# Aww. I wanted to see "Ugly Betty" too. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 25, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074 "2006-09-25T15:32:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/21 "2006-09-29T19:40:15Z")
[QUOTE=McNew] Regardless, she kind of sticks out like a sore thumb at work, even if only because she isn’t bone-thin, covered in makeup, and wearing high fashion. [/QUOTE] Funny thing is–though fashion magazines do have their bone-thin, covered in makeup, high fashion-wearing gals–every one I’ve worked at is basically _run_ by Bettys: dowdy, middle-aged women with very little fashion sense who actually _edit_ the magazine. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/22 "2006-09-29T19:52:52Z")
[QUOTE=Colibri] I don’t know what the differences between the two shows are, or if the US version is closer to the original Colombian show (_Yo soy Betty la Fea_) or the Mexican one. However, when the original showed here in Panama its time slot was always the best time to go to the supermarket, because everyone else was home then watching it. Restaurants had to install TVs if they didn’t want to be empty then. [/QUOTE] One difference I noted right off the bat. (And here I am outing myself as a _Yo soy Betty, la Fea_ watcher!) The photographer in the original is obviously, flamboyantly gay, and is generally not a bad guy – he was one of the most talented and artistic people in the company. The photographer in the ABC version is obviously straight, and is in an unholy alliance with Vanessa Williams’ character. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/23 "2006-09-29T20:11:27Z")
[QUOTE=Bricker] The photographer in the ABC version is obviously straight, and is in an unholy alliance with Vanessa Williams’ character. [/QUOTE] Speaking of this, did anyone else notice that Vanessa’s buzums seemed to be…out of wack in that scene? I missed the dialogue 'cus I was so weirded out by her boobage. Maybe it was just an odd camera angle. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/24 "2006-09-29T20:17:29Z")
Her in the sack? I think it was proof that light black women should use sunscreen, too. There seems to be some sun damage in her upper chest. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/25 "2006-09-29T20:23:23Z")
[QUOTE=dropzone] There seems to be some sun damage in her upper chest. [/QUOTE] Well that, and they seemed to be going off in different directions or something. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/26 "2006-09-29T20:28:38Z")
Interesting ratings news: > [@](#): > > NEW YORK – “Ugly Betty” delivered pretty ratings for ABC Thursday night, with sampling of the comedy-drama boosting it past “Survivor” in its second half hour… > > “Ugly Betty” started off a million viewers behind “Survivor: Cook Islands” at 8 p.m. but turned it up in the second half hour as it overtook the CBS reality show in viewership although not in the demo. “Ugly Betty” delivered 16.1 million viewers and a 4.9 rating/14 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates released Friday by Nielsen Media Research. “Survivor” brought in 16.6 million viewers and a 5.8/16 to win the night in both measures, although “Ugly Betty” reached 17.7 million viewers at 8:30 p.m. to “Survivor”'s 17.5 million… > > Elsewhere on NBC were “My Name is Earl” (8.2 million, 3.4/10) and “The Office” (7.7 million, 3.7/10), both down from last week’s premiere. Pretty impressive–here’s hoping that the numbers hold up (though I’d also like to see the _Earl/Office_ hour get a boost). ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/27 "2006-09-29T21:48:28Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] Well that, and they seemed to be going off in different directions or something. [/QUOTE] Have her implants gone walkabout, you think? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/28 "2006-09-29T21:56:57Z")
I liked it. It’s a Cinderella story, of sorts, and I’m always up for those. I like Christine too, the one who makes her clothes out of the size 0 outfits. Where have I seen Walter before? Has he done commercials? ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/29 "2006-09-29T22:53:04Z")
