'New Girl' introduces viewers to fresh humor - Wednesday, November 02, 2011 By Shelby Hightower Advertising The new FOX sitcom “The New Girl” began its first season on Sept. 20. This show is about the quirky adventures of a newly single woman named Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and her four new roommates, Schmidt (Max Greenfield), Nick (Jake M. Johnson), Winston (Lamorne Morris), and Coach (Damon Wayans, Jr.).                The incredibly random adventures of these five new friends begin as Jess catches her boyfriend cheating on her one day. She makes a decision to move out of his house. She answers an advertisement on the Internet to rent a room in an apartment with a bunch of men she’s never met. Normally this is not safe. But hey, this is television. So why not?                The way Jess is portrayed is what makes this show even qualify as a comedy. Her outbursts, elementary school-level props, and theme songs she makes up for everything, give the viewer an idea of what kind of character she is going to be from the first episode.                In fact, Jess is the main component that makes “The New Girl” different from any other evening sitcom. This show gives viewers the heartwarming feeling of friends helping each other out in the best and worst of times, while still almost constantly making them break out in a fit of laughter.                Though it may be very original, this show gives me the feeling that it is similar to the popular sitcom “Two and a Half Men.” If you think about it, the two shows have some common features. There is a new roommate, roommate causes some trouble, trouble is solved, they annoy each other, and then at the end of the day everyone is happy. But this problem can occur in any sitcom, and it fortunately does not take away from the overall impression the show leaves on its viewers. With that being said, “The New Girl” is unique in its own way. Such as the over-exaggerated characters.                Take Schmidt for example. Schmidt is the womanizing semi-alcoholic who will say and do anything to get with any woman. He focuses a lot on fitting in and his image in the eyes of his peers. His cockiness leads to him using his name in various ways. Such as “You got some Schmidt on your face.”                Every aspect of “The New Girl” makes its viewers feel what the characters are feeling. Each laugh, each cry, and each moment of awkwardness is exaggerated enough to make even the most serious of situations lighter. From Jess’s screw ups, to Coach’s over the top outbursts, there is always a laugh coming. This is definitely a show people should consider watching.

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