The ABC sitcom Ugly Betty‘s had a great run so far: solid ratings, adorable Golden Globe acceptance speech by the not-at-all-ugly America Ferrera, gratuitous Salma Hayek cleavage cameos (nsfw). Got it all. And just when we were getting ready to finally give it a shot, they had to involve VH1 poster boy Jason Mraz in their “Be Ugly ’07″ campaign. But why! We were thisclose to getting on board. The song’s called “The Beauty In Ugly” (hear it here), and its chock-full of expectedly uplifting Mraz-isms. A sample:
Well she’s so big hearted, but not so remarkable
Just an ordinary humble girl, expecting nothing
As we’re made to think it’s a pretty person’s worldBut you are beautiful and you better go show it so go look again
You gotta be true to your own if you really wanna go to the top
Do you really wanna win?
Don’t believe in living normal
Just to satisfy demand
…Get real
And see the beauty in ugly
Now if that doesn’t make you make you wanna watch, you’re clearly living normal just to satisfy demand. Is writing off a show for an ill-conceived promo song so wrong? Probably. Should we watch? How often does Salma flash people in elevators?
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i had no idea hayek’s sweater meat was so epic. i’ve also never heard of this show, and don’t care – but look at those milky death stars.
boobs
the remedy is the experience
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It’s a cute show actually with some interesting camera work. It has kitchy humor with some serious moments as well. This is from a fan of Arrested Development, Scrubs, The Office and 30 Rock.
Give it a spin if only to be amused for an hour.
Though I don’t think Selma’s bosoms will be featured very often with the completion of that story line.
It’s a GREAT show and you should definitely give it a chance. Betty’s little cousin(?), Justin, is one of my favorite child characters on tv ever.
And regarding Mraz, I happen to love him and most of his music, but I think that this song is horrendous. He took one of his other songs, Plain Jane, and re-tooled it into this mess.
Sounds like Jason wanted to write the next “Love is All Around” type song, as if America Ferrara is the next Mary Tyler Moore. Jason, stfu already.
The unwatchable meets the unlistenable.
it’s adorable (the show, not the song). betty’s nephew justin makes it worth watching alone, but throw in vanessa williams and the dude that plays her assistant, and … hee. my guilty pleasure, every thursday night.
Salma’s awesome. Standard Jason Mraz fare. What hype.
I just want to mention America Ferrera’s hotness in the comments. I’ve never seen the show, but it seems cool. I’ve heard a couple of Mraz songs, and they’re actually kind of catchy, but yeah, this new one just tries too hard.
i’ve gone back to that video of ms hayek for three days straight. those two things are epic.
hey justin,rocks hes ugly bettys nefew by the way !