New Girl

The hook, of course, is the delightful Zooey Deschanel, a quirky and talented actress who manages to be cute, without being cloying, nerdy without being nerve wracking and sexy without acting stupid. Plus, she can sing and has natural comic timing. No single person, however, is talented enough to hang an entire show from and keep it interesting – let alone funny and entertaining – on a sitcom week after week. So hats off to the producers for surrounding Deschanel with plenty of talented people to play off. The premise is simple: Deschanel plays a young woman who, after a painfully funny breakup with a long term boyfriend, moves in with three single guys. The plots basically center on the battle of the sexes, but it’s a battle fought with pillows at a sleepover so nobody gets hurt. The show has an edge, but it comes from the smart writing and sharp performances. It’s fresh, funny and totally addictive. 3 stars