FOX's "New Girl"

       Let's get one thing said straight out of the gate: I am a HUGE Zooey Deschanel fan.

       However, I was disappointed with the first few episodes of New Girl. I was expecting a quirky, Middle Earth loving girly-girl in Deschanel's character Jess, but I didn't anticipate how simpleminded she was. The tagline for the show is "Simply Adorkable," but based on the first couple of episodes, it should have been switched to "Simply a Dumb Girl Who is Lucky that Craigslist Didn't Give Her Serial Killers for Room Mates." Who says that a dork has to be dumb? In the beginning, Jess wasn't nearly three-dimensional enough. 

       But hold on, there's hope. Now that we're past the Thanksgiving episode (which I believe is the best one so far), I think New Girl has some newfound potential. Jess is slowly but gradually shedding her dummy robe in favor of a more believable personality, while still being as puppy, rainbow, and unicorn loving as ever. 

       If you've given up on New Girl like I almost did, I'd say it's worth another shot. The show has the potential to be the classically cute comedy that can bring a smile to your face and light up the room. Tune in Tuesday nights at 9pm!


By Lauren Lessard