NBC | Release Date: March 4, 1997
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Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
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Mixed:
7
Negative:
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Detroit Free PressMike DuffyJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Sharp, sophisticated and laugh-out-loud funny. [3 Mar 1997]
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Newark Star-LedgerAlan SepinwallJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Fresh, sharp and screamingly funny. [4 Mar 1997]
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRobert BiancoJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: While no one would put his new show in the 'Frasier' class just yet, it's certainly a cut above the other sitcoms coming your way this week. [4 Mar 1997]
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The Hollywood ReporterIrv LetofskyJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: The nicely cast ensemble is formidable, but the driving power is the wit and freshness of the writing. It snaps, crackles and pops. [4 Mar 1997]
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Deseret NewsScott D. PierceJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's witty - even laugh-out-loud funny in spots - with a good cast and a good premise. [3 Mar 1997]
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerJohn LevesqueJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: "Just Shoot Me" reminds me of the inspired ensemble work of "NewsRadio," a show most of the American viewing public ignores. It still has rough edges and tries a little too hard in tonight's episode, but some of the writing approaches the cleverness of "Frasier." [4 Mar 1997]
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NewsdayMarvin KitmanJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: "Just Shoot Me" is Moliere compared to "Suddenly Susan" and producer Brillstein-Grey's other hit, "The Naked Truth." The writing is sharper, the targets in the worlds of fashion, journalism and TV news are hit more frequently, and it is funnier. [10 Mar 1997]
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San Diego Union-TribuneRobert P. LaurenceJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: A promising, solidly crafted comedy series. [3 Mar 1997]
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Chicago TribuneSteve JohnsonJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Spade's character... could grow quickly tiresome, but San Giacomo has a nice touch with comedy and the feminist in the halls of fashion is a promising premise. [3 Mar 1997]
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Cleveland Plain DealerTom FeranJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: "Just Shoot Me" has some heart and smartness, and it shows a solid sense of how to build a series. [4 Mar 1997]
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St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: In addition to the laughs (and Spade, in appropriately small doses, is especially funny), the opener of "Just Shoot Me" includes a touching scene between father and daughter that gives us the necessary understanding for both these characters. [4 Mar 1997]
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VarietyTony ScottJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Promising ... The comic timing by limber Malick and by SNL's Spade, Segal's nifty interp[retation] of Gallo, the warm self-assurance of San Giacomo and a bright premise concocted by Levitan and director MacKenzie add up to something worth checking out. [4 Mar 1997]
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Dallas Morning NewsEd BarkJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's unlikely anyone will be racing home to watch it. What we have here is a B-minus comedy that you can take or leave. Sort of like Wings. No harm done. No chill-bumps either. [3 Mar 1997]
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New York Daily NewsEric MinkJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: The chemistry among cast members holds enormous promise for comedy that's sometimes silly and sometimes sophisticated. [4 Mar 1997]
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USA TodayMatt RoushJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Uninspired but competently workmanlike. [4 Mar 1997]
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Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Too many characters quip too wise, but San Giacomo has a nice way with a line, David Spade plays a good unctuous photographer and Segal is his normal exasperating self. [4 Mar 1997]
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Orlando SentinelHal BoedekerJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Tonight's premiere traffics in strident put-downs before turning sticky. This show with a split personality needs analysis, not reviewing. [4 Mar 1997]
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Chicago Sun-TimesLon GrahnkeJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: A long shot to return in September... It won't be missed. [4 Mar 1997]
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The New York TimesJohn J. O'ConnorJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: "Just Shoot Me" does score passing comic points, but all too seldom. [4 Mar 1997]
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Boston GlobeRenee GrahamJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Given how starved the show is for laughs, it's hard to believe that it was created by Steven Levitan, who established himself as a writer for such superior programs as "Frasier" and "The Larry Sanders Show." Add in the considerable comedic talents of George Segal and David Spade, and the failure of "Just Shoot Me" becomes even more troubling. [4 Mar 1997]
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Boston HeraldElaine LinerJul 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: There's some appealing energy and certainly adequate acting talent in "Just Shoot Me," but it lacks originality. [3 Mar 1997]