As you may have read about on this site, Ugly Wudi Season 3 was a musical. Last night it ended with a really large dance finale. What can I say? For me, this show can do no wrong. I love the chemistry of the cast, love how well the script was adapted to Chinese audiences, and finally I love how it does this kind of wacky crazy stuff.
More than 1000 people participated in the filming of the finale
Ugly Wudi also dances and sings?
What happens when the American Ugly Betty, the Mexican La Fea Mas Bella, and the Chinese Ugly Wudi meets? The audience may just find out soon. According to sohu and other major websites, there are plans for a movie version of Ugly Betty that will bring the three different “Betty’s” together in Hawaii.
While we wait for that, cfensi and I are both hyped about Ugly Wudi 3 the musical that’s airing after Meteor Shower. It’s a beautiful example of Hunan TV’s creativity and willingness to move beyond the norm.
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Lin Xinru adorable both before and after Ugly Wudi
Good Morning America, along with the random New Yorkers that it surveyed, agrees with Cfensi that Ugly Wudi is not that ugly. Click here to watch the report. Of the various news sources that have picked this story up, this I feel is the only one that shows justice to the story. Every other story makes it seem as if the Chinese hate it, when in fact Ugly Wudi was one of the most popular shows last year. Its product placement ads reached the level of Super Girl ads, and that’s beyond impressive. The third season is currently under production. Continue reading
Liu Zhoucheng aka "Kenny" dying to give Lin Xinru a makeover
Yup, Lin Xinru, aka the actress for Ugly Wudi.
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After the actress for “Ugly Wudi” was finally revealed, netizens put two and two together and this is what they came up with:
Hunan Television has acquired the rights to re-produce Colombia’s telenovela hit, and the first season of “Ugly Wudi,” a Chinese adaptation of the Colombia comedy drama “Betty La Fea,” also remade in the US as Betty Ugly, is slated to debut on September 28. The protagonist, Lin Wudi, made her first public appearance last Tuesday.