"New Girl" Season 1

"New Girl" Season 1

Medium: TV
Creator: Elizabeth Meriwether
Network: Fox
Dates Aired: Sept. 20, 2011-May 8, 2012
Consumption completed: May 14, 2012
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.0/10

After a solid pilot, a crummy second episode that replaced a central character, and a hilarious third episode that showcased massive potential, "New Girl" spent a little too much time finding its voice. But if you stuck around long enough for the beautiful Cece to hook up with the resident lovable douche Schmidt, you were treated to a long string of fine episodes almost all the way to the finale. 

Max Greenfield as Schmidt is the obviously highlight of the show, but everyone else was eventually drawn out and developed really well. Jess (Zooey Deschanel) became more than the "adorkable" bag of quirks she was advertised as; Jake Johnson sold the perpetually depressed Nick as a hilarious, sarcastic fuck-up; and Lamorne Morris was finally given something to do later in the season.

I would never consider this show, based on its first season, appointment viewing. My keeping up with it is largely because I watch it every week with my girlfriend. It is, however, a fun way to waste a half-hour.