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[Dereck]

http://www.vinereport.com/article/n....jan.5.megan.fox.may.shake.things.up/6140.htm

When Fox's comedy drama series "New Girl" returns to the small screen for season 5, viewers will see that one of the mainstay tenants will be absent in the first few episodes. However, another resident will temporarily take her place.

Actress Zooey Deschanel who portrays the bubbly Jess is currently under maternity leave. Her character's disappearance from the show for some time is explained by sequestering her for jury duty. Her flatmates Nick, Schmidt, and Winston decided to have her room rented out with Megan Fox as the new occupant.

Fox will play the role of Reagan, who is described to be a gorgeous pharmaceutical sales representative. She is in town for a short while to do some business.

Promos:

A Hairy Situation
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Season 4

 

[jelly]

I didn't like last season that much or was it the one before. Still some funny episodes though. Hope this gets back to form.

 

[Dereck]

I don't think season 4 was better than 2, but it was definitely better than 3 which is the low point of the show.

 

[shira]

Is there an in-joke? Why is it April O'Neal?

 

[Seesaw15]

Is there an in-joke? Why is it April O'Neal?

She plays said character in TMNT

 

[DominoKid]

this show still aint fell off to me. shit have me dying every episode.

 

[inm8num2]

Should be a fun season - I do miss Coach, though.

 

[Romez]

Here for Winston, Brown Lightning, Prank Sinatra aka aka aka Winnie the Bish

 

[Akahige]

Should be a fun season - I do miss Coach, though.

Oh I guess that is why he is having an arc on B99.

I need to catch up with Season 4 soon, it comes to Netflix the same day as Season 5 starts whuch makes a lot of sense.

 

[RoKKeR]

Where the hell is season 4 on Netflix, damnit!

Edit: just read the above post - works for me.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Oh, I forgot about this. :/

Well, at least Winnie the Bish and Schmidt are strong enough to enjoy even if I really dislike Fox.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

How did they even get Megan Fox to agree to this? Maybe the money was really good and it's only short term? She just seems like the type of person who wouldn't want to be in sitcoms anymore, she jetted from that stuff a decade ago.

I still like this show. It isn't must see TV for me, but it has its moments. Season 1 Schmidt was so close to being a breakout character, then they kinda fumbled his character in the following seasons. Winston and Coach are the new hotness.

 

[Kaizer]

Think I stopped watching New Girl around the time Prince showed up for the Super Bowl episode. Was that season 3? I'll have to catch up on Netflix.

 

[Mariolee]

Wait, this isn't a joke?

 

[DJ_Lae]

Boo, I was expecting the other April.

Oh well. Might watch out of curiosity, although the show lost me a while ago (when they pulled the Nick/Jess shit).

 

[TripOpt55]

I'll be watching. It isn't great anymore, but I still enjoy it well enough.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Season 4 was hilarious, a true return to form. Hopefully they don't bother with any more Nick/Jess stuff.

 

[labx]

Season 4 was hilarious, a true return to form. Hopefully they don't bother with any more Nick/Jess stuff.

So Megan Fox, is going to be a regular? Or is like an arc or something. Winston is the man.

 

[show me your skeleton]

kind of super glad zooey isn't in this for a bit, definitely the weakest character.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

So Megan Fox, is going to be a regular? Or is like an arc or something. Winston is the man.

As it says, she's replacing Deschanel who's going on maternity leave. I'm guessing she just sticks around in her place for a few episodes and either stays or leaves after she comes back.

 

[TP-DK]

Thank god it's only for a few episodes.

I'm watching season 4 on Netflix and it's hilarious. Love this show.

 

[Chamber]

In for Megan Fox. Jess is the worst part of the show anyway.

 

[ChubbyHuggs]

Thank God. Now the show can move on from pushing Jess and Nick on me.

 

[Dereck]

Finally, episode tonight.

 

[entremet]

Season 4 was nice comeback season after the awful Season 3.

 

[Guzim]

So happy to have this show back.

 

[DominoKid]

i was promised Megan Fox. where is she?

