All-Time Favorites: Gilmore Girls

Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel, an unfairly pretty mother-daughter combo, am I right?

I don't know if any TV show has had the effect on me that Gilmore Girls has had. I'm not saying there aren't other shows I've completely loved in my long career of television appreciation, but Gilmore Girls is the show that I think most affected me as a person.

For the GG-illiterate, Gilmore Girls is about a mother and a daughter, Lorelai and Rory (short for Lorelai also) Gilmore. Twist: Lorelai had Rory when she was 16, so when the show starts Lorelai is 32 and Rory is 16. Partly because of their closeness in age, they have an almost freakish bond that makes them best friends as well as mother and daughter. The bulk of the obstacles in their relationships are when they have trouble figuring out which side of the friends-or-family line they are on in certain situations, which is really interesting. They also talk incredibly fast in conversations so full of pop-culture references, you need Wikipedia open for quick searches during each episode. As a fast talker and pop-culture geek girl myself, I find myself envious of their conversational abilities, although some critics found it jarring when the show initially aired.

The New Girl or My Girl Crush on Zooey Deschanel

Seriously, how cute is she?

So unless you've been living under a rock the past few weeks, you've surely seen some of the intense marketing push for Zooey Deschanel's new show The New Girl. Based on my past experience, TV or movies that are marketed this heavily are usually a disappointment and I was worried that this would be the case for The New Girl. However, when I saw that they had made the pilot available for free on iTunes, I had to check it out.

Much to my surprise and delight, I discovered that The New Girl is an adorable and charming show! Huzzah!

I always knew that I loved Zooey Deschanel, but I think this show is going to take my girl crush to a whole new level. She's kind of my hero. She's married to the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie, which is one of my husband's favorite bands (I like them too, but I liked Postal Service better). She's an actress, musician and co-founder of what is quickly becoming my favorite website, hellogiggles.com. She frequently pulls off outfits that I wish I could pull off myself. And now, she is the star of what I think may become one of my new favorite shows. I know, I'm gushing, but seriously I want to be her.

Anyway, back to The New Girl. The show made me laugh out loud on numerous occasions. The pilot contained multiple references to Dirty Dancing, which was enough to secure my loyalty alone. The supporting actors were pretty good for the first time out and I feel like they will gel even more now that they can find their groove. The character Jess, played by Deschanel, is quirky to say the least. She has awesome nerd glasses and frequently makes up theme songs for herself, a talent which I wish I possessed.

See? Freakin' cutest nerd glasses ever.

So to sum up: I love Zooey Deschanel and everyone watch The New Girl so it stays on television and doesn't get cancelled like Running Wilde. Kthanksbye!