Tag Archives: Ugly Betty

Cute Kristen & Angry Amanda

E4 have started showing Ugly Betty from the beginning, and I remembered reading that Kristen Schaal had a cameo in the pilot episode, so I decided to give it a look-see. Despite being given a character name (and being referenced … Continue reading

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The Trouble With Tribbianis

Clearly I have an addiction to buying bargain DVDs. Even with a teetering tower of cases already threatening to spill over and cause me a mild, toe-related injury, I still couldn’t resist picking up the first season of Joey (2004-2006), … Continue reading

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“Be who you are… Dress how you want… Just learn to run really fast.”

In honour of the fourth and final season of Ugly Betty (the trailers have just started running here, although I’ll have to wait until the 11th of August for the actual “premiere” of the first new episode), I’ve nominated ‘Marc … Continue reading

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Betty está muerta

Apparently ABC has announced that the fourth season of Ugly Betty will also be its final season. To be honest, I’m not too sad about that, as I mentioned in my unsolicited “review of the year” post, it had started … Continue reading

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Unsolicited End-of-Year Opinions…

I see a lot of mags/sites are breaking out their “Best of the Decade” lists, but I can’t be doing with that. Amélie remains my favourite film of all time, so it follows that it’s my fave of the decade… … Continue reading

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Brace Yourself

Last night I watched the first part of the new Shirley Henderson comedy May Contain Nuts. To get her underachieving daughter into a fancy new school, Henderson decides to substitute for her at the vital entrance exam. Realising that the … Continue reading

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Aussie Rules Comedy

One of my fondest comedy-related memories is of a show called Let The Blood Run Free (1990–1992), which I also saw sometime around the early-nineties, in those “formative” years. For those who haven’t had the pleasure, this medical soap-opera spoof was … Continue reading

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