'New Girl' shacks track of buddies

Fox's Joe Earley, Zooey Deschanel and professional producer Liz Meriwether get together in the Smog Shoppe. Hannah Simone with Max Greenfield The cast of Fox's "New Girl" asked their Angeleno buddies to the Smog Shoppe in Culver City Wednesday to have an outside party that featured a screening from the new series in addition to a couple of models of karaoke.Skein follows Zooey Deschanel as she moves along with three males. The topic matter had the series thesps reflecting about the debate -- who's simpler to reside with, boys or women?Hannah Simone referred to coping with women like a "drama-filled experience ... I have never resided having a guy friend, but anytime I spend around men, it certainly is a lot more relaxed and simple-going!"Deschanel pointed out that she'd "lucked out" together with her past roommates, but that after it involves her relationships, "I recieve different things from getting buddies from both genders."Author and professional producer Liz Meriwether, though, has worked together with her share of roomie drama: "I resided with two women who stopped talking with one another, and would only speak through me. One of these was allergic to dogs, and also the other introduced your dog home like a passive-aggressive attack. Men are a bit more direct. Men could be like 'Get the fucking dog out!' " Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com