History Series / JustShootMe

* BrokenAesop: Jack tries to tell Elliott an anti-racism parable using different-colored ''slushies'', comparing them with people of varying colors. However, it comically collapses as both agree "blue is the best" (tasting).

-->'''Maya''': Okay, everybody listen very carefully: while I greatly appreciate the enthusiasm you have all displayed this evening, the murder mystery is over! *This* is a real cop! And Larry is in real pain! But most importantly, Professor Gladstone is actually dead! In real life!
-->(Cue card timer dings)
-->'''Elliott''' (reading from card): She's gone mad from syphilis!

** Early in one episode, Jack uses silence as psychological warfare to get Dennis to confess to calling a sex line on the company phone. After Jack explains that people with a guilty conscience will admit their wrongdoing because they hate silence that much, Dennis uses it on Nina, who then attempts to use it on Jack (even though Jack walked over to tell her the things she was "extracting" from him anyway). Nobody attempts to use the trick again, but later on, the staff has a moment of silence for Blush's first employee, who had just passed away. Kevin walks in with his squeaky mail cart and sees everyone staring silently at him:
-->'''Kevin''': We were stranded in the snow! Our radio was broken! For the love of God, we had to eat something!

-->'''Jack''': Tell Simon that kiss didn't affect me at all!
-->'''Lie detector''': Liar!
-->'''Jack''': Huh. The vibration does feel good.
-->(The lie detector dings.)

-->'''Jack''': (''reading'') Pisces. Something bad may or may not happen to you. (''puts magazine down and looks at Maya in mock horror'') I'm a Pisces!

-->'''Jack''': I know people are into all kinds of things. Men who worship feet... women who enjoy a little spanking... the powerful executive who occasionally likes to camp it up in club shows as Carol Channing.
-->'''Maya''': That's a weird one.
-->'''Jack''': Weird, maybe, but still no reason to be hassled in the parking lot.

-->'''Finch''': Come on, one more time... let's do it.\\
'''Jack''': Dammit, you've got me thinking with my deck!

-->'''Nina''': You know what's ironic? The same day I ran Elliott down, is the same day I ruined his life forever.\\
'''Maya''': That's not ironic, that's what happened!\\
'''Nina''': So true.

--> '''Maya''': Oh, my god, if one of you picks up a banana, I'm just gonna shoot myself.

-->'''Vicki''': Who are those from?
-->'''Maya''': Um, they're from my elderly female neighbor. I'm house-sitting her cat.
-->(Kevin hands her a bottle of champagne)
-->'''Maya''': She likes me to drink with her cat.
-->(Kevin produces a box of chocolates as well)
-->'''Maya''': And eat delicious chocolates. The cat doesn't eat them; he just plays with the wrappers.
-->'''Kevin''': They are fun..."crinkle crinkle crinkle!"
* ExactWords[=/=][[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: "The Emperor" involves Maya insulting fashion designer Oskar Milos (Creator/DanaCarvey), telling him "The emperor has no clothes." As an apology, she agrees to wear a dress he has designed to an event.
-->'''Maya''': (Dennis has exited the limo and helps her out. She is surprised by the very enthusiastic reaction, not realizing that everyone can [[VaporWear see her breasts]], which are [[{{Pixellation}} pixilated out]]). Wow, they must really like the dress.
-->'''Finch''': Of course they do, it's totally see-through.
-->'''Maya''': ([[HandOrObjectUnderwear Covering herself with her arms]]) Oh my God, the lights.
-->'''Oskar Milos''': (Walks by to gloat in his revenge for Maya having dismissed his work by saying, "The emperor has no clothes.") Now who has no clothes?

* TheMafia: In "Jack Vents", Elliott gets upset when he's assumed to be connected to the mob just because he's Italian. Then he gets curious and starts trying to find out if he's actually connected. He's thrilled when he gets a mob enforcer to show up at Blush; however, said enforcer is not happy with Elliott for wasting his time.

* MistakenForRacist: Elliott mistakes a Japanese-American client as the Chinese food delivery guy. Jack's attempt to set things right backfires when the person he thinks is the returning client is actually a Chinese-American Blush employee of several years. To cap it off, Elliott is drinking a Slushie and gets brain freeze. Holding his temples so tightly his eyes slant, he bows back and forth saying "Ah, so cold!" -- just as the client returns to then be insulted a second time. In the elevator later, the employee snarks to the client "Must be the Year of the Jackass".

