Ugly Betty News

August 15th, 2008

Ugly Betty News Is One Year Old Today!

And they said it wouldn’t last…
One year ago today, we posted the very first post on Ugly Betty News. 
It has been an unbelievable, fun, frustrating, thought-provoking year.  We’ve had Emmys and work stoppages, rumors and public slip-ups.  We’ve had a compelling season premiere, and a somewhat less compelling season finale.  We’ve had comment […]

By Tom -- 13 comments

July 16th, 2008

Mark Your Calendars: Ugly Betty Season Premiere

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ABC released its schedule of premiere dates for all of its prime time shows today.  Included, of course, is Ugly Betty.  And the season premiere date for Ugly Betty is…
Thursday, September 25, at 8 Eastern.
It will be followed by a 2-hour special season premiere […]

By Tom -- 5 comments

July 1st, 2008

New Site For Ugly Betty ‘Getty’ Fans

I have long been looking to add a site to my blogroll for ‘Getty’ fans (fans of Ugly Betty, particularly of the budding - we think - relationship between the characters Betty and Gio).  I already link to sites for the two other ’ships’:

Instant Connection - all about the Henry (Chris Gorham)and Betty (Benry) […]

By Tom -- 19 comments

June 14th, 2008

Help Us Support a Worthy Cause: Guest Posts Needed!

Ugly Betty News has some of the most articulate, intelligent readers around, and now is the time you can show it - all the while helping a worthy cause. 
b5media’s Entertainment channel has teamed up for a 24-hour blog-a-thon to support The Actor’s Fund.
The Great b5media Blog Off will begin on June 20th at […]

By Tom -- 2 comments

May 13th, 2008

Ugly Betty Keeps Timeslot Next Season

ABC president Stephen McPherson unveiled the 2008-2009 fall schedule for the network, and there aren’t a whole lot of changes.
“We’re returning our dominant core group of shows from last fall,” said McPherson. “The few openings we had we’ve filled with the kind of quality programming viewers have come to expect from ABC, and […]

By Tom -- 1 comment

May 7th, 2008

Betty Takes Manhattan

Did you hear that Ugly Betty is moving its production to New York?
It’s not to add authenticity to the show (although that WILL be a side effect), but a cost-cutting move. Apparently, the govenor of New York recently signed into law a bill that tripled the amount of the state’s film tax […]

By Tom -- 8 comments

May 5th, 2008

More On Ugly Betty Season Finale

Believe it or not, there’s other things going on in the Ugly Betty season finale (episode 2.18 - “Jump”) than the hyper-reported appearance by Lindsay Lohan. (Seriously, if you doubt that the casting of Lohan will be a ratings bonanza, just pay attention to web postings; it’s unreal!).
Most importantly, it would appear that […]

By Tom -- 2 comments

May 5th, 2008

Poll: Lindsay Lohan on Ugly Betty

So, it’s official : Lindsay Lohan will be appearing in the upcoming Ugly Betty season finale on May 22, and FIVE episodes next season. Shooting began this past Saturday, and UBN commenter anna pointed us to a Perez Hilton post with an actual photo of Lohan on the set.
Now that we’re dealing in fact, I […]

By Tom -- 5 comments

April 10th, 2008

Ugly Betty and Me: Survivors!

Those of us who are Ugly Betty fans know that one of Betty’s charms is that she is a survivor; she has been through quite a lot in the past two years, yet she still retains her “heart”.
Well, if you’ll pardon the autobiographical pause, I want to take a minute to brag on Ugly Betty […]

By Tom -- 9 comments

April 7th, 2008

Ugly Betty News Bits And Pieces

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I wanted to pass a couple of housekeeping items along to y’all. First, I already know you’ve marked your calendars for the Ugly Betty return on April 24th at 8pm EDT. I’d like to invite you to our new, improved live blog of […]

By Tom -- 6 comments