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[glow=red,2,300]Ugly Betty[/glow]
[glow=red,2,300]Ugly Betty[/glow]
Ugly Betty is a Golden Globe, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning American television comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Rebecca Romijn and Vanessa Williams. The series premiered on September 28, 2006, on ABC in the United States and on Citytv in Canada. It follows the life of the unglamorous but good-natured Betty Suarez (Ferrera), and her incongruous job at the ultra-chic New York City fashion magazine Mode.
The series is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea ("I am Betty, the ugly one"), also simply known as "Betty la fea" ("Ugly Betty") written by Fernando Gaitán (also author of Café, con aroma de mujer). It is adapted into a New York City setting by creator/developer Silvio Horta and co-producers Salma Hayek and Ben Silverman, whose production companies Silent H, Ventanarosa and Reveille respectively partnered with ABC Studios to create the hour-long program for US audience. Hayek has appeared on the show as Sofia Reyes, in addition to playing a cameo role as an actress on a fictional telenovela watched by the main character's family in the pilot episode.
On February 11, 2008, ABC picked up Ugly Betty for the 2008-09 television season.
[glow=red,2,300]Season 1[/glow]
Throughout the show's first season, most of the serialized storylines revolved around Betty trying to balance her work, home and romantic life (involving first boyfriend Walter after he cheated on her with Gina Gambarro, and later Henry Grubstick, whose ex Charlie was setting him up by claiming that she was pregnant with his child, though she had in fact slept with another man), Hilda's attempt to join Betty in selling door-to-door products (only to be unemployed afterwards) and her new-found talent as a beautician; Ignacio's health and immigration problems (not to mention his admission to murdering his employer after falling in love with his wife, who happens to be Betty and Hilda's mother). Other issues that played out included Daniel's womanizing, his affairs with fellow editor Sofia Reyes and lawyer Grace Chin, and his sudden drug addiction; Bradford's affair with Daniel's late predecessor Fey Sommers; the revelation that it was in fact Claire who murdered Fey; Claire's battle with her problems with alcoholism; and Alexis's attempts to repair her relationship with Daniel at the expense of Bradford. Several storylines revolved around Wilhelmina, including her scheming plans to force Daniel out of his job with the help of Alexis (who was known early on as 'the mystery woman', until she revealed to the world that she had not died in a skiing accident and was now a woman), her plot to marry Bradford so she could take over the company, and dealing with her rebellious daughter Nico while winning acceptance from her father. Also covered were Marc dealing with multi-tasking for his boss, his homosexuality and family acceptance; Amanda's binge eating, being the target of a prank, and learning of her true parentage as Fey's daughter; and Christina being used by Wilhelmina even as she helped Betty.
[glow=red,2,300]Season 2[/glow]
The 2nd season of Ugly Betty began on September 27, 2007 and is expected to end in May 2008 (pending resolution of the 2007 WGA strike). The season's theme is "Brighter, Bolder, Bettyer," with a reworked version of Mika's "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" being used as the featured song in its promos.
This season will introduce viewers to six new recurring characters, who will be played by Freddy Rodríguez, Illeana Douglas, Alec Mapa, David Blue, John Cho and Juliette Goglia, while Lorraine Toussaint will continue in her role as Claire's fellow prison escapee, Yoga, as a recurring regular. Mo'Nique will also be a recurring regular this season as well, playing weekend security chief L'Amanda.
In the second season Betty has to decide if she wants to be with Henry because he got Charlie pregnant and he is going to leave for Tucson, AZ, in a few months. Daniel recovers from a car accident but Alexis forgets the last couple years of her life; even being changed into a woman and having her father mistreat her. Because of this event Bradford decides to not tell her that he mistreated her and told her that he was supportive of her being changed into a woman. Wilhelmina scheme to marry Bradford's unravels when Betty learns of her sleeping with her bodyguard and Bradford's heart attack for which he would later die from. Amanda tries desperately to find out more about her family, and with Wilhelmina's help she gets a list of people that could be her dad. Claire Meade escapes from jail with her "friend" and hides away in the Hamptons, but is later recaptured and thanks to a perfume Fey poisoned, Claire is acquitted of her murder. Hilda tries to get over Santos, and Justin tries to be more like his dad and goes into a "bad boy" phase. Christina is surprised to see her ex show up, but when she learns that he needs money for an operation she scrambles to find money, and thanks to Wilhelmina taking a fresh sperm from a newly dead Bradford, Christina agrees to carry it.
