Here is a clip from TV Guide Network’s InFanity, profiling Ugly Betty’s Becki Newton and Michael Urie (or Amanda and Marc, if you will).

My apologies if this is restricted internationally.  I hope it isn’t, though.
Some of the feature is a kind of recap of the two characters for people who have not seen much of the show.  There are some neat behind-the-scenes snippets of on set filming (including a quick shot of Amanda and Matt).
Newton mentions that the writers have allowed their characters to evolve, showing their good sides.  They  say their favorite episodes are those in which Amanda, Marc, …read more

TV Guide has a good write-up about the upcoming Ugly Betty season 4 premiere and it’s tie-in with the United Nations-sponsored program Nothing But Nets.
The show cross-promotes the program in a very creative way, with Betty proposing a story about it in mode, complete with a mosquito-net-clothing photo shoot.  I would imagine some kind of (real) appeal is going to be aired during or immediately after the show as well.
The show’s stars recently appeared at the UN promoting the program (and the episode) in person.
"It’s really a perfect marriage," said Judith Light. "Betty Suarez is a person who has …read more

Here is an official behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the Ugly Betty season 4 premiere (specifically, 4.02, The Butterfly Effect Part 2).

We see the cast and crew filming at the UN, working on Betty’s feature article – which of course goes horribly wrong.  There are fisticuffs!
Daniel Eric Gold says that they have the “two nights here at the UN”, and Vanessa Williams, looking fresh as ever, is surprised that she is giving an interview at 3am.
Something about the quotes from the producers struck me, especially when Jim Klever-Weis says that for the first time we’ll see Betty as a …read more

The cast of Ugly Betty has got to be loving this.
The show is heading to the Bahamas next month to shoot an episode on location at the Atlantis Resort and Casino, EW’s Ausiello reports.
Most of the cast is going (wouldn’t you HATE the be one of the cast NOT going?).  The episode they are filming will air in November and revolve around a big Mode photo shoot.
Ausiello’s source says, “Location shoots can make or break you as an editor, so it’s a big deal for Betty.  There’s also some drama with a certain love triangle.”
The triangle involves Betty, Matt …read more

Remember when we reported about an Ugly Betty casting call for a UN interpreter?  I guessed at the time that the show would be filming outside the UN, and had several guesses what that might mean to the plot.
Well, it gets a little juicier with this news: Ugly Betty filmed inside the United Nations building this past week.  Well, actually, in the basement, but still, it turns out to be quite a coup (pardon the pun).
According to the Inner City Press, about five dozen film crew members worked in the basement of the UN on August 19th and 20th.  …read more

It’s been no secret that Ugly Betty is planning to give its lead character, Betty Suarez, an updated look in the upcoming season four. Both executive producer Silvio Horta and costume designer Patricia Field have stated or hinted, for example, that Betty’s braces are going to come off. They’ve also hinted that her "getting there but not quite there" fashion sense was going to evolve.
According to Ausiello, how much that look evolves is going to depend on focus groups being conducted by ABC.
The executives are "showing test audiences two scenes from early in the season, both featuring a newly …read more

Here is the promo for Ugly Betty, The Complete Third Season on DVD:

Man, watching all those little snippets, I had forgotten how much the show changed over the course of season 3.   Those Lindsay Lohan scenes seem like they were from several seasons ago.  Some of them were pretty good, but I don’t think her appearance was worth it.  It certainly didn’t help the ratings. 
I am really looking forward to this DVD – I have a feeling several of the episodes will get better as they are viewed again (and in the context of what happened later …read more

It looks like I might be a able to put away my wet noodle.  A few weeks ago, I threatened to apply pasta punishment to the Ugly Betty producers if they did not at least try to approach reality sensation Susan Boyle about a guest appearance on the show.
Well, look what’s stuck in the middle of an article about Boyle on Britain’s Times Online:
“There is also the potential to make money from image rights, product endorsements and television appearances — she is said to have been approached to play herself in an episode of Ugly Betty.”
Of course, if it …read more

This Thursday is the season finale of Ugly Betty, and it will be the last time it will air on Thursday nights.
ABC has released their 2009-2010 Fall Schedule, and they have moved Betty to Friday night at 9/8c.  Ironically, Friday was the original scheduled night for the show when it premiered.
I have mixed feelings about this.  If the show was to be moved, a lead-out or lead-in with Dancing With The Stars would have been ideal (yes, I know that might mean going up against American Idol).  It would be nice for the show to grab a few of …read more

ABC doled out some early pickups for next fall today, and Ugly Betty was amongst them!  Depending on how you look at it, it was a surprise, yet it was not a surprise.
It wasn’t as much of a surprise to those who have been paying attention to what the ABC execs have been saying.  The surprise (at least to me), is that the show was included in early pickups before the “up fronts”, a distinction usually reserved for the strongest performing shows.
Along with Betty, in the announcement today were renewals for such stalwarts as Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Brothers and …read more