As the fourth season kicked off, I didn't really intend to come back. But after reading in several different places, multiple times, that "Betty" was seeing a creative resurgence, I decided to give it another shot. After all, it was on right after "Modern Family" and "Cougar Town" so all I had to do was leave the TV on ABC. I was delighted to find that the show really had gotten back on track. Storylines had moved on, Matt was gone, Daniel was back, Justin was maturing rather than acting like a petulant child, and Betty even seemed more focused on her work. Unfortunately, I came back too late, the show was cancelled, and the web really wasn't all that abuzz with the news. Which struck me as odd, considering how fresh and popular the show was when it premiered in 2006. When the show was good, it was great. It was witty, touching, dramatic, and managed to pull off a lot of soap opera moments with sleek, primetime savvy. I know a lot of viewers left around the third season much like I did, but I think there should have been more memorials for a show that was pretty good 3/4 of the time. It didn't make it a very long time, but its creative slump shouldn't diminish how good the show was in its prime. I give it credit as well for ending on a creative high instead of slinking off into the darkness with its tail between its legs. No, if anything, "Ugly Betty" danced with confidence into the dark because that's what the show was: bold, confident, unique, and fabulous.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
"Ugly Betty" - When you were good, you were great
Last week we said goodbye to a great dramedy that entertained us for four seasons. Okay, maybe less than four seasons. I'll be the first to admit that I dropped the show for a while around season 3, when Betty was past Gio and Henry and mingling with the less interesting Matt, Wilhelmina was canoodling with Connor, Daniel was dealing with his long-lost French son, and watching every week felt more like a chore than a treat. I felt like none of the storylines were very entertaining anymore and the inital spirit the show had was waning. It was still fun to watch Marc and Amanda, that never changed, but I wasn't willing to tune in just for them anymore. As the fourth season kicked off, I didn't really intend to come back. But after reading in several different places, multiple times, that "Betty" was seeing a creative resurgence, I decided to give it another shot. After all, it was on right after "Modern Family" and "Cougar Town" so all I had to do was leave the TV on ABC. I was delighted to find that the show really had gotten back on track. Storylines had moved on, Matt was gone, Daniel was back, Justin was maturing rather than acting like a petulant child, and Betty even seemed more focused on her work. Unfortunately, I came back too late, the show was cancelled, and the web really wasn't all that abuzz with the news. Which struck me as odd, considering how fresh and popular the show was when it premiered in 2006. When the show was good, it was great. It was witty, touching, dramatic, and managed to pull off a lot of soap opera moments with sleek, primetime savvy. I know a lot of viewers left around the third season much like I did, but I think there should have been more memorials for a show that was pretty good 3/4 of the time. It didn't make it a very long time, but its creative slump shouldn't diminish how good the show was in its prime. I give it credit as well for ending on a creative high instead of slinking off into the darkness with its tail between its legs. No, if anything, "Ugly Betty" danced with confidence into the dark because that's what the show was: bold, confident, unique, and fabulous.
As the fourth season kicked off, I didn't really intend to come back. But after reading in several different places, multiple times, that "Betty" was seeing a creative resurgence, I decided to give it another shot. After all, it was on right after "Modern Family" and "Cougar Town" so all I had to do was leave the TV on ABC. I was delighted to find that the show really had gotten back on track. Storylines had moved on, Matt was gone, Daniel was back, Justin was maturing rather than acting like a petulant child, and Betty even seemed more focused on her work. Unfortunately, I came back too late, the show was cancelled, and the web really wasn't all that abuzz with the news. Which struck me as odd, considering how fresh and popular the show was when it premiered in 2006. When the show was good, it was great. It was witty, touching, dramatic, and managed to pull off a lot of soap opera moments with sleek, primetime savvy. I know a lot of viewers left around the third season much like I did, but I think there should have been more memorials for a show that was pretty good 3/4 of the time. It didn't make it a very long time, but its creative slump shouldn't diminish how good the show was in its prime. I give it credit as well for ending on a creative high instead of slinking off into the darkness with its tail between its legs. No, if anything, "Ugly Betty" danced with confidence into the dark because that's what the show was: bold, confident, unique, and fabulous.
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