Watching Ugly Betty

Good News and bad news. Good news is that I did get ‘Ugly Betty’ taped. Bad news is that it has no sound on my VCR! Good news is that it will play on my parents’ VCR. Bad news is that I didn’t get to watch it last night.

So look for a recap sometime later this evening as I will watch the episode this afternoon as the earliest.

In just a few hours, the two hour season premiere of ‘Ugly Betty’ will be here! It all starts at 7pm central.

From the TV Guide preview, we’ll hear Betty’s decision when it comes to Gio and Henry. Also, Ignacio gets a new job at a fast food restaurant. Daniel deals with the sweeping changes at Mode now that Wilhemina is in charge. Lindsay Lohan guest stars as Kimberly and Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa make a guess appearance as themselves. What a great premiere it’s going to be.

There is too much good television on Thursday nights. Of course we have ‘Betty’ but there is also , and The Office. The VCR will be working overtime tonight.

The pilot of ‘Ugly Betty’ was shot in New York City and producers had wanted to shoot the show there. It was just cheaper to shoot it on a back lot in Los Angeles. But since then it has become cheaper to film in New York thanks to a new tax rebate.

The actors are adjusting to paparazzi as well as a lot of attention from bystanders while filming on location. This season we can expect to see more of our favorite characters out of the office - giving us a glimpse into their lives outside of Mode.

Ratings for the second season of ‘Betty’ dropped following its great first season numbers. Producers are hoping the location change will add authenticity of the show and will make it more enthralling to watch. We can expect to see a lot of New York as the backdrop in season three.

So no more green screens and special effects to create the illusion of New York City as now all filming is done in the Big Apple.

Only one more day until the season premiere! Some big changes coming this season as Betty gets a new love interest and Wilhemina makes sweeping changes at Mode. Producers promise a lot will happen very fast, so these first few episodes should be action-packed.

All the TV shows I like are on Thursday nights. I may have to tape ‘Ugly Betty’ and watch later. It will be a late night because I can’t wait to see the premiere. A recap of the show will probably not be ready until Friday but it really depends how late I have to stay up to watch. It will then depend upon how coherent I am at that time.

Apparently Eric and family are settling down into their new life as New Yorkers. It seems his wife and young son have made the move to NYC. Soon the family will have another one to add to the Mabius roster. While Eric and his wife, interior designer Ivy Sherman - still hammer out the name for their second child, Eric spent some time this past weekend at Toys R Us Disney preschool toy event.

Mabius read stories to the crowd that gathered to watch demonstrations of new Disney toys. Now that is one story time that I would have loved to attended. Sadly that would have been a heck of a drive but I’m thinking it might have been worth it.

Vanessa Williams - the saucy Wilhemina Slater on ‘Ugly Betty’ - was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a comedy series. But she lost out to Jean Smart of ‘Samantha Who?’ It’s still an honor to be nominated for an Emmy and to lose out to such a fine actress on another ABC show is telling of just how strong their prime time lineup is.

Vanessa wore a stunning Kevan Hall printed dress. It’s easy to see how she became Miss America. She may not have won the Emmy but she wins over ‘Betty’ fans each episode. Vanessa brings such spunk and life to her character that is just fun to watch the bad girl even though you know it will probably wind up hurting either Daniel, Betty, or both.

It seems few of us were tuning into the Emmy’s this year as they apparently had their lowest ratings ever. With the Internet and having access to information so easily or watching shows on demand, it’s not surprising that less people are watching it on television. Maybe with broadcasting in high definition these award shows can get a face lift and bring more information to the viewers in a friendlier format.

Season three will kick off in just a few short days. How exciting is that? ‘Ugly Betty’ is now being filmed in New York rather than Los Angeles to take advantage of incentives. Lindsay Lohan will also be reprising her role as Kimberly - a girl who was mean to Betty in high school. The paparazzi has been very interested in the taping of “Betty” when Lohan has been on set. The cast thinks all the attention will die down when Lohan is finished with her episodes.

