Ugly Betty

By Josh Lasser Usually, television comedies focus on either the workplace or the home. There is always a little bit of crossover, but a show tends to stick to one or the other. There are of course some notable exceptions to this rule, and one of them, Ugly Betty, just released its second season to DVD this wee...

By Josh Lasser There are of course some notable exceptions to this rule, and one of them, Ugly Betty, just released its second season to DVD this week. The show focuses on Betty Suarez (America...

By Ann Hagman Cardinal Say it isn’t so! Rumor has it that due to the writers’ strike there are only three more episodes of Ugly Betty in the can and then it is the end of the season. But the consolation is that episode ten was fabulous enough for a dozen episodes. Where to begin? Well, Hilda asks Gio out, causing some amb...

By Ann Hagman Cardinal Season 2, episode 5.Whoa. There is so much about this week’s Ugly Betty episode that I loved I’m not even sure where to begin! I’m just going to start with my favorite part: Betty and Henry! Henry is just too sweet, tracking Betty down at the bowling alley to save her from her nightmarish (and al...

By Ann Hagman Cardinal Season 2 – Episode 4: Ugly is beautiful again!For the first time this season I felt that old pace-around-the-room gasp-audibly and laugh-out-loud feeling that I had during the entire first season of Ugly Betty. Tonight’s episode was up to the show’s fiery best. Oh, where to begin, gentle r...

By Ann Hagman Cardinal Betty finally confesses her feelings for Henry in the Mode copy room, and he tells her he has broken up with Charlie. They express their love for each other and arrange their first date. When Amanda discovers them about to kiss she announces, “Hey everybody! Betty’s in heat!” (Ya gotta love A...

By Ann Hagman Cardinal Betty and Hilda confront Ignacio about his lie that their grandmother is dead. He told them it was because their abuela hated him, because he was a lowly cook; that she told her daughter if she left with Ignacio, her daughter was dead to her. Hilda can’t understand why Betty would want to meet t...

By Ann Hagman Cardinal Wilhelmina tries unsuccessfully to convince Bradford to go public with their relationship and move on. She resorts to visiting Claire in prison to try to convince her to divorce Bradford so she can then rope him into marrying her and she can take over Mode. Claire figures out that Willie’s s...

By Ann Hagman Cardinal Then there’s Alexis. Poor Alexis. I knew from the beginning that Rodrigo, the handsome Brazilian photographer’s come-on was initiated by the evil Wilhelmina. I was hoping it wasn’t true as almost everyone has been so cruel to Alexis. Bradford — manipulated (in more ways than one) by Wilhelm...

By Ann Hagman Cardinal Ugly Betty is a miracle in so many ways. The first network TV series with a Latina lead, it has taken a popular Colombian telenovela, Betty La Fea, and moved beyond this traditional genre, arriving at an incredible cast, neverending plot twists, a Golden Globe and a Peabody. Co-produced by S...

By TV with MeeVee I watched Dynasty. I watched Three's Company. I watched The Jeffersons and Sanford and Son. I watched Spanish television, that I was forced to watch. You could put all that in a blender, and I think you got [Ugly Betty] [laughs].

By Colin Boyd You may not have analyzed it in quite the same way, but Tuesday was the biggest day in the history of Mexican cinema. On the heels of a Mexican export named Ugly Betty winning a Golden Globe for best TV comedy, Mexican film captured 16 Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture (Babel).

By TV with MeeVee The most prominent example of the swan these days is the alluring America Ferrera, star of Ugly Betty. As Betty, Ferrera eschews tweezers, embraces orthodontia, and elevates mismatched clothes to an art. In real life, her face unobstructed by gaudy glasses and uneven bangs, Ferrera look...

 OH - she actually auditioned for Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, which Golden Globe nominated Ugly Betty star America Ferrera starred in ...

By Chris Evans Though some are wondering if this singer can act, what many may not know is that was already an actress before her days on Idol. In fact, in an odd twist of fate, she actually auditioned for Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, which Golden Globe nominated Ugly Betty star America Ferrera starr...

By Chris Evans UGLY BETTY - ABC Alan Dale - Bradford Meade America Ferrera - Betty Suarez Mark Indelicato - Justin ... Eric Mabius - Daniel Meade Becki Newton - Amanda Ana Ortiz - Hilda ... Vanessa Williams - Wilhelmina Slater WEEDS - SHOWTIME ...