i really like 'ugly betty, but! -
i couldn't believe my eyes
when i saw the latest episode
of us hit show 'ugly betty' 1.14
[episode 14, season 1].
the last 5 minutes of it were
a complete take of return to eden 2.17 [australia, 1986]
- the episode where stephanie harper
[played by rebecca gilling]returns from the dead on the fashion show.
even the actress that played in
'ugly betty' - and took the 'role'
of stephanie - was looking very
similar to rebecca gilling!!!
and the whole concept of ugly betty is also taken from return to eden; the ugly
duckling story and all that..
i don't know about 'the last five minutes' or return to eden,
but the concept of ugly betty has been around much much longer.
the show started in brazil many years ago and has been translated or
remade in many different countries. some as a drama, and some as
a comedy. some are simply voiced over in the local language.
and some have made a new series out of it. the us is simply the latest one
to try it. i know that in russia, it was done as a drama and was
completely and utterly boring. no doubt executive producer salma hayek
pulled it from her own culture, probably having watched the
latin american version when she was younger. i doubt return to eden
has been around _that_ long.