{"id":3776,"date":"2012-04-17T18:14:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T23:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=3776"},"modified":"2012-04-19T15:40:27","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T20:40:27","slug":"a-reviewers-regret-new-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/3776","title":{"rendered":"A Reviewer\u2019s Regret: New Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Shelby Powell ~<\/strong> In September, I wrote a rather harsh critique<\/a> of an advanced viewing of the Fox television show New Girl<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Zooey Deschanel stars as the titular character, Jess Day. Jess is a quirky young woman who wears thick-framed glasses and sings her way through her daily chores. After a bad breakup, Jess finds herself living with 3 guys who only agreed to this arrangement when they realized that Jess\u2019 best friend was a model.<\/p>\n

The series (also starring Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris, and Hannah Simone) follows the group\u2019s wacky shenanigans as they learn to live and love one another.<\/p>\n

In short, I didn\u2019t enjoy my first viewing. Deschanel\u2019s portrayal was fundamentally frustrating. She wanted the audience to look past her iridescent blue eyes and thick dark hair, to try and assume that she was a nerd because she wore glasses. To say that Deschanel\u2019s Jess was completely repellant because she was awkward was far-fetched and poorly done. My only enjoyment in the pilot came from the secondary characters. While Jess was a stereotypical archetype, her roommates were clever and refreshing.<\/p>\n

At the urging of a friend, I recently took a second look at New Girl<\/em> and, I must admit, I enjoyed myself. Zooey Deschanel has drastically toned down her supposed gawkiness. Johnson, Greenfield, and Morris have been increasingly featured in each episode. Whether you want to or not, you can identify with any one of the characters. It might be Schmidt\u2019s (Greenfield) taste for the good life, Winston\u2019s (Morris) self-esteem issues, or Nick\u2019s (Johnson) money problems.<\/p>\n

New Girl<\/em> is a light-hearted piece of comedic escapism. I promise you\u2019ll laugh out loud and have fun doing it.<\/p>\n

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