Ugly Betty News

May 29th, 2008

Has Ugly Betty Lost The Funny?

Yesterday, TV Guide’s Ausiello gave out his grades to all the season finales in TV land. (By the way, Ausiello is leaving TV Guide! But, he’ll be with Entertainment Weekly, so our spoilers will still be forthcoming).
In his critique of Ugly Betty’s finale (episode 2.18 - Jump), he was pretty harsh. He […]

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May 22nd, 2008

Becki Newton Stirs Things Up

Ugly Betty’s Becki Newton recently spoke with the Boston Herald about the show, her characeter Amanda, and moving back to New York.
About Amanda’s search for her father, Newton says, “From birth, Amanda has been trying to find herself. There’s resolve in the search with who her father is and how she sees herself. She’s made […]

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May 21st, 2008

An Early Review For Ugly Betty Season Finale

David Hinkley of the NY Daily News has screened the Ugly Betty finale (giving it four out of five stars), and he drops in a few more hints about what will happen.
Now, Hinkley doesn’t reveal anything new about content, but method. He makes it clear that Lindsay Lohan’s appearance is very brief. I […]

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May 19th, 2008

Ugly Betty: Glamorous and Unrealistic?

There’s a pretty fascinating article in the LA Times by TV critic Mary McNamara. She starts out examining the feminisation of network television, and the masculinisation of cable TV (especially reality TV). I thought it was interesting that she used Ugly Betty as an example, but I think McNamara misses the mark somewhat. […]

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May 2nd, 2008

Ugly Betty Episode 2.15 Full Recap

Here is the full recap of Ugly Betty episode 2.15 (Burning Questions).  Before the recap, I’d like to give you a few quick thoughts.

America Ferrera carried the episode.  Silvio Horta wasn’t kidding when he said he was refocusing the show on Betty.
Two episodes into the season 2 restart, and we’ve seen the effects of the […]

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January 18th, 2008

A Few Loose Ends From Ugly Betty Episode 2.12

 First of all, I want to make clear that last night’s Ugly Betty, episode 2.12, Odor In the Court, was one of my favorite episodes, ever.  Seeing Betty go berzerk was side-splitting funny.  I loved how, for this one episode, Micheal Urie, Marc Indelicato, Ana  Ortiz, and Eric Mabius all got to play the “straight […]

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October 19th, 2007

Ugly Betty, Ep 2.04, “Grin and Bear It” Review

This was a kind of topsy-turvy episode of Ugly Betty.  Betty, normally the conscience of the show, cheats and gets herself into trouble.  Daniel is thoughtful and kind.  He ends up bailing Betty out and lecturing her (sort of).  Justin is a wanna-be gangsta, making moves on a neighborhood girl and drinking “be-ah”.  Henry was […]

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September 29th, 2007

Telegraph: How Ugly Betty Turned Into A Swan

There is an awesome article posted at The Telegraph about the success of Ugly Betty.  To be honest, as an American, I had only a vague idea how popular Ugly Betty was overseas:
A soapy, feelgood comedy, [America] Ferrera concedes, is not going to change the world. But with viewers in more than 130 countries, including Pakistan and […]

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September 27th, 2007

Roundup: Ugly Betty Season 2 Premiere Reviews

The day is finally here!  Ugly Betty has its season premiere tonight, and the media is talking about it:
Boston Herald: Ferrera’s gift is the charming way she continues to tackle the title role. Viewers can’t help but root for her. She’s buoyed by a snappy script full of funny lines.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Those are a lot […]

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