He helped make TV Guide Magazine a hit right out of the box. And we, in turn, helped make his life utterly confusing! On April 3, 1953, a chubby-cheeked newborn named Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV — eventually known as Desi Arnaz Jr. — graced the cover of our very first issue with a cover line touting him as "Lucy's $50,000,000 Baby." Lucy, of course, was Lucille Ball, the madcap, flame-tressed star of America's most adored sitcom at the time, I Love Lucy, while Dad was Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz — and both of them knew the value of publicity...
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New releases announced today, May 21:
Here's Lucy - Season 1 will be coming out August 25
The Mighty Boosh - The Complete Season 2 and The Mighty Boosh - The Complete Season 3 will be coming out July 21
People Like Us - The Complete Series will be coming out September 1
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