Remember, tomorrow begins the weekend Ugly Betty blitz! First, there is a new episode tomorrow night (January 10), episode 2.11: “Zero Worship”. That’s right, a NEW episode! Yeah! Here is the official synopsis:
Amanda visits a psychic (guest star Annie Potts) for insight into her dad’s identity. Meanwhile, disturbed about the message Mode is sending to Justin and his classmates after they visit the magazine, Betty pushes Daniel to use “real” models during fashion week; and Wilhelmina gets some unexpected news about her latest plans for the Meade dynasty.
Annie Potts, a hormonal Wilhelmina, and a touching message all in one week …read more

So, I checked out Miss America, Reality Check last night. I thought the show itself needs a lot of work (more on that later). Michael Urie was great though. It was nice to see him being Michael and not Marc.
But, what struck me as the show came to a close, was that it had topped off a truly remarkable night of TV.  While waiting for MARC to air, we decided to watch Carson Kressley’s How to Look Good Naked on Lifetime.  We weren’t sure if it was going to be stupid, or just plain silly like many reality TV shows.
We were …read more

Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie hosts the premiere of Miss America, Reality Check tonight at 10pm EST.  I’ve been really looking forward to this one, and I’m secretly rooting for Miss Tennessee.  For those of you keeping score, she is the one directly behind Urie in the photo.  (Don’t forget, you can vote for your favorite, starting tonight, at the official site)
Entertainment Weekly has a great interview with Urie.  He talks about “being” Marc, being ON MARC, and his adoration for Betty White.  We have some excerpts here.
EW: Do you find it hard for people to separate you from Marc?
It’s actually …read more

Micheal Urie (Marc) of Ugly Betty has a reality show that airs this starting Friday, Jan 4th: Miss America, Reality Check.  It just got a little more important.  According to a press release, the show will actually help determine an unprecedented 16th finalist for the actual pageant.
Normally in the Miss America pageant, 15 finalists are chosen by the judges.  This year a 16th will be chosen by result of MISS AMERICA: AMERICA’S CHOICE, an online competition that allows viewers to vote for their favorite Miss America contestant.  Beginning January 4th, fans can vote at http://www.tlc.com/missamerica after the first airing of …read more

As we’ve previously reported, Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie will be hosting a new reality show on TLC called Miss America: Reality Check. From the looks of this promo, this show is going to be GREAT!

I love the “very eligible batchelor” bit.
This is wonderful; TLC is going to let Urie use his comedic talents. I cannot wait for the first airing of this show on Jan 4th. We’ll keep you posted about the show before and as it airs.

This is great casting!  Ugly Betty’s Micheal Urie will be hosting a new show: Miss America, Reality Check on TLC, starting January 4, and running for consecutive Fridays, leading up to Miss America Live! finale on January 26.  AND, it’s in HD, if you have TLC HD (Micheal Urie and 52 beautiful women in HD…hmmmmmm).
For the first time in history, MISS AMERICA: REALITY CHECK brings all 52 beauty queens together to live under one roof to undo everything they have learned about pageant basics and determine if their smarts, attitudes and looks hold up in contemporary society. Led by host Urie, …read more