If the Fashion Industry had its own flag, it would be waving at half-staff this Monday. Today marks the final shooting of ABC’s award-winning dramedy Ugly Betty.
After debuting to rave reviews and critical acclaim in Sept. 2006, a series of schedule changes and low ratings ultimately marked the beginning of the end of the show about a plucky girl from Queens working as an assistant in the Concrete Jungle of Manhattan’s fashion world.
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It’s been nearly a month since ABC bosses announced that the current fourth season of the network’s once popular dramedy Ugly Betty will be its last, but series star America Ferrera is still “in denial” that Betty has been cancelled.
The actress has portrayed frumpy NYC fashion mag assistant Betty Suarez on the award-winning program since 2006 and is devastated that it is about to end. One reason America is so disappointed to say goodbye to Betty because is because the role has helped her evolve as a person.
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So long, Betty!
ABC has cancelled the once popular television dramedy Ugly Betty. The show features Becky Newton, Vanessa Williams, and America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, a spectacled fashion mag assistant and aspiring writer. Inspired by the saucy telenovelas popular in Latin America, Betty won Ferrera a Golden Globe Award in 2007. The series will wrap at the end of its current fourth season, the network announced in a somber statement issued Wednesday.
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In news that will make the gays go gaga, FOX News’ 411 Column has learned that entertainment legend Liza Minnelli will be joining the cast of Ugly Betty later this season.
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The plucky Betty Suarez is getting a new home for the new year. Ugly Betty is moving to Wednesdays at 10PM, taking the slot previously occupied by Eastwick beginning Jan. 6.
The campy dramedy has suffered a potentially series-ending season of low ratings since its move to Fridays in October.