If Melrose Place's Grant Show looks particularly sullen these days, call it disappointment. The 31-year-old actor was practically en route to Italy to join the cast of Just in Time, starring Oscar winner Marisa Tomei, when somebody said uh-uh. ''Tuesday night, it was a go,'' says Show, who was to play a featured role in the romantic comedy. ''Wednesday morning I got a call saying the whole thing was off.'' Time director Norman Jewison blames the last-minute change on Melrose executive producer Aaron Spelling, while Spelling pins the rap on the filmmaker. Initially, Spelling agreed to rearrange Show's Melrose schedule. ''We rewrote two scripts to give them the 10 days they requested,'' says Spelling. ''Then, the day before Grant was to leave, one of (Jewison's) representatives called and said they needed two more days. And we said, 'That's impossible! We need him back or else he's not going to be in two (Melrose Place) shows. We can't do that.''' But Jewison argues that Spelling simply made too many demands. ''(He) made it impossible for Grant to do the film,'' says the director. ''(Aaron) asked for things that would have had legal ramifications. (I told him) there shouldn't be any problems with the film, but with the weather this time of year, Grant might've been delayed a day or two.'' Show says he isn't holding a grudge. ''Look, I signed a contract with Aaron that gives him first option on my time. It ain't the first time I lost a job because of circumstances, and I'm sure it won't be the last.'' Where does that leave Just in Time? Arriving in theaters next summer, with Posse's Billy Zane filling Show's shoes. -Stacy Jenel Smith
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