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Mingling at the party were "Glee" stars like Lea Michele, Heather Morris, and Harry Shum, Jr.--who was the only actor I saw break away from the red carpet to go greet fans behind the barricades. What a doll. Got to say a quick hello to Back Stage favorite John Noble, robbed of a recent Emmy nomination, and his on-screen son, Joshua Jackson, who attended with longtime girlfriend Diane Kruger. Got to speak to the great Denis O'Hare, soon to be seen in FX's "American Horror Story," but sorely missed on "True Blood"--who, when asked if he might be back on the latter, made sure to emphasize that his character, Russell Edgington, had not been killed off. Also present was a slimmed-down Jonah Hill, promoting his animated comedy "Allen Gregory." Poor Hill was bombarded with questions at his afternoon panel not about his show, but about his weight loss--when one journalist asked what he did with all his old clothes, Hill didn't seem to know how to respond, and finally made a joke about donating them to the Red Cross.
The big attraction of the evening was probably Zooey Deschanel, who's headlining the new comedy "The New Girl." Based on the pilot, the show has a lot of potential, but I do have one quibble with it--in it, Deschanel plays a recently dumped girl who has trouble finding a date. Now, how are we supposed to buy the charismatic, drop-dead gorgeous Deschanel in such a role. When presented with this question, Deschanel let loose that trademark husky laugh and demurred, "Well, thank you. But honestly, I have a very goofy side and I wasn't someone who went on a lot of dates in high school. I think it has to do with my character's total lack of confidence. She doesn't see herself as sexy to men, and people pick up on that."
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