Just Shoot Me!

See the inner workings of a high-style magazine owned by Jack Gallo, who has hired his quick-tempered but talented daughter, Maya, to write for the publication. Challenging her at every turn is Nina, a vain and superficial former model. Then there's photographer Elliot, a man who is very popular with his portrait subjects as well as other women. completing the core staff is her father's assistant, Dennis, a glorified secretary who is generally disrespectful to one and all.

Just Shoot Me! (1997-2003) is an American network sitcom created by Steven Levitan for NBC, a seven-season workplace comedy running 148 episodes. Set inside a high-style fashion magazine, the show follows Maya Gallo (Laura San Giacomo), a quick-tempered but gifted writer who has been hired by her father, the magazine's owner Jack Gallo (George Segal). Her ambitions collide with the vanity of former model Nina Van Horn (Wendie Malick), the charm of photographer Elliot DiMauro (Enrico Colantoni), and the disrespect of Dennis Finch (David Spade), the father's glorified secretary who treats everyone with barbed indifference. The engine is simple and reliable: every week a story assignment, a office rivalry, or a romantic entanglement pits these egos against one another in fast multi-camera scenes built on snappy, insult-laced dialogue. The tone is breezy, irreverent and sardonic, with a gloss of Manhattan publishing glamour that the writing happily punctures. Fans of 30 Rock, Ugly Betty and Murphy Brown will find a similar appetite for ensemble office wit and caustic character comedy.

Audiences regard it as a fast, joke-driven workplace sitcom whose sharp writing and ensemble chemistry carry it, with mixed opinion on its uneven early seasons.

• Ugly Bettyworkplace comedy set in a glossy media office, ensemble of vain and sardonic coworkers, sitcom banter
• 30 Rockworkplace sitcom centered on a magazine staff, quick-witted ensemble, office rivalries
• Murphy Brownmulti-camera workplace comedy, sharp ensemble banter, romantic tension among coworkers

Created by

Steven Levitan

Release Date

1997-03-04

Episode runtime

22 min

Rating

6.9 / 10 (185)

What is Just Shoot Me! about?

A brash ensemble sitcom in which a fashion magazine's staff, led by a boss's temperamental daughter, trade barbs in a glossy New York office.

What is Just Shoot Me! like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Just Shoot Me! as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Just Shoot Me! violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Just Shoot Me!.

What did critics think of Just Shoot Me!?

Audiences regard it as a fast, joke-driven workplace sitcom whose sharp writing and ensemble chemistry carry it, with mixed opinion on its uneven early seasons.

Which shows are like Just Shoot Me!?

Shows with a similar feel include Ugly Betty, 30 Rock, and Murphy Brown.

How long is Just Shoot Me!?

Just Shoot Me!: 7 seasons, 148 episodes.

Is Just Shoot Me! still running?

No, Just Shoot Me! has ended.

Where can I watch Just Shoot Me!?

In United States, Just Shoot Me! streams on Hulu, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.