Jumping the Shark
I found this post at the Boston Globe, about the most tragic shark jumps on TV.
Let me say, I was totally rooting for the cougar in 24, their top pick.
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(Here are some other articles about crazy moments in 24.
I also remember watching the episode of Happy Days (“Hollywood, Part Three of Three”, original air date: Tuesday September 20, 1977) that originated this term.
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For those of you that haven’t heard the term, here’s the Wikipedia definition:
Jumping the shark is a colloquialism coined by Jon Hein and used by TV critics and fans to denote the point in a television program’s history where the plot veers off into absurd story lines or out-of-the-ordinary characterizations. This usually corresponds to the point where a show with falling ratings apparently becomes more desperate to draw in viewers. In the process of undergoing these changes, the TV or movie series loses its original appeal. Shows that have “jumped the shark” are typically deemed to have passed their peak.
Jumping the shark. (2009, October 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:02, October 12, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jumping_the_shark&oldid=319370358
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