Jane
The Virgin: The Complete First Season (2014 - 2015/Warner DVD
Set)
Picture:
B- Sound: B Extras: C+ Episodes: C
The
Complete First Season of Jane the Virgin is a surprising
one. This is due mainly to the concept the show is based on, which
is a girl, Jane (Gina Rodriguez), gets impregnated during a routine
gynecology visit. When I heard of this show coming to the CW
Network, I thought it would be just be teem romance show catered to
girls that pokes fun of sexual scenarios and people that chose to be
virgins in this day and age, but that is not what the show is. It
has heartfelt moments, as well as, serious situations such as murder
mysteries.
Another
serious situation is the reason Jane (Rodriguez) decides to carry the
baby, which is Rafael (Justin Baldoni) had cancer and for some reason
only saved one "specimen" to use if he wants a biological
child. So, even though Jane, who if it was not obvious from the
title is a virgin, I respect her for deciding to keep the child and
give it to this man she does not know very well. However, it causes
problems between Jane and her fiancé, Michael (Brett Dier) because
he has to wait until they are married to consummate their love and
now put up with her pregnancy with another man's child.
Jane
the Virgin feels a lot like a telenovela, not that I watch them,
but I do know what they are. If you are unfamiliar with this type of
Spanish genre you can look at it much like a soap opera here in the
United States. It is not exactly set up like that, but the writing
tends to be a bit dramatic, in a kind of good way. There is long
lost father, a not so loyal best friend, an unfaithful wife, sleeping
with the father's wife, and that is just to name a few. So, if you
have ever thought about what the appeal of a soap opera was I would
give this a shot because the quality is much, much better.
Much
like the other CW shows that I have reviewed, Jane the Virgin
is presented in a "matted" widescreen 1.78:1 format, which
preserves the aspect ratio from its original television broadcast for
your TV. The audio is presented in English lossy Dolby Digital 5.1
and sounds pretty decent. There is a lot of narration and he comes
through crisp and clear.
This
season set comes on 5 discs with 22 episodes. In the show, you learn
that Jane (Rodriguez) would like to be a writer so every episode is
titled as a chapter. Therefore, instead of listing the episode
titles, it starts with Chapter One (Pilot) and goes all the way to
Chapter Twenty Two.
The
special features on the 5 disc set for Jane the Virgin: The
Complete First Season includes 2 All-New Featurettes: Jane the
Virgin: Immaculate Creation and Getting to Know the Cast of
Jane the Virgin, Unaired Scenes, and a Gag Reel.
-
Jordan Whiteko
