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Jane the Virgin |OT| Highest RottenTomatoes Score (100%) of Any New Show This Fall

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Greyface said:
GAF threads: Canadian telecom giant Rogers launching Netflix rival called SHOMI, Shomi (new streaming service in Canada)

I don't care if it's any good
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Because it's Rogers? Yeah, that does suck. But Rogers also owns a ton of Canadian TV channels, which I'm sure many anti-Rogers people still watch.

If I can go through Shaw, who I happen to be very satisfied with, and long as I don't have to sign up for any Rogers stuff, I might give it a go.

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It's not that hard to use...
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Not into it. Shouldn't be happening in this day and age.

Geo lock between the US and Canada is stupid. (Which is super ironic given my above statement!)
 
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edornob

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Jane is one hoe ass biiiiiiiiitch.
I rooted for Rafael for getting some Jane ass but I'm not feeling Jane's hypocrisy towards Michael. She's placing the blame on him for doing the one thing that she herself is guilty of.
The nun is a hoe ass. But Petra tho. Damn she fine. But she a bitch too.

The
double date
was amazing.

I wonder what Petra had on Rafael.
 
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Leona Lewis

Banned
Everyone on this show is too damn gorgeous. And the outfits are such eye candy.

Petra is my favorite character. Everything she does is hysterical, her facial expressions are gold, and she has the bestest mom ever.
 
MisterFalcon

MisterFalcon

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Rogelio was on FIRE this ep, everything he said (and the 'hey look at me' gesture when Jane questioned Xo's choice in men) was amazing.
 
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Blackhead

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Leona Lewis said:
Everyone on this show is too damn gorgeous. And the outfits are such eye candy.

Petra is my favorite character. Everything she does is hysterical, her facial expressions are gold, and she has the bestest mom ever.
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Oh yes, the outfits are so on point. And soo colorful. Do you remember that hospital mammogram scene with almost all the main characters in a room together yet all wearing distinctive hues? This is my second fave color coded TV show (first is Utopia).

:O michael and his partner hooking up (they had sex right?) It all makes sense with hindsight that they were always so tense around each other lol

Show is still moving at a breathtaking pace and yet the sister has been mia for three episodes so far?


Edit: AVClub Review Jane The Virgin: “Chapter Seven” A-
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neoanarch

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I forgot all about the obgyn sister. I hope they don't drop that lawsuit storyline. It's one aspect that helped the early episodes stay grounded.
 
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PHOENIXZERO

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Well, I just learned that Gina Rodriguez's father is a boxing ref and that he was the ref for the Manny Pacquiao fight a couple days ago.
 
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maxcriden

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Another great, hilarious ep (ofc).

Crazy theories time:

Rogelio is Sin Rostro. Still sayin' this one.

Petra is Rafe's sister.

Jane's Mom pregnant in the season finale.
 
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Bladenic

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Leona Lewis said:
Everyone on this show is too damn gorgeous. And the outfits are such eye candy.

Petra is my favorite character. Everything she does is hysterical, her facial expressions are gold, and she has the bestest mom ever.
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Really? She's usually pretty stiff but she was a lot better this episode.

edornob said:
Jane is one hoe ass biiiiiiiiitch.
I rooted for Rafael for getting some Jane ass but I'm not feeling Jane's hypocrisy towards Michael. She's placing the blame on him for doing the one thing that she herself is guilty of.
The nun is a hoe ass. But Petra tho. Damn she fine. But she a bitch too.

The
double date
was amazing.

I wonder what Petra had on Rafael.
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holy shit this entire post has me dying
 
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Leona Lewis

Banned
Another fantastic episode.

I'm sure the Sin Rostro stuff will eventually become interesting, but for now that's the only weak link.

I love the show's use of use of visual cues to show emotion (Jane's heart beating a few weeks ago, Rafael appearing like a lit-up Christmas tree, the spark from the "finest Italian leather").

Petra remains the baddest bitch. Love, love, love her. She's a walking Telenovela 101 mini-course.
 
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Priz

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Question: If a hot girl is dancing naked directly in front of you, would you pay attention to it at all? :)
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That guy's disinterested expression...

The whole concept of "Hey, a VIP in this room insists on YOU SPECIFICALLY to deliver these mimosas to his room." and it ended up being Rafael with the escort just seemed really poorly written to me. (Specifically how it was handled and the wording used.)

