Rewards
Walmart logo
Amazon logo
PayPal logo
Amazon gift card
Take surveys and collect rewards from the industry-leading e-commerce website, Amazon.com, Via "amazon gift cards". The more you take or create survey, larger the amazon gift card you earn.

Results: "Jane the Virgin" vs. "Ugly Betty"

Published on 10/24/2014
By: kristinalee
1927
TV
1.
1.
On Monday, October 13, the new CW dramedy "Jane the Virgin" premiered on the CW network. Did you watch it?
Yes
7%
127 votes
No, and I don't plan to.
81%
1564 votes
No, but I recorded it and plan to watch it later.
3%
51 votes
No, but I will watch it on demand later.
10%
185 votes
2.
2.
The show is based on a popular Venezuelan telenovela and shares some similarities with "Ugly Betty," which was based on a Colombian telenovela and ended in 2010. Were you a fan of "Ugly Betty"?
Yes, I loved the show and followed every episode.
6%
121 votes
Yes, I quite liked the show and saw most episodes.
7%
133 votes
I was a fan during some episodes or seasons but not during other episodes or seasons.
7%
138 votes
No, I was never impressed.
20%
395 votes
No, I never saw it.
59%
1140 votes
3.
3.
Both shows received a fair amount of early buzz for their majority Latino ensemble casts -- and critical acclaim for their attempts to transcend stereotypes about Latinos by subverting them. Did you know this?
Yes
13%
252 votes
No
87%
1675 votes
4.
4.
Both shows also brought widespread attention to breakout stars America Ferrera and Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez. If you are familiar with both shows, do you have a preference for either of the two actors?
No, I don't care for either of them.
17%
331 votes
No, I'm a fan of both.
8%
145 votes
America Ferrera
12%
233 votes
Gina Rodriguez
2%
48 votes
Not sure -- I'm not familiar with either.
61%
1170 votes
5.
5.
The use of telenovelas as source material has meant weaving some far-fetched soapy material with more serious and robust material. If you've seen either show or both shows, do you think this strategy works on television?
Yes.
12%
233 votes
No.
26%
496 votes
Undecided.
62%
1198 votes
6.
6.
So, bottom line: If you've seen any episodes of either show, do you have a preference yet?
"Ugly Betty" is the best.
11%
206 votes
"Jane the Virgin" Is the best.
4%
82 votes
Both have good qualities. I'm undecided.
7%
135 votes
N/A -- I haven't seen them.
78%
1504 votes
COMMENTS