He changed architecture. This is likely a large part of it. The I love Lucy show changed the TV industry. It is the first TV show made with archival quality fo

He changed architecture. This is likely a large part of it. The I love Lucy show changed the TV industry. It is the first TV show made with archival quality footage, on some kind of reasonable schedule for the actors to have a life, invented the rerun and many of the basic techniques still used today in the industry. The people who radically alter what was tend to be revered but those who come after and grow up with the heritage of what they fostered often take it for granted and don't get why it's special.