Lohan will be in the season opener entitled “The Manhattan Project.” It will also be two hours. Hopefully we’ll get some answers from season two’s cliffhanger like who will Betty choose and what is Hilda thinking getting involved with a married man? Plus what happens to Daniel now that he is no longer editor? We should get a lot of answers in two hours.

Lohan’s character will appear in six episodes and will be working at Mode. ‘Betty’ star Vanessa Williams has been praising Lohan’s performance in her small screen role and experienced first hand the long hours that go into shooting a weekly one hour show.

No word on yet if Lohan might return later in the season. I guess it really depends upon how the first six episodes play out. Lindsey is a fun actress to watch, so she should provide some fun moments in the first few episodes of “Betty.”

Soon enough Thursday night 7pm will be here. It can’t arrive soon enough for us Betty fans wanting to know the answers to season two’s finale episode.

Ever wonder what the fictional magazine Mode would really look like? Ugly Betty the Book has the look and feel of Mode magazine but has more information about the TV show like cast bios and behind the scene layouts.

For us Betty fans, there’s no better companion to one of the best shows on television. The book not only features cast interviews but has several articles that might just appear in Mode magazine. Such articles like how to win friends at work and your style horoscope. You can also get make up tips from Hilda.

Ugly Betty The Book looks interesting enough and know that it covers a great subject. It just might be worth it.

The complete second season of Ugly Betty is now available on DVD. What a perfect way to get ready for season three than to watch all of season 2.

As with season one, season two left us with many cliffhangers but this time not only the ones on camera. Shortly after season two wrapped up, it was announced the show would be moving to New York City. It is also rumored that Rebecca Romjin’s character, Alexis, will have a lesser role in season three. Another rumor floating around is that Eric Mabius will have a lesser role in season three as his family plans to stay in Los Angeles. Sadly it’s been confirmed that both Christopher Gorham (Henry Grubstick) and Freddy Rodríguez (Giovanni ‘Gio’ Rossi) are moving on from Ugly Betty as they both have other engagements. But there is good news as there will be another love interest for Betty.

So season three will have lots in store for fans. With so many new shows in the sumer, it’s been hard, if not impossible, to catch any reruns of Ugly Betty. Picking up the 5-disc season two might be the only way I can watch those missed episodes and remember exactly everything that happened in season two.

Still getting the boxed set would certainly help pass the time until the premiere arrives, which is September 25th. Season two lists for $59.99 but can be found cheaper. It can also be rented through Netflix for those wanting to watch the episodes but aren’t interested in buying the DVDs.

First of all, I’m so excited to be the new blogger at WatchingUglyBetty.com. Ugly Betty is one of my favorite shows so I can’t wait for the new season.

I’m Lynn and I blog also for 451 Press at Wii Rally, Ms State College, and Creative Mom Cafe. Can you tell that I like blogging? Blogging’s my favorite. Sorry, slipped into the new Facebook group I joined about smiles in homage to Elf(Will Ferrel movie).

Anyway, I’m looking forward to talking about Ugly Betty, the cast, doing show recaps, and more fun stuff.

Salma Hayek, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Lopez, all new Latina mommies have just received gift baskets from Latin businesses to celebrate their new babies and their Latin heritage. 4 Latin based business created the gift baskets. Read on for more info on where to shop for your own little ones.

Latin Baby: Online Boutique with products for babies and toddlers, as well as mommies and grandmothers. Included hooded towels and jean jackets featuring Latin words and cute phrases sewed on, with info on healthy babies and families.

Frijolitos: For getting the little ones imagination buzzing. Bilingual books and plush animals including mariachi dogs, turtles and armadillos.

Los Pollitos:Designer items for baby. With bright colorful baby wear items some including popular Latin phrases.

Proud Tots: High-end quality and unique items at affordable prices. Baby blankets, shoes and silk bedding’s.

