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MonarC · 07-13-2008, 03:38 PM

Bad Tidings for Ugly Betty's Henry?

Henry's got another job. And by that, we don't mean accounting and single daddyhood in Tucson.

Christopher Gorham

Christopher Gorham, who played America Ferrera's oft-thwarted love interest for the first two seasons of Ugly Betty, has signed on to star in the midseason CBS murder-mystery drama Harper's Island.

(Harper's Island
Originally on: CBS (60 min.)
Status: New Series Premieres: 2009
Show Category: Drama

A horror-inspired drama, this CBS series is about a group of friends and family who meet to celebrate a wedding on an island just outside Seattle, an island that is famous for a streak of unsolved murders seven years ago. Suspense ensues when they end up dead one by one; has the killer returned or is someone else to blame?.)

And the 33-year-old actor is not signed up for any more Ugly Betty, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which revealed this bittersweet news today.

So does this mean everything's coming up Gio next season?

Um, no. Per the Reporter, Freddy Rodriguez's fired-up sandwich maker is only slated to appear on one episode. (Further bolstering our theory that, instead of choosing between her two well-meaning suitors, Betty chose herself and took a vacation all by her newly independent lonesone following last season's cliffhanger finale.)

Betty's cupboard won't be bare, though—easy-on-the-eyes Val Emmich...

Val Emmich

...is coming onboard this season as Jesse, a new love interest for the Mode assistant.

Production on the series has also been uprooted from Los Angeles to New York, where the onscreen action takes place, so it's a fresh start all around for everyone involved.

But for all you Henry fans out there, you're in luck. Not only can you still call yourself a Henry fan—Gorham's Harper's Island character is also named Henry—but the whodunit about guests at a destination wedding who start getting bumped off one at a time also sounds pretty cool.

Gorham plays the groom-to-be who apparently could have used a better wedding planner.

waichingliu81 · 07-13-2008, 03:56 PM

as i mentioned in the other thread, i think it is ridiculous for the writers to introduce a new love interest for betty and get rid of henry and gio. why couldn't they have a storyline where betty takes a break from dating and decides to be single and then later on settle with gio or henry?

MonarC · 07-13-2008, 04:13 PM

Good point. IDK. I can't wait for the new season.

waichingliu81 · 07-14-2008, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by MonarC

Good point. IDK. I can't wait for the new season.

me too. i can't wait when it arrives, although they haven't shown the second half of the second season here in the uk, in fact, the last episode was the friday before xmas last year on tv!

however, i did manage to watch all the remaining episodes that were posted on you tube though

07-13-2008, 03:38 PM	#1
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	"Ugly Betty" News Bad Tidings for Ugly Betty's Henry? Henry's got another job. And by that, we don't mean accounting and single daddyhood in Tucson. Christopher Gorham Christopher Gorham, who played America Ferrera's oft-thwarted love interest for the first two seasons of Ugly Betty, has signed on to star in the midseason CBS murder-mystery drama Harper's Island. (Harper's Island Originally on: CBS (60 min.) Status: New Series Premieres: 2009 Show Category: Drama A horror-inspired drama, this CBS series is about a group of friends and family who meet to celebrate a wedding on an island just outside Seattle, an island that is famous for a streak of unsolved murders seven years ago. Suspense ensues when they end up dead one by one; has the killer returned or is someone else to blame?.) And the 33-year-old actor is not signed up for any more Ugly Betty, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which revealed this bittersweet news today. So does this mean everything's coming up Gio next season? Um, no. Per the Reporter, Freddy Rodriguez's fired-up sandwich maker is only slated to appear on one episode. (Further bolstering our theory that, instead of choosing between her two well-meaning suitors, Betty chose herself and took a vacation all by her newly independent lonesone following last season's cliffhanger finale.) Betty's cupboard won't be bare, though—easy-on-the-eyes Val Emmich... Val Emmich ...is coming onboard this season as Jesse, a new love interest for the Mode assistant. Production on the series has also been uprooted from Los Angeles to New York, where the onscreen action takes place, so it's a fresh start all around for everyone involved. But for all you Henry fans out there, you're in luck. Not only can you still call yourself a Henry fan—Gorham's Harper's Island character is also named Henry—but the whodunit about guests at a destination wedding who start getting bumped off one at a time also sounds pretty cool. Gorham plays the groom-to-be who apparently could have used a better wedding planner.

07-13-2008, 03:56 PM	#2
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	as i mentioned in the other thread, i think it is ridiculous for the writers to introduce a new love interest for betty and get rid of henry and gio. why couldn't they have a storyline where betty takes a break from dating and decides to be single and then later on settle with gio or henry?

07-13-2008, 04:13 PM	#3
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	Good point. IDK. I can't wait for the new season.