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What is it with TV weddings? All it takes to make a splash on the small screen is to stick some leading character in a spectacular bridal gown and hint that everything is going to go very, very wrong. Last season, the soapy wedding disasters belonged to "Grey's Anatomy" and "Desperate Housewives," and this fall we got a big, fat (dumb) wedding finale on "Californication," but none of the above are likely to compare with the campy high jinks in store on tonight's episode of "Ugly Betty" (8 p.m. EST on ABC). Bad boss Wilhelmina is all set to marry bad mogul Bradford Meade, with none other than Posh Spice Victoria Beckham as her maid of honor. The absurd, manic, cartoonish style of "Ugly Betty" is perfectly suited for such a fictional TV event, plus you can bet your last white dove that every tacky-but-trendy wedding "tradition" will be skewered, right before the whole luxurious affair turns ugly. And is there anything we love more than a huge, overpriced wedding that turns catastrophic? OK, maybe a wedding cake made out of fried Twinkies.
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On the talk shows
Regis and KellyABC, 9 a.m. EST |
Vince Vaughn, John Stamos |
The ViewABC, 11 a.m. EST |
Teri Hatcher, the latest eliminated celebrity from "Dancing With the Stars," guest co-host Tori Spelling |
Ellen DeGeneresSyndicated, check local listings |
Rob Lowe, kid inventors |
Oprah WinfreySyndicated, check local listings |
How to Look Great at Every Age |
Charlie RosePBS, check local listings |
Jeffrey Immelt |
Larry KingCNN, 9 p.m. EST |
UFO Show |
Jon StewartComedy Central, 11 p.m. EST |
Valerie Plame Wilson (repeat) |
Stephen ColbertComedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EST |
Walter Kirn (repeat) |
David LettermanCBS, 11:30 p.m. EST |
Paris Hilton, Emile Hirsch (repeat) |
Jay LenoNBC, 11:35 p.m. EST |
Ben Affleck, Jim Norton, the Shins (repeat) |
Tavis SmileyPBS, check local listings |
Paul Giamatti, Lawrence Wright |
Jimmy KimmelABC, 12:05 a.m. EST |
Nicolette Sheridan, Coheed & Cambria |
Conan O'BrienNBC, 12:35 a.m. EST |
Adam Sandler, Vera Farmiga, Pegi Young (repeat) |
Craig FergusonCBS, 12:35 a.m. EST |
Michael Caine, Lizzy Cooperman (repeat) |
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