Fall Season Begins: The New Girl

The pilot for Zooey Deschanel's new sitcom was just made available early on iTunes.

What worked for me:

• Zooey does have an undeniable charm onscreen.
• I like that one of the main characters is sort of a "bro" douchebag, it lead to some of the episodes funnier moments.
• The male roommates are actually funny and have decent interaction with each other.

What didn't work for me:

• The events of the pilot happen too quickly, the characters became best friends so quickly it seems rushed.  However I suppose it was necessary to get the plots going.
• The hint at the main romance between the Zooey and one of the roommates too quickly.
• Zooey isn't actually that funny, just really cute.

I know that the show is called New Girl, so most storylines will concentrate on main character, however I hope that they can integrate the other three guys or even Deschanel's model friend otherwise this show will get real stale, real fast.

** Stars