Fox, home of “Glee,” “House” and other popular–and sometimes offbeat–series, has a new offering this year: “New Girl.”
Even before the on-air debut, the early free iTunes download and Hulu offering has made the show a pre-season favorite, of sort.
The “New Girl” is Jess, played by Zooey Deschanel, is a quirky young woman who sings to herself based on her feelings.
As a positive and trusting young woman, Jess faces a bad break-up and decides to improve her situation by finding new roommates… on craigslist.
While her oddities seem strange to her new roommates, over time they grow to understand her.
At the same time, she grows to understand the inner workings of men.
Deschanel, whose work includes “500 Days of Summer,” “Yes Man” and one half of the talented She and Him, makes Jess a lovable, charming, natural and quirky character who is not afraid to express herself.
Her roommates are Nick, Schmidt and Coach, who is later replaced by Winston.
Nick, who is played by Jake M. Johnson, is a bartender who has also been recently dumped and is the most reasonable of the group. Johnson’s work includes “No Strings Attached” and “Get Him to the Greek.”
Damon Wayans Jr., who originally plays Coach in the pilot has been replaced by Lamormne Morris as Winston, because of prior commitments to another show.
Coach was a fitness trainer who didn’t know how to talk to women.
Max Greenfield, who portrays Schmidt, has been in a variety of television shows including “Ugly Betty” and “Veronica Mars.”
Schmidt fancies himself a ladies man but can make the right decision when it comes to his friends.
Although “New Girl” is classified as a romantic comedy series, both men and women can appreciate the humor.
The series seems to deal with priorities of women and men through the quirkiness of Jess and her male roommates.
While the humor is evident, the story line is not lost.
All characters are presented well from the dynamic cast. The pilot is available on Hulu and is a free download on iTunes. “New Girl” airs at 8 p.m. Tuesdays on Fox, right after “Glee” … which should help make it a campus success.