The Kid's are Alright
May 15, 2008
Promos  |  Trailer

Betty, still missing Henry, fights her attraction to Gio, but later finds herself stuck with him when both volunteer to chaperone Justin's middle school dance. Meanwhile, Hilda tries to get Coach Diaz to notice her; Amanda agrees to do a reality show with her dad and Daniel feels the heat when Wilhelmina makes her triumphant return to Mode amid a media frenzy.

NEW YORK - Production of ABC's "Ugly Betty" is moving to New York.

The announcement was made Monday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor David Paterson and ABC Studios President Mark Pedowitz. They say the show will take advantage of a 35 percent tax credit from the city and state when it makes the move from Los Angeles.

"Ugly Betty" stars Emmy winner America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, a young woman from Queens who works for a fashion magazine.

The comedy will be filmed in Manhattan and Queens. It is expected to create more than 200 full and part-time jobs.

"Law & Order," "30 Rock" and "Gossip Girl" are filmed in Manhattan.

The Trailer for the next episode is up on Youtube, Screencaps should follow in a bit.

Here is a quick preview clip of tomorrows episode from ET (of more baby mamma drama).   (Thanks Renee!)

Twenty-five years after bouncing from Syracuse University with her Miss America crown in tow, Vanessa Williams will finally receive her bachelor of fine arts degree during graduation exercises Saturday.

The 45-year-old star of ABC's "Ugly Betty" will also deliver the convocation address to graduates of Syracuse's College of Visual and Performing Arts, according to the Associated Press.

The actress-singer attended Syracuse's drama department as a musical theater major from 1981-1983. She left after making history in 1983 by becoming the first black Miss America. But she turned in her crown in July 1984 after Penthouse magazine published nude, sexually explicit photographs of her taken several years earlier.

The entertainer went on to sell more than 4 million albums, star on Broadway and appear in dozens of television shows and films. She has won a Tony, received two NAACP Image Awards and nine Grammy nominations.

She earned the remaining credits for her degree through industry experience and performances on stage and screen.

Though the show takes place in New York, Ugly Betty isn't actually filmed there; the first two seasons were filmed in Los Angeles. However, with Gov. Paterson's new tax credit program, the show may uproot and make a move east.

Variety reports that the city may be cast in its own role as early as next season. But just as New York was unhappy about losing movie money to Connecticut, LA doesn't want to bid farewell to Betty. If it goes through (ABC hasn't commented just yet), over 100 employees of the show will be left behind. In the coastal tug-of-war, Paterson's plan is the strong arm; under it "the percentage of qualified film production costs eligible for a tax credit tripled, from 10% to 30%. New York City chips in an additional 5% tax break."

Last year, production designer Mark Worthington discussed the “New York scenery” that the show uses, which is all created digitally. Blue screens and computer imaging, along with "high definition digital video of New York City that was pre-shot and then superimposed," all make up the faux-NY. Fun fact: Broadway & 3rd in downtown Los Angeles looks exactly like Queens!

Here's some more scheduled upcoming appearances. For some reason, Eric was not on The Late Late Show last week - the schedule changed at the last minute.

Friday, May 9th
- Christopher Gorham on The Late Late Show @ 12:35am on CBS

Thursday, May 15th
- America Ferrera on The Late Show w/ David Letterman @ 11:30pm on CBS

Moreeeee Promo Pics for "Jump" including Lindsay Lohan as a former schoolmate of Betty and a shocker for a favorite Ugly Betty couple and the reaction that may or maybe not give away their answer (cryptic enough, lol) .    Im so exited for it.    (Thanks Beatrice)

I cant believe how time has just zoomed by, we are almost to the end of the season.    ABC has released promos for the season finale of Ugly Betty!  The episode is entitled "Jump" .  Naomi Campbell & Lindsay Lohan  (who will be playing a mean girl from Betty's past, named Kimberly) will be guest starring.   The spoilers and description for the episode are up in the   spoiler section.

Lindsay Lohan will be joining the cast of Ugly Betty as a guest star!! She is already filming her character for the Season Finale of UB.

You can check out more pictures here.

"Viewers Will First See Her Character in "Ugly Betty's" Season Finale on May 22Lindsay Lohan ("Mean Girls," "Bobby") will join the cast of ABC's hit comedy "Ugly Betty," appearing in the upcoming Season Finale and in five episodes next season. Viewers will first see Lohan's character in the Season Finale episode airing THURSDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET). She'll play a mean girl from high school who suddenly resurfaces in Betty's life. She'll continue on the show when the series makes its third Season Premiere next fall. "  -  Futon Critic

The extra million from the Britney Spears guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother, is a prime inspiration for the folks at Ugly Betty.   According to TvGuide, the ratings are not as exiting as before and the higher ups believe that having Lindsay Lohan would be an awesome boost for the show.   She may appear in the season finale and may also be back next season for an eight episode arc.  Check out the Ausiello Article for more details.

-TvGuide Article

Set your VCR's, DVR's etc, for May 9th, when Chris Gorham will be a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.  It is on at 12:30 EST.    (Thanks so much Renee!)