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[Hot Coldman]

Nick was awesome when he was the reason Lizzy Caplan was in the show.

Now, he sucks.

And you just know this season won't end without him and Jess kissing or some shit

 

[big ander]

Liked the episode a lot, considering it centered around schmidt and had the classic kind of sitcom plot that works so well (we need you to be this way because it keeps us a family). even liked winston and nick. winston's letter was great

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Heads up. Hannah Simone is scheduled to be on Craig Ferguson on April 3rd. It is sure to be a funny interview.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Didn't realize Hannah Simone was also one of the hosts for WCG Ultimate Gamer. Not that anyone watched it hah

 

[Acid08]

Schmidt is so good.

The look on his face after Fredo kissing Nick was so amazing.

 

[BJK]

Once again, Nick is busy Occupying Douche Street, while Schmidt is actually funny.

 

[Hours Left]

"I don't know how to drive cars that work."

Also, Schmidt gives me life.

 

[ChaChaChaChia]

I have to say this was A+ tonight. Although sitting through the lead in may have helped it be more funny.

 

[wenis]

Nick was hilarious tonight, especially when he was holding the duck

shit I was dying

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Middle of the episode now. "You have the credit score of a homeless ghost, Nick."
Great line, Winston.

 

[Hours Left]

I really don't want Jess & Nick to be the endgame, but this is TV...

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Oh, man. That was so fucking great. Nick was killing it at the end when in the office.
And I loved Jess falling into the fountain, because it was so sudden with no build up.

It scares me that this show has been firing on all cylinders like this through its entire first season. It makes me fear that there is nowhere to go but downhill in season 2.

 

[RedAssedApe]

It scares me that this show has been firing on all cylinders like this through its entire first season. It makes me fear that there is nowhere to go but downhill in season 2.

Pretty much how every great new show goes.

 

[giga]

"Is it possible to be sexually attracted to an object?"

"Yes it is. It really is"

Amazing exchange and delivery. Schmidt's monologue while Winston and his girl were making out was also gold.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Pretty much how every great new show goes.

It has been a long time since a comedy has had a first season this universally strong though. And thankfully it is a big hit, so there is not the bubble fear with it.

 

[Shadow780]

Nick is so pathetic, Schmidt is still the mvp.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Nick is so pathetic, Schmidt is still the mvp.

Pathetic Nick is superior Nick for me. He is so much funnier when he is pathetic. Schmidt is still the Schmidt.

 

[AngmarsKing701]

I thought Nick was hilarious in the office. "It smells like Shakespeare." The duck scene. Just some very funny stuff in there. It was like seeing him magically transformed from Mr. Unfunny to Mr. I Can Be Funny.

 

[Pachterballs]

The bidet sequence, the falling into the pond bit all got big laughs.

schdmits look when he asked black guy whether or not he wants to join him doing some exercise thing was a huge crackup - that whole you really need it look.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Fuck, another great episode. Sexretary. Great new term.

And pathetic Nick continues to show that he is the best Nick.

 

[Zoe]

It's so hard to remember this is on without Glee.

 

[Garcia el Gringo]

Pathetic Nick is really wining me over. He's become my favorite character on the show over the past couple of weeks. I can relate to him so much.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

And Winston was fantastic on the car ride. I wonder how long before he spills the beans about Schmidt and Cece.

 

[AngmarsKing701]

Best. Episode. Ever.

 

[Uncle]

Has Cece always had that eye thing (looks kinda like strabismus), and I've just never noticed it before? Mind blown.

 

[Zoe]

Has Cece always had that eye thing (looks kinda like strabismus), and I've just never noticed it before? Mind blown.

It was painfully obvious that time they went out for breakfast.

 

[Uncle]

It was painfully obvious that time they went out for breakfast.

I must have missed that one.

 

[Shadow780]

Cece DAYUM

 

[Zaptruder]

*sobbing*

"Smartest Guy I knew!"


