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JUMPING THE SHARK -- I think we all know the term. Originating from the tv show HAPPY DAYS, it is a phrase that is now meant to signify when a tv show goes off the rails, when the storyline or plot becomes so unbelievable or poorly executed, that it is the beginning of the end for the show. Though oddly, the Happy Days episode where Fonzie water ski jumps over a shark happened in its 5th season, and Happy Days continued on as a top 20 show right up to its final 11th season.
Anyway, I thought it might be fun to list shows that you think JUMPED THE SHARK.
Or even better, shows you believe NEVER jumped the shark.
For example,
MAGNUM PI -- Never jumped the shark. This show was well written, produced, and acted right til the final episode. Even the season 7 cliffhanger, season 8 opener, with Magnum laying near death in a hospital bed and his own ghost wandering around trying to solve his own murder, was brilliantly executed. For me, this show was perfect from its first episode to its last.
ALIAS -- I loved this series. It was brilliant, riveting action drama. But in the season 4 opener, when the network ordered the magic reset button be pushed, with Sidney working for a black ops unit run by Sloane, I threw my hands up in the air is disgust and did not watch the show again until the 2 hour series finale at the end of season 5.
So share your love or frustrations with some of your favorite tv shows....
jumped the shark or not?!?!!
Anyway, I thought it might be fun to list shows that you think JUMPED THE SHARK.
Or even better, shows you believe NEVER jumped the shark.
For example,
MAGNUM PI -- Never jumped the shark. This show was well written, produced, and acted right til the final episode. Even the season 7 cliffhanger, season 8 opener, with Magnum laying near death in a hospital bed and his own ghost wandering around trying to solve his own murder, was brilliantly executed. For me, this show was perfect from its first episode to its last.
ALIAS -- I loved this series. It was brilliant, riveting action drama. But in the season 4 opener, when the network ordered the magic reset button be pushed, with Sidney working for a black ops unit run by Sloane, I threw my hands up in the air is disgust and did not watch the show again until the 2 hour series finale at the end of season 5.
So share your love or frustrations with some of your favorite tv shows....
jumped the shark or not?!?!!