Just as word comes out that Rebecca Romijn is leaving the show this season, TV Guide is reporting that Lindsay Lohan is "almost" a done deal to appear on the season finale -- and might get a massive 8 episode arc next season....WHOA!
via TVGuide:
After pursuing the jungle cat known as Lindsanius Lohanicus for nearly a year, it appears Ugly Betty may finally have caught its prey. Multiple Ugly sources confirm to me exclusively that the comeback-hungry actress is in advanced discussions to guest-star in the show's May 22 season finale, which is currently in production.
But that, my friends, is not the big news.
No, the big news is that Betty producers are currently talking to LiLo's camp about bringing her back next season for a sizable arc – and I do mean sizable. We're talking as many as eight freakin' episodes.
No doubt ABC is looking at the ratings mileage CBS got out of Britney Spears' How I Met Your Mother cameo and is hoping Lohan can perform the same magic for Betty, which, despite firing on all cylinders creatively this season, has seen its viewership tumble by double digits. Depressing, I know.
Specifics on Lohan's character are still being finalized, but the original idea was to have her play a hapless fast-food worker that Betty befriends. Not sure if that would still be the plan.
Now, I know you Betty fans were initially resistant to the prospect of a Lindsay-Betty confab, but in light of the show's recent ratings woes, are you warming to the idea? I certainly am.
I think Ugly Betty should wait and see the ratings for the special one time appearance before signing Lohan to an 8 episode arc. I don't think Lohan has the kind of potential trainwreck factor Britney has that keeps people watching. Her movies have all bombed besides Mean Girls and she has even taken a back seat in the tabloids for other younger celebs. What is next, Paris Hilton appearing as a cheerleader on Friday Night Lights to bring up the ratings? And if NBC is reading this, no it is not a good idea.
Originally posted by WlcmBlueBloodWorstEnemy: What is next, Paris Hilton appearing as a cheerleader on Friday Night Lights to bring up the ratings? And if NBC is reading this, no it is not a good idea.
OMG, that was such a HORRIBLE idea that NBC just might be "smart" enough to use it during November sweeps :\
I'm okay with it. Lindsay Lohan can act when the script is good in front of her and Ugly Betty writers know what they're doing unlike some of those movies that she was in.
