Maybe this will get ABC to reconsider that whole open-ended hiatus thing.
The acerbictacular Christine Baranski is joining the cast of Ugly Betty as a woman whom Betty may eventually call mom.
I kid you not.
Okay, I kid you a little.
The Emmy winner will play the high society mother of Betty’s new love
interest, Matt (Daniel Eric Gold), in a minimum of three episodes.
As I previously reported, Betty meets sports writer Matt at YETI in the
Feb. 19 episode and the couple-to-be are tasked with shadowing one
another at their respective jobs.
Baranski, who just wrapped a stint as the woman who spawned Johnny
Galecki’s Leonard on CBS’ The Big Bang Theory (airing Feb. 9), is slated
to show up in mid-March, right around the time Betty starts warming the
bench for ABC.
But let’s focus on the positive: This casting rocks!
Christine Baranski as a high society b*tch? Could this casting get any more obvious?
LOVE “Ugly Betty” and have never been able to STAND Christine Baranski. Hope she doesn’t ruin the show for me.
I hope they keep this show. I read they cancel Kyle XY 8-(
Another love interest? This is what, the sicth or seventh now? For someone who is supposedly “ugly”, Betty is quite the office matrass!
Where’s Jesse??
You’re right: must focus on the positive! I like Baranski well enough. I think it was a wise choice and I can’t wait for her to make Betty’s life impossible (wait, is Betty aiming for rich kids now? what’s next, Daniel?). Okay, going back to the “positive”. All is left one of these days, to keep the good news rolling, is to hear that Freddy Rodriguez will sign again to play funny, sexy and smart Gio. I am waiting for the news. Don’t disappoint me, Ausiello.
(positive, positive, positive…)
Awesome! Love the show and her.
Christine Baransky is a brilliant addition. Seems like she should’ve been on this show a long time ago! I hope we see a cat fight between her and Vanessa Williams!
YES YES YES!
YESSSSSSS.
I’m so stoked.
OMG, SO EXCITED!!!! Can’t wait. ABC better get it together and bring back Betty!!!
Could it be ABC doesn’t really have faith in their new comedies and expect to cancel them in short order if the ratings aren’t there and put BETTY right back where she belongs?
Hopefully they’ll keep her longer than they kept Ralph Machio and Bernadette Peters. Bring them back!!
Wise move, she is great and such a New Yorker too. Perfect addition.
I saw Daniel Eric Gold in a play a year or so ago in New York when he was still a struggling actor. He’s soooo adorable. I think its gr8 that they casted him. And I knew him when!!