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ATX Television Festival and Entertainment Weekly teamed up last Saturday June 11 to bring television fans the 10-year reunion of the witty and groundbreaking ABC show, “Ugly Betty.” Jessica Shaw of Entertainment Weekly moderated the panel. “Ugly Betty” show creator Silvio Horta and the cast members arrived on the red carpet and the reunion panel. America Ferrera, Michael Urie, Tony Plana, Eric Mabius, Ana Ortiz, Vanessa Williams, Mark Indelicato, Rebecca Romijn, Judith Light, and Ashley Jensen attended the reunion at the Paramount Theatre.
Mark Indelicato talks about his role as Justin
@farkindelicato says "what you see on screen was so personal & real to me." @ATXFestival @ABCNetwork #uglybetty #ATXTVS5 #panel #atx #tv
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
@AmericaFerrera praises @farkindelicato: "you did magical work with what you were given." @ATXFestival #ATXTVs5 @ABCNetwork #UglyBetty #tv
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
@michaelurie recalls the first time his and @farkindelicato's characters met on @ABCNetwork's #UglyBetty. #ATXTVs5 @ATXFestival #reunion #tv
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
Favorite outfits?
Favorite outfit? @tonyplana got thrift shop clothes. Lol. #UglyBetty @ATXFestival @ABCNetwork #ATXTVs5 #reunion #panel
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
Favorite outfit? @TheRealAnaOrtiz says there was one that was "entirely banana yellow." When she saw it, she said "NO." 😂 #UglyBetty #tv
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
More on outfits on @ABCNetwork's #UglyBetty! @ATXFestival #ATXTVs5 #atx #tv #reunion #panel #fashion #mode pic.twitter.com/97Uh8KB55e
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
Some words from creator Silvio Horta about the shooting the show and the series finale
@silviohorta says "we would just laugh the whole day" about shooting @ABCNetwork's #UglyBetty. @ATXFestival #ATXTVs5 #reunion #tv #atx
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
@silviohorta says that #UglyBetty wasn't a drama or a comedy, it was a dramedy. We agree! @ATXFestival @ABCNetwork #ATXTVs5 #reunion #tv
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
@silviohorta says "the word 'Ugly' fades. it should've never been there. It was a perception. The idea was let's rip that off." #UglyBetty
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
Unfortunately, there was never a musical episode on #UglyBetty. 😞 @silviohorta says "we never got to it." @ATXFestival #ATXTVs5 #reunion #tv
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
But…
@AmericaFerrera replies, "but there was so much singing on set!" @ATXFestival @ABCNetwork #UglyBetty #reunion #tv #atx #panel #ATXTVs5
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
About Betty and Daniel’s relationship
@AmericaFerrera says Betty and Daniel's relationship was a new kind of love: "Betty showed him that he was good enough." #UglyBetty #ATXTVs5
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
@Eric_Mabius recalls the when Daniel is at the Suarez house for Xmas. Loved that episode! @ATXFestival #ATXTVs5 #UglyBetty #reunion #tv
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
The ending for Daniel was a new beginning, @Eric_Mabius says. "Betty taught him how to love unconditionally." @ATXFestival #UglyBetty #tv
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
#HuluBringBackUglyBetty
#RebootBetty #UglyBettyReboot @hulu @ATXFestival We'd be down for that y'all!!! #UglyBetty #HuluBringBackUglyBetty #atxtvs5 #tv #atx #panel
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
Who gets to decide where the reboot is shot? @AmericaFerrera says, "@hulu gets to decide!" #hulubringbackuglybetty @atxfestival #uglybetty
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
What is everyone doing now, six years later?
@AmericaFerrera says "I think Betty has been in London for 6 years. She's coming home." @ATXFestival #uglybetty #reunion #tv #atx #panel
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
@tonyplana says his character would be "cleaning, cooking, doing laundry for the family." @ATXFestival #UglyBetty #reunion #atxtvs5
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
About Marc and Amanda
Shoutout to @michaelurie and @ItsBeckiNewton as a duo on @ABCNetwork's #UglyBetty. #besties #atxtvs5 @ATXFestival #reunion #tv
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
.@michaelurie on @ItsBeckiNewton: "Our friendship came from the characters and the characters came from our friendship." #UglyBetty #ATXTVs5
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) June 12, 2016
Becki Newton, who played Amanda, was unable to attend
We miss you @ATXFestival #UglyBetty reunion, @ItsBeckiNewton! #ATXTVs5 #shoutout #amanda #reunion #panel #beckinewton
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
Tweets from the fans
You could tell it was filmed with love! AND it was watched with love!! 💙❤️💖
— Cumberbuddy (@Cumberbuddy) June 12, 2016
Ugly Betty meant so much to me when when I was a teenager, and even more when I re-watched at 24. #hulubringbackUglyBetty
— Bobby (@AsToldByB0bby) June 14, 2016
#hulubringbackuglybetty !!!
A 2 hour movie would be good… A whole season would make my life !!! @hulu #UglyBetty— MrEVoice (@MrEvoice) June 13, 2016
The importance of a witty and groundbreaking show such as “Ugly Betty”
@JudithLight says young women should understand their beauty comes from somewhere else, that it doesn't come from how they look. #uglybetty
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
"For me, the Latino family was so powerful in terms of defining who we are," @tonyplana says. "We were portrayed in multi-dimensional ways."
— Shuffle Online (@shuffleonline) June 12, 2016
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