Like many things I love, I took it for granted that Ugly Betty’s run would continue for at least a few more years. That was before the American tv network that airs it announced its decision not to order anymore episodes of the programme beyond its current season.
The news certainly came as a surprise to me, given the ratings success that UB has enjoyed especially in its first season. Little did I know it has not been a consistent performer in its native USA, whose audience’s tastes and choices dictate whether the rest of the world gets any more of their tv shows. I have noticed in passing critic’s grumbling of the plot resembling too much of that of a soap opera’s and the central character’s pluck and moral conviction, the original attraction of the franchise, has lost its charm. Although I had some sympathy with the critical reviews UB has been receiving, never did I think the downhill slide irreversible, much less one that warrants such a drastic pulling of the plug.
It has been a long time since a tv show, through its good and bad, gives me a sort of a safety blanket feeling. UB is one of those rare shows that I find great comfort and solace in watching, whatever its state. Perhaps it is that indefinable, inexplicable connection that still blinds me to the serious flaws of UB that has led us to here.
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