Saying Goodbye
Friday, December 28th, 2007
Extras Says Goodbye: Before Ashley Jensen played the loveable Scottish seamstress and Betty’s best friend at Mode in Ugly Betty she starred in the British and HBO hit Extras. The show revolves around two extras Ashley Jensen’s character as Maggie Jacobs and Ricky Gervais (from the British version of The Office) as Andy Millman and Stephen Merchant as Ricky’s inept agent. Maggie and Ricky struggle to make end meets while playing extras and looking for a big break. After filming two seasons the show has returned with a Christmas special series finale. Check out HBO for show times.
Alan Dale Leaves Us Wanting More: New episodes of Ugly Betty won’t air again until January 10, 2008 when the 11th episode “Zero Worship premieres (more on that later). Episode 10 marked the end of Alan Dale’s role as Bradford Meade. After passing away Bradford Meade came back for two more episodes. First he appears to Betty to provide assistance and then in a final appearance in a video message to his children.
Oddly enough Alan Dale has been killed off of three television series with a heart attack. Besides Ugly Betty he died on Neighbours the long running Australian soap opera and on The O.C. from fatal heart attacks (Thanks to Wikipedia for this bit of trivia.) I loved Alan Dale and will definitely miss his dramatic performances on the show. At least I can look forward to seeing him again on the Doctor Who spin off Torchwood.
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We all know Salma Hayek as the sultry businesswoman Sofia who manages to make Daniel fall in love with her then breaks his heart, but do you remember her first appearance on Ugly Betty?
