I hope everyone enjoyed the pilot episode of ‘Suburgatory’ as much as I did! I’ve updated the gallery with screencaptures from last night’s episode!

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Television/Film Productions > Suburgatory > Season 1 > Screencaptures > 1.01

I’ve updated the gallery with ‘Suburgatory’ stills from episodes 1 and 2. Take a look at them in the gallery!

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Television/Film Productions > Suburgatory > Season 1 > Promotional Photos/Production Stills > Episode 01 Stills
Television/Film Productions > Suburgatory > Season 1 > Promotional Photos/Production Stills > Episode 02 Stills

JustJaredJr.com wants you to meet Jane Levy, the star of ABC’s new comedy, Suburgatory.

The up and coming actress stars as Tessa in the show about a dad and daughter team who move to the suburbs after dad George (Jeremy Sisto) finds something in her room that no dad ever wants to find.

“Sometimes I think your parents drive you crazy and you are mad at them. Deep down you trust your parents. She finds humor in ridiculous situations and laughs at it, and that’s how she gets through life,” Jane tells Zap2It about her character.

Suburgatory premieres NEXT Wednesday, September 28th @ 8:30PM ET/PT on ABC

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Suburgatory is one of the best, if not the best, new comedy coming to your TV screen this fall. Yeah, we said it.

It’s really got so much going for it. A Juno-esque lead? Oh, hi Jane Levy! A hot dad? What up, Jeremy Sisto?! Shopping montage? Mean Girls-style comedy? Cheryl Hines? A bevy of Saturday Night Live alums guest starring? The gang’s all here!

Here’s everything you need to know about ABC’s best new comedy.

Premieres: Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:30 p.m.
Time-Slot Competition: Survivor: South Pacific (CBS), H8R (CW), The X Factor (Fox), Free Agents (NBC)
Cast: Jane Levy, Jeremy Sisto, Carly Chaikin, Cheryl Hines, Alan Tudyk, Rex Lee, Allie Grant
Status: We’ve seen the pilot episode.

Tessa (Levy) is 16 years old and she is in hell. Make that a suburban hell chock full of mini-vans and perfectly manicured lawns. The reason she’s been exiled to “suburgatory?” A box of condoms hidden in her nightstand, which causes George (Sisto), her protective father, to pack up their crap and move from New York City to the ‘burbs.

While he thinks the move will be good for her, Tessa is horrified by the “Franken-moms” with Red Bull addictions and their kids, who change noses like most people change purses. One of these frightening mother-daughter duos? Dallas (Hines), who has an instant connection to George even though she’s married, and Dalia (Chaikin), who thinks Tessa is a lesbian because she wears combat boots. Other key players include Noah (Tudyk), George’s old college buddy who drank the suburban Kool-Aid, and Mr. Wilde (Lee), a high school guidance counselor.

While it’s obviously an extremely exaggerated version of suburban life, you can’t help but be charmed by the world Suburgatory presents because it’s just so darn funny. Even though she isn’t totally sold on the suburbanites, Tessa starts to see the benefits of living in a town where neighbors bring over pot roast and buy you pretty new bras because your mom never stuck around to do it.

We’re just going to come out and say it: George and Tessa may just be our favorite TV father-daughter duo since Veronica Mars’ Keith and Veronica. Yes, we went there again. There’s a genuine affection amidst all their teasing and you can tell they both really want the other to be happy. Plus, they’ll have you cracking up when they bust out their “passive-aggressive reference books” to express their feelings over breakfast. Seriously, we’re thisclose to asking George to adopt us! Or at the very least ask Tessa to come our new BFF.

Suburgatory is also busting out the big (funny) guns! The show has some seriously awesome guest stars lined up, like Jay Mohr as Dallas’ husband and SNL’s Ana Gasteyer and Chris Parnell as George and Tessa’s neighbors.

Verdict: Watch! If you’re going to watch one new comedy at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, make a date with Suburgatory. Sorry, Free Agents. It’s not you, it’s us.

source: eonline.com

Jane attended LA Opera’s White Night Season Opening Gala & Premiere Of “Eugene Onegin” on Sept 17th, and I’ve updated the gallery with photos!

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Apperances and Events > 2011 > LA Opera’s White Night Season Opening Gala & Premiere Of “Eugene Onegin” – 9/17/11

With apologies to Fox and Zooey Deschanel, Jane Levy, star of ABC’s “Suburgatory,” is definitely this season’s new girl. She’s so new, in fact, she’s still learning the ins and outs of interviews.

“I never did a phone meeting before,” apologizes Levy, still oblivious to the term “phoner.” “I’ve been putting together my apartment and losing my brain.”

Not likely. Levy is the sharpest blade in the pointed single-camera comedy of “Suburgatory,” playing a chillin’ Manhattan teen uprooted by single dad Jeremy Sisto to the status-happy pleasantries of upstate suburbs. There she drops sarcastic zings not only on the pink-clad locals, but also to viewers in ironic narration making her the series’ voice.

“This was my second job,” says Levy, who grew up in Marin County, Calif., well-prepared for performing. “I definitely had my hand in, like, every pocket” during school, from the hip-hop dance team to soccer to community theater, crossing among the kinds of cliques seen on “Suburgatory.”

“I was one of those floaters,” she says. “It was good for learning about playing different parts.”

When she hit town last year after studying in New York, Levy says, “I was really lucky, and within a couple weeks I had ‘Shameless,’ ” guesting on William H. Macy’s Showtime dramedy as a trampy teen vixen.

” ‘Shameless’ was shot so free,” Levy says, “and ‘Suburgatory’ is the complete opposite. For the first time in my life, I had to hit marks, which is the most basic, technical thing you have to know as an actor. Everything’s so new to me. I’m still getting used to it.”

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