Ugly Betty – Comedy series: The new breed
Tagged: deportation, novela, Salma Hayek, telenovela, Ugly BettyPosted on: June 13th, 2007“When “Ugly Betty” debuted in September, critics (including Variety’s Brian Lowry) likened it to “The Devil Wears Prada,” questioning whether the show could find its own identity. Then came the soap, and plenty of it, to wash those doubts right out of everyone’s mind: a dastardly murder, deportation threats, Salma Hayek popping up to tame and dump Betty’s boss, even the resurrection of a long-lost brother — as a woman.
Looking back, it’s hard to imagine that “Ugly Betty” has only been on the air for a single season, but that’s the beauty of adapting a telenovela to primetime: The format gave showrunner Silvio Horta and his fellow producers a chance to squeeze four seasons’ worth of plot into 23 episodes.”
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