New Girl (TV Series)
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 07: Actors Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield and Lamorne Morris participate in FOX's season finale screening event with the cast and executive producers of 'New Girl' at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on May 7, 2012 in North Hollywood, California.
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there has been a noticeable correlation between successful shows and shows whose casts have a strong Twitter presence -- like Fox's 'New Girl,' starring Zooey Deschanel, who has more than 2 million followers on Twitter.
When we see ourselves in [New Girl's] Zooey Deschanel or Lena Dunham, it’s an affirmation that the world at large is picking up on the fact that girls like us exist at all -- and that our existence is meaningful, even if it doesn’t always make sense or come with clear instructions ... The 20-something urban-dwelling woman is not a new experiment, but it does look and feel different than it did ten or 20 years ago. Part of that has to do with the fact that we are now telling our own stories, and can take ownership over what is being said, written, and produced about us.
Honestly, I'm just going through a divorce, so I don't really think [dating] is something I want to get into nowMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Zooey Deschanel to play Loretta Lynn on Broadway
Music Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn is taking her life story to Broadway, and she has tapped film and TV actress Zooey Deschanel to play her on stage.Lynn, 80, unveiled plans for a musical adaptation of "Coal Miner's Daughter" during a Grand Ole Opry show Read more »
Around the web
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Zooey Deschanel Smashes New Girl Musical Episode Rumors
in a Broadway musical during the summer hiatus — but that does not mean Zooey Deschanel plans to return to the New Girl set singing and dancing! Well… at least not more than usual! The adorkulous actress squashed rumors that the FOX comedy is planning an all-music from Perez Hilton Read more »
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Scripps National Spelling Bee 2012: Could The Contestants Spell These 35 Difficult TV Star Names? (PHOTOS)
with an 'e'" will never go away. Zach Galifianakis We loved "Bored to Death" and are hoping for more "Between Two Ferns" TV specials ... just to get that name right. Gabourey Sidibe "The Big C" star has a seriously confusing name spelling. Matthew McConaughey from The Huffington Post Read more »
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New Girl Exclusive: Zooey Deschanel on the Chances of a Musical Episode
series from Xena: Warrior Princess and Scrubs to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Community have staged musical episodes. And, since New Girl’s leading lady, Zooey Deschanel, is a bona fide pop star, it would make sense for her show to do one, too, right? Not from TVLine Read more »
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Rookie pair look rosier when dust settles
in the same-night ratings releases the next day -- especially for younger-skewing shows. Fox's May 8 episode of "New Girl" averaged a 2.8 rating in adults 18-49 in the "live plus same-day" Nielsen numbers released the morning after it aired but spiked up 1.5 from Variety Read more »
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Revisit Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Idiot Boyfriend’ video, starring a pre-adorkable Zooey Deschanel
different head; New Girl indeed). By 2002, Deschanel had already done attention-grabbing bits in Almost Famous and The Good Girl , but was still waiting for her big indie breakout (which came in David Gordon Greene’s 2003 drama All the Real Girls ) and her from Entertainment Weekly Read more »