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matthewb03 Member Since: September 2008 Contributions: 557 Gold Stars: 148 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:10 pm Central Time it also means went downhill. downhill in a hurry Last edited by matthewb03 on Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:47 pm; edited 1 time in total
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pooka Member Since: January 2006 Contributions: 8309 Gold Stars: 711 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:41 pm Central Time I think American Idol is jumping the shark as we speak. Rock of Love jumped the shark when it went on a bus...haha Katie Couric jumped the shark when she went to CBS.
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Wg2100s Member Since: May 2007 Contributions: 30 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:03 pm Central Time Buck Rogers-Season 2-When they decided to overhaul the cast.though Hawke was cool,Glen Larson's influence was sorely missed.Love Boat--when they added the Mermaids.
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Stratoman Member Since: January 2008 Contributions: 717 Gold Stars: 230 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:03 pm Central Time pooka wrote: I think American Idol is jumping the shark as we speak. Rock of Love jumped the shark when it went on a bus...haha Katie Couric jumped the shark when she went to CBS. view Yeah, although the boring contest of the "Davids" last season had the shark circling... Hiring obnoxious Cara definitely sailed "Idol" over the shark, Pooka! Some of my own- Home Improvement: Brad goes to college Will and Grace: Day One Scooby-Doo: Scrappy-Doo Three's Company: Chrissy calls in at end of shows Brady Bunch: Oliver Night Stalker: trying to redo it with some new young guy. The role was DEFINED by Darren McGavin! SNL: the crew with Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, etc. gradually filters away. Hasn't been funny in about 15 years!
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hulk Member Since: October 2006 Contributions: 3561 Gold Stars: 241 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:00 pm Central Time Fantasy Island...Exit stage left, Tattoo. Battle Star Galactica...enter Oliver from the Brady Bunch, or who ever the kid was, to lead the ship...exit Starbuck. _________________ Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage -- it can be delightful." -George Bernard Shaw
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AH3RD Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 149 Gold Stars: 321 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:07 pm Central Time Here's my list: Crystal Pepsi: ya had to go citrus, didn'tcha?! Murphy Brown: Grant Shaud. Need I say more?? WRNO-FM 99.5, New Orleans: Dateline: 1991--Z-Rock doomed 99-And-A-Half to failure. It's currently Rush Radio. WCBS-FM 101.1, New York: Dateline: 2005--let's say the station just didn't amount to Jack. *Spider-Man 3: RIP Harry Osborn. Beverly Hills Cop III: RIP Doug Todd (Axel's boss). And Wonderworld?? Just didn't seem to fit to me; everything that could go wrong did here. Just about ruined any possibility for a BHC IV. Another 48 Hrs: making Ben Kehoe (the late Brion James) a heavy. How he agreed to this I'll never understand... The New Adventures Of Batman: Batman And The Super 7. Chopped up versions of NAOB* and served up weekly on NBC as 10-minute 2-parters?! Who stepped in that?! *Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures - The Animated Series:* the series most non-non-non-non-nonheinous decision to switch companies from Hanna-Barbera to DIC for its second season in 1991-2 (along with the transition from CBS to Fox). All the magic H-B gave the cartoon was lost. Bogus! Last edited by AH3RD on Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:32 pm; edited 3 times in total
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Totally_Gnarly_Fresh_Rad Member Since: June 2007 Contributions: 1961 Gold Stars: 251 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:47 pm Central Time pooka wrote: I think American Idol is jumping the shark as we speak. Rock of Love jumped the shark when it went on a bus...haha Katie Couric jumped the shark when she went to CBS.view Good ones, Pooka, although admittedly, I've yet to see an episode of AI this season. Discovery Channel jumps the shark practically every other day. Seriously speaking, here's a few more: Real World (MTV) - Actually JTS so long ago, it's now on it's 3rd jump. Fantasy Island (ABC) - When Mr. Rourke went toe-to-toe with satan himself. network news. - Almost hate to say it since it's where I first worked but, how relevant are the half hour daily newscasts in the face of 24 Hour newschannels and the web? The entire "finding a D-lister Love" scripted-reality format on Vh-1. - Seriously, beyond Brett Michaels -- and I agree, Pooka, he's done like a charred steak -- who the heck are these people and why do they deserve a show??!! Survivor - Isn't "jumping the shark" an actual challenge on the show? Lost - I don't watch it but, friends who do say that the show's title is an apt description of its plotline ... for the past two seasons. Heroes - Zeros.
