Comments on: Ugly Betty ‘Ship’-wreck

By: emma

emma — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:56:14 +0000

nooooooooo they can”t get rid of gio he is the best,he is really funny and freddy rodriguez plays a really good part. i mean you can really feel the love between betty and gio

By: Khaou

Khaou — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:00:13 +0000

I think Christopher Gorham would have stayed in the show if it didn’t have moved to NYC.

By: Beatrice B

Beatrice B — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:52:41 +0000

GetridofGIO cute nickname.

By: GetridofGIO

GetridofGIO — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:35:52 +0000

This isn’t really a UB question, but more about why CG going to a show that clearly has such a short life expectancy (no pun intended!!). Seems like kinda a weird decision for me. If you’re going to go to another tv show, wouldn’t you want to go to a show that you think is going to last a while?
But then again I’ve never been in a job more than 18mths either, so maybe I’m not one to judge

By: bettified

bettified — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:42:14 +0000

I may not be the biggest Gio fan, but I do agree with the post above that is a sign of bad storytelling. They amped up Betty/Gio pairing in the post-strike eps, that didn’t have that slow blooming development like the other relationships on the show. I am sad to hear that Chris Gorham is leaving the show, but I had the sense of it in the last few eps and the rapid decline of his character to make some people to start to dislike his character.

I’m not sure what actors commitments are towards the show or other gigs are, but I think they should ask or something before creating certain story arcs. The viewers do get invested in certain characters, hence that is the reason why people watch the shows. And to see certain arcs being shoddily wrapped up, I wonder if we’re headed towards a more career-centric show.

And on that note I want to take a moment to lament more characters that are getting the axe so to speak. First Alexis, now Henry and Gio some of the characters that brought a sparkle to the show. I’m interested to see what else changes in the move to NYC and whether more Betty-centric plot means losing a certain something about the show.

By: Livia

Livia — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:35:33 +0000

All through season 2 and especially after the strike, the writers worked diligently to build a story arc to get the viewers to fall in love with the Betty/Gio pairing. When they came back from the strike, the major thrust of the 1st episode back (24 Candles) was to show that everything Betty had been fantasizing about with Henry she could have in the real world with Gio. Then just before the season ended, they gave us one of the most dazzling episodes on series TV recently with the fabulously written The Kids Are Alright that finally brought the couple together romantically and seemed to be setting us up for a new round of watching Betty surrender to the guy who loved her so long. The message was clearly that when she followed her heart instead of sense of duty this man is where her heart would lead her. I’m convinced that the ratings bump in Jump had way more to do with people wanting to see this story continue to develop than anything to do with the overhyped appearance of Lindsay Lohan. Now in a single episode they’re going to cut away all they were building toward? All that they were deliberately making us hunger for? Just “Oops, never mind!” Henry’s move out of the picture happened through a natural progression of developments, but if Gio’s just disappearing suddenly after so much build-up of expectations, I’m sorry but that’s horrible storytelling. And if it’s happening because the actor doesn’t want to come back, then why didn’t the show’s power people find out about his continuing availability before making him so integral to Betty’s story and making us fall in love with him?

By: Pip

Pip — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:11:53 +0000

You know, I’m hoping that this new guy is not really a love interest. I think Betty needs to take a break from all romance for awhile, maybe focus on her career and her family and if something romantic wants to develop, let it happen more naturally.

By: Beatrice B

Beatrice B — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:22:08 +0000

Holly, thanks for trying to making me feel better about potential Freddy Rodriguez upcoming projects. I’m dying to see more of him on the big screen! But as Sarah said so herself in her post she *is* a Freddy Fan. We don’t rely solely in dubious information like IMDB. I guess she was trying to tell us that at IMDB site there is one project listed as rumored: a movie called “Identity”. The only project known of Freddy Rodriguez is called “Bodega Dreams” and it doesn’t seem to be in pre-production stage yet (we only know that it could be filmed in NYC).

Besides, his work in “Bottle Shock” and “Humboldt Park” (acting and producing) didn’t seem to affect Rodriguez recurring presence in Ugly Betty. I don’t think that “working” in other non-existent projects is a valid justification for the dismissal of his character Gio in season 3. So I think it’s just what it is: especulation.

Hopefully we’ll get more information soon. I’d really like to see more of him in Ugly Betty and in films (yeah, I am so greedy…)

By: Sarah (stuley23)

Sarah (stuley23) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:02:59 +0000

I understand how invalid the entries under IMDB are–I tend to trust it about as much as I trust wikipedia when it comes to some actor listings. I never take movies or listings under pre-production or rumored as truth.

But in terms of Freddy, there are a lot of members at MGSG that are hardcore Freddy Rodriguez fans (far more than even I am) who have followed him before Six Feet Under and even they know of only one concrete project that Freddy himself has talked of, and it’s not the one listed on IMDB. Which is why you’re sure to find a lot of FR/UB fans wondering what these projects are that would make him suddenly unavailable (unless it’s for familial reasons, in which case anyone would be hard pressed to find a disgruntled Rodriguez fan).

However, whatever direction the show takes, I know I’m going to continue watching UB. But am I going to be rushing home from work like I was when I knew Freddy Rodriguez was going to be on so I didn’t miss a second? Probably not. But I am 100% dying to see more of Marc and Cliff S3!

By: holly

holly — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:25:28 +0000

regarding the imdb comment by ‘Sarah’ above:

imdb credits are not always accurate. in addition to that, anybody can add them and in order to post them it can sometimes take weeks or months. besides, if something is in production, people don’t always run to imdb to put it up, it can take a while. usually the ones that you see up there are credits that are either mainstream popular or well-known enough to warrant the publicity from having it on imdb.

in summary — just because he doesn’t have any new credits on imdb doesn’t mean he doesn’t have quite a few lined up or in production.