As much as we dig NBC’s rom-com anthology Love Bites, it’s time to face the facts: The romance isn’t destined to last beyond summer’s end. There’s been no official announcement, of course, but ratings are anemic, and odds are slim to none that NBC will extend the show’s run past its original nine-episode order. So what’s next on the agenda for Bites‘ charming star Becki Newton? First, she wants to get back in the game and land herself another series. And in the meantime, she has her undying devotion to former Ugly Betty costar Michael Urie to keep her occupied.

“Michael Urie and I harass each other via text all the time,” Newton says with a laugh. Sadly, there aren’t currently any rumblings about revisiting the twosome’s ah-mazing 2010 cabaret act, but the bubbly star does offer this tidbit: “Michael and I need to tackle some sort of performance art in the future. I’m not sure what it is, but we will be reteaming for the rest of our lives on various projects.” Win!

Now, about that other plan…

“I’ve discovered my love of sitcoms,” Newton tells TVLine. “There’s nothing specific lined up right now, but I did a pilot for CBS [titled Home Grown] which unfortunately didn’t get picked up. I had never done a mutli-cam show before, and I absolutely loved it.” Translation: “The next step will be to play a sassy role on a multi-cam show!” Newton says that “the live audience [on Home Grown] was pretty great. It reminded me of my days back in theater. It was so much fun to tackle a scene and if it didn’t work, the writers would fly in with new lines and you’d try that.”

The TV vet also calls her sitcom experience an “incredible challenge,” though one that actually made her long to venture further into the genre. “The hardest [part on a sitcom] is continuing when a line doesn’t work, and not completely falling apart,” she laughs. “On Ugly Betty, we’d run in, do a scene and try different things — and we knew when it was funny. In a sitcom setting, I walked in with a joke that I thought was the funniest thing I’d ever heard — and heard dead silence!”

Regardless of where Newton ends up, though, she says she’s always thinking of her old Betty counterparts. “I miss them all so much,” she says. “We all get together anytime we’re in the same place. They are my family and I really love them.”

For now, you can catch Newton in Love Bites on NBC Thursdays at 10/9c.

Added high quality episode stills from the 4×20 Hello Goodbye the season finale episode which aired on April 14, 2010. Becki looks so gorgeous, be sure to check them out in the photogallery! We’re so sad Ugly Betty ended, it was one of the fewest shows on television that worth watching!

UGLY BETTY – “Hello Goodbye” – It’s the end of an era, but the beginning, Betty hopes, of something wonderful. In the award-winning series’ finale, which also features appearances by familiar faces from the past, Betty finds it hard to tell Daniel important news about her future. When she does, his reaction surprises her, but not Claire. Justin and Bobby enthusiastically consider taking advantage of a softening real estate market by apartment-hunting in Manhattan, but Hilda’s resisting even the most amazing places. Amanda grapples with the death of her dog, Halston, and Marc wonders if he’ll ever have a successful relationship, on the series finale of “Ugly Betty,” WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

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Ugly Betty > Season Four > Episode Stills > 4×20 Hello Goodbye

Added high quality episode stills from the 4×19 The Past Presents the Future episode which aired on April 7, 2010. Becki looks so gorgeous, be sure to check them out in the photogallery!

UGLY BETTY – “The Past Presents the Future” – As Hilda’s wedding day approaches, Betty asks Daniel to be her plus-one, Ignacio invites Elena, and Amanda is set on fixing up Marc with her new client, soap opera star Spencer Cannon (Bryan Batt). Meanwhile, Justin weighs whether his own plus-one could be Austin, Betty considers unexpected offers in her personal and professional life, and Wilhelmina finds a way to fight the Meade empire by using Tyler as her pawn, on “Ugly Betty,” WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

GALLERY LINK:
Ugly Betty > Season Four > Episode Stills > 4×19 The Past Presents the Future

Added high quality episode stills from the 4×18 London Callingepisode which aired on 31 March, 2010. Becki looks amazing as she always does, be sure to check them out in the photogallery!

UGLY BETTY – “London Calling” — Betty gets an assignment to cover London Fashion Week, accompanied by Amanda, and she brings Hilda along as a bachelorette party treat. She reconnects w/Christina (Ashley Jensen) and also runs into Gio (Freddy Rodriguez) unexpectedly. Willie joins AA to get closer to Tyler and to double-cross Claire and Daniel, and Bobby can’t figure out why Justin is spending all his time with Austin — until he can — on “Ugly Betty,” WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

GALLERY LINK:
Ugly Betty > Season Four > Episode Stills > 4×18 London Calling

Added high quality episode stills from the 4×17 Million Dollar Smile episode which aired on 24 March, 2010. Becki looks amazing as she always does, be sure to check them out in the photogallery!

UGLY BETTY – “Million Dollar Smile” – Betty is thrilled to get her braces off, courtesy of her chatty new orthodontist, Dr. Frankel (Kathy Najimy). But before this can happen, she gets knocked unconscious at a photo shoot of the “Million Dollar Bra” at the Guggenheim, spinning her into a dream sequence. An angelic Dr. Frankel shows her how different her life would have been had she never worn braces. She’s the “pretty sister,” while Hilda is homely, Ignacio is a compulsive gambler, Marc is a doting dad and Amanda is married to Daniel. But glam Betty is also mean – she’s in cahoots with Wilhemina to terrify and overpower everyone at Mode. “Ugly Betty” airs WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

GALLERY LINK:
Ugly Betty > Season Four > Episode Stills > 4×17 Million Dollar Smile

Becki, America Ferrera and Ana Ortiz filmed Ugly Betty on the streets of New York on March 3, 2010. We added 95 HQ photos to the Gallery! Take a look! There might be spoiler in the photos so if you don’t want to know what will happen, don’t look at the photos!

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On The Set > Season 4 > MARCH 2ND – Filming by the South Street Seaport in NYC

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Go on set with Becki Newton and Michael Urie as they film Mode After Hours! (In this case, webisode 8 “April fools”)