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 13th, 2008

Silvio Horta on Ugly Betty Season 2 (and 3!)

Ugly Betty creator and executive producer Silvio Horta recently spoke at length about the show. He touched on what was right (and wrong) with season 2, what’s coming in season 3, Lindsay Lohan, the move to NYC, and much much more.
On Ugly Betty’s Move to New York City:
Horta says the cast was told about […]

By Tom -- 4 comments

April 22nd, 2008

America Ferrera About Life And Betty’s Future

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There is a GREAT interview with America Ferrera in USA Today, in which she talks about her life the past few months, and the direction of the show. Apparently, it wasn’t just Silvio Horta who had been upset with the […]

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April 21st, 2008

Silvio Horta Gives More Ugly Betty Scoopage

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Ugly Betty producer Silvio Horta recently spoke with the Los Angeles Times,and in the process revealed some interesting specifics about the upcoming Ugly Betty Episodes. More on those in a bit, but first, let’s look at some of the other things Silvio […]

By Tom -- 3 comments

April 9th, 2008

Ugly Betty Creator In Revealing Interview

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AfterElton.com has a two part, in-depth investigative story about the state of gays in prime time television, and Ugly Betty’s co-creator Silvio Horta is featured prominently. The story itself would have been worthy of a referencing post here, but it gets even […]

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April 1st, 2008

Why Is Ugly Betty Such A Hit?

Someone asked me the other day what I think it is about Ugly Betty that makes connect with so many people worldwide . Although it’s kind of hard to pin down (the reasons are many), I’ll give it my best shot.
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First, there’s the nuts-and-bolts, […]

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March 21st, 2008

More Info On Ugly Betty’s ‘Refocusing’ From EW

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Did you see the Spring TV Preview recently posted by EW? It’s quite a handly little reference guide, and the page that focuses on Ugly Betty gives us some great new insight on the refocusing on Betty we’ve previously talked about.
After giving a recap […]

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March 13th, 2008

ABC Signs Ugly Betty’s Horta To Two Year Deal

It would appear that ABC wants to have Ugly Betty around for a while. Not too long after renewing Ugly Betty for a third season, ABC Studios locked down showrunner Silvio Horta with a lucrative 2-year contract. The pact was described by Variety as “mid six figure”.
The deal will also give him the […]

By Tom -- 3 comments

March 3rd, 2008

End Of The Line For Benry?

Attention Benry fans: Don’t shoot the messenger.
There is an interesting thread at The Bachelor and The Butterfly (a Detty site) about a quote from Silvio Horta concerning the future of the Betty/Henry relationship.
Horta told US Magazine that in the remaining episodes this year to “expect an ‘expiration date’ on Betty (America Ferrera) […]

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February 26th, 2008

50 Ugly Betty Things We’ve Learned Since the WGA Strike

Just in case you swore off Ugly Betty the minute the writers went on strike November 5th, 2007 - and haven’t been back since, I’d like to give you a taste of what you missed.

America Ferrera Really Likes Hillary Clinton
Never believe the first breathless rumor you hear.
Crime even affects actors in Hollywood
Becki Newton is beautiful.
TV […]

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