Is Ugly Betty funny?

[bonnie43uk]

??? ..i just cannot laugh at this.


is it just me.


Peep show, League of Gentlemen, Alan Partridge, The Office, Yes, .. Ugly Betty .... no.

[Arneldo]

Nope. Its complete rubbish.

[Crystal-Rose]

Ye i cant seem to get into this show either, :conf:

[Chrizzle]

Yeah I like Ugly Betty.
Its not meant to be laugh your ass off funny, its just gentle humour.

[bonnie43uk]

Originally posted by bb4eva
Nope. Its complete rubbish.

Phew, i thought it was just me.

and i did try and like it .. basically, its american trash. Why did that Scottish girl from Extra's agree to do this?

[Bells]

I think it's pretty good, but not hilarious.
I don't watch it for the humour personally, just for the storyline and plot.

[sol]

Episode 1 was okay but half way through episode 2 I got bored and switched it over, I have'nt watched it since.

[Rory]

It's popular over here. But see, we don't get any of your "quality" TV as you guys would say.

[BB-Rocks]

I love Ugly Betty. Some bits of it are funny bt i dont watch it as a comedy i just like the story lines etc.

[Sam]

I like it but i find it boring and a bit repetitive, tripping up is one of the only jokes they use . She tripped over like twelve times on Friday. I dont think that kind of humour is funny.

[bonnie43uk]

Originally posted by Rory
It's popular over here. But see, we don't get any of your "quality" TV as you guys would say.

Nice to get an American perspective Rory, i love loads of American stuff aswell .. Curb your enthusiasm, The American version of "The Office", Larry Sanders. The Simpsons, Seinfeld, etc etc.. but Ugly Betty just does'nt do it for me. I just cant warm to the characters.

[Rory]

Originally posted by bonnie43uk
Originally posted by Rory
It's popular over here. But see, we don't get any of your "quality" TV as you guys would say.

Nice to get an American perspective Rory, i love loads of American stuff aswell .. Curb your enthusiasm, The American version of "The Office", Larry Sanders. The Simpsons, Seinfeld, etc etc.. but Ugly Betty just does'nt do it for me. I just cant warm to the characters.
Haha. I understand.

Over here Ugly Betty comes on at 8 on ABC and lasts an hour,
and My Name is Earl comes on at 8 - 8.30 then our version of the office from 8.30 - 9 on NBC.

I've only seen the first episode on ABC Family, and my TiVo will record it whenever there isn't a new episode of the office.

Edit: I was surprised to see that it won 2 Golden Globes! 1 for America Ferrarra, and one for the show itself.

[Tom4784]

It isn't laugh out loud funny but it is fun to watch I think!

[Psylocke]

Hmmm.im not impressed.
its ok

[DiamondDogTags]

i like it.. it makes me smile, at first i thought it would be like the devil wears Prada but it has more things to it.. Justin the little boy is funny..

[cc100]

The funniest thing about it is the fact that the girl who is supposed to be ugly is far from ugly!

Trust the Yanks.:pat:

[Ruth*Star]

i think UB is cool, i whatch for the storylines not the humour, i think its a well made show.

[AndyJK]

Originally posted by Rory
It's popular over here. But see, we don't get any of your "quality" TV as you guys would say.

As an American, did you ever watch Mystery Science Theatre 3000?

[bonnie43uk]

Originally posted by AndyJK
Originally posted by Rory
It's popular over here. But see, we don't get any of your "quality" TV as you guys would say.

As an American, did you ever watch Mystery Science Theatre 3000?

Hey .. i used to watch that... Brilliant show!! thanks for reminding me AndyJK!!

( bONNIE goes straight onto Youtube to look for clips):thumbs:

[Rory]

Originally posted by AndyJK
Originally posted by Rory
It's popular over here. But see, we don't get any of your "quality" TV as you guys would say.

As an American, did you ever watch Mystery Science Theatre 3000?
Oh god yes. That's an amazing show. I've seen most of them on Sci-Fi and through Netflix

[easypeasy]

Originally posted by bonnie43uk
Originally posted by Rory
It's popular over here. But see, we don't get any of your "quality" TV as you guys would say.

Nice to get an American perspective Rory, i love loads of American stuff aswell .. Curb your enthusiasm, The American version of "The Office", Larry Sanders. The Simpsons, Seinfeld, etc etc.. but Ugly Betty just does'nt do it for me. I just cant warm to the characters. oh yeah Larry David is the man.......he is funny without even saying a word, when he does that up-close "are you bull-******** me?" look i always crack up.
Curb rules, it makes "friends" and "ugly betty" look like crap.

[easypeasy]

Originally posted by Rory
Originally posted by AndyJK
Originally posted by Rory
It's popular over here. But see, we don't get any of your "quality" TV as you guys would say.

As an American, did you ever watch Mystery Science Theatre 3000?
Oh god yes. That's an amazing show. I've seen most of them on Sci-Fi and through Netflix theres 24/7 mst2k on winamp shoutcast tv, always entertaining for its sarcastic humour.

[abs]

"everybody hates chris" is by far better!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz1q7sP8-sU

[texbex]

yes its hillarious I like her nerdy ex bf haha

[ttw]

When I first watch it I was dissapointed, i thought it was gonna be funnier then it is... its ok, but nothing great

[Bells]

Fact is though, the girl isn't ugly. I mean yeah she has glasses, braces, bad dress sense and terrible hair. But the point of the show is that she'll probably get rid of all that and become a really pretty girl. If you search for her pictures of what she looks like normally she's very pretty. So it kind of makes the show a bit upsetting - what about people who actually are considered ugly? Not everyone can just get rid of things like braces and become beautiful.

:rolleyes:

[~Kizwiz~]

Originally posted by ice_maiden02
I think it's pretty good, but not hilarious.
I don't watch it for the humour personally, just for the storyline and plot.

I'm the same as ice_maiden. I like the show but i dont find it funny as such.

[ttw]

Originally posted by ice_maiden02
Fact is though, the girl isn't ugly. I mean yeah she has glasses, braces, bad dress sense and terrible hair. But the point of the show is that she'll probably get rid of all that and become a really pretty girl. If you search for her pictures of what she looks like normally she's very pretty. So it kind of makes the show a bit upsetting - what about people who actually are considered ugly? Not everyone can just get rid of things like braces and become beautiful.

:rolleyes:

Huh? So they should have used an ugly actress?

I don't think it makes much of a difference.

[bonnie43uk]

It's those hairy black caterpiller eye brows that puts me off this show.

and its just not funny!!!!!!! IMHO! my mate eddie thinks it's pretty funny though??

[tinkerbell]

Its exactly the same as Devil Wears Prada so kinda poo, still watch it tho :flower:

[bonnie43uk]

Originally posted by tinkerbell
Its exactly the same as Devil Wears Prada so kinda poo, still watch it tho :flower:

i actually liked "The Devil wears Prada". I'm a sucker for anything with Anne Hathaway in it though.:thumbs:

[GiRTh]

It's bobbins. I shy away from anything to do with the fashion industry but I took a look at it. Not funny. End of.

[Mrluvaluva]

Watched the 1st episode. That was enough for me!

[secrets]

i reckon its rubbish.

[Bells]

Huh? So they should have used an ugly actress?

I don't think it makes much of a difference. [/quote]

Well I've read the outline plot of the show, so I already know where it's leading.
I totally see where you're coming from though - at the moment, no, it wouldn't make any difference at all.

[Emilee]

I think Ugly Betty is ace. I think shes really pretty :thumbs::laugh:

[andybigbro]

I DONT WATCH UGLY BETTY

but my brother does and i dont think he lughs v much at it lol