Aww, no more
#TeamMarco
?

Also, lol @
Ivan happily putting away another lobster, I seem to remember more than one shell around him.

BTW: in the club scene in the last episode, there was some extra on the back right making these exaggerated movements. I seem to remember they really stood out, but I need to go back and watch it again to verify what the heck was going on back there.
 
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Blackhead

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I was one of those peeps who was only here for the ridiculous premise: pregnant virgin lol. But I've already come to love the characters, to respect the actors, and to trust the writers to keep me laughing and entertained. To be honest I've watched three seasons of New Girl and two seasons of The Mindy Project so there's no excuse for me not give JTV similar amounts of attention. Ignore the pregnant virgin thing (or sin rostro or telenovella star for father or...) for a moment and JTV is actually more grounded in reality imo about the young woman looking for romance in the big city...

Alright back to recent episode: did not expect the lawsuit and sister to be dealt with so quickly?! what's next from here? I predict big sin rostro reveal soon.
 
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tm24

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I just caught up with the last 3 episodes. Ok, using my knowledge of telenolevas, im throwing this out there concerning Sin Rostro

There has to be a connection between this Milos fellow and Sin Rostro right? Can they be one in the same? Is Milos/Sin Rostro Petra's dad? Did he kill Roman to have him away for his daughter? I need answers!

Also, more Gina Rodriguez rapping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-jNAPPazBY
 
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Blackhead

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AVClub review: Jane The Virgin: “Chapter Eight”: A-

AVClub Interview: Adapting a telenovela with Jane The Virgin showrunner Jennie Urman
We have a real “let’s go for it” attitude with our storytelling. We’ll have a secret, but then we’ll have people telling it. I think it’s interesting what happens after things come out as much as hiding them is. On our show, we don’t hold things too long...
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NB: Near the end of the article there are a few minor broad spoilers of where the season's storylines might branch off to.

and quoting the Petra bits just for Leona Lewis
Yael [Grobglas], who plays Petra—I had seen a ton of girls. I had worked with her; she had come into Reign and I had been consulting on Reign the year before. She did a great job and she was in my episode. So I had her in my head. I wanted someone for Petra that wasn’t the stock, bitchy—I wanted someone where you could develop something underneath, where she wasn’t entirely readable, who you never quite knew. It was a really hard part to find. Yael initially wasn’t sure about this part for her, then I was like, “Please, please, please come in.” I remember pulling over to the side of the highway and calling her and saying, “I really think that you’re going to like what we’re doing with the character. You’re not going to be a one-note villain. I have your mother in there for a very specific reason.” She’s our broadest character, [Petra’s] mother. “If she’s crazy and kind of mean to you, even if you’re doing other things, the audience is going to feel for you.” We had a long meeting and I was very glad that she decided to come in after all to audition. She was always my first choice for that role...

We were very specific in our early designs about the world and the colors. Characters have very specific palettes that I don’t think you’re conscious of when you’re watching it, but I’m conscious of it in terms of creating that fairy-tale world... We try to be specific. Petra wears deeper pastels and a lot of shorts. I want you to feel Florida, even if we don’t do a ton of exteriors...
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Edit:
Avclub review said:
This week in exciting Latin musician guest stars: Juanes appears as a music producer friend of Rogelio’s that records one of Xo’s songs. Next week in exciting Latin musician guest stars: Xo’s idol Paulina Rubio will appear as herself!
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Juanes' Una Flores is the theme song for Rogelio's telenovela in JtV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdKILFIqpUE
 
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PHOENIXZERO

Member
tm24 said:
I just caught up with the last 3 episodes. Ok, using my knowledge of telenolevas, im throwing this out there concerning Sin Rostro

There has to be a connection between this Milos fellow and Sin Rostro right? Can they be one in the same? Is Milos/Sin Rostro Petra's dad? Did he kill Roman to have him away for his daughter? I need answers!

Also, more Gina Rodriguez rapping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-jNAPPazBY
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My money is still on Petra's mom being Sin Rostro.
 
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Aiii

So not worth it
Golden Globe nomination for JTV and Gina Rodriguez:
Best Comedy Series
Girls
Jane the Virgin
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent

Best Performance by an Actress in TV Series, Comedy
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
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Blackhead

Redarse
editL=: beat

Very deserved, my choice, although the Veep will probably win yet again (cue Petra and Lachlan gif that “They don’t actually give awards out to shows like this.” lol)
 
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Seth C

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Greyface said:
editL=: beat

Very deserved, my choice, although the Veep will probably win yet again (cue Petra and Lachlan gif that “They don’t actually give awards out to shows like this.” lol)
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Which is a shame because a golden globe or two could do wonders for the audience of this show.
 