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matthewb03 Member Since: September 2008 Contributions: 557 Gold Stars: 148 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:24 pm Central Time caddyshack because of caddyshack 2 without bill murray ted knight and rodney dangerfield the price is right when bob barker retired. hill street blues when the sergent died battlestar galactica(original) when the original cast left. . Last edited by matthewb03 on Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:49 pm; edited 1 time in total
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AH3RD Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 149 Gold Stars: 321 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:43 am Central Time AH3RD wrote: Here's my list: Crystal Pepsi: ya had to go citrus, didn'tcha?! Murphy Brown: Grant Shaud. Need I say more?? WRNO-FM 99.5, New Orleans: Dateline: 1991--Z-Rock doomed 99-And-A-Half to failure. It's currently Rush Radio. WCBS-FM 101.1, New York: Dateline: 2005--let's say the station just didn't amount to Jack. *Spider-Man 3: RIP Harry Osborn. Beverly Hills Cop III: RIP Doug Todd (Axel's boss). And Wonderworld?? Just didn't seem to fit to me; everything that could go wrong did here. Just about ruined any possibility for a BHC IV. Another 48 Hrs: making Ben Kehoe (the late Brion James) a heavy. How he agreed to this I'll never understand... The New Adventures Of Batman: Batman And The Super 7. Chopped up versions of NAOB* and served up weekly on NBC as 10-minute 2-parters?! Who stepped in that?! *Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures - The Animated Series:* the series most non-non-non-non-nonheinous decision to switch companies from Hanna-Barbera to DIC for its second season in 1991-2 (along with the transition from CBS to Fox). All the magic H-B gave the cartoon was lost. Bogus! view Just thought up a couple more: *Popeye And Son:* Popeye and Olive Oyl don't quite gel as parents. Nor does Bluto as a single dad. *Cocoa Puffs:* Oh the lack of humanity! Sonny The Cuckoo Bird ditches his sweater and goes au naturel! Why?!!!!!! Match Game 77: Ah, the shortsighted folks of good vision in the Daytime Scheduling Dept. at The Eye Network (CBS), whose infinite wisdom to switch MG77 from its snug timeslot in the afternoon to the morning after The Price Is Right doomed it to a rapid decline in viewership. The subsequent restoration of the game to the afternoon, and the addition of The Star Wheel and the new set in '78 did little to bolster its plummeting popularity. Another tragic example of fixing something that ain't broke... Last edited by AH3RD on Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:41 am; edited 1 time in total
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Retromaniac Member Since: September 2005 Contributions: 7507 Gold Stars: 153 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:12 pm Central Time Katie Couric is alright with me. I also don't mind Sonny the way he is. _________________ Oh Gloria, with hair like granite.
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CairnTerrier Member Since: November 2005 Contributions: 1438 Gold Stars: 148 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:53 pm Central Time Wow....I have not been on this site in ages! May as well chime in here on this topic. "The Dukes of Hazzard" When the "replacement Duke Boys" arrived to cover for Wopat and Schnieder while they sat out a season during a contract dispute. Once they returned, the show went from a fun action filled car chase based show, to a "let's see what the General Lee will jump next". The show became a glorified kids show. They may as well jumped a shark tank in the orange Charger! "The Puppy's Further Adventures" (cartoon) This show originally aired as a series of TV specials in the late 70's. Eventually it became a regular series, as a second segment to "Scooby Doo". The show featured a lost puppy searching the world for his owner, aided by a group of fellow canines. The series was well written, had story lines that appealed to all ages, and played more of a drama/adventure series. Enter Glyder the Misfit Pup. The writers decided to wrap up the world search storyline with a very rare (for cartoon) season finale, which many fans of the show consider it to be the best episode. Unfortunatly the next season featured Petey reunited with his owner and engaging in new adventures as well as including a new character....a puppy with ears so large he could fly....a complete ripoff of Disney's Dumbo. The show...once a serial drama, became a goofy preschool age level cartoon, which alienated the older kid/teen/adult fanbase. The show dwindled away to nothing not long after, relying on repeats from the first seasons before calling its quits. This show didn't need to jump the shark....the big eared pup simply had to glide over it! *ER.....The show jumped when Clooney left. The writing became stupid, (football team brawls in the hospital???? COME ON!!!) with much of the medical drama being surpassed by which doctor was sleeping with who? The show continued to jump with each original cast member jumping ship. The final straw was how many ways can one doctor get maimed by a helicopter. The show ends its run in a few weeks, simply because it is running out of aquatic life to try and jump over! _________________
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Zoetrope11384EB Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 322 Gold Stars: 67 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:43 pm Central Time eddmarkstarr wrote: "All in the Family" jumped Big Time when Mike and Gloria left. view All in the Family was not All in the Family anymore when Mike and Gloria left. Archie had no one to insult anymore.
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AH3RD Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 149 Gold Stars: 321 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 8:21 pm Central Time Just thought of a couple more: *Laverne & Shirley:* Paramount sure wasn't accommodating to Cindy Williams when she had one in the oven! The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - Season 3 (1966-1967) -- You know, maybe changing the show's direction to make it Batman-campy wasn't such a hot idea after all.
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RetroBryan Member Since: January 2008 Contributions: 153 Gold Stars: 160 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:01 pm Central Time Retromaniac wrote: When a show has jumped the shark, it means that it's made a notable change that's permanently lessened its quality. The phrase originated from a Happy Days episode where Fonzie actually jumped over a shark tank. view 'jumptheshark.com' was my favorite site back in the '90s... Too bad it became shark food. Gobbled up by TV guide...
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AH3RD Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 149 Gold Stars: 321 View User Posts	Re: Jumping the Shark Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 11:57 am Central Time AH3RD wrote: Just thought of a couple more: *Laverne & Shirley:* Paramount sure wasn't accommodating to Cindy Williams when she had one in the oven! The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - Season 3 (1966-1967) -- You know, maybe changing the show's direction to make it Batman-campy wasn't such a hot idea after all. view Another JTS item just popped into my head: *South Park: Oh my God, they killed Kenny...off the show! You B$@&#%S! Kenny McCormick was practically the glue that held the show together. So it would be natural that the show take a nosedive when the producers mistakenly eliminated Kenny after running out of "They Killed Kenny!" gimmicks; he's since returned, but they toned down the "killing Kenny" cliche.
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