Good golly Miss Molly!

There's a new funny "it girl" in TV land. Okay two, if you count Zooey Deschanel, which of course I do. But she's not the subject of this post. Who's that girl? It's Molly! Well, Melissa McCarthy from Mike & Molly, I mean.

Truth be told, I never got into Mike & Molly when it first came out. But then I saw Bridesmaids, and I thought maybe I should give her show another chance. Mccarthy was the funniest part of this film, and that's saying a lot because it was absofreakinglutely hilarious. Then I watched as she won an Emmy earlier this year for her role as Molly in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category. Again I thought, okay, maybe I should tune in. What sealed the deal, though, was seeing McCarthy host this past week of Saturday Night Live. Not only did the show receive solid ratings, it was one of the funniest I've seen in a long time. Check out one of my favorite sketches of the night here.

So, Mike & Molly has now been upgraded to DVR status. And Mike better watch out, because I think I just may be falling in love with Molly.

Her Tuesday must-watch

Not only did He beat me to announcing New Girl as Tuesday's must-watch, he also stole my intro line! How can you not love a show where the awkwardly-adorable main character writes theme songs for herself? I'm totally devoting some free time - when not posting for all of you - on my own little ditty. Who's that girl who watches all the TV and writes about it and stuff...it's Her/Me! Okay, it needs some work.

Seriously though, I cannot wait for another kicka$$ episode of what looks to be one of the Fall's top new shows. Zooey Deschanel is hilarious and lovable as Jess. And I can't wait to see how her individual relationships with her three male roomies develop. Could one of them be a love interest? It's just too bad Coach has to leave us so soon. (See him on Happy Endings tomorrow night!) I would've enjoyed watching Jess teach him how to talk to women without him yelling back in their faces - "I don't care!" Classic Coach.

Here's hoping tonight's episode also includes the cast singing a song from Dirty Dancing. Or at the very least, a long walk with a watermelon.

His Tuesday must-watch

Who's that girl? It's Jess! And she's back for night #2 of what is already taking off as a hit new comedy, The New Girl (FOX, 9/8c).

I guess I should have known this show was going to be a gold mine when I saw that Liz Meriweather was the brains of the operation. In 2011, Meriweather wrote the hilarious screenplay for "No Strings Attached", which starred Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman (if you haven't seen this get it on your Netflix queue ASAP). The movie was just one great line after another, and Meriweather is back at it again with The New Girl.

For those of you that missed the pilot, Jess (Zooey Deschanel) is quite a character. She's quirky, fun, sometimes annoying yet very entertaining. She even creates songs about herself. Who does that?

Partner her up with her three male roommates (Nick - the emotional one, Schmidt - the d-bag/wannabe player, Coach - the athletic guy with no idea how to deal with women) and you have quite the combination. The pilot got great ratings last week so here's to hoping for a repeat performance.