So far only 13 episodes have aired but production was halted in November 2007 due to the Writers' Strike. New episodes will not air until the 24th April 2008.
[glow=red,2,300]Full Cast[/glow]
America Ferrera ................... Betty Suarez
Eric Mabius .......................... Daniel Meade
Alan Dale ............................. Bradford Meade
Tony Plana .......................... Ignacio
Ana Ortiz ............................. Hilda
Vanessa L. Williams ............ Wilhemina Slater
Ashley Jensen ..................... Christina
Becki Newton ...................... Amanda
Mark Indelicato ................... Justin
Michael Urie ........................ Marc
[glow=red,2,300]Awards & Nominations[/glow]
[li]Nominated for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Screen Actors Guild).
[/li][li]Won The Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical (Golden Globe).
[/li][li]America Ferrera Won Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (TV) (Golden Globe).
[/li][li]America Ferrera Won Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Screen Actors Guild).
[glow=red,2,300]2007[/glow]
[/li][li]Nominated for Best Comedy Ensemble (Screen Actors Guild).
[/li][li]Nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series (Emmy).
[/li][li]Judith Light Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (Emmy).
[/li][li]Vanessa L. Williams Nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Screen Actors Guild).
[/li][li]Vanessa L. Williams Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Emmy).
[/li][li]Salma Hayek Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (Emmy).
[/li][li]America Ferrera Nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Screen Actors Guild).
[/li][li]America Ferrera Nominated for Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (Golden Globe).
[/li][li]America Ferrera Won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Emmy).[/color]
[/li][/ul]
[glow=red,2,300]Ugly Betty[/glow]
Ugly Betty is a Golden Globe, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning American television comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Rebecca Romijn and Vanessa Williams. The series premiered on September 28, 2006, on ABC in the United States and on Citytv in Canada. It follows the life of the unglamorous but good-natured Betty Suarez (Ferrera), and her incongruous job at the ultra-chic New York City fashion magazine Mode.
The series is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea ("I am Betty, the ugly one"), also simply known as "Betty la fea" ("Ugly Betty") written by Fernando Gaitán (also author of Café, con aroma de mujer). It is adapted into a New York City setting by creator/developer Silvio Horta and co-producers Salma Hayek and Ben Silverman, whose production companies Silent H, Ventanarosa and Reveille respectively partnered with ABC Studios to create the hour-long program for US audience. Hayek has appeared on the show as Sofia Reyes, in addition to playing a cameo role as an actress on a fictional telenovela watched by the main character's family in the pilot episode.
On February 11, 2008, ABC picked up Ugly Betty for the 2008-09 television season.
[glow=red,2,300]Season 1[/glow]
Throughout the show's first season, most of the serialized storylines revolved around Betty trying to balance her work, home and romantic life (involving first boyfriend Walter after he cheated on her with Gina Gambarro, and later Henry Grubstick, whose ex Charlie was setting him up by claiming that she was pregnant with his child, though she had in fact slept with another man), Hilda's attempt to join Betty in selling door-to-door products (only to be unemployed afterwards) and her new-found talent as a beautician; Ignacio's health and immigration problems (not to mention his admission to murdering his employer after falling in love with his wife, who happens to be Betty and Hilda's mother). Other issues that played out included Daniel's womanizing, his affairs with fellow editor Sofia Reyes and lawyer Grace Chin, and his sudden drug addiction; Bradford's affair with Daniel's late predecessor Fey Sommers; the revelation that it was in fact Claire who murdered Fey; Claire's battle with her problems with alcoholism; and Alexis's attempts to repair her relationship with Daniel at the expense of Bradford. Several storylines revolved around Wilhelmina, including her scheming plans to force Daniel out of his job with the help of Alexis (who was known early on as 'the mystery woman', until she revealed to the world that she had not died in a skiing accident and was now a woman), her plot to marry Bradford so she could take over the company, and dealing with her rebellious daughter Nico while winning acceptance from her father. Also covered were Marc dealing with multi-tasking for his boss, his homosexuality and family acceptance; Amanda's binge eating, being the target of a prank, and learning of her true parentage as Fey's daughter; and Christina being used by Wilhelmina even as she helped Betty.