I didn’t like it. I found it cliched, derivative of _Devil Wears Prada_ (even though it’s probably a coincidence, since production probably started before the film was released), and the emotive music highly intrusive. I’m not sure what it’s trying to be . . . it seems divided between a tween Disney channel show and “Desperate Housewives.” Mostly, though, I’m disappointed because I love Ferrarra. \*RWHC \* is a classic. BTW, did any RWHC fans catch the allusions to the film in the first scene of Betty? Flan and the family watching the telenovela. I’ll probably give it another try, though . . . ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/30 "2006-09-29T23:36:41Z")
[QUOTE=dropzone] Have her implants gone walkabout, you think? [/QUOTE] Something like that - they just seemed wrong. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/31 "2006-09-30T00:07:33Z")
I noticed them too. Do implants need to be redone as people age, and their skin starts to lose elasticity? ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/32 "2006-09-30T00:18:58Z")
Was the character Fabia supposed to be a take off on Donatella Versace? That’s the first thing I thought of. Also, did anyone else think that Betty’s eyebrows were rather fake looking? Not only were they very thick but they were quite unkempt. No matter how bushy your eyebrows are, you can at least brush them into some kind of order. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/33 "2006-09-30T01:06:31Z")
**Medstar** , the eyebrows are indeed fake. Saw that on one of the entertainment shows. Glasses, bad wig, false eyebrows, and clip-on braces to “ugly” Betty up. Reminded me of Bette Davis in Now, Voyager, the eybrows. Bette’s were much worse though. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/34 "2006-09-30T01:15:53Z")
aNY ONE ELSE THINK fABIA LOOKS DEFORMED? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/35 "2006-09-30T04:04:03Z")
i THOUGHT MOST OF THE uGLY bETTY CAST LOOKED DEFORMED. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/36 "2006-09-30T07:05:51Z")
I caught the first ep. on Thursday. They got rid of some characters and retooled others. In the original Colombian show, the womanizing boss had a scheming fiancee who had it in for Betty since a friend of hers got passed over for Betty’s job. Plus there was a group of misfit secretaries who took Betty’s side against the fashion victims. The U. S. show was OK overall, except for the photo shoot scene. It was hard to watch her being humiliated like that. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/37 "2006-09-30T07:43:36Z")
I thought it had some potential, but it remained pretty much unfulfilled. I won’t be watching ep2. ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/38 "2006-09-30T16:48:16Z")
[QUOTE=lissener] I thought it had some potential, but it remained pretty much unfulfilled. I won’t be watching ep2. [/QUOTE] I agree with the first part, but not with the second. It’s supposed to be cliche and the characters are supposed to be two-dimensional, but I want them to start playing around with that. So far, they’re playing it safe. But I like America Ferrara, so they’ll get another couple episodes before I give up on them. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/39 "2006-09-30T17:01:16Z")
I’m watching it right now on SoapNet. I didn’t think i’d like this show, but boy was I wrong. It has all the right touches of comedy, drama, soap opera melodrama, and warm fuzzy feelings. America Fererra is muy talented and I am glad to have her on my TV every week. Vanessa (initial) Williams really surprised me with her Joan Collins like antics. I think this show will last if the writers continue to put forth quality stuff. I’m glad I gave it a chance. Oh, and don’t be fooled by those braces and that greasy hair. Ms. Fererra is a very pretty girl. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074/40 "2006-09-30T17:17:57Z")
[QUOTE=c\_goat] Without having watched it, and just seeing the promos, I was kind of annoyed they went with the “ugly=hot girl with glasses and braces” formula like so many teen movies. How long before she takes them off and is suddenly hot? [/QUOTE] Presumably the braces will come off at some point, and she could get contacts. So I fully expect the magazine-within-the-show to do a makeover article on her, probably sometime during the second season. And if they don’t do that, at least the friend who works in the magazine’s wardrobe department could advise her. The reviewer in the New York Times suggested that she couldn’t possibly be clueless enough to wear that logoed sweatshirt thing on her first day on the job. She’s a college graduate who has been on job interviews and had some internships; she must have some clue. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-i-wanted-to-see-ugly-betty-too/374074.md?page=3)