Watching Ugly Betty

I am so jealous right now of all you Ugly Betty viewers who live in Los Angeles or surronding areas! You may have the oppurtunity to speak to NPR about Ugly Betty. A NPR producer contacted me to let me know they will be start reporting next week on fictional characters over the years and how they have influenced and been influenced by popular culture. Of course Ugly Betty made the list!

If you are a regular watcher of the show and live in the area, then they would like to hear from you. If you are part of a group of people who live in the area and watch the show together they really want to hear from you! To show your interest in taking part contact Skye over at NPR. Her email address is SRohde(at)npr(dot)org (use the symbol in place of the words in parenthesis) and phone number is (310) 815-4372.

Let me know how it goes!

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Congratulations to America Ferrera and Vanessa Williams who both won in their categories at the 39th Annual NAACP Image Awards, outstanding actress and supporting actress in a comedy series. Silvio Horta also picked up an award for outstanding writing in a comedy series. In young star news Marc Indelicato has received a nomination for a Young Artist Award for his work on Ugly Betty.

Their is some bad news though for some executive producers over at Ugly Betty. Reportedly Marco Pennette and James Haymen have been relieved from their duties. The third season executive producers will be Salma Hayek and Jose Tamez -both returning- and head writer and creator Silvio Horta. Oddly enough Pennette co-wrote the episode with Horta that won a NAACP Image Award, “A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding.” So it seems odd that both of them are leaving since they have had such a huge impact on storylines. It also looks like we will be getting an extended Season 3 of at least 27 episodes!

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This is too cute! You can now have your very own Ugly Betty doll to cuddle with. As part of the 2008 Madame Alexander collection a range of Hollywood dolls are available. Desperate Housewives is the only other TV show mentioned but popular movies and classics are also available. Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind are just a few of the dolls they offer. The Ugly Betty doll comes in two options a squeezable 18″ cloth version, and an 8″ version. You will have to wait a while before you can enjoy this doll though. Both are available now to preorder at Angelic Dreamz but aren’t available until summer! The braces are a nice touch as well as the infamous Guadalajara! poncho.

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See America Ferrera get down for her political party! Both she and Amber Tamblyn interviewed Hillary Clinton. It’s a very interesting interview, they manage to discuss Barack Obama, Tyra Banks and why Hillary really wants to be president. Daughter Chelsea Clinton is their as well.

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WRAP UP LAST TWO WEEKS

Last week I had Jury duty, which was not as boring as you might be thinking. So a lot of good Ugly Betty tidbits were ignored, so enjoy 2 weeks of wrapups.

Vanity Fair:America Ferrera is on the March 2008 fold out cover of Vanity Fair. Only the first 4 women on the left can be seen before unfolding the cover. The cover is part of the annual Vanity Fair Hollywood issue, which comes on the heel of their announcement that they have canceled their annual Oscar Party. The photography by Annie Leibovitz’s, features pastels and whites showcasing old Hollywood glamour. The other 9 fresh faces on this years cover are: Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Alice Braga, Ellen Page, Zoë Saldana, Elizabeth Banks and Ginnifer Goodwin. Check out Vanity Fair’s slideshowof the annual covers by Annie Leibovitz. Besides America and Zoë the rest of these girls kinda fade into the background.

A Day in the life of Vanessa Williams: Vanessa gives Every Day with Rachel Rayan inside look at her life. Check out the scoop in the March 2008 issue of the magazine the B.L.D. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) section has all the info! Read all about how they got to snack on New York pretzels (in LA) and reveals her weakness for homemade bread with butter. Umm I’m having a craving now. To catch up on the latest news from the very busy Rachel keep updated at Watching Rachel Ray. Thanks to Erin for the tip.

Spamalot: Alan Dale is now on stage! Even though we miss his dark grittiness as Bradford Meade head honcho of the Meade family in Ugly Betty he has a great new role. Starring as King Arthur in the London version of Monthy Python’s Spamalot. The role has been played by many other notable actors including Tim Curry. I’m also still salivating to see Alan Dale make his Torchwood appearance. After seeing the Spike (James Marsters of Buffy fame) appearance in the Season 2 debut I can’t wait to see what they have in store for Alan Dale! Yes I know Spike is not a real person, I just wish he was!

Salma’s still hot: Askmen.comhas revealed their list of annual beauties officially called The Top 99 of 2008. Salma came in at Number 52 behind Hayden Pateriette of Heroes and right above one of the many women on this list I’ve never even heard of. Salma was down 20 places from last year but somehow I don’t think she’ll be worried. Number 1 on the list? Katherine Heigl of Grey’s Anatomy…

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Amazon and Universal Music Enterprises have a pretty sweet treat for all you romantics this Valentines. You can send a musical Valentine ecard featuring some of the best modern love songs. Of course Vanessa Williams signature hit is included! Save the Best for Last is one of 12 modern love songs available.

You can even create a customized Valentines puzzle by uploading your own unique picture and adding your own special message that the receiver unlocks when they solve the puzzle! Best of all, its FREE! For even more Valentines day gooeyness visit Amazon’s Lovers & Haters music page for those of you who hear birds chirping at this time of the year or for those of you who get queasy at the thought of the holiday.

Go to I Love That Song to create your personalized ecard.

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