Good Betty

Thumbs up on Ugly Betty, mainly because America Ferrera is a terrifically talented actress. This show has a built-in audience because most women can relate to the main character. Most women have at some time been the awkward one, the uncool one or had braces -- so we're all rooting for her to succeed. Go Betty! For me, well, the ugly stage started at sixth grade and went pretty much through college.

I'm not kidding.

Anyway...

So, the Ugly Betty premiere did have a few too many scenes directly out of The Devil Wears Prada -- comparisons were inevitable anyway -- but hopefully the show won't follow the same predictable plotlines.

Then again, the lead actresses have been typecast in different molds... after all Anne Hathaway's bread and butter is the swan story while Ferrera plays the girl who shows that true beauty is being comfortable in your own skin.

So, the show gets a second view based on the strength of Ferrera's performance. We'll see if the writers can keep up.