Ugly Betty start dates on RTE 2 & S4C

[Lane Kent]

Time:19:00 to 20:00 (1 hour long).
When:Monday 1st January on RTÉ 2

UGLY BETTY

Pilot. Series 1, episode 1.
Few people ever get to know sweet, intelligent Betty Suarez because in the world of fashion, Betty is the oversized square peg in the petite round hole.
Director: Richard Shepard
Starring: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Alan Dale, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Ashley Jensen
(New Series)


Time:20:35 to 21:30 (55 minutes long).
When:Monday 1st January on RTÉ 2

The Box and the Bunny. Series 1, episode 2.
Betty loses a book, which is the complete new edition of the magazine and contains un-retouched photos of a popular actress. She has to find the book before the photos get out to the rest of the press.
Director: Sheree Folkson
Starring: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Alan Dale, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Ashley Jensen

Ugly Betty
If you are in Wales and you miss the pilot at 9:30pm showing on channel 4 you can catch it on S4C
Starting: 23:05 on Friday 5th January. Duration: 1 hour
Showing on S4C.

Please note England, Scotland and Wales aren't getting a double bill like RTE2. So they will be a head of us.

[eithne]

I'm not going to brag about that as well as brag about Desperate Housewives being earlier here than in the UK.

[Lane Kent]

Okay, I won't brag that I've seen a couple of episodes of DH S3 and it is fab, either

Counting down the days until it returns. And I do hope Ugly Betty lives up to all expectations. It's been years since I've religiously followed American series' and they have become appointment viewing.

[eithne]

Be interesting to see what we all make of it. I've heard so much about it that I hope it lives up to expectations.

[Lane Kent]

Well first reviews don't look promising. The below scan from the Radio Times I think was posted on the Lois & Clark board I got to.

www.btinternet.com/~recycle2000/ugly.jpg

I really hope they are wrong but...

I don't think you can judge something by the pilot. Many a show I've not liked the pilot and then not watched. Yet later on have seen later episodes and really loved the series and when you go back to the pilot you find it wasn't so bad just finding its feet. Other shows the pilot is the best and it is all downhill from there.