MeeVee Exclusive!: Interview with Ugly Betty Exec. Producer Silvio Horta
It's hard to believe that Ugly Betty, the winner of two Golden Globes for Best Comedy Series, as well as Best Actress in a Comedy for America Ferrera, barely made it on the air. And yet, that's what happened.
The now incredibly successful show based on the Colombian telenovella, Yo Soy Betty la Fea, wasn't the easiest show to market. Its subject matter (an unattractive girl from Queens navigates her way through the shark-infested waters of high fashion) and its star America Ferrara, a relatively unknown actress with only a few credits under her belt, didn't exactly start a bidding war.
Thanks to the star power of Salma Hayek, and some major convincing by dedicated studio execs, Betty did manage to land on ABC's fall schedule. The show's problems were hardly over though. It was originally slated to air on Friday nights. Had it not been for the critics who rallied around the show, forcing ABC to move the show into the primo Thursday night timeslot, Betty surely would have succumbed to TGIF crucifixion.
In this interview with the show's creator, Silvio Horta, at the Winter TCA press tour, we learn more about Betty's incredible rags to riches story, Horta's own personal investment in the show, and what TV shows inspired him as a kid.
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MeeVee Talks With Jericho Star Skeet Ulrich
On Jericho, Skeet Ulrich plays Jake Green, an unlikely hero with a secret past, attempting to cope with the aftermath of nuclear war in his small hometown. That secret past has kept a lot of fans wondering: Just where has Jake been for the last five years? In this group interview, conducted at the TCA press tour, we attempt to find out.
Will we learn where Jake's been for the past five years this season?
It becomes clear where he had been, certainly for a portion of that five years. But not unlike Hawkins's backstory, it’s sort of one layer of what’s been going on. You learn in Episode 14 quite a bit more than you do in [Episode] 12. The thing I love about the characters is that you never know what’s true and what’s not.
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The Apprentice: Honey, You're Just Too Soft
The Apprentice
Title: "To Bee or Not to Bee"
First Aired: 2/11/07
How on earth did a nice, quiet beach boy find himself on The Apprentice? Whatever the reason for this heinous snafu, the nice guy got the boot. Not exactly last place, but close enough.
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Totally Frakked: Heroes -- La Femme Fatale Niki-ta
Heroes
Title: “Run!”
First Aired: 2/12/07
Mysterious packages, blonde she-devils, and a pair of gore-soaked corpses are the common threads woven throughout yet another excellent chapter of Heroes, directed by none other than Roxann Dawson herself, the former half-Klingon, half-human Chief Engineer B’Elanna Torres of Star Trek: Voyager.
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Tonight's Picks: Tuesday, Feb. 13
American Idol Eardrums around the country can rejoice tonight as the open auditions have concluded and the group elimination stage begins in Hollywood.
NCIS -- Burn Out
The team investigates the death of a sailor found in an abandoned restaurant and Tony meets his doppelganger.
Boston Legal -- Fat Burner
Denny is arrested for exporting human fat to be used as a fuel source (wait -- whaa?), while Clarence tries his first case, a homicide (of course). This otherwise nondescript day at Crane, Poole, and Schmidt is rounded out by a firm member’s sudden departure. Next week, Mooninites attack!
Dwight Schrute Bobblehead Winners!
We received several worthy entries to our Office bobblehead contest. It was difficult to just pick three. So, in addition to our grand prize winners, we have decided to award three runners-up. Each Grand Prize Winner will receive a Dwight Schrute Bobblehead. Each runner-up will receive a MeeVee slinky and notebook for their fantastic efforts.
Without further ado, here are the top-scoring entries.
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
1) Heather R. -- Pam
After dropping out of junior college, a
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