title: jQuery.parseJSON won't work on a given string
body: <p>jQuery.parseJSON won't work on the following string:</p>
  
  <pre><code>({"stat":"OK","code":400,"data":[{"title":"Development Convention","event_type":false,"dates_and_times":[{"date":"28\/03\/2012","start_time":"10:00 AM","end_time":"10:00 AM"},{"date":"29\/03\/2012","start_time":"10:00 AM","end_time":"10:00 AM"},{"date":"30\/03\/2012","start_time":"12:00 PM","end_time":"12:00 PM"}],"description":"&lt;p&gt;This event will discuss different trends in development.&lt;\/p&gt;\n","featured_image":"&lt;img src=\"http:\/\/mysite.com\/pesticide-free-organic-meal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"bavarian food plates with chicken and wine\" title=\"bavarian food plates with chicken and wine\" \/&gt;","image_gallery":[{"url":"http:\/\/mysite.com","alt":false}]}]})
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here's where I'm receiving the data:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$.get( 
      api_url, 
      { method: "list_events", venue_id: 73, event_date: 'null' }, 
      function( data ) {
          alert(data); // Shows the above string
          var response = jQuery.parseJSON( data );
          alert(1); // Doesn't appear
          alert(response.stat); // Doesn't appear             
      }
  );
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can anyone provide any insight as to why it may not be working? I had read somewhere else on stackoverflow that the backslashes had to be escaped again; replacing all instances of <code>\</code> with <code>\\</code> using <code>data = data.replace(/\\/g,"\\\\");</code> did not resolve the issue.</p>