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PHOENIXZERO

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I was thinking Gina deserved a nomination for an Emmy the other night and now she has one for a freakin' Golden Globe, that's awesome. Too bad the odds are stack against the show and her. =\ Though just the attention from it could be good for the show. Then again, how can you not want to vote for Gina Rodriguez after seeing her?

First CW show to ever got nominated? Has there ever been a CW show nominated for even an Emmy with its 100 TV categories?
 
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ivysaur12

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PHOENIXZERO said:
I was thinking Gina deserved a nomination for an Emmy the other night and now she has one for a freakin' Golden Globe, that's awesome. Too bad the odds are stack against the show and her. = Though just the attention from it could be good for the show. Then again, how can you not want to vote for Gina Rodriguez after seeing her?

First CW show to ever got nominated? Has there ever been a CW show nominated for even an Emmy with its 100 TV categories?
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The Originals got a hair and makeup nomination. Actually, I think they won?
 
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Leona Lewis

Banned
Even though Gina and the show won't win, every little thing that gives CW a reason to keep supporting JTV is a win.

For instance, the fact that ratings went up this week (0.5) compared to the last two episodes :-D
 
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RatskyWatsky

Hunky Nostradamus
Seth C said:
The show is funny, off the wall while feeling grounded, and absolutely adorable.
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Dandy Crocodile said:
Definitely kept up. Not a single letdown episode so far imo. The pace has stayed killer and the characters have only become more endering.
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TripOpt55 said:
It's been consistently great all season. Not sure if it is in your wheelhouse, but it does what it does very well.
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I might give a shot then!

btw trip my wheelhouse holds lots of wheels
 
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Blackhead

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Gina Rodriguez on why she chose the role of Jane (article from back in July)
latina.com said:
Jane The Virgin star Gina Rodriguez is not your typical actress.

While promoting her new The CW show at the Television Critics Assocation press tour, Rodriguez was asked to explain why she chose a role on Jane over Lifetime's Devious Maids.

Her thoughtful answer offers a nuanced critique of the way Latinas are portrayed in Hollywood. She admits that choosing the role on Jane was about personal responsibility; she wants to choose roles that advance our culture on screen and inspire future generations of Latinas to pursue their dreams. Read her inspiring speech in full below:

"I wouldn't say that I chose Jane over Devious Maids. When I was presented with Devious Maids after Sundance, after I did a film at Sundance and I had an ABC holding deal, I found it limiting that that was the one that was available to me. I found it limiting for the stories that Latinos have. For the stories that Americans have, I feel like there's a perception that people have about Latinos in America specifically -- somebody growing up in Chicago, English being my first language, Spanish being my second -- that we are perceived a very certain way.

Our stories have been told, and they're not unmoralistic, you know, being a maid is fantastic. You know, I have many family members that have fed many of their families doing that job. But there are other stories that need to be told. And I think that the media is a venue and an avenue to educate and teach our next generation. And, sadly, right now the perception they have of Latinos in America are very specific to maid, landscape, pregnant teen. MInd you, I am playing pregnant but not a teen.

I didn't become an artist to be a millionaire. I didn't become an actor to wear Louis Vuitton. I have to give this dress back when we're done. I became an actor to change the way I grew up. The way I grew up, I never saw myself on screen. I have two older sisters. One's an investment banker. The other one is a doctor, and I never saw us being played as investment bankers and doctors. I realized how limiting that was for me. I would look at the screen and think, "Well, there's no way I can do it, because I'm not there.' And it's like as soon as you follow your dreams, you give other people the allowance to follow theirs.

And for me, to look on younger girls and to say, 'Well, Gina's like me, maybe not necessarily the same skin color, maybe not necessarily the same background, but like that's me. I'm not alone. I can do it too.' So every role that I've chosen has been ones that I think are going to push forward the idea of my culture, of women, of beauty, my idea of liberating young girls, of feeling that they have to look at a specific beauty type. And I wasn't going to let my introduction to the world be one of a story that I think has been told many times.

