The original I thought was a German TV Show that has been very successful over there... Anyone have any definate answer on who REALLY was first?
I find myself watching a LOT more TV then ever before with a LOT of great shows out right now:
Battlestar Galactica
Heroes
Jericho
The Unit
Rescue Me
Spooks (MI-5 in the U.S.) - THIS SHOW ROCKS!
24 (not as good as spooks but still)
Extreme Makeover
Stargate Atlantis
Bones
Dexter
Lost and Prision Break (even though I still have to catch up with their spring/this fall seasons)
I did a quick search and found that it has only recently been adopted for German TV (2005). In addition to the Latin market, Betty la fea has been adopted for/or dubbed "in Malaysia, the Philippines, Hungary, Israel, the Czech Republic, and China" India also has a version.
http://www.answers.com/topic/betty-la-fea