New Girl

OMGNEWGIRLSTARTSTOMORROW!!!

I'm a bit excited...

This is a show that you NEED to watch.  The premise isn't exactly original - single people living together and the hijinks that ensue in the dating world according to 30-somethings - but it's fun, it's smart, it's funny, and it has heart.  The dialogue is great, the actors have amazing chemistry and the story lines keep you coming back.  Zooey Deschanel is "adorkable" (seriously, I want to be her), and Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield and Lamorne Morris make you think these guys have honestly been friends for years.  Hannah Simone is model beautiful but performs comedy sitcom material to a T.

Now, if I'm being honest and unbiased, the show does have the potential to jump the shark.  As I said before, New Girl doesn't really have originality.  However, I'm convinced that the other things it has going for it will keep it relevant and a must watch.  Also, it's definitely something to watch after the kids go to bed as it tends to get a bit sexual at times.

Season 3 starts tomorrow.  If you haven't watched it yet, I recommend you record the season premiere and watch some important episodes from the first two seasons to at least get caught up.  I would have posted this over the weekend to give you time to watch before the premiere, but my dear husband is now using my personal lappy as his work lappy and I left my work lappy at work.  (Gotta' love redundancy).  Anyway, here's a brief rundown of the show and a list of important episodes to watch (though I highly recommend watching all of them).

New Girl is the story of Jess (Deschanel), an exuberant goof of a girl who catches her long-term boyfriend cheating on her.  In order to stop crashing with her model best friend Cece (Simone) and Cece's model roommates, Jess answers a Craigslist posting for a roommate and realizes that the ad was placed by a trio of guys .  This does not deter her, though, and she moves in with Nick (Johnson), Schmidt (Greenfield) and Winston (Morris).  The foursome quickly bond and the question (inevitably) becomes "Who does Jess fall in love with?"  Is it the womanizing, douche-y (yet ultimately lovable) Schmidt?  Borderline slacker Nick?  Or former pro-basketball player Winston?  I'll let you find out.

The list:

Season 1:
   Episode 1 - Pilot
   Episode 2 - Kryptonite
   Episode 3 - Wedding
   Episode 5 - Cece Crashes
   Episode 8 - Bad in Bed
   Episode 9 - The 23rd
   Episode 10 - The Story of the 50
   Episode 12 - The Landlord
   Episode 13 - Valentine's Day
   Episode 15 - Injured
   Episode 20 - Normal
   Episode 21 - Backslide
   Episode 22 - See Ya

Season 2:
   Episode 1 - Re-Launch
   Episode 2 - Katie
   Episode 3 - Fluffer
   Episode 5 - Models
   Episode 6 - Halloween
   Episode 7 - Menzies
   Episode 9 - Eggs
   Episode 12 - Cabin
   Episode 14 - Pepperwood
   Episode 15 - Cooler
   Episode 18 - Tinfinity
   Episode 20 - Chicago
   Episode 21 - First Date
   Episode 23 - Virgins
   Episode 24 - Winston's Birthday
   Episode 25 - Elaine's Big Day

Ok...so, you may have noticed that this list is rather on the long side.  There's a reason for that.  I've bolded the "most important" episodes, but really you should watch all of them.  But that's just my opinion.