Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty is a very colorful prime time drama. And it is in fact very dramatic, at times overly so. This show is very reminiscent of a spanish soap opera (if you have never had the pleasure of watching one of those you should definitely check it out, even if you can't understand a word it's still hysterical). Ugly Betty is about a nerdy looking, non-fashionable girl who gets a job at a top fashion magazine (think Vogue) as the assistant to the editor-in-chief. Because she doesn't fit the perfect cookie cutter image of everyone else at the magazine she has a very hard time in the beginning, but because of her determination and thinking outside of the box she manages to find her place. She also becomes indispensable to her boss. But the show is not only about her; there's an ongoing plot for a hostile take over of the magazine by the very evil Wilhemena Slater (played by Vanessa Williams), a murder mystery, a rich alcoholic woman going to jail, and a transsexual. This show is pretty funny, you should definitely check it out.

Airs: Thursdays @ 8:00PM on ABC