The Beauty of Ugly Betty

One of my favorite new TV shows this year, besides Heroes, is Ugly Betty. I don't get to see that show too much since I work on Thursday nights but I have caught up on almost all the episodes by catching them on abc.com (limited commercials, yea!).

You can't call Ugly Betty a comedy or a drama since it has elements of both. I love how each episode goes back and forth between showing Betty in her job at Mode. Her work environment looks so pretty and modern but there's alot of ugly stuff going on under the surface. There's jealousy and back-stabbing between co-workers, and a "murder" mystery. Then, you see Betty's life in Queens with her family and her boyfriend Walter (Uggh!!). Her home life is a little chaotic but underneath you can see there's genuine love and affection between her family.

All the characters on the show are awesome in their own way but the person that ties the show together is Betty, she is the one you root for every week. At one point in our lives, we have all been Ugly Betty. We can all identify with sticking out in a crowd, feeling that we are not understood, being picked on because we are different. Betty is not perfect, a little too eager to please at times and don't get me started on her fashion choices, but there is such a sense of integrity and loyalty to her. America Ferrera is a major reason why this show works. If you were to see a picture of her outside the show, you will realize that she is very beautiful. It is very ironic that she stars as Betty because she is the most beautiful person on this show. I know we've heard this message a million times before but it bears repeating: there is nothing wrong with being yourself, in fact that is the best thing you can do in this world.