TV shows that jumped the shark
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Enterprise started by jumping the shark. They had a chance to write a Star Trek series about a very interesting time period (Just before TOS there was a big war between the Klingons and the Federation in which the UFP was doing very badly, which ended in the establishment of the Neutral Zone.) and they completely botched it. Not to mention that they named the ship Enterprise when every starship had a relief of its lineage on the bridge. So much fail.
(I'm a bit of a Trekkie).
Other than that I stopped watching South Park after the vaginoplasty episode. At that point it just seemed that they were trying too hard.
(I'm a bit of a Trekkie).
Other than that I stopped watching South Park after the vaginoplasty episode. At that point it just seemed that they were trying too hard.
Wreck It Ralph isn't a Pixar movie, it's a Disney movie.Binnsyboy said:I know how you feel. I don't mind watching the new Simpsons episodes, but occasionally I think "where's Troy McClure? Where's Doctor Nick?flakmagnet said:
"Awwww..."
Also, they had an episode where Homer becomes best buds with Chief Wiggum, and then one where he does the same with Fat Tony, about a season later, which just seems weird.
As for Pixar, let's not make assumptions based on Brave (I still thought it was good)
Let's see what Wreck It Ralph gives us!
Oh, and if you want my opinion Futurama jumped the shark with the new series, Simpsons jumped it around season 12 (though they still put out good episodes occasionally) and Walking Dead jumped in episode 2.
I stopped watching after that, who did they finally get to replace him?kortin said:
OT: Castle. Nathan is a great actor, but Castle is boring and repetitive. He needs to grace another show, maybe we could make a Star Wars spin-off with him as the lead, make it about spice smuggling or something....then he finds a force-sensitive hiding from the Empire in his cargo bay, and her padawan brother helps sooth her through the force bond they share. All the while Haning it up with a kickass crew aboard a nice little ship they call home. Wait a minute...LUCAS! LUCAS I FOUND A WAY TO REDEEM YOU! ANSWER MY CALLS!
Big Bang Theory. Wolowitz getting a steady girlfriend/fiance. It's becoming Perfect Strangers right before my eyes.
Gantz. Watch it all the way to the end. The last 3 episodes were brutal. The last one made me want to punch a baby like Will Ferrel
Animaniacs after, I believe, 3 seasons the crew just seemed to give up. Also Pinky and the Brain on *gulp* prime-time. Brain's cloned son sleeping with a human woman and nobody finds it weird. Yeah.
I think it's something to do with the settings; Series one was a Zoo, it's surprising that such a thing hadn't been done before, it was great as a framing device, which elevated it above groundless surrealism for it's own sake.Colour-Scientist said:
Series two, uh...well there's not really a setting for series 2, just 'Howard and Vince have adventures', it worked for six episodes, and that was probably the extent of it working.
Series three: they run a shop together. Yeah. There's very little that can be done with that, even with the kind of creativity that the Boosh are capable of, hell even Black Books (the most recent with a similar setting I can think of) had only a handful of episodes directly based on it being a bookshop.
I think I saw that mindset in the final Star Wars special, where McFarlane basically up and told the viewers not to expect anything great this time around, because Fox wouldn't let him go off and do his movie (presumably, Ted) unless he did another special.Gizmo1990 said:
I'm glad other people have mentioned Supernatural. The show really should have ended after the fifth season because now there really is no ending to the show. It will either end with both of them dying, or with one of those open endings where they just drive off, neither of which offer any real closure.
The only other show that I can say has dropped in quality has been NCIS, although I found that's drop was after season 6. Season 7 was just odd with the introduction of the lawyer lady as Gibbs' new frenemy (god I hate that word), and the whole finale was just... "that's it"? Then season 8 drops the lawyer lady and introduces a new cool serial killer plot that was quite a nice little mystery, which is then immediately solved by that CIA guy and it's all just another fucking government conspiracy. I only caught the last 5 minutes of season 9's finale, and while they looked intriguing, I'm just over it.
The only other show that I can say has dropped in quality has been NCIS, although I found that's drop was after season 6. Season 7 was just odd with the introduction of the lawyer lady as Gibbs' new frenemy (god I hate that word), and the whole finale was just... "that's it"? Then season 8 drops the lawyer lady and introduces a new cool serial killer plot that was quite a nice little mystery, which is then immediately solved by that CIA guy and it's all just another fucking government conspiracy. I only caught the last 5 minutes of season 9's finale, and while they looked intriguing, I'm just over it.
Scrubs starting from the season that only lasted 13 episodes though the last season had it's good moments
House, when it became more about personal relationships than medical puzzles.
Two and a half men, Since Ashton Kucther joined, I don't blame him but the writers.
House, when it became more about personal relationships than medical puzzles.
Two and a half men, Since Ashton Kucther joined, I don't blame him but the writers.
As much as I'm not into Family Guy, that's actually kind of sad. The guy wants to end his show, but the man won't let him.Gizmo1990 said:
As much as I'm not into Family Guy, that's actually kind of sad. The guy wants to end his show, but the man won't let him.Gizmo1990 said:
Hahahaha WHAT THE FUCK?NeoShinGundam said:
That was hilarious! Was that actually IN the show, or..?
Yep! Bat-Mite is IN the show that he watches. That particular scene was actually from the final episode because "The Brave and the Bold" really WAS cancelled:Sean Hollyman said:
Red Dwarf. It jumped the shark, then turned around, had it's way with the shark, stuffed the shark and then used it to bash other sharks, and then set fire to the ocean.
I love that show ^^
And in my opinion, Family Guy got much better once it jumped the shark. It just worked for that show, in my opinion.
EDIT: And Buffy never jumped the shark. Buffy has always been prefect. And it always will be. No reasoning or logic can ever convince me otherwise.
I love that show ^^
And in my opinion, Family Guy got much better once it jumped the shark. It just worked for that show, in my opinion.
EDIT: And Buffy never jumped the shark. Buffy has always been prefect. And it always will be. No reasoning or logic can ever convince me otherwise.
And I recognise your avatar from "Better Than Life"Bassik said:
As for me, I'd have to say True Blood. Admittedly I've only watched up to season 4, but here's my run-down:
Season One: Clever and grounded premise (if vampires were real and part of the everyday world, and that was it), sharp writing, great story and just great fun watching all these vampire politics unfold in a sleepy southern town full of interesting characters.
Season two: Hoo boy, better quality and the introduction of the vampire WBC? Shit just got so allegorical
Season three: Okay, slight dip in quality, they insisted on werewolves and redneck were-panthers and clearly money must be tighter, but damn if this isn't a great villain.
Season four: Oh fuck off.
I still watched it right to the end, so that's gotta be saying something, but magic and fairies just aren't things which can seem like normal parts of life (and by the third or fourth time you introduce a supernatural secret which nobody knows about in a world where vampires are known, the effect wears off), and on top of that when the show didn't seem to be pandering it was pretty frigging clear that most of the actors were just desperate to jump ship.