ABC has put out many good shows over the years and Ugly Betty is no exception. Ugly Betty premiered on
ABC in the latter part of 2006 and has been received well by television viewers around the world. Ugly Betty is currently in its fourth season and has a total of 77 episodes to date. The second season was cut short by the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike. This season should have contained 24 episodes but only 18 where shown.
Ugly Betty is about a girl who has "never seen the world before"; she lands a job at one of the biggest fashion magazines in New York, but what is so surprising is the reason she was hired. Betty was hired because the company's CEO did not want his son to sleep with a very attractive assistant of his, so he hired Betty as his son's assistant and since then his son has been trying to get rid of her. Betty, never being the kind of person who gives up easily was not about to let her new boss get her down or squash her dreams of being a magazine editor for the company. Over time Betty and her boss start to get along real well; even to the point of becoming friends.
Some controversy has risen over this show because in Colombia there was a similar show that had to do with the issue of appearance; but the Ugly Betty show has still been successful in Colombia much to the dismay of fans from the other show. This show has also been featured in countries like: Israel, Japan, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, and many more. Most of these countries get to see the episodes after the larger North American audience.
Overall I think this show is pretty funny, America Ferrera does a great job of playing Betty and brings something to the show that nobody else could. The rest of the cast and crew also do a great job, especially the makeup artists; working for a show that is about the modeling industry is not an easy job. It is no wonder why Ugly Betty has been nominated for a total of 162 awards, out of those 162 the show has taken 61 home. So will you like this show? That depends on what kind of comedy you like. Head over to
ABC.com and watch a few of the episodes for yourself. Personally I like this show but you decided for yourself.
