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1 hour ago | EW - Ausiello Files | See recent EW.com - The Ausiello Files news »

Remember earlier this season... that near-kiss Ugly Betty choreographed for our title heroine and Daniel that we wrote off as a sight gag? Yeah, um, suddenly, it's looking a lot more like foreshadowing. In fact, series creator Silvio Horta confirms for me that he may take a page from the show's source material and explore a romance between Betty and her boss. "We've been batting around the idea," he confesses. "It is not outside the realm of possibility that something  happen, but we're not sure yet." A lot of Horta's indecision stems from the uncertainty of Betty's future. While he's »

- Michael Ausiello

17 hours ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

"Ugly Betty," just like its title character, has had to prove itself over and over since its debut in 2006. Viewed as breakout hit in its first season, the show has since suffered at the hands of critics, sagging ratings and a disastrous move to the fabled Friday night death slot.

Silvio Horta, "Ugly Betty's" executive producer, will be the first to admit the show has had growing pains. Cuban-American Horta grew up watching Spanish-language telenovelas, such as "Betty la Fea," the show "Ugly Betty" was adapted from. After penning the screenplay for the box office hit, "Urban Legend," he moved into TV with the brilliant, but canceled series, "The Chronicle" on the then Sci-Fi network, and Upn's "Jake 2.0."

This week, "Ugly Betty" gets another chance to recapture its audience as part of ABC's primetime comedy block on Wednesday nights. We spoke to Horta about the challenges the show »

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2 articles from 2010