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

ABC has posted a short video of Daniel Eric Gold explaining a little about the REAL UN program “Nothing But Nets” that is tied into the Ugly Betty October 9 season premiere.  (Sorry, non-US readers.  I wish ABC didn’t restrict their YouTube postings, but they do).
 

As Gold explains, Nothing But Nets is a UN program where people can donate money, which is then used to buy mosquito nets for people in countries that are prone to malaria.
You can find out more about the program at its web site.
Gold also gives away a mini-spoiler (at least to me).  Betty’s tie-in between …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