I wanted it to be a story that was going to liberate young girls and say, 'Wow, there we are too, and we're the doctors, and we're the teachers, and we're the writers, and we're the lawyers, and I can do that too. And I don't have to be a perfect size zero. I can be a perfect size me.' And that's what I live. So Jane, I waited for her patiently. And now she's here. And thank you for being here with us. Because this is a dream come true to me."
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<3 really hope she gets showered with statuettes this awards season.
 
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Blackhead

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How A Show About A Pregnant Virgin Became One Of The Most Authentic Things On TV
"Jane the Virgin" is that show everyone is talking about. Maybe you've heard of it? Yeah, the one based on accidental artificial insemination. If you wrote it off based on that premise, you'd be justified, considering it's about a pregnant virgin. Except, that absurd log line turned out to be a huge component of its unlikely charm.

A wildly positive critical reception has turned "Jane the Virgin" into one of the standout new shows of the season and easily the best to air on The CW. HuffPost Entertainment spoke to show runner Jennie Snyder Urman about how she adapted Venezuelan telenovela "Juana la Virgen" into the stunningly absurd yet authentic masterpiece that her show has become, and what we can expect after the mid-season finale next week.

The tone is so nuanced. How did you set out to balance the soapy absurdity with such heartfelt authenticity?
There&#8217;s a level of absurdity right away with the premise. So I knew right away that we had to find a way to embrace that. When you have a show built around a girl who gets artificially inseminated, you&#8217;re already on the edge of something...

...

What is the strategy with setting all of that up moving forward?
We did two really intense weeks. I asked for a little bit longer pre-production, so we could do just really intense plotting at the beginning of the show, so that once we got into the actual story breaking, we didn&#8217;t have worry about things like, &#8220;Oh shoot, we have to set up a letter and it has to be seen in Episode 5, so it can pay off in Episode 9.&#8221; We&#8217;d done all that at the beginning. Then we could actually break stories as a room, based on character and emotion and comic set pieces and all of those things. So the plotting is almost the math of the episode. It&#8217;s all the things that have to take place and what you&#8217;re trying to get it. It&#8217;s not all what I love the most. What I love the most is character moments and relationships. So, separating that out, really taking the plot and moving through that. I mean, our board is like crazy. It is so detailed. And then when we get into each episode, we try to find those moments that give the show tinier specificity.

What can we expect when you come back for the second half of this season?
There are going to be two really big events that happen in our mid-season finale next week. So those events are going to have ramifications throughout our back half. We will definitely learn who Sin Rostro by Episode 12. That doesn&#8217;t mean that that mystery will end, but you&#8217;ll know who it is. So that&#8217;s something to look forward to. And we&#8217;ll continue to develop and complicate the love triangle between Jane and Rafael and Michael. You&#8217;ll also start to see Jane&#8217;s pregnancy progress in a real way, and you&#8217;ll see, in addition to the soapy turns (like &#8220;Who is Sin Rostro?&#8221;) you&#8217;ll get some smaller more emotional turns about Jane and her pregnancy.
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*hyped* for next week. I think Rose is Sin Rostro. :p
 
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maxcriden

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So happy about the Golden Globe nom.

As for the Rose as Sin Rostro theory, I think it crossed my mind during this ep but I realllllly find Rose eminently unlikeable, and not in a fun-to-hate way like Petra, so...still hoping for
Petra's Mom
or
Jane's Dad.

Meta twist:
Sin Rostro is the Narrator.

ETA: oh, I didn't comment on the latest ep. It wasn't my favorite ever but it was really good. So glad there's a new ep next week. This ep was solid, just unspectacular to me in comparison to some recent heights. Also, the twist with Rose's lie was brutal to watch.
 
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Priz

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I was thinking about it being Rose as she could be running things through the network of the father's hotels. When she lied about the daughter to get her committed it was so that all she had built up wouldn't come crashing down by her one huge weakness - sleeping with the daughter.
 
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maxcriden

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Priz said:
I was thinking about it being Rose as she could be running things through the network of the father's hotels. When she lied about the daughter to get her committed it was so that all she had built up wouldn't come crashing down by her one huge weakness - sleeping with the daughter.
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Blegh. That makes sense. It's just...ugh, Rose is the worst. Like I said, not in a fun way either. She just feels terribly unpleasant to me. Also, hasn't Sin Rostro been at it too long to be as young as Rose? (Just grasping at any straws here to avoid it being Rose, haha.)
 
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