'Just Shoot Me' Pulled; Producer Pistol-Hot

[Mark Holtz]

From Yahoo/Hollywood Reporter (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=597&ncid=772&e=1&u=/nm/20030424/tv_nm/television_shoot_dc):

'Just Shoot Me' Pulled; Producer Pistol-Hot

After a disastrous ratings performance earlier this week, NBC informed the producers Wednesday that it was immediately pulling the sitcom from the schedule and shelving 13 unaired episodes until sometime in the summer. The workplace comedy starring David Spade will be temporarily replaced with specials through the upcoming sweep, including "The Most Outrageous Game Show Moments 4" on May 6.

The move drew an outraged response from "Just Shoot Me" executive producer Steve Levitan, who accused NBC entertainment president Jeff Zucker of breaking his word about the show's future and killing it this season through poor scheduling and a lack of promotion.

Levitan said that at the final season taping last month, "Jeff Zucker came and assured our cast, promised our cast, that (NBC) would not pull us and they would be airing these episodes. Now it's clear to me his word meant nothing.

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[toomuchtv]

I'll admit that after having been a huge fan for several seasons, I have slipped over the past couple seasons. I think, mainly, due to scheduling conflicts. It has a great cast and the story lines seem to be almost as good as ever. Maybe it will be good for it to take a small break and come back this summer. Maybe it will have a good time slot.