[glow=red,2,300]Season 2[/glow]
The 2nd season of Ugly Betty began on September 27, 2007 and is expected to end in May 2008 (pending resolution of the 2007 WGA strike). The season's theme is "Brighter, Bolder, Bettyer," with a reworked version of Mika's "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" being used as the featured song in its promos.
This season will introduce viewers to six new recurring characters, who will be played by Freddy Rodríguez, Illeana Douglas, Alec Mapa, David Blue, John Cho and Juliette Goglia, while Lorraine Toussaint will continue in her role as Claire's fellow prison escapee, Yoga, as a recurring regular. Mo'Nique will also be a recurring regular this season as well, playing weekend security chief L'Amanda.
In the second season Betty has to decide if she wants to be with Henry because he got Charlie pregnant and he is going to leave for Tucson, AZ, in a few months. Daniel recovers from a car accident but Alexis forgets the last couple years of her life; even being changed into a woman and having her father mistreat her. Because of this event Bradford decides to not tell her that he mistreated her and told her that he was supportive of her being changed into a woman. Wilhelmina scheme to marry Bradford's unravels when Betty learns of her sleeping with her bodyguard and Bradford's heart attack for which he would later die from. Amanda tries desperately to find out more about her family, and with Wilhelmina's help she gets a list of people that could be her dad. Claire Meade escapes from jail with her "friend" and hides away in the Hamptons, but is later recaptured and thanks to a perfume Fey poisoned, Claire is acquitted of her murder. Hilda tries to get over Santos, and Justin tries to be more like his dad and goes into a "bad boy" phase. Christina is surprised to see her ex show up, but when she learns that he needs money for an operation she scrambles to find money, and thanks to Wilhelmina taking a fresh sperm from a newly dead Bradford, Christina agrees to carry it.
So far only 13 episodes have aired but production was halted in November 2007 due to the Writers' Strike. New episodes will not air until the 24th April 2008.
[glow=red,2,300]Full Cast[/glow]
America Ferrera ................... Betty Suarez
Eric Mabius .......................... Daniel Meade
Alan Dale ............................. Bradford Meade
Tony Plana .......................... Ignacio
Ana Ortiz ............................. Hilda
Vanessa L. Williams ............ Wilhemina Slater
Ashley Jensen ..................... Christina
Becki Newton ...................... Amanda
Mark Indelicato ................... Justin
Michael Urie ........................ Marc
[glow=red,2,300]Awards & Nominations[/glow]
[li]Nominated for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Screen Actors Guild).
[/li][li]Won The Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical (Golden Globe).
[/li][li]America Ferrera Won Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (TV) (Golden Globe).
[/li][li]America Ferrera Won Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Screen Actors Guild).
[glow=red,2,300]2007[/glow]
[/li][li]Nominated for Best Comedy Ensemble (Screen Actors Guild).
[/li][li]Nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series (Emmy).
[/li][li]Judith Light Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (Emmy).
[/li][li]Vanessa L. Williams Nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Screen Actors Guild).
[/li][li]Vanessa L. Williams Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Emmy).
[/li][li]Salma Hayek Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (Emmy).
[/li][li]America Ferrera Nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Screen Actors Guild).
[/li][li]America Ferrera Nominated for Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (Golden Globe).
[/li][li]America Ferrera Won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Emmy).[/color]
[/li][/ul]