nordlead on 06 February 2008
There is no easy way out. It doesn't matter who you are, you have to serve unless the judge or a lawyer decides it is best for you to serve some other time.
One way to get out is to give the lawyers a reason to dismiss you. For example, I was recently called to serve a case where the 4 men being charged were all black, and had written rap that was quite derogatory, about drugs, and generally filled with subjects/words looked down on by society. One of the questions that the defense lawyer asked was if the juror being questioned disliked rap. The guy gave an answer along the lines of he thinks its evil and the lawyer throws him out.
Of course, lying in court isn't a good idea either 
