Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45776 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-11-10
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 11
• Running time: 1678 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
America Ferrera stars as go-getter Betty Suarez, a true beauty in the skin-deep world of high fashion. Two very different cultures collide in this sexy and stylish series about believing in yourself regardless of the odds. Experience every episode of the award-winning Series One in this sensational collection. Hotter than the latest fashions from Milan, Ugly Betty is back for an even bigger, bolder and “Bettyer” Series Two. Make a date with the intriguing and alluring characters of Ugly Betty, and hit the runway in style with every episode of Series Two. It’s a scintillating eleven disc set full of television’s most fashionable comedy.

Synopsis
Equally smart and soapy, this dramedy starring America Ferrera picked up a pair of Golden Globes for its critically acclaimed first series. Based on Colombian telenovela YO SOY BETTY LA FEA, this show follows Betty Suarez (Ferrera, THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS) in her career at a fashion magazine called Mode. Unlike Mode's staff of vacuous vamps and vixens, Betty relies on her strength of mind and heart to take her places, but her co-workers make fun of her for her lack of both fashion sense and a size-00 figure. Though Ferrera is a good enough actress to carry the show on her strong shoulders, she's surrounded by a great cast and characters. Michael Urie and Becki Newton play a pair of catty assistants, while Vanessa Williams (SHAFT) is Mode's witch-on-wheels with her eye on the job of the editor-in-chief, played by Eric Mabius. In addition to producing UGLY BETTY, Salma Hayek (FRIDA) makes several guest appearances. Series 2 sees Betty continue to navigate the fashion world's soap opera dramatics as well as dealing with her own. Betty's true love, Henry, has returned to Mode with news of a pregnant girlfriend, but another potential romantic interest, Gio, just may steal Betty's heart for good.

Customer Reviews

Betty's brilliant!
I'm going to review the actual product rather than the show itself; I'm guessing you wouldn't be looking at this unless you've seen or have an idea of what Ugly Betty's about.

This DVD boxset includes the first 2 seasons of the popular show and from what I can tell, the two series in this pack are exactly the same as those sold individually.

Each series contains the full episodes & bonus features such as crew and cast commentaries, interviews etc.

It's nicely presented, provides hours of fun and works out cheaper (or it did when I bought) than buying each series separately. Very good quality and well worth the money!

An Incredibly Funny and Charming Comedy Series
Ugly Betty is easily one of the best comedy shows of recent years and despite winning various awards including Emmys and Golden Globes, is criminally unwatched by many viewers.

America Ferrera stars as the title character, Betty Suarez, a frumpy and unfashionable young woman who is just out of college and has big dreams of working as a writer for a magazine. She logically sees that if she applies for a job as an assistant to the editor of one, then she will have a good chance of eventually being noticed and moving up the career ladder. There is just one problem. The magazine that she ends up working for is top fashion magazine - and obvious parody of Vogue - Mode, where everyone is skinny, fashionable and scarily hip.

Betty immediately feels like an outsider in the place - the first thing that anyone says to her is "Are you the before?" - and is unpopular from the beginning. However, she soon bumps into Christina (Ashley Jensen), the magazine's seamistress, who takes a shine to her and warns her about the general bitchiness of the magazine's employees and tells her not to take any notice of them.

The longer Betty stays at the magazine, the more she becomes accustomed to the place and is soon a permanent fixture and relied upon completely by the editor of Mode, her boss, Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius). Ferrera attacks the role of Betty with so much charm and appeal that it is hard not to love her. She portrays Betty as a Latino girl with a big heart - who has to look after her family, including her Father with his ailing health as well as a sassy sister and camp nephew - who is often misunderstood by the shallow people at Mode.

The second series picks up exactly where the last one left off - the fate of Santos (Kevin Alejandro), Hilda's (Ana Ortiz) boyfriend is revealed, the true result of Daniel (Eric Mabius) and Alexis' (Rebecca Romijn) accident becomes clear and Wilhelmina (Vanessa Williams) is still plotting to marry Bradford and take over from Daniel as Editor of Mode - and is just as charming, bright, bubbly and melodramatic as ever.

Ferrera cannot be beat as Betty, oozing with charm and appeal to create a truly lovable character who is very hard to dislike. Betty's relationship with Henry (Christopher Gorham) is explored throughout the series and the couple soon get together, becoming perhaps the sweetest lovebirds in recent television history. However, it soon becomes clear that their relationship may not be able to survive the drama of their respective lives.

Claire Meade (Judith Light) is still on the run having escaped from prison and is determined to stop Wilhelmina from taking over Mode and perhaps the entire Meade Publications company, while Betty's Father Ignacio (Tony Plana).

Ugly Betty is a bright, fun and extremely enjoyable comedy series that could be enjoyed by almost anyone with a good sense of humour. From the bitchy humour of the Mode building to the sarcastic wit of Christina and the sheer charm of Betty, the series is easy to love and very addictive.

A great achievement in television which saw Ferrera winning three different awards for her role - the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy, the Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series - this is not to be missed!