* MoustacheDePlume: In universe example, inverted. Blush's beloved advice column "Miss Pretty" is actually written by Finch.
* MrsRobinson: Nina often sleeps with men half her age. She ''is'' a former supermodel, after all.

--> '''Horst:''' I see your pain, and it is beautiful! (Begins taking pictures of Elliott)

* FashionDesigner: Creator/DanaCarvey played a designer who thought Nina dissed him, but it was Maya who felt his designs were just empty flash. At the end of the episode, he tricks Maya into publicly wearing a VaporWear design.

* HowDidThatGetInThere: Finch invites a woman over for sex and proceeds to "set the mood with some tunes". Cue "Tomorrow" from ''Theatre/{{Annie}}'', followed by Finch abruptly changing the music to a motivational tape, before finally finding "a stanky groove".

** Maya dates two different men named Chris.
** Finch pursues two different women named Amy.

** After Elliot goes joyriding in the car he sold to Jack after he stole it back from Jack, it's revealed that Jack hid a video recorder in it for security reasons. The tape shows Elliott driving around town, trying to pick up women. While they aren't seen on the tape, Elliott refers to them as "heavyset honeys" (to himself).

* LineOfSightName: When Dennis decides that he wants one of the executive parking spaces, he comes up with an imaginary new executive to create an open spot. When coming up with a name, he happens to be looking at Kevin, coming up with the names "Johnny Nosenglasses" and "Weirdo [=McScareskids=]". After Jack yells over the P.A. for Dennis to bring him his berries and toast, Dennis settles on the name, "Barry Toastman".

** Jill, the gorgeous, very feminine model (who isn't specified in canon as either bisexual or lesbian) in "Two Girls For Every Boy". Finch is delighted when he learns she's attracted to Maya and begins trying his best to get them together [[GirlOnGirlIsHot for his pleasure]], despite the fact that [[IncompatibleOrientation Maya is straight]]. They figure this out and play along to screw with him as revenge.

** Jill, the gorgeous, very feminine model (who isn't specifically stated as to whether she's bisexual or lesbian) in "Two Girls For Every Boy". Finch is delighted when he learns she's attracted to Maya and begins trying his best to get them together [[GirlOnGirlIsHot for his pleasure]], despite the fact that [[IncompatibleOrientation Maya is straight]]. They figure this out and play along to screw with him as revenge.

-->'''MAYA''': (Dennis has exited the limo and helps her out. She is surprised by the very enthusiastic reaction, not realizing that everyone can [[VaporWear see her breasts]], which are [[{{Pixellation}} pixilated out]]). Wow, they must really like the dress.
-->'''FINCH''': Of course they do, it's totally see-through.
-->'''MAYA''': ([[HandOrObjectUnderwear Covering herself with her arms]]) Oh my God, the lights.
-->'''OSKAR MILOS''': (Walks by to gloat in his revenge for Maya having dismissed his work by saying, "The emperor has no clothes.") Now who has no clothes?

** Jill, the gorgeous, very feminine model (whose sexual orientation isn't specifically stated in the episode) in "Two Girls For Every Boy". Finch is delighted when he learns she's attracted to Maya and begins trying his best to get them together [[GirlOnGirlIsHot for his pleasure]], despite the fact that [[IncompatibleOrientation Maya is straight]]. They figure this out and play along to screw with him as revenge.

** Jill, the gorgeous, very feminine model in "Two Girls For Every Boy". Finch is delighted when he learns she's attracted to Maya and begins trying his best to get them together [[GirlOnGirlIsHot for his pleasure]], despite the fact that [[IncompatibleOrientation Maya is straight]]. They figure this out and play along to screw with him as revenge.

* ShoutOut/ToShakespeare: "King Lear Jet" includes parodies of lines from ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}'' and ''Theatre/RichardIII'' as well as a WholePlotReference to ''Theatre/KingLear''.