Probably one of the funniest exit sequences of any sitcom I've seen for a while.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

And the names for Cece's breasts: Harold and Kumar.

 

[Salaadin]

Great episode. I loved Nick at the party. Hes so pathetic.
I really like the Cece/Schmidt thing. The whole Winston car ride with the two of them in the back was great.

 

[Canuck76]

Pathetic Nick is really wining me over. He's become my favorite character on the show over the past couple of weeks. I can relate to him so much.

I can't relate but i do like his character. I wish they just man up and do the nick/jess storyline already. You can tell it's coming just do it already.

 

[Tokubetsu]

Can't believe people hate Nick. Fuck you guys.

 

[Vox-Pop]

Can't believe people hate Nick. Fuck you guys.

I like Nick, the only good character outside Jess.

 

[mm04]

It was painfully obvious that time they went out for breakfast.

That's when I first noticed and now I can't un-see it for the life of me.

 

[AngmarsKing701]

I like Nick, the only good character outside Jess.

What the. I don't even.

Edit: Cece has eyes? Where? Oh, up there.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

What the. I don't even.

Edit: Cece has eyes? Where? Oh, up there.

They are above Harold and Kumar.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Been catching up lately, this show is getting pretty good.


Cute, Hot Girls....the show.

 

[MC Safety]

I missed a few episodes, but I didn't like the one where Schmidt was uptight about the hutch and grossed out by the beach.

The show is entirely too new to be tripping over its feet like that. Especially since they showed Schmidt sitting on the sand, marveling about CeeCee's perfect butt indent just two or three episodes prior to that.

 

[big ander]

Two pretty good episodes, though I would never call New Girl the most consistently great show in years. It took a looooong time to get up to this level of quality, people.

 

[The God of Nonexistence]

It took a looooong time to get up to this level of quality, people.

Quite the opposite, it was great right from the get-go (very unusual feat for a comedy) and has remained so ever since.

I missed a few episodes, but I didn't like the one where Schmidt was uptight about the hutch and grossed out by the beach.

The show is entirely too new to be tripping over its feet like that. Especially since they showed Schmidt sitting on the sand, marveling about CeeCee's perfect butt indent just two or three episodes prior to that.

Those episodes were aired out of order.

 

[big ander]

Quite the opposite, it was great right from the get-go (very unusual feat for a comedy) and has remained so ever since.

Maybe you think so, but reception to the pilot was lukewarm at best, with a ton of people calling it awful and a few saying they liked it. It took weeks for the show to catch.

 

[Salaadin]

I thought the first and second episodes were good but felt like the show was headed towards a "Jess needs help, guys help jess, everyone is happy" formula. It wasnt until episode 3 or 4 that it started to branch away from that and I think its been on the rise ever since.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Maybe you think so, but reception to the pilot was lukewarm at best, with a ton of people calling it awful and a few saying they liked it. It took weeks for the show to catch.

Reception from GAF or from the general public? I could care less what the "professional" reviewers have to say about the show. The ratings have started to dip though. Sad considering the episodes have been consistently good.

 

[big ander]

Reception from GAF or from the general public? I could care less what the "professional" reviewers have to say about the show. The ratings have started to dip though. Sad considering the episodes have been consistently good.

GAF, the general public (by that I mean all the people I know that watched it), critics. It was a mediocre reception across the board.

 

[The God of Nonexistence]

GAF, the general public (by that I mean all the people I know that watched it), critics. It was a mediocre reception across the board.

Nonsense. It got many jubilant reviews.

 

[MC Safety]

Those episodes were aired out of order.

Ah, I missed the conclusion of the episode. So Schmidt's unease about the beach was cured and he then was able to be there, anxiety free, with CeeCee?

Mea culpa.

 

[big ander]

Nonsense. It got many jubilant reviews.

