| Ugly Betty: The Complete Second Season | 
| Director: N/a
Actors: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Rebecca Romijn, Vanessa Williams
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 53
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Number Of Items: 5
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 1.2
MPN: 05636800
UPC: 786936754230
EAN: 0786936754230
ASIN: B0018CWEXA
Release Date: September 9, 2008 (In 1 Day)
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Product Description
Betty Suarez is smart sweet and hard working. They only problem is that she's not thin and beautiful like all her co-workers at Mode the high-fashion magazine where she works. The only reason the publisher hired her to be his son's secretary is that he thought Betty was someone who Daniel would never sleep with. Betty's hard work and determination earns Daniel's respect as she helps him find his way through the shark infested waters of the fashion industry.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC:786936754230 Manufacturer No:05636800
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A second helping is better than first. September 1, 2008
Hard to believe what a 2nd season makes. We saw Betty at the end of this season with an ultimatum from Gio & Walter. But first,a quick recap; Wilhelmina felled in love with Bradford Meade-and then she cheated with her bodyguard, Dwayne (Vanessa Williams' Ex-Husband Rick Fox). During the wedding ceremony, Amanda breaks out with her own version of Kelis' "MilkShake". Wilhelmina's fiancee suffered a heart attack, collapsed, and then later died. Wilhelmina had another scheme rolled up in her sleeves; she had herself a baby. Then, Amanda performed "Gene $immons is my Daddy" for The KISS frontman; Also, Wilhelmina got into an altercation with Betty White: and finally, Wilhelmina had a confrontation with her sister, Renee. (Played by Michael Michele).
There's so much fun you can handle in one hour of Must-See TV. Maybe we should might call this show, "Ugly Vanessa".
Love this show~ July 30, 2008
I rented season 1 to catch up and found myself liking the show so much I had to buy it. I can't wait for season 2. Another example of how much better TV has gotten recently.
Beautiful Betty June 25, 2008
Thursday Night is once again MUST SEE Tv, and it's 8pm Thursday night. This is smart and funny and doesn't loose it's heart. If you have not given this show a peek, pick up season one DVD and see what you have been missing, and you be all ready for season 2 on dvd and to watch season 3 beginging in September.
A fun Season Two, but huge changes confront Season Three May 25, 2008
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
Warning! Some spoilers contained in the following review!
All in all, Season Two of UGLY BETTY was, like Season One, an utter delight. It certainly was not timid in its story telling, trying to keep true to its roots in telemundo by pushing storylines that beggared credibility, sometimes perhaps crossing the lines of believability, but all in all having a lot of fun.
There were too many plotlines to attempt any summarization, but suffice it to say that if you didn't care for one - and there were some that I definitely didn't care for (primarily Wilhelmina's theft of Bradford Meade's sperm upon his death and then having Christina carry Bradford and Wilhelmina's baby, though secondarily the storyline of having Gene Simmons temporarily feature as Amanda's supposed biological father [like most people I've talked to, I just find anything having to do with Gene Simmons to be more than a little distasteful]) - just wait a week or two and you'd find others you might like instead. That said, the one arc that extended the length of the season was the two men in Betty's life: Henry, who she loves and with whom she continues a romance that is fated to end as soon as his ex-girlfriend Charlie gives birth to their child, and Gio, who is deeply attracted to Betty and tries to engage her interest even while she remains with Henry. Both Christopher Gorham who plays Henry (who I previously loved in JAKE 2.0) and Freddy Rodriguez (who I loved in SIX FEET UNDER) do a great job of making both of their characters really interesting. I found myself wanting Betty to be happy with both of them, though obviously she could only end up with one.
But to be honest, the real appeal of the show lies less in the story arcs, which while good are not particularly outstanding, than in the fine ensemble cast and the great collection of characters. I perpetually found myself less than riveted by what was happening than in whom it was happening to. Ultimately, I think that might be the show's weakness. With its roots in telemundo, the show has an indelible and inescapable frivolity. By its very nature, it lacks any potential to become much more than a nice way to pass time. That being said, it is time that I do enjoy passing.
I am extremely anxious, however, about the show's future. Season Three is going to feature some absolutely massive changes to the show. Shortly after filming concluded on Season Two it was announced that the production was going to relocate to New York City. At the same time it was leaked that Rebecca Romjin, who has been delightful as Daniel's sister/former brother Alexis/Alex, was going to have a greatly lessened involvement in the series in Season Three. To make matters worse, there were rumors that some actors were unwilling to move to New York full time and might have their character's become less central to the story. The most worrying of these is Eric Mabius, who has young children and a home in L.A. After Betty his Daniel Meade is easily one of the most important characters on the show. Having him on less than a full time basis could significantly change the entire texture of the show, and I suspect not for the better. Also, while I believe having the show filmed in the actual city where the action is supposed to take place (though I suspect that the neighborhood in which Betty's house is supposed to be located will continue to be CGI) will be a great boon for the show, I fear that the changes could give it a very different feel from the first two seasons. This could very easily cease to be the show that we've all known and loved.
Fearful or not, I will try to be optimistic. Hopefully the cast will remain more or less intact with the move to New York. I will also hope that the producers reconsider the lessened role for Rebecca Romjin and that Eric Mabius stays with the show fulltime. And I hope that having the possibility of on location shots in New York outweighs any disruption leaving L.A. creates. Season Two ended, as with Season One, with some major cliffhangers, but this year not all of the anticipation was created by the story. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the show remains as much fun as it has been in the past.
A vente mocha of dramedic goodness!!! May 20, 2008
7 out of 17 found this review helpful
Wasn't this show a big hit in the banana republics years ago? It took Salma Hayek and her proud , firm influences to bring it to American tv. Thank Goddess we have Ms. Hayek to brighten up our dreary American televison landscape by helping those poor poverty ridden writers and producers bring their creations to our shiny country. Some would say she's strip mining the fruits of a simpler culture for her own benefit, but I say she's more like Starbucks! Plus it's nice to see an American show that wasn't written by the Brits first. Anyway you go Salma! You go too, lil' Betty! Cuba Libra!
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