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Just Shoot Me

A workplace sitcom set at a magazine, which Levitan created before Modern Family.

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Where Just Shoot Me comes up1 episode or test

How I WriteHow to Write Freakishly Fast — Steven Levitan
At a glanceLevitan fixed Just Shoot Me's pilot by moving it to a magazine
Original pilot
  • Daughter complains dad is never there
  • Scene felt annoying
Magazine pilotWon
  • Moved to Cosmopolitan-style magazine
  • Daughter asks him to be there
  • Reason: his new baby

Father-daughter scene became the key to the series

From Levitan on Just Shoot Me's pilot

What was said about Just Shoot Me

  • Levitan fixed Just Shoot Me's pilot by moving it to a magazine. The pilot's daughter complained that her dad was never there, and it felt annoying. Levitan moved the show to a Cosmopolitan-style magazine and had her ask him to be there for his new baby.

    The father and daughter scene became the key to the whole series.

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