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After getting fired from her job at a news station for, yet again, letting her temper get the best of her in the face of disrespectful behavior towards her, feminist Maya Gallo goes to the fashion magazine run by her distant father, and finds herself being hired for a staff position. So begins the seven years of Just Shoot Me, with the clever wit, sarcastic jokes, and sit-com humor that often has a relatively provocative subject or moral to it, and almost always hits the nail on the head. The cast is marvelous, with all five regulars being immensely funny and having great chemistry with each other. Giacomo is a positive surprise in the lead as angry and opinionated, Segal is, as expected, very good, as the naive boss who can't do anything by himself, Malick I honestly don't know from anything else, but she shines as the former supermodel who *refuses* to give up her glory days. Colantoni is spot-on as the overly sensitive, womanizing photographer, and Spade gets to do his schtick of the pathetic, snarky guy who can't get a girl for the life of him. It's no secret that his caustic remarks are my favorite thing about this series. Do not miss this, if you enjoy when David does that. The character gallery is always well-stocked with colorful personalities, and in spite of the stereotypes that are apparent in many of the portrayals, this holds a lot of truths about many types of people. This had its share of celebrities popping up, and in general the guests, recurring or otherwise, tend to be cool. The acting is well-done. While not every single episode was flawless, the laughs are guaranteed, and the finale manages to balance entertaining with sweetness and a nice, proper farewell to the show, in a way that few are able to. A lot of the gags have to do with humiliation, and there is gross-out/bodily function material, as well. There's usually quite a bit of eye-candy, most of it for the males. That's kind of a Levitan trademark, isn't it? This, and the aptly titled Stacked, which, for those who are unaware, stars Pamela Anderson... yeah. Then again, they're also jam-packed with punchlines that seldom fall flat. I have not watched Back to You thus far, I am going to, trust me, I'm too big a fan of Grammar to not. I recommend this to anyone who can imagine liking it. 8/10

I'm sorry, but if shows like Scrubs and Newsradio can get over 8 ratings, this deserves 10/10! Revolving around various people working in a fashion magazine (the boss, fashion editor, photographer etc) it basically follows their lives with hilarious results! The cast is absolutely superb and the comedy is delivered with class and with perfect timing. There is no overacting like in Scrubs and all this combines to make one of the greatest comedy shows ever! Each character brings his own unique humor to the show and the chemistry created has hardly been marched since (perhaps Will and Grace & My Family come close). Jack, Nina, Finch, Maya and Elliot have only one problem...they left our screens to soon!

Underrated show, it ages well. There are complexities that can be issued today that fly.

I find this show really funny and really real. It's like a league of its own because I noticed that it doesn't try too hard to attract a big audience. Usually NBC airs the previews for the Thursday night lineup and although they show Just Shoot Me previews, it seems like they tend to let it slowly slip through the cracks.

NBC has a tendency to let good shows go bad by lack of advertising. Lets hope that this isn't one of the next ones to go. Just Shoot Me has one of the best times because it is after Friends, Cursed, Will and Grace, and before ER. I was reading some Nielsen ratings charts and it looks like people go out of their way to miss this wonderful show. I know that it is almost always in the top ten (I think), but I always read bad reviews or opinions on it. Why? It is so good and creative.

The characters are good because they are down to earth, hard working people. The cast isn't made up of the ritzy, glamorous celebrities we usually see. But it has one of the funniest casts I've ever seen.

The scripts are extremely well played out with hilarious writing. I always find myself laughing like crazy at some of the simplest jokes. Good writing with different story lines that don't get old is what makes this show one of a kind.

Good characters, simple yet complicated problems/plots, excellent writing, and a good setting (the work environment) is what I love about Just Shoot Me. This is truly a must see!

It has it flaws. Mostly some cast members, that can be annoying, or whose acting make you cringe. Some of the models used for the covers, look weird at one point too. But it's good overall, and some episodes, from the early seasons especially. Are hysterical and could have become cult classics, had the show been treated better. First, the DVD collection stopped after season 3. Then the series was edited into a cheap cardboard set. Literally. And it hasn't been scheduled on any overseas mainstream streaming services, yet. Throwback TV are posting episodes on YouTube, and I couldn't stop laughing re-watching those. And let's be honest, comedies had close to no filter back then, and that's what made it so funny...

I've watched a lot of sitcoms and this is definitely something special. The actors really blend, love what they do and are armed with lightning fast dialogue! Saying that, the episodes walk a very fine line heavily relying on inter-episode in-jokes and stereotypes that sometimes fall short of funny. The show tries very hard to build relationships, especially between the daughter and father which can be the basis for some of the more boring episodes. The funny episodes are the completely absurd spin-offs such as season 3 episode 5 "Two girls for everyone" where Finch attempts to arrange a threesome. This show really boils down to if you're watching it on DVD or not, jumping from a serious episode to a funny episode is essential else you'll find it hard to stay into the show.

Are you people insane? Have you lost your mind? Let me understand this: Scrubs has a score of 8.3, but Just shoot me is 6.8?! In what universe? The Internet must be broken.

Just shoot me has incredibly sharp comedic acting, very clever dialogue, and is edgy ahead of its time.

