Reviews
From the Magazines
"If I could sing as pretty as Zooey Deschanel, I'm sure that I would make up my own theme-song as well... a girl can but dream."
- - Shahlin Graves, Coupe de Main Magazine, 31 August 2011
"New Girl's pilot episode is a bright spot in the lineup of new fall shows. It falls into the realm of bright, sunny comedies that have become popular recently like Modern Family and Glee. Though the show is almost too peppy and happy, even compared to those shows, the great writing and excellent cast chemistry, especially Deschanel's willingness to go all out in her awkwardness, makes this pilot episode a nice surprise for the new fall season."
- - Ross Bonaime, Paste Magazine, 20 September 2011
"The focus here of course is Deschanel, even the theme music is her creation. Gambling an entire television series on that presence is risky, and whether she has enough material around her to maintain it is another question. That being said – if the situations remain realistic, the comedy remains hip and Deschanel's face remains in tact, then there is plenty of hope there yet."
- - Mitch Parker, Luna Magazine, 27 October 2011
From the Blogs
"It was so funny and Zooey's character Jess is just adorkable. I can I seriously relate at times! It's quirky. I think my parents had a hard time getting the humour, but most of us in our 20s and 30s would love it!"
"New Girl is based around a simple premise: Zooey Deschanel is adorable. Sorry, adorkable. It's a basic concept, and it's one that will likely leave viewers split into two camps, those that truly do find Deschanel adorkable, and those who wish to bash a guitar over her head every time she sings. Me? I am proudly on Team Zooey is Awesome, making New Girl my favorite new comedy of the fall."
"Jess is a free spirit who marches to the rhythm of her own drummer, and that drummer seems to be at least mildly tone-deaf to social norms and prone to uncontrollable acts of quirk. She makes up theme songs for herself on a regular basis, gets so distracted she lights her hair on fire with a curler, watches Dirty Dancing six times a day and thinks overalls are a good choice for a first date. I found her to be engaging if not exactly realistic."
From the Press
"Deschanel gives the pilot season's funniest, freshest and most accomplished comic performance... totally, irresistibly adorable."
- - Robert Bianco, USA Weekend, 16-Sep-2011
"Finally, a new sitcom that could fill the shoes of Friends... and Seinfeld."
- - Linda Stasi, New York Post, 20-Sep-2011
"Jess is the textbook definition of oddball adorable."
- - Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20-Sep-2011
"Smart writing, confident timing and characters that are both familiar yet surprisingly fresh make New Girl the most promising comedy, and one of the most promising shows, of the season."
- - Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 20-Sep-2011
"Creator Elizabeth Meriwether manages to make the situations funny and lets Deschanel channel her charm - a winning combination."
- - Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter, 20-Sep-2011
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