 In 1999 , several of the Fox executives who had disliked Get a Life came to Mirkin and apologized for the way they had treated the show , stating that they now found it funny . They commissioned Mirkin to write , produce and direct a similarly @-@ themed show of his choice . Mirkin produced a pilot for Jeff of the Universe , a " sarcastic " parody of the science fiction genre . The executives who had disproved of Get a Life had since moved from the Fox Network to Fox Studios , and they liked this new show . However , the new executives at Fox did not , and chose not to air the show . Mirkin often plays clips from the show at the talks he does at colleges ; they receive a positive response . 