Where's the love, people?

I started to watch "Just Shoot Me" because a friend had recommended it to me.He said it was one of the funniest series he´d ever seen, and he was right!! "Just Shoot Me" is an excellent comedy with interesting characters. I especially like David Spades sarcastic character, and I wonder why he hasn´t won any awards for his effort yet, although he´s been nominated for an Golden globe, for example. Beautiful women, funny men and a great plot...what more could you want from a comedy-series!?!

Just Shoot Me! Was one of the famous sitcoms that straddled the millenium, and it had its sharp, funny moments. Funnier in fact was The Onion's 2001 parody, "Just Shoot Me Writer Assumes Everyone He Meets Watches Just Shoot Me". I laughed harder at the parody than I did the series.

Just shoot me! is very much a generic 1990's sitcom with generic jokes that could easily fit in any one of hundreds of other easily forgettable and interchangeable sitcoms. There are no memorable moments. There is nothing that stands out. It's not terrible (like the ridiculously overhyped "Friends") but it certainly isn't good either. In other words: odds are you won't be laughing, but you won't hate it either.

This show deserved all the Emmy's that went to Friends, Will and Grace, and Everybody Loves Raymond.

A mediocre JSM was better than any episode of friends. It doesn't get any better than 'Slow Donnie', 'Maya's Soda Prank', 'The Murder Mystery Game' or the 'Thanksgiving episode'. Dennis's marriage to Adrian was hilarious. The most underrated comedy I can think of. NBC's cancellation of this show, was the beginning of the downfall of that network. David Spade is nothing short of comic genius I would equate to a Steve Martin. There were times where there was more variety in his facial expressions in one scene, than entire performances of academy award winning actors.

Wendie Malick is just as amazing. Her lovable cluelessness deserved all the Emmys given to Karen from Will and Grace. The scene where she starts crying, trying to repair Vicky's and Maya's broken friendship is brilliant. She goes from pretending to cry to a state of critiquing her own performance in a split second.

Enrico's Elliot is so subtle. He makes you completely believe a regular looking bald guy can be such a playboy. His character could have been so ordinary if he wasn't such a great actor.

George Segal was perfectly cast as Maya's father. Their parent child relationship kept the show down to earth.

This show deserved all the hoopla and send off too that Seinfeld and Friends received.

OK, some may say how can a sitcom NOT be superficial... well, they can be, when underground fun touches on bigger topics, in a way that makes the approach stay with the viewer over the years.

This sitcom is quite funny, but also crowded (hard to remember or tell what did they do in this or that of the episodes or of the seasons), and it is superficial - small things happen all the time, of no relevance whatsoever, and the story archs are rather difficult to follow, if any.

Some important actors, that would go on and do good roles in other series ond/or sitcoms. Nice chemistry between them all, also crowded in this department. Feels like a "school of comedy actors" at times.

Given also the duration of the series, you could see it as a soap opera of sitcoms. But not boring. Just long and crowded. And delivering good laughs, although easy to forget why you laughed.

I saw bits and pieces of Just Shoot Me back when it was on the air so I was eager to get the dvds and check it out for real. I'm a big fan of David Spade's and I'll admit that he was the only reason I bought it, but after watching the first couple seasons I was really surprised at how flat and contrived it is. All of the characters are two-dimensional types – the filthy rich boss who is lovable even with all of his quirks (like marrying a woman younger than his daughter), you have the boss's daughter anxiously trying to prove she deserves her job beyond the fact that her father owns the magazine, the office slut (male and female), and the witty photographer. The last one is at least a unique character, but still fulfills a pretty thinly veiled niche on the show.

Granted, 30 minute sitcoms don't have a history of being the most interesting and complex shows, but Just Shoot Me appears to be shot on a cheaply constructed set and generally takes on cheesy, boring stories, most of which don't go beyond the superficial stories that magazines like Blush generally feature.

I remember when I was in high school I once dated this girl who was constantly reading this god-awful magazine called "YM," which is essentially a glamour magazine for teenagers, and it seems like every single issue that she ever read featured a story on some variation of "What He's REALLY Thinking About," or some other such nonsense. That was more than ten years ago, and watching this show gives me the feeling that they're still writing that same story.

In the show's defense, there are definitely some redeeming moments. It's hard to get David Spade on screen for an entire series and not have some laugh out loud moments, but I have to say that Nina Van Horn's sluttiness and belligerent flirting got real old real quick. To me, her name was about enough. Lauren San Giacomo is given nothing to do except recite her lines and bear goofy jokes about her breasts. She's probably the biggest talent wasted on the show.

Despite my lack of interest, I can still tell that there is an audience for this show who will, of course, enjoy it much more than I did. It's essentially a portrayal of someone's idea of what goes on behind the scenes at a fashion magazine. Throw in David Spade with a bunch of models, who generally parade silently across the set, pausing only to evade Spade's ludicrous advances, and you have yourself a sitcom.

But if, like me, you don't care what goes on behind the scenes at a fashion magazine, don't bother.