* FashionModel: Being set in the offices of a fashion magazine, naturally it has fashion models as extras and supporting characters. Most of them serve as GirlOfTheWeek for Elliott or Dennis, although one minor arc had Dennis marry a model (played by real model Rebecca Romijn). One of the main characters, Nina Van Horn, is a former model now working as the magazine's head of fashion.

* GagBoobs:
** Finch makes jokes about Maya's large breasts, while Nina occasionally does also.
** In "Secretary's Day", Nina considers breast augmentation and begins wearing a comically large pair of falsies to get a feel for them.

** The recurring jokes that Maya is gay also don't make much sense unless you assume she's ''really'' closeted, given that all her relationships have been men. She's straight, but they don't ever joke that she might be bi and also into women.

** Nina does this while flirting with a window cleaner. Unfortunately, [[BlackComedy the shock sends him falling to the sidewalk below.(He survives)]]

* AllWomenLoveShoes

* RepeatedCueTardyResponse: Dennis forgets to buy Jack's lottery ticket on the one occasion when he actually wins. To cover it up, he doctors a ticket and leaves Jack's office window open, so that the ticket will fly away when Nina opens the door. The cue is Dennis saying "Lucky day", but Nina mistakenly thinks it's Marvin Gaye. Dennis continues on saying "Lucky day" in vain before Nina opens the door because she got tired of waiting.

* MyBelovedSmother: In "Mum's the Word", Nina dates an actor whose mom is an epic one. He still lives with her, and she tried her hardest to drive them apart, using every means at her disposal. In the end, he chooses her over Nina.

* BuxomIsBetter: Maya consistently gets a lot of compliments or envious comments about her large breasts. She's largely annoyed by this, as it's often from creeps such as Finch or mixed with mockery.

** One of Maya's dates is attracted to fat women, and is stealthily trying to make Maya gain weight. When Maya confronts him with the truth, he tries to entice her with promises of never having to diet or exercise again (which humorously causes Maya to rethink it for a second). "OK, fifty pounds and I'll spring for the elastic pants!"

** In "Dial 'N' for Murder", when Jack talks to Maya about the kinds of things people are into, he mentions "a powerful executive" dressing up as Carol Channing from time to time. He even admits it's "weird, maybe, but still no reason to be hassled in the parking lot."

''Just Shoot Me!'' was American WorkCom created by Steven Levitan, which aired for seven seasons (1997–2003) on Creator/{{NBC}}.

** In "Toy Story", Jack buys a horse with Robert Goulet, then regrets it when it appears that the horse is too psychologically disturbed to race. Nina uses her horse-whispering skills to determine the cause of the horse's trauma -- Goulet has been verbally abusing the animal.

** Creator/MarkHamill shows up as... Mark Hamill. Fanboy Finch drives him nuts with endless questions about the ''Star Wars'' movies.

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It's about Maya Gallo (Creator/LauraSanGiacomo), a highly-qualified but difficult-to-work-with TV journalist who, after alienating one news anchor too many, is forced to take a job at ''Blush'' magazine, the trashy ''[[Magazine/{{Cosmopolitan}} Cosmo]]''-esque fashion glossy run by her estranged father Jack (Creator/GeorgeSegal).

It's about Maya Gallo (Creator/LauraSanGiacomo), a highly-qualified but difficult-to-work-with TV journalist, who, after alienating one news anchor too many, is forced to take a job at ''Blush'' magazine, the trashy ''[[Magazine/{{Cosmopolitan}} Cosmo]]''-esque fashion glossy run by her estranged father Jack (Creator/GeorgeSegal).

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''Just Shoot Me!'' (1997–2003) was an Creator/{{NBC}} WorkCom about Maya Gallo (Creator/LauraSanGiacomo), a highly-qualified but difficult-to-work-with TV journalist, who, after alienating one news anchor too many, is forced to take a job with the trashy ''[[Magazine/{{Cosmopolitan}} Cosmopolitan]]''-esque fashion magazine run by her estranged father Jack Gallo (Creator/GeorgeSegal).