 

[woodland]

Gonna watch most of Season 4 on Netflix, but I caught the last 5 eps on Hulu and they were fantastic.

Been waiting since season 2 for

Spoiler

Cece & Schmidt

!

Edit: Agree that Zoe is the worst character.

 

[Dereck]

i was promised Megan Fox. where is she?

Episode 6 supposedly

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Great return tonight.

"Stop being so mean to me, or I will fall in love with you!"

And Winston registering Nick as a sex offender was awesome.

 

[Shaanyboi]

How did they even get Megan Fox to agree to this? Maybe the money was really good and it's only short term? She just seems like the type of person who wouldn't want to be in sitcoms anymore, she jetted from that stuff a decade ago.

I still like this show. It isn't must see TV for me, but it has its moments. Season 1 Schmidt was so close to being a breakout character, then they kinda fumbled his character in the following seasons. Winston and Coach are the new hotness.

Does she have all that much else going on for her?

 

[robotzombie]

can anyone tell me what winston did at the end? my DVR cut off

 

[PhoncipleBone]

can anyone tell me what winston did at the end? my DVR cut off

He tried to feather foot Jess when she had the casts on, but she kicked him in the face. Twice.

 

[Dereck]

I guess due to the frequent fluctuation of the cast, they went and did this.

 

[inm8num2]

I'm so using that blueberry-in-the-cereal prank on someone!

Fun premiere. I missed this show.

 

[Dereck]

 

[ReplacementPelican]

Glad to have the show back, thought this episode was pretty funny.

 

[Dereck]

- AV Club review:

With Zooey Deschanel’s maternity leave on the horizon, New Girl didn’t take a break after season four wrapped, jumping directly into season five’s first four episodes. Not only did this give the writers and producers a head start on their star’s absence—due to be filled by new new girl Megan Fox—but it also allowed them to draft on the momentum of the show’s comeback year. More time has passed in our universe than it has in New Girl’s, so “Big Mama P” comes complete with helpful reminders of the threads left hanging after “Clean Break”: The pending Schmidt-Parekh nuptials, of course, but also Schmidt and Nick’s foray into bar-owning partnership and Winston’s continuing adventures with the LAPD. Add a nod to Coach and a gag that gets the pregnant lady off her feet for a week, and the season premiere is ready to bridge the gap between the end of season four and the parts of season five that came after the show resumed production.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Oh, shit. Henry Winkler and Julie Hagerty!

 

[Linius]

Winston's pranks from the first episode were the best :lol

 

[Stackboy]

It's good to have this show back. I missed Winston the most.

 

[MHWilliams]

Winston is at the same time the best and most useless character in this show.

 

[xxracerxx]

Winston is at the same time the best and most useless character in this show.

Winston is the glue man, the glue!

 

[Dereck]

Winston is at the same time the best and most useless character in this show.

lmao

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Not really feeling these first two eps, but we got more Fergie than all of last season (I think?)

Bishop/Schmidt>Jess>everyone else

 

[Dereck]

- AV Club review:

 

[big ander]

all-timer episode last night, joke machine. I like how it relies on Jess, while removing her from everyone to show how the show might be able to work with her gone for a while. guess we'll see what happens.

"Hey, Jess, it's your roommate Winston Bishop. Isn't it amazing how a frame can elevate already great art?"
"'Stop harassing Beck.'" "Absolutely not." "He cut you off on the freeway."
"Stop calling me Nick-hole! I'm a boy!"
"So does squirrel need key?"
"The last page is just obscene drawings of cartoon princesses." "I saw, you're very talented." "Thanks. What they're doing is disgusting, but I think the drawings are nice."
loved everybody saying goodbye to jess as if she were going to jail. "Make friends with big ladies." "hate got you in there but love is gonna bust you out!"

where's the gif of Nick getting winded trying to make Cece flinch

 

[Dereck]

 

[half a moon]

On season 4. Pretty gud show you got there

 

[Akahige]

I've een watching Season 4, godamn what happened between Season 3 and 4? The show is firing on all cylinders, I'm not sure how they came back from a slump so strong, the character's are all hilarious now, the show is finally an ensemble piece.