When I first watched this show, I must admit, it did not much appeal to me. But once the vibrant characters are etched in your mind, Just Shoot Me is hilarious, unmissable viewing. Not since Newsradio has a sitcom been so witty, and at the same time so outrageous in it's comedy style as Just Shoot Me. A highlight episode (the one that really won me over) features Mark Hammil, who, surprisingly becomes very enthusiastic to recieve the friendship of Finch, Blush magazine's Star Wars geek. Overall, the show is highly recommended!

Phenomenal cast... Nina is my favorite, she makes pining over her lost youth a very funny thing.

The preamble to each scene is the headline to a magazine article, which is written in the guise of those witty/cheesy fashion magazine headlines...and that adds an extra layer of charm to the episodes.

Great show all over!!!

Something stinks here. I discovered this show just today. Never heard of it. I am a David Spade fan, and I like Wendy and George, so i watched it. I was very disappointed. The jokes are lame, overblown acting, telegraphed delivery, very unpolished. Looked like a bad stage play. I cant stand Lauras acting. Pure ham. Awful. I was puzzled by the reviews. The score is 6.8, yet the latest 100 reviews are all glowing 9s and 10s. This show has organized shill reviews. Somebody didnt like the early reviews and thought they would stack the deck with positive reviews. And a steady calling of this one of the best series ever. One even had the GALL to says its as good as Cheers.. seriously?? Its done all the time for shady used car lots. This show is not good.

"JUST SHOOT ME!," in my opinion, is a pure definition of must-see TV! Despite the fact that I've never seen every episode, I still enjoyed it. There are many episodes that I enjoyed. If I were asked who had the funniest lines, I would say that Finch (David Spade) would be that person. It's hard for me to explain why. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that everyone always gave a good performance, the production design was spectacular, the costumes were well-designed, and the writing was always very strong. In conclusion, even though it can be seen in syndication now, I strongly recommend you catch it just in case it goes off the air for good.

Wow. This has to be one of the loudest, most annoying TV shows in history... everybody screams out their lines like they're on stage. if you desire to have a migraine headache, watch this show... and OMG,the laugh track!! It goes off every 5 seconds....it never stops, it's so aggrivating.

David Spade is great in this hilarious, yet underrated sitcom set in a New York about the staff of Blush, a fashion magazine in the tradition of REDBOOK. The show aired from 1997 to 2003 and while the later episodes were the better ones, the first season (just released to DVD along with the second season) contains some of the best episodes, including my personal favorite episode, titled "In Your Dreams".

Despite the fact that the show never really had one main character, the stand out for me as always been David Spade. I've always been a big fan of David Spade and this show was perfect for him. As the assistant to Jack Gallo (the always wonderful George Segal), David Spade provided the show with much needed sarcasm and wise-cracking like only he can. This is especially evident in the first season and the second season.

Though the show was canceled last year, it remains in syndication and still remains one of the best sitcoms ever. My rating: 10/10

I loved this show. It was different and funny and the cast worked well together. David Spade was sarcastic and rude, Wendi Malick was narcissistic and consistently funny. George Segal did the arrogant ass well, Brian Posehn was great as the less than brainy mail clerk and Enrico Colantoni did the playboy photographer to perfection. Laura San Giacomo did her part well, although she was my least favorite person because she was a little inconsistent character-wise. The parade of guest characters were impressive and the first six seasons were great. Unfortunately, in Season 7 they added the Vicky character and really ruined the show for me. Rena Sofer is probably an okay actress (I've never seen her in anything else) but her character in this was awful. She didn't fit in with the rest of the cast and just stuck out like a sore thumb. I'm not surprised it ended after Season 7; it wasn't the good show it used to be.

Just Shoot Me! is still as funny as it used to be. All the comedy still seems relevant to today which can be a hard thing to do. I think it comes down to the really talented cast and let's not forget creator Steve Levitan. The man is a genius...Modern Family anyone. It's a comedy that everybody can relate to and there is always one character you can identify with.

I'm actually a little shocked that more people didn't enjoy this show but I think it may be because it was a little before it's time. Some of the jokes are offensive to people and they take them as a personal insult. Move on and grow a thicker skin. If you give yourself permission to like this show then I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

I completely understand what the crew were trying to do when they were creating this series but it did not exactly fully work. The crew could have been better and stronger if they had added some extra effort and strength. The storyline throughout this series was weak and did not have any real direction. The cast selection could have been a lot better and stronger. They did not exactly fully commit nor connect to the storyline nor to their respective characters. There was not any sign of chemistry throughout this series between the cast members. This series was confusing and disappointing. The crew missed an opportunity with this series.

I saw this when it was on Channel 4 at 8:00 until 8:30. I loved it and when the last episode came i was like :( ). It was suck a surprise to me. I miss it and wish that another series comes out. Kinda like a 'What Happens Next' show. Or even a Just Shoot Me movie.

At the minute i am watching 8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter because CJ was in Just Shoot Me.

My rating is 10/10 because this show rocks your socks! It's so...real. It's like a fashion magazine like Blush should really exist. I'ts amazing! Plus, Nina and Maya had such a...confused relationship. Elliot and Dennis were like enemies to a certain length and Jack was just a dumb piece of glue keeping the place together.

If you see it on, watch it!