Comments on: ‘Ugly Betty’ Bill Passes California Assembly http://www.uglybettynews.com/2009/03/02/ugly-betty-bill-passes-california-assembly/ Ugly Betty News: following all the latest Ugly Betty news & spoilers, and bringing you up-to-date coverage of the stars Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:27:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Danii http://www.uglybettynews.com/2009/03/02/ugly-betty-bill-passes-california-assembly/comment-page-1/#comment-2418 Danii Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:06:53 +0000 http://www.uglybettynews.com/2009/03/02/ugly-betty-bill-passes-california-assembly/#comment-2418 Interesting stuff. Hey, has anyone watched the new show "Being Erica"? It's a show filmed in Canada. It rocks!! Interesting stuff.

Hey, has anyone watched the new show “Being Erica”? It’s a show filmed in Canada.

It rocks!!

]]> By: Jace http://www.uglybettynews.com/2009/03/02/ugly-betty-bill-passes-california-assembly/comment-page-1/#comment-4080 Jace Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:30:15 +0000 http://www.uglybettynews.com/2009/03/02/ugly-betty-bill-passes-california-assembly/#comment-4080 From Tom: "Anyway, I hope this new law will help California get its act together, although I still think there’s no way Ugly Betty is ever leaving NYC." Well...that's iffy. I've read various articles on this since last week, and while I personally think that it's tedioius for UB to keep going back and forth between cities, here's the deal: The show was only able to go back to NYC because it was more affordable to do so. But now that the tax incentives have run out for TV productions, UB may not be able to remain there for the long haul b/c it would be too expensive to do so - even more so with current economic conditions. So, unless the NY tax incentive program is renewed for the future, the show may be forced to relocate eventually to keep costs down - especially considering the ratings are not that high. Of course, the show might not have to relocate for Season 4, but if we look towards the future - towards Season 5 and beyond (*knocks on wood*) and the possibility of no tax incentive renewal - then the stark reality here is that the show may have to move again just to stay affordable. From Tom: “Anyway, I hope this new law will help California get its act together, although I still think there’s no way Ugly Betty is ever leaving NYC.”

Well…that’s iffy. I’ve read various articles on this since last week, and while I personally think that it’s tedioius for UB to keep going back and forth between cities, here’s the deal: The show was only able to go back to NYC because it was more affordable to do so. But now that the tax incentives have run out for TV productions, UB may not be able to remain there for the long haul b/c it would be too expensive to do so – even more so with current economic conditions. So, unless the NY tax incentive program is renewed for the future, the show may be forced to relocate eventually to keep costs down – especially considering the ratings are not that high. Of course, the show might not have to relocate for Season 4, but if we look towards the future – towards Season 5 and beyond (*knocks on wood*) and the possibility of no tax incentive renewal – then the stark reality here is that the show may have to move again just to stay affordable.

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