sku":"9781620081945","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620081945_p0.jpg?v=1763857868","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620081945","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}