America Ferrera and Ana Ortiz will be on The View Tuesday. Certainly they will be talking about the return of Ugly Betty from the holiday hiatus.
I’m glad the two of them will be on together (they really do act like sisters sometimes when they appear together). It’s kind of a shame that the promotions only feature Ferrera, but tat’s the nature of the business.
As soon as video is available, of course, you know I’ll have it for you here. I know that some of you are in New York, so any reports from the airing will be featured prominently here.
I’d be dishonest if I said The View was my cup of tea, but if America and Ana are on, I’ll even put up with Whoopi Goldberg.
Ugly Betty’sRebecca Romijn has given birth to her twin girls. Their names are Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tuli, born on Dec. 28.
The news was announced by Howard Stern on his Sirius radio program. “They [Romijn and husband Jerry O'Connell] had twin girls, Dolly and Charlie,” Stern said. “Rebecca likes Dolly Parton, so they named the one after Dolly Parton, and Jerry got to name the other one Charlie, but his brother’s name is Charlie — and it’s a girl Charlie.”
Mother and both children are doing well. I have no doubt dad is doing pretty well, too.
May the two of them get a little rest (with twins, hah!), and then hopefully Romijn will return to playing Alexis on Ugly Betty (at least part time), and she and O’COnnell can make a few more Funny Or Die videos (with babies in tow).
Kelly West at Blend Television got an early screening of Ugly Betty episode 3.11, Dress For Success. West shares a few tidbits in a post here, some a little spoiler-ish, but not too much (for those of us who have gotten used to how the Ugly Betty writers do things, the way things unfold isn’t too much of a surprise).
Amongst the developments:
Betty’s first YETI assignment is to demonstrate her networking skills by making forty new contacts. She turns to Marc for help.
Teri (Nikki Blonsky) will turn on Betty.
Betty has a hard time making time for her family. As we all know, she is going to eventually regret this.
Meanwhile, Wilhelmina schemes to help Daniel win Molly over in the hopes that she and Connor will break up.
Wilhelmina the matchmaker - I like that.
West thinks that we will possibly see more of Bernadette Peters, based on the nature of her role. Excellent! Now, if we can just see more Ralph Macchio (his chemistry with Ana Ortiz is wonderful), and a return of David Blue, I’ll be a happy Ugly Betty fan.
According to a press release from ABC, Ugly Betty episode 3.13 will be entitled Kissed Off. It looks like it’s going to be one of those pivotal episodes. Here’s the synopsis:
Betty contemplates making a personal decision to help her family and finances. But things keep sidetracking her - like the fact that sexy neighbor Jesse (guest star Val Emmich) is suddenly interested in her again. Meanwhile, Daniel tries to hide his tracks as Connor is determined to find out the identity of the mystery man who stole Molly’s heart.
So, talk about conflict. Betty seems to be ready to move back home to help her family after Ignacio’s heart attack, but then Jesse throws her a curve by being interested in her. (I find the “again” to be questionable - he has been overly friendly, and didn’t spurn Betty’s obvious crush, but I never got the impression he was “interested”. That’s from a guy’s POV, though.)
I guess we finally have the answer as to whether or not Val Emmich will be back on the show.
The Molly/Connor/Daniel thing looks interesting from this perspective: it doesn’t mention a Connor relationship with Wilhelmina. I don’t know what that means, but obviously Connor is not yet over Molly, and SHE was the one who broke it off.
When this story line is over, I could almost guarantee you Connor will no longer be at Mode.
I hope circumstances occur that allow Betty to keep her apartment. It gives the show a totally different feel from seasons 1 & 2, and there is still plenty of opportunity for interaction at the Suarez house. But then again, I love the fact that Betty is staying true to character, and putting family first.
This episode airs January 22. So, here’s the schedule as of right now:
January 8: Episode 3.11, Dress for Success
January 15: Episode 3.12, Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
January 22: Episode 3.13, Kissed Off
It’s wonderful to have episodes to talk about again!
Here’s wishing you all a happy and healthy 2009! May your troubles be few, your joys many.
2008 was an historic year, no matter where you live or who you are. Chances are, it had more down moments than up. Let us say good riddance to it.
In the Ugly Betty world in 2008, the show had to weather the WGA strike, made some steps forward, and some backward. Which ones were which depends on your point of view about Betty’s love life. The “choose Henry or Gio” storyline rose to a fever pitch at the end of season 2.
Betty chose “herself”, and then set her sights on her dreams. She got an apartment in the city, and got herself into an internship program for young magazine editors. She got a crush, then got over it. Amanda moved in with her, because she had nowhere else to go. The two of them scored an online feature for ModeNY.com.
Alexis tried to harm Christina in a fit of rage, and moved to France after a small stint in jail. Speaking of France, Daniel learned he had a son (a French boy), and the two bonded, but alas, in the end, he went back to his homeland. Daniel has done dome major growing up.
New characters were introduced: Connor, Molly, Jesse. There is a budding love quadrangle developing between Daniel,Molly, Wilhelmina, and Connor. Marc cheated on Cliff, and lost him (we think). Christina learned that Stuart really is dying (we think).