Originally focusing on the father-daughter relationship, the show quickly became a workplace ensemble piece. The other main characters included Dennis Finch (Creator/DavidSpade), Jack's snarky personal assistant; Nina Van Horn (Creator/WendieMalick), a hard-partying ex-model turned fashion editor; and Elliott [=DiMauro=] (Creator/EnricoColantoni), the head photographer and a relentless womanizer. Creator/BrianPosehn had a recurring role as Kevin, the weird and awkward mailroom clerk.

Notably predated ''Series/UglyBetty'' (as well as ''Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea'') and ''Literature/TheDevilWearsPrada'' with the premise of a non-materialistic woman working for a shallow magazine. It was ultimately canceled due to ExecutiveMeddling and being bounced around the schedule, though it managed to serve up a GrandFinale.

''Just Shoot Me!'' (1997–2003) was an Creator/{{NBC}} WorkCom about Maya Gallo (Creator/LauraSanGiacomo), a highly qualified but difficult-to-work-with TV journalist, who, after alienating one news anchor too many, is forced to take a job with the trashy ''[[Magazine/{{Cosmopolitan}} Cosmopolitan]]''-esque fashion magazine run by her estranged father Jack Gallo (Creator/GeorgeSegal).

''Just Shoot Me!'' (1997–2003) was an Creator/{{NBC}} WorkCom about Maya Gallo (Creator/LauraSanGiacomo), a highly qualified but difficult-to-work-with journalist, who, after alienating one news anchor too many, is forced to take a job with the trashy ''[[Magazine/{{Cosmopolitan}} Cosmopolitan]]''-esque fashion magazine run by her estranged father Jack Gallo (Creator/GeorgeSegal).

** In "Toy Story", Jack buys a horse with Robert Goulet, then regrets it when it appears that the horse is too psychologically disturbed to race. Nina uses her horse-whispering skills to determine the cause of the horse's trauma - Goulet has been verbally abusing the animal.

* TheBeard: In "Mayas and Tigers and Deans Oh My" Nina's magician boyfriend sure ''seems'' to be gay, and she's happy being his beard because he's very nice, glamorous and rich. [[SubvertedTrope However]], it turns out that [[MistakenForGay he's actually straight]] - it's [[CampStraight just his persona]].

* CatsAreMean: Dennis brings his cat Spartacus to work. Despite not actually appearing onscreen, Spartacus menaces everyone he comes into contact with, including Dennis. [[spoiler: Until Maya and Jack accidentally kill him.]]

* HappyPlace: Dennis drifts into his a few times in the series, notably when his dad [[spoiler: tells him that he and Nina are engaged.]]

** Jack waxes poetic about how people are like snow cones - we're all made of the same stuff, but underneath the syrup, "we're all ''equally'' delicious!"

* InflationNegation: "The Kiss" has a landlady who is apparently so far behind the times that she charges ridiculously low prices for her apartments, resulting in her tenants doing all her shopping for her to prevent her from catching on. [[spoiler: In the end, it turns out that she is aware of her apartments' true value but goes along with the game because she is more concerned with having good people around than making money.]]

* ItsALongStory: Kevin says this after telling Elliott that he has butterflies in his stomach. [[spoiler: They're real, and when he's on a date, he coughs one of them up]].

* MistakenForRacist: Elliott mistakes a Japanese-American client as the Chinese food delivery guy. Jack's attempt to set things right backfires when the person he thinks is the returning client is actually a Chinese-American Blush employee of several years. To cap it off, Elliott is drinking a Slushie and gets brain freeze. Holding his temples so tightly his eyes slant, he bows back and forth saying "Ah, so cold!" - just as the client returns to then be insulted a second time. In the elevator later, the employee snarks to the client "Must be the Year of the Jackass".

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: In "The Two Faces of Finch, Part 1", Jack uses his vast influence to blacklist Elliott, rendering him unable to order a drink at the bar or even hail a cab - all because Elliott wouldn't give up his last cannoli. Elliott at last agrees to fork over the dessert, but not before [[IAteWhat scrubbing it with his tongue]].

** Nina will often mention her friend and roommate Binnie. In one episode that parodies ''Film/{{Psycho}}'', Elliot and Finch begin to wonder if Binnie is real at all, since no one else at the office has ever seen her. Elliot and Finch break into Nina's apartment to discover [[spoiler: she is in fact real, but apparently won't go outside due to botched plastic surgery.]]