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Ugly Betty 4.20: “Hello Goodbye” (Series Finale)

April 15, 2010
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Note: The following review contains spoilers for all aired episodes of Ugly Betty. What struck me most about Ugly Betty‘s packed and touching series finale, “Hello Goodbye,” wasn’t the resolution given to any particular character–though I found the majority of the resolutions to be both satisfying and fitting–but the level of emotion displayed in the actors’ [...]

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Lost History: The Temperamentals

March 20, 2010
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Most people seem to believe that the history of the American gay rights movement began during the Stonewall riots in 1969.  In actuality, political activist Harry Hay organized the first organization of gay men–The Mattachine Society–nearly 20 years earlier, in 1950 in Los Angeles, along with his lover, the famous Austrian fashion designer, Rudi Gernreich, [...]

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The 20 Best Television Shows of 2009

December 28, 2009
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20) Modern Family It’s not the first wacky family show in television history, nor will it be the last, but it has an oddball zaniness and zest that feels like what Arrested Development may have been like it if it were set in a more realistic world with more down-to-earth characters.  Creators Steven Levitan and Christopher [...]

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Ugly Betty: “The Butterfly Effect”

October 17, 2009
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Dear Ugly Betty Viewers Past and Present, Last night, Ugly Betty‘s ratings were rather dismal–not surprising, since ABC shuttled it off to Friday nights at 9 PM, eastern time, also known as the Death Slot.  It would be difficult for me to persuade new prospective audience members to join this still wonderful series at this [...]

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Ugly Betty: "Things Fall Apart"

February 27, 2009
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I’m happy to report that Ugly Betty continues to follow the upward swing I discussed in my last review. I wrote there that Betty works best when it doesn’t neglect its humanity, its soap opera roots, or its comedic side. And this episode was another excellent example of all of these aspects working in tandem, [...]

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The Ups and Downs of Ugly Betty

February 23, 2009
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Ugly Betty has been having quite an inconsistent Season Three. After moving its production to New York over the summer break and losing some actors in the process, its first set of episodes was rather wobbly, capped off by the mercifully cut-short Lindsay Lohan arc. Once the focus moved from that to Betty’s attempts to [...]

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The 10 Best TV Shows of 2006

December 31, 2006
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1) The Office–A weekly half-hour dose of pure comedic ingeniousness. The Office‘s writers have a flawless ability to take an already hilarious (and usually all-too-human) joke, and then with just the slightest added touch, make it brilliant. For example, in the latest episode to air, “Benihana Christmas,” Michael listening and singing along to the weepy [...]

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