There was a major behind-the scenes move, literally. The show picked up stakes and moved production from LA to New York.
Who knows what 2009 will bring for the show? Silvio Horta and the writers certainly have some surprises up their sleeves for us. Hopefully, the show will remain the darling of the suits at ABC/ Disney, who seem to understand that the ratings may not be overwhelmingly stellar, but they are very consistently good.
My only prediction: America Ferrera will score a major film role. Oh, and we haven’t seen the end of Jesse.
OK I cheated on that last one (more info in a future post).
My only resolution is to score interviews with David Blue and Patricia Field. Others might also come, we’ll see.
Few things are funnier than Rebecca Romijn and husband Jerry O’Connell’s work for Will Ferrell’s video site “Funny or Die”. Their latest entry is no exception:
The gag is a fictional classic sitcom “Mystique and Me’, about a marriage between a human and a shape-shifter. The episode is “Mystique is Pregnant”. Apparently Mystique doesn’t like being pregnant, and tries to shape-shift her way out of it.
The part where she becomes Jerry Minor is the funniest of all, including a funny nod to Silence of the Lambs. I won’t give it away, but you have to see it.
At the end, Romijn shape-shifts into a very famous entertainment reporter/blogger. This part is only funny because of who it is.
I sincerely hope that one day Romijn returns (at least a little) to Ugly Betty. She really has a great comedic touch, although it could be argued that she’s funniest when paired with her husband. At least the Ugly Betty producers left the door open for an Alexis return.
By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the photos of Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek smoking with her baby nearby while after-Christmas shopping. Needless to say, they’ve caused quite an uproar.
Part of me says, “A Hollywood celebrity smoking? Who woulda’ thunk it?”. Hollywood has a long tradition of smokers, many of whom are considered legends.
And, whose business is it anyways? This is NOT Michael Jackson holding his infant son over a balcony railing. Heck, it’s not even Miley Cyrus riding around without a seat belt. In America, smoking tobacco is not yet illegal.
Yet, there’s another part of me, the ex-smoker and parent, who says, “Someone needs to give Salma a tsk-tsk, if only to protect little Valentina.” America has a strong puritanical streak, and, although it’s no longer focused on sexuality, it can come out when issues like smoking or environmentalism come up. We are not above putting a scarlet “S” on someone.
Exposing a child to second-hand smoke is not the wisest of parental policies.
Also, I’ve seen Eric Mabius quoted on some entertainment blogs as hating to work with Salma because of the smoking, but I can’t confirm that through major media sources. But, it wouldn’t surprise me, if true.
But, then I come back around to thinking it’s none of my business. :)
On another note, isn’t little Valentina absolutely beautiful?
This is when you know you’ve arrived: when you spend a holiday weekend night courtside at a Lakers or Knicks game. That’s where America Ferrera found herself this past Friday night.
The Ugly Betty star attended Friday’s game between the NY Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves. She was there with her mother and father, and longtime companion Ryan Piers Williams. The captions in the photos say he’s an “unidentified male friend”, but that looks like Williams to me.
As for the game, as you can tell from the photos, things started out well for the hometown Knicks, but they lost 120-107, sending the Knicks’ losing streak to five.
But if Ferrera is going to be a true New York celibrity (and sitting courtside at a Knicks game means she’s pretty much there), she’ll have to stick with the team win or lose. She can drown her sorrows post-game with Spike Lee.
Here is video from TVGuide’s retrospective on the Biggest TV Moments of 2008. In part one, Ugly Betty makes the list at number 12.
It’s interesting to me, the moment they picked was the climatic confrontation between Wilhelmina and Kimmie in episode 3.06, Ugly Berry. I remember being surprised that Ugly Betty fans really weren’t interested in the whole Ugly Betty / Lindsay Lohan drama, and the ratings were only nominally helped. But, the entertainment press is going to choose a Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears moment every time, especially if it involves conflict.
For me, the best Ugly Betty moment of 2008 was probably when Amanda sang ‘Gene Simmons is my Daddy’ at The Beer Hole (yes, there were great moments from season 2). But, that’s my gut impression, I want to think about it and post in a year end review before the new year.
Here is part 2 of TVGuide’s list, and here is part 3. I won’t argue with their top 2 moments, but if they are going to venture out of the entertainment world and include political TV moments, how could they NOT include the best, most exciting Super Bowl ever played? Regardless, I think it’s great that Ugly Betty made a list that included all shows, scripted, reality, and “real life”.
I want to wish you all Happy Holidays from Ugly Betty News! Today is Christmas Day in these parts, so Merry Christmas and Feliz Navidad!
I hope this year has been wonderful for you (unfortunately, I feel it’s been quite a challenge for most, including myself), and I pray that next year will bring too many blessings to count.
I also want to send my warmest regards to the cast, crew, writers and producers of Ugly Betty. I know some of you read here from time to time, so I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the wonderful work you do, and wish you the happiest of New Years.
May there be peace on earth (even between Daniel and Wilhelmina, Mode and Elle, Marc and Betty), if only for a little while.
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America Ferrera and Ana Ortiz will be on The View Tuesday. Certainly they will be talking about the return of Ugly Betty from the holiday hiatus. 
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