• Alyson Hannigan
• America Ferrera
• Amy Poehler
• Eva Longoria Parker
• Tina Fey

If this were not the People’s Choice Awards, we could go ahead and crown Tina Fey, but when you get outside of NY/LA entertainment circles, things aren’t quite so one-sided.  Tina Fey is seen as smart, but not necessarily the genius who should automatically get every comedy award.  She’s funny, but she’s not any funnier than any of the other nominees.

(And yes, I think 30 Rock is a great show)

I think Amy Poehler is funny, but she’s stuck on a not so good, not particularly funny show.

I think Ferrera is due, especially if you count her work on Ugly Betty season four. 

So, Ugly Betty Fans, I urge you to go to The People’s Choice Awards site and vote for America!

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A couple of small children, who are quite adorable, joined Ferrera as she exited the trailer.  I don’t think they are part of the shoot – but they sure are cute.

America, in the deep red coat, is beautiful and stylish (love the butterfly pin). I THINK the photos I’ve included with Ferrera totally in costume are from the same shoot.  The shoes, scarf, and gloves “Betty-fy” the outfit, although much more subtlety than in the past (especially Ugly Betty season 3).  Of course, in one of the pics, a dress with big polka dots peeks from beneath her coat, so Betty definitely still has a uniqueness to her style.

I will say that with her parted bangs, trimmed eyebrows and almost-polished look, this incarnation of Betty is quite attractive.  I’ve always loved Betty anyway, but back in the day I would have definitely asked this Betty to dance on ladies’ night. 

She does still have her braces at this point .  I’m going to assume the episode in which the braces are removed will not be done quietly.  Shoot, it might even be a good subplot for the musical episode.  

More pics after the jump!

Finally – a smile!

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Amber’s book is a collection of poetry and prose about about her observations on life in Hollywood. This book exposes a lot of Amber’s personal feelings and experiences.

Amber pulls no punches in her characterization of young life in Hollywood:

We’d all love to stop eating
the poisonous parts of our wildness.

I cannot imagine America Ferrera not liking this book, whether it was written by her friend or not.  In fact, having read Ferrera’s speeches, both political and otherwise, I think America would make a great author herself.  She could offer an interesting perspective on a young Latina’s life behind the scenes in the entertainment industry.

You can purchase the book here.

Hat tip: GilmoreGirlsNews.com

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When you think about it, the ridiculous cultural confusion of “Taj Mah Hot Dog” is classic Ugly Betty.  Of course, the menu behind Ferrera actually says “Delicious Meat Substitute Hot Dogs”, so I guess that makes a little more sense.

Ferrera is wearing a bit of an Indian costume to go with the hot dog she’s wearing.  Although I have never seen shoes like that before.

Word is that Michael Urie was also involved in this scene (no pics of Urie, sorry.  I wonder if he played “straight” to Ferrera’s craziness, or was he in, say, a hamburger suit?)

UPDATE Michael Urie was indeed in costume, actually as a hotdog bun. I might post a set because he looks so silly, but here are a couple at the Daily Mail.

My first instinct is that this is something Cal Hartley put Betty up to, but I can’t picture a scenario where Hartley would wish to help an establishment called “Taj Mah Hot Dog”.  No, I think this is something Betty is doing on her own, for some strange reason.

Call me intrigued.  I can’t wait to see what this is all about!

More BettyDog pics after the jump.

Bonus of Ferrera arriving:

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It appears that Eric Mabius’ beard will indeed end up onscreen, at least for a while.  Daniel is obviously distraught (as expected), and Betty seems to need comforting, too.

This outfit is more season 3 Betty than the new, more stylish Betty we’ve been promised for season 4.  It’s not that the top doesn’t match in general, but the floral pattern and crazy shoes just seem overdone.  Betty’s hair IS perfectly straight, though. 

I’ve said it before, Mabius looks great when he’s in his usual designer suit, but he also does casual quite well.

It appears that one side of Betty’s glasses are taped as if they had been broken; I wonder what the story is with that?

Finally, in this photo set was a strange one of a rather odd looking dog – the caption just said “America Ferrera’s dog”.  Now, I’ve seen photos of America’s dogs visiting her on the set before; the ones I have seen are big dogs.  My guess, based on the way the dog is “dressed”:  maybe it’s part of the scene?  Regardless, it’s cute.

