Product Description

STOP THE PRESSES! High fashion goes lowbrow as TV's cleverest comedy shoots from the hip: JUST SHOOT ME - THE FIRST AND SECOND SEASONS compiles (31) classic episodes from this long-reigning (1997-2003) fixture from NBC's Must-See-TV line-up. Nominated for six Emmy Awards® and five Golden Globes® (including Best Comedy) this acclaimed ensemble comedy was a critical and audience favorite during its seven-season run spanning the hilarious gamut from catwalk to casting couch. Set in the bustling editorial offices of fashion rag Blush JUST SHOOT ME chronicles the daily grind of the magazine's quirky staff as lovesick columnist Maya Gallo penny-pinching publisher Jack Gallo acid-tongued beauty editor Nina Van Horn in-house photographer Elliot DiMauro and power-hungry assistant Dennis Finch serve up all the laughter that's fit to print. Arriving on digitally remastered DVD for the first time JUST SHOOT ME: THE FIRST AND SECOND SEASONS reminds us that razor-sharp wit never goes out of style.System Requirements:Starring: David Spade Laura San Giacomo George Segal Wendie Malick Running Time: 689 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 043396039971 Manufacturer No: 03997

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15716 in DVD
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2004-06-08
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Dimensions: .75 pounds
• Running time: 689 minutes

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When Just Shoot Me debuted on NBC on a Tuesday night (following Frasier) in 1997, the spirited sitcom had the feel of an instant winner. The casting alone was an inspired blend of talent from uniquely interesting sources: George Segal, the veteran actor best known for comic performances in such 1970s film classics as Blume in Love and California Split, was certainly overdue for a hit. Laura San Giacomo, a strong and intriguing presence for a decade in a number of key movies (sex, lies, and videotape, Pretty Woman) promised good things as the series' lead player. Wendie Malick, the former model turned ubiquitous supporting player on the likes of NYPD Blue and Seinfeld, had left an especially indelible impression on HBO's long-running comedy series Dream On. Finally, David Spade, fresh from his great ride as a Saturday Night Live cast member, brought a version of a popular SNL character (Dick Clark's supercilious receptionist) to Just Shoot Me, playing the haughty assistant of Segal's magazine publisher.

The show's premise was fresh, too, and the nice thing about revisiting JSM's first two seasons is realizing how well the whole enterprise holds up. Giacomo stars as serious-minded journalist Maya Gallo, fired from her job as a television newswriter after sabotaging a clueless, on-air anchor. Desperate for work, Maya turns up at the offices of Blush, a women's fashion monthly published by her estranged father, Jack (Segal). Maya reluctantly takes a job writing sex quizzes and similar dreck for Blush, but it's the snippy and vainglorious crossfire between the magazine's staffers, and between Maya and Jack, that makes JSM so much fun. Malick's aging diva, Nina Van Horn, alternately lashes out and unburdens her soul in a failing bid to remain vital in a youth-obsessed culture. Self-centered Jack offers Maya a father's long-delayed love--albeit on his terms. Spade's Dennis Finch chases leggy supermodels around the office like a pathetic loser in junior high. Another cast member, Enrico Colantoni, is very good as the likable but impulsive, womanizing photographer Elliot DiMauro, who becomes an increasingly important player as he and Maya develop feelings for one another in season two. Somehow Just Shoot Me never quite lit up NBC's primetime stable of hit sitcoms, but it did respectably well and now looks even better divorced from its television competition. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

i LOVE this show!!!! it's HILARIOUS!!
I don't have to tell you the synopsis of this show, so the bottom line is that it ROX! this and "friends" are my favorite sitcoms because (in my opinion) they involve a young and talented cast that just clicks -- and it shows.
anyhow, I just love the writing; the jokes seem unique to me, the comments and remarks the characters make and how they interact... it just rocks! :o)

Excellent! Where are the other seasons?
I remember watching the series on t.v. But I had forgotten how funny it is! I bought it so my teen age children would watch it with me and even though they hesitated at first, they only had to watch the pilot to get on with it. It is so cleverly written, well acted and above all greatly delivered that all we did was laugh our ways through both seasons so fast that now we are wondering when will these people release the other seasons. It is funny, I tell you. You are gonna love it!

smartin
received the dvd quickly, I'm a huge fan of Just Shoot Me, now, since I have seasons 1 and 2, cannot wait for 3-5 to be released.