AV Club gave it a B/B-, Sepinwall a B+, Salon.com called it "very thin...rarely rises above the merely pleasant."
Of the five friends I can think of who watch the show, I and 3 others did not like the pilot. Each of us took about 4-10 episodes to start really liking it.
The first two or three pages of this thread are broken about even between "this is terrible" and "this is good".

None of that is jubilant.

 

[giga]

I hated the pilot. I didn't start to "like" the show after a few more episodes.

 

[The God of Nonexistence]

AV Club gave it a B/B-, Sepinwall a B+, Salon.com called it "very thin...rarely rises above the merely pleasant."
Of the five friends I can think of who watch the show, I and 3 others did not like the pilot. Each of us took about 4-10 episodes to start really liking it.
The first two or three pages of this thread are broken about even between "this is terrible" and "this is good".

None of that is jubilant.

TV Guide:

What's not to love in the season's freshest comedy? It Girl Zooey Deschanel, a giddy bundle of zany vulnerability, is ridiculously adorable — or is that adorably ridiculous? Everything about New Girl, from her goofy costars to the distinctively quirky writing, is irresistible. To elaborate, if that's even necessary: Zooey brings to life the fall's most instantly endearing new character in Jess, a newly dumped and crestfallen waif who moves in with three funky guys who act as her life coach/cheerleaders, anything to get her off the couch, where she wallows in endless replays of Dirty Dancing. It's a bit of a stretch to believe someone as fetching as Jess would need help in the dating marketplace, but her gamine awkwardness is awfully funny. And watching these guys, including Max Greenfield's hilariously douchey wannabe ladies' man, rally to her cause is undeniably sweet. It's a shame that Damon Wayans Jr., a scream as "Coach" as he tries to yell sense into Jess, had to be replaced, trapped in a much less amusing role on ABC's Happy Endings. (His sub, Lamorne Morris, arrives on the scene next week). I enjoyed this pilot so much that every time a promo appears, I want to watch it all over again.

USA Today:

Given a role tailored to launch her from respected indie actor to certified TV star, Deschanel soars, combining well-honed skills with a natural charm. Socially awkward geeks are nothing new for TV, but she and show creator Liz Meriwether have shaped Jess into something we haven't quite seen before — a woman who is sweet yet crass, innocent yet sexy, beautiful yet clumsy, and brash yet irresistibly adorable. Not to mention that Jess has a habit of underscoring her life with her own theme song, a trait that simultaneously mocks old sitcoms while bringing Jess into their loving fold. Almost every choice the show makes tonight is a wise one, starting with Jess' opening recounting of a sexual escapade gone wrong, and ending with a one-word punch line that makes it clear Jess is no naive pushover. In between, Girl sets up a viable premise and introduces a strong set of supporting characters, which is just what you want from fall's most promising new series.

HitFix:

It's the best new comedy of the fall season, and the only new show I genuinely enjoyed from start to finish, rather than having to squint real hard and try to picture what it might look like once the producers figure out what to do with their stars. In this case, "New Girl" creator Liz Meriwether and pilot director Jake Kasdan know from the start exactly what to do with Deschanel. She randomly sings, but always to herself, and never in a way designed to show off Deschanel's side job as half of the pop duo She & Him. She pulls off a good range of physical comedy and makes fun of herself with ease. Jess, having just endured her own mortifying break-up, spends large chunks of each day sobbing as she watches "Dirty Dancing," and even the silly moment where Jess puts on a little black dress and the roommates are shocked - shocked! - to realize that she's very attractive gets neatly undercut by Jess busting out an impressively goofy dance routine. Much as I hate ubiquitous advertising for new TV shows, it feels like the only proper word to describe Deschanel in this show is the one that's on all the billboards: adorkable. It's a wonderful comic performance in a role that's constructed equally out of Deschanel's screen persona and Meriwether's personal history.

LA Times :

Viewers will come to see Deschanel but they'll stay for the whole package because 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.

etc.