New Girl (2011– )

After a bad break-up, Jess, an offbeat young woman, moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Although they find her behavior very unusual, the men support her - most of the time.

Creator:

Elizabeth Meriwether

Stars:

Jake Johnson, Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jake Johnson	...	Nick Miller (49 episodes, 2011-2013)
Zooey Deschanel	...	Jess (49 episodes, 2011-2013)
Max Greenfield	...	Schmidt (49 episodes, 2011-2013)
Hannah Simone	...	Cece (49 episodes, 2011-2013)
Lamorne Morris	...	Winston Bishop (48 episodes, 2011-2013)

Storyline

Jess - a bubbly offbeat teacher who is known to burst into spontaneous song - catches her boyfriend with another woman, and needs a new place to live. She moves into a loft with three single guys she's never met before. Nick is a jaded law-school dropout, who usually just wants to be left alone. Schmidt is an flashy businessman, who believes he is a gift to women. Winston is a former athlete who doesn't know what to do, but really needs to win whatever it is. Can this dysfunctional group handle the "adorkable" new girl?

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Plot Keywords:

law school dropout | three single men | song | teacher | infidelity

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Taglines:

New Season. Same Towels.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chicks and Dicks

Filming Locations:

837 Traction Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elizabeth Meriwether Pictures, American Nitwits, Chernin Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was named as one of the eight "most exciting new series" of 2011 by the Critics' Choice Television Awards.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.29 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Hey Girl"
(Theme Song)
Music by Michael Andrews and Zooey Deschanel
Lyrics by Elizabeth Meriwether, Dave Finkel and Brett Baer
Performed by Zooey Deschanel

User Reviews

Zooey Deschanel plays Jess in the new fun sitcom New Girl.

It's Zooey… I mean Jess. Zooey Deschanel plays Jess in the new fun sitcom New Girl.

"Adorkable" has become the new catchphrase to describe this show and the character of Jess. And oddly enough it fits. New

Girl is the story of Jess (Deschanel) a girl who just dumped her boyfriend and is trying to find a new place to live. She finds an apartment on Craig's list and the tenants are 3 guys. They vote on her living with them because her best friend is a model and they don't want to hurt Jess's feelings.

Over the course of the first show you see a sort of feeling of regret in the guy's eyes when she begins living with them. Because of Jess's break up she constantly watches Dirty Dancing and cries and the guys can't take it anymore. They have a talk with her, get her back on her feet and after, you begin to see a real friendship grow between Jess and her men.

Jess is a very spunky, fun, shy and outgoing girl who feels the need to sing almost everything. She is a girl who is so adorably cute that you can't help but like her despite her annoying flaws. And who better to play that role but Zooey Deschanel. We've seen Deschanel play different parts of Zooey and many of her films including, Our Idiot Brother, 500 Days of Summer and Yes, Man. Her coy but sarcastic way of speaking keeps the script interesting but Deschanels bug eyes are always fun to watch because you know exactly what she will say next and laugh before she even says anything. Jess will be Jess and there is no stopping it.

To like the show you have to love the character of Jess and if you don't you will have issue watching it. The problem with her character is no matter how "adorkable" she may be, she's annoying. She's lovable but she's annoying. If you can't see past the annoying you won't enjoy the sitcom.

The men playing her accepting tenants are hilarious and perfectly casted. Max Greenfield plays Schmidt, a want to be ladies' man that can't help but sound like a douchebag. He tries so hard to be somebody who's not him that it comes off very arrogant but the outrageous things he says will make you laugh out loud. At some point in the show I expect his character to evolve because of Jess's presence. Jake Johnson is Nick, the sweet trying to get over his relationship that ended 6 months ago. He's a mellow kind of a guy who would be perfect for Jess. He's the most likable guy living in that apartment and the type of guy you hope would have your back. I'm sure that a relationship will form between him and Jess because what would be a show without a little drama. Lastly, we have Damon Wayans Jr. following in his family's comedic footsteps playing Coach, a personal trainer who has no idea how to talk to women as his response to a woman crying is "Stop it". This group of men is so different from one another; it makes it fun just to watch how the all interact.

The show has a great cast and a great writing team. I was skeptical at first about watching this show because I thought it was going to be Zooey Deschanel trying hard to be funny and it's not. It's an ensemble cast working together to bring us a great show about friendship and its hilarious while being cute. It's a fun show to watch and I'm glad I finally did.

New Girl, you have found yourself a new follower.