When New Girl premiered on Fox in 2011, it arrived with the tagline "Simply Adorkable" and positioned Zooey Deschanel's Jessica Day as the quirky, lovable protagonist we were all supposed to root for. With her vintage dresses, ukulele serenades, and tendency to break into spontaneous song, Jess was marketed as the ultimate manic pixie dream … Continue reading New Girl: Why Jess Is the Worst
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Schmidt’s Wisdom: Life Lessons from New Girl
How a "douchebag jar" regular became television's unlikely guru on growth, love, and authenticity. When New Girl premiered in 2011, Winston Schmidt seemed like just another sitcom archetype: the vain, self-absorbed roommate whose primary purpose was comic relief. Seven seasons later, however, Schmidt's journey from "Long Island street trash" to devoted husband and father revealed … Continue reading Schmidt’s Wisdom: Life Lessons from New Girl
The Roommates: Analyzing the Dynamic of the New Girl Loft Crew
In the heart of Los Angeles, inside a spacious industrial loft with exposed brick walls and questionable plumbing, one of television's most memorable "found families" was born. Fox's sitcom New Girl (2011-2018) began with a simple premise: quirky teacher Jessica Day moves in with three male strangers after a devastating breakup. What followed was seven … Continue reading The Roommates: Analyzing the Dynamic of the New Girl Loft Crew
New Girl – A Modern Sitcom Reimagined
Hey there, sitcom lovers! Today, we're diving into the quirky, colorful world of New Girl - the show that took the traditional sitcom formula, gave it a hipster makeover, and created something truly unique. New Girl burst onto the scene in 2011 with the adorably awkward Zooey Deschanel at the helm as Jess, a teacher … Continue reading New Girl – A Modern Sitcom Reimagined
7 Sitcoms I Can Watch on Repeat
To be clear, when I say sitcoms I can watch I repeat, I mean sitcoms that are available on streaming services that I could sit through from start to finish and then start all over again. Sometimes these are shows that I'll turn on for background noise when I'm finishing paperwork or when I'm cleaning … Continue reading 7 Sitcoms I Can Watch on Repeat
Bathtub
Because today is Bathtub Party Day, our Sunday Scribblings prompt for this week is Bathtub. If you decide to write a post based on this week’s prompt, be sure to go back here and share your link so everyone can see how you interpreted things! Here’s what I did with it… Bathtub Party Day? What in the world … Continue reading Bathtub
One Week Later: Life with the iPhone
I know it's just a phone. I mean, it's not just a phone. It's a tiny computer that fits in the palm of my hand. And it does so much more than Alexander Graham Bell ever dreamed that a telephone would do. But it's just a phone. Right? I really like it, though. I know. … Continue reading One Week Later: Life with the iPhone
Appropriate Uses of the Word Ouch!
You know, a lot of titles that incorporate the exclamation point may imply that one is about to be involved in a musical of some kind. Personally, I enjoy a good musical. But this will not become a musical blog post. No, the exclamation point in the title is simply to emphasize the word "ouch." … Continue reading Appropriate Uses of the Word Ouch!
#DescribeYourselfin3FictionalCharacters
Jess, over at You're Fine did a post about this hashtag phenomenon she came across on Twitter the other day. I'm sorry to say, I missed out on the Twitter trend. I'm not sure I should admit that, seeing as how my new job requires me to constantly keep my finger on the pulse of … Continue reading #DescribeYourselfin3FictionalCharacters
The Confusing Middle 