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Last year it was announced that Rebecca Romijn was taking over from Mischa Barton (of OC fame) as the face of BeBe and Eva Longoria of Desperate Housewives fame would represent BeBe sport. Now we finally get a look at her ad for the popular apparel company.  Other provocative pictures in the campaign have Rebecca posing in lingerie and on a bed. The picture above features the Bebe floor length Sonara Halter Dress, visit BeBe for ordering information.

 On March 6, BeBe and InStyle hosted “An Evening of Hollywood Glam” with Rebecca Romijn and several of her Ugly Betty friends dropped by to show their support. Becki Newton, Vanessa Williams and Marc Indelicato are pictured in the first picture below. Doesn’t Marc look so grown up?  Greg Scott CEO of BeBe and Manny Mashouf founder and chairman of Bebe are featured with Rebecca in the second picture.

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Eric Mabius has joined in with the likes of America Ferrera, Ana Ortiz and Tony Plana to take a stand in the current presidential race. While Ana and Tony have been taken part in nonpartisan group to encourage minority voting America has been campaigning heavily for Hillary Clinton.

Eric on the other hand is featured in the music video We Are The Ones by Black Eyed Peas front man Will.i.am in support of Barack Obama. Some of the other celebrities featured include: George Lopez, Jessica Alba, Regina King, Macy Gray, Kerry Washington, John Leguizamo, Tichina Arnold and Ryan Phillippe.

Vanessa Williams in a recent interview stated support for both Democratic candidates but didn’t seem interested in making a public statement of support for either. I wonder what side the rest of the Ugly Betty cast will take?

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Congratulations to Kevin Alejandro and his musicisan wife Leslie. They welcomed a 7 lbs 2 oz baby boy on February 22 in Los Angeles! Kevin played Santos Hilda’s fiancee and Justin’s father on Season 1 of Ugly Bettyuntil his character was murdered in a robbery attempt at a convenience store. The baby announcement was given exclusively to People.

Salma Hayek was also recently discussing her beautiful baby daughter revealed that she was hoping for a boy at first. Worrying that mothers and daughters always have conflict between them but now is happy that she had a girl. “…I’m in a state of innocence where I love everything she does. If she does a poop and I have to change the diaper, I even love that moment!”

She also stated that she doesn’t really feel a need for marriage, though some people need a commitment her and Francois-Henri Pinault might just throw a huge party instead to celebrate their family. Even more interesting Salma shared that she and Valentina live in Los Angeles but Francois still lives in Paris.

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“I certainly do Botox, which I definitely think that almost every woman that I know has [done],” she said. “And it’s a miracle drug, no cutting, nothing –and I love it. But I also want to act too … so I don’t do it to freeze my face,”

Vanessa Williams admitted to Barbara Walters that she uses Botox during her interview. Kudos to Vanessa for being bold enough to admit she uses Botox. Their are a lot of Hollywood stars that should be so upfront. The annual Oscar edition of The Barbara Walters Special also interviewed Harrison Ford, Miley Cyrus and Juno Academy Award nominee Ellen Page. During her interview Vanessa also discussed her surprise that Barbara even called her since she’s been working in the industry for over 20 years and how Ugly Betty has helped reinvigorate her career. Vanessa also discussed the fact the she misses being in a relationship and shared her experiences with racism while growing up.

*More info about the Barbara Walters Oscar Special can be found at ABC News.

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 movie trailer is now available. All of the main characters have reprised their roles, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, Blake Lively and Alexis Bledel. The story is set 3 years in the future from where the original Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants film ended.

The girls are in college, dating and face more adult problems complicated by their busy lives which keep them apart. The plot is based mostly on the fourth book from the series, Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood. The film is expected to be released on August 8 and due to its more adult storyline carries a PG-13 rating. The books series is written by Ann Bashares and would be a great gift for the teen in your life.

Since the original Sisterhood film aired, America has gone on to play the critically acclaimed and award winning character of Betty from Ugly Betty. Blake Lively stars in the popular CW teen drama Gossip Girl, also based on a series of books. America and Amber are both currently campaigning for Hillary Clinton for president and Alexis Bledel starred in Gilmore Girls which just ended a seven year run last TV season.

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