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
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