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Liz Meriwether says there are no New Girl reunion scripts or plans, despite Max Greenfield’s hints; any reunion is likely just a cast appearance at a charity event, while she remains focused on other projects like adapting Britney Spears’s memoir for a film.
Jamie Lee Curtis revealed she hated filming Fox's New Girl because it was shot as a single-camera, movie-like comedy with no audience laughter, calling the process 'awful' even though she says the show is very funny. She prefers multi-camera sitcoms like Anything But Love and has continued to pursue sitcom work, including co-creating and appearing in NBC's Newlyweds.
The Heated Rivalry cast and crew ask fans to give filming spaces for Season 2 and act more like adults after troubling parasocial interactions; meanwhile Dropout announces it has licensed Don Hertzfeldt’s complete works, making his films available in one place (with Paper Trail releasing Sept 1); Eli Roth confirms AI was used in a small portion of Ice Cream Man and explains the approach; Max Greenfield clarifies a rumored New Girl reunion, which will actually be a live appearance at the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in October to receive the Rising Phoenix Award, not new episodes.
Jake Johnson discusses The Dink, including training with Brad Gilbert and kissing Mary Steenburgen, while reflecting on New Girl's 15th anniversary and the industry shift toward creator‑driven projects and fewer residuals. He outlines his current and upcoming work (Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Sunset P.I., and a Cable Guy pilot) and explains how today’s era gives actors more ownership. He also shares Tom Cruise’s yearly gingerbread-house gift and his admiration for Cruise as a movie star.
Zooey Deschanel revealed she personally campaigned to cast Lamorne Morris as Winston on New Girl, after he impressed in auditions (he’d originally auditioned for Coach). Deschanel and her co-stars then wrote to studio heads urging Morris’s hiring; he joined in the show's second episode and remained a core cast member through its run.
Zooey Deschanel says the New Girl cast had to campaign to cast Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop after he initially auditioned for Coach; once Winston was created, Deschanel and the others lobbied studio heads and the network to keep Morris, and he later won an Emmy for Fargo in 2024.
Lamorne Morris discusses his role as state trooper Witt Farr in "Fargo" Season 5, Episode 9, and the possibility of a "New Girl" spinoff. He talks about his character's motivations, working with the show's creator Noah Hawley, and the dynamic with co-star Joe Keery. Morris also reflects on his time on "New Girl" and the potential for a reunion or spinoff, expressing his enthusiasm for reprising his role as Winston.
Actor Jake Johnson discusses his directorial debut film "Self Reliance," a darkly funny comedy about a man who has 30 days to avoid being killed by hunters in a dark-web reality show. Johnson also talks about not receiving streaming residuals from "New Girl," working with Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift on the show, and his love for light and fun entertainment.
The Ringer has ranked the 40 best TV finales of the 21st century, with Deadwood, Late Show With David Letterman, Schitt's Creek, Frasier, and Catastrophe making the list. The ranking was made with pure quality in mind rather than commercial factors like audience size or impact. The rules included only series finales that aired in the 21st century, and the finales of limited series were not eligible. The list also includes series that aired for only one season and series finales that stretched over the course of multiple episodes.