More pics after the jump!

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Just Jared has some pics of America Ferrera checking her cell phone during a break in filming Ugly Betty.  Is this the new Betty?

As you can see, she is gorgeous, as exemplified by this one.  One of the photos is zoomed out a little, and you can see most of Betty’s coordinated outfit.  Yes, her clothes are no longer a fashionable but clashy mish-mash. 

She is striking, and almost indistinguishable from the glamorous Ferrera who graced the cover of Seventeen Magazine (shown above).

But, is this really Betty, or just America being her usual beautiful self?  This pic is zoomed in a little more, and you can clearly see the “B” necklace. 

Now, I don’t believe for one second that what we see in these pics is what Betty is going to look like, at least early in the season.  My guess is that this is “Ameri-Betty” (as Ferrera calls the state when she’s only partially in costume).  You can’t tell from these photos if the braces are gone (even if they weren’t in these pics, that doesn’t mean that they wouldn’t come back on right before filming.

The same goes for the eyebrows (Ameri-Betty’s are perfectly shaped here). 

Also, the hair is all America.  My guess is that we’ll see Betty’s hair, eyebrows and glasses on top of this chic look.

Oh, my favorite photo is this one, after America discovers the photographer and gives him “the stare”.

Look for these and other set photos coming soon to UBN!

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Recently, Urie’s Ugly Betty co-star America Ferrera came to see the show, and we’ve got a couple of backstage pics!

What a beautiful pair!

It’s great that Ferrera is back in town after filming the comedy Family Wedding in Los Angeles with Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia, and Lance Gross.  Not only is she back for Ugly Betty filming, but it allowed the opportunity for her to come see Urie’s well-reviewed (can I say acclaimed?) work, and give him some Ugly Betty support.

The Tempermentals has extended its run, now extending the engagement at the TBG Theatre for the summer through August 23rd.  To say that Michael Urie’s star is rising would be an understatement.  He’s got a hit on his hands!

America gives Michael a personal congratulations:

Awwww…..

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It was just announced recently that Lance Gross is the leading man in the Fox Searchlight project.  The House of Payne star will apparently be the groom to Ferrera’s bride.

Already announced as part of the project are Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia.  I think it’s a pretty good assumption to say they are playing the fathers who don’t like each other.  This is some first rate talent!

I am really glad that Ferrera is FINALLY working on a comedic film.  I really do appreciate her more serious works, but we Ugly Betty fans are quite aware of America’s comedic talent (think Odor in the Court), and I think it will be wonderful that she’s giving comedy a go on the big screen.

With such a great cast, if this Rick Famuyiwa comedy could be a huge hit.  The theme is a time-tested one, and usually makes for great comedy.

It’s also funny that Ferrera is once again filming a scene with a baseball glove on her hand.  This is becoming a habit!

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She shares April 18th as a birthday with James Woods, Conan O’Brien, Melissa Joan Hart, and even Kourtney Kardashian.

I hope she takes it easy with partner Ryan Piers Williams, or parties it up with Becki Newton, or does whatever she wants today.  And hopefully, she’ll get back to filming the final episodes of Ugly Betty season 3 very soon.  I miss the NY set photos!

As many of you have noted in the comments here, this has been a very confusing year for Ferrera’s character Betty.  Her direction has been so scattered, almost schizophrenic, it has to be the result of a disagreement amongst the writers/producers. I can tell you this, if the show wants to survive season 4, the writers HAVE to come up with a direction and stick to it.

But, enough of my Ugly betty whining.  Today is Ferrera’s day, and I hope she enjoys it fully.

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This is a very, very good color for Ms Ferrera.  Wow. 

Just as a side note, I wonder if Ferrera will attend next year’s awards.  Considering the fact that iCarly won Favorite TV Show, and Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place) won Favorite TV Actress, perhaps at 25, Ferrera will be considered  “old”, at least for the Kids’ Choice Awards.  But then again, Dwayne Johnson hosted, and he’s, like, ancient   .

If you want to know the full list of winners, you can read them here.

If they ever have one of those makeover reveal scenes on Ugly Betty (which will really tick me off) – but if they are going to do one of those scenes, I hope Betty emerges looking something like this.

More pics after the jump!

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