Jumping the Shark - TV Tropes. As you can see, the telltale trail becomes noticeable only in hindsight. Jumping the Shark is the moment when an established long- running series changes in a significant manner in an attempt to stay fresh. Ironically, that moment makes the viewers realize that the show's finally run out of ideas. It's reached its peak, it'll never be the same again, and from now on it's all downhill.

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• Jumping the Shark is the moment when an established long-running series changes in a significant manner in an attempt to stay fresh. Ironically, that moment makes the.
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However, the scene also was criticized as betraying Fonzie's character development, since in an earlier landmark- episode, Fonzie jumped his motorcycle over fourteen barrels in a televised stunt; the stunt left him seriously injured, and he confessed that he was stupid to have taken such a dangerous risk just to prove his courage. For a show that in its early seasons depicted universally relatable adolescent and family experiences against a backdrop of 1. Initially a supporting character, the lionization of an increasingly superhuman Fonzie became the focus of Happy Days.

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The series continued for seven years after Fonzie's shark- jumping stunt, with a number of changes in cast and situations. It was also really boring. Especially true if the method of removal is unsatisfying or mean- spirited. This can be considered a single- character form of The Firefly Effect. The standard candidate for this treatment is the heart/the chick, who will usually also be an introverted, quiet, and relatively pacifistic character; who the executives will want to replace with a character who is Hotter and Sexier and easier for the writers to develop ideas for, and probably also an actor who has greater artistic ability. This will often force hasty, if not awkward changes to a program that gets, at best, lukewarm acceptance from the audience.

These days, his appearance alongside a mention of this trope is a Lampshade Hanging. May be the result of too much filler or over- reliance on Failure Is the Only Option or the Reset Button. If the plot is based on a Myth Arc, dragging it out too long or piling plot thread upon plot thread without resolution may lead to fans getting the impression that the writers are just making it up as they go along and subsequently tuning out. They may use it as a pulpit to preach their personal beliefs in a heavy- handed manner, or to display personal kinks which squick the audience out. Common results include author filibuster, drastically increased sightings of straw characters, and going cosmic. Smart executives will tend to watch a show/franchises's level of popularity, and the release of the movie is usually timed to coincide with said franchise's peak. As a result, it will tend to be a sign that it's all down hill from there.

For example, franchises originally associated with a hardcore cult/geek fandom attempt to attract mass mainstream appeal. This frequently becomes more interesting than the show itself. This means that he can't micromanage his creation anymore. Alternatively, said creator or other key members of the staff that contributed to the work have departed for other projects.

Either way, more the better for others to insert their own vision. This often becomes . It often shows onscreen. These shows are typically already known to an international audience hence their cult status.

It is often agreed that these shows have a charm due to their distinct non- American style and lose something when the overseas producers either decide to internationalize or get Americans involved in production. For example, the role of Aliceis given to the director's girlfriend. Especially true of long- serving and/or original cast members. Amplified if said departing cast member also happens to be the last original cast member. The show is relocated to a timeslot such as 8 PM Friday night, or Otaku O'Clock, when fewer people are going to be watching, or channel hops to a less successful network. As a result, the show in question may become susceptible to personal overindulgences in Mythology Gags, Internal Homage, excessive Shout- Out, Actor Allusion, Fan Wank and other sorts of love letters to the show. This tends to happen with long running or multigenerational franchises.

Too many shark jumping moments in a row can spell seasonal rot. The specific form of executive meddling which causes this will often be a non- fatal form of The Firefly Effect.

This is when the show continues for some length of time, but the executives will get rid of the initial premise in an attempt to increase the show's appeal, and the attempt to do so backfires. There is little agreement on the differences between jumping the shark and nuking the fridge; commonly named ones are that nuking the fridge is more sudden, more severe, tied to lazy writing rather than attempts to stay fresh, and even specific to film rather than television.

For a related phenomenon, see Franchise Original Sin. When it's whole networks instead of just shows, see Network Decay; for print magazines, see Magazine Decay. When a work gets its act together and regains its fandom after such an event see Win Back the Crowd and Sophomore Slump. It is guaranteed that any show of sufficient length (more than two or three seasons) will vary in quality and thus this can start arguments. This page only lists overt lampshades of the phrase instead, preferably self deprecating ones. It features Gary Jackson coming Back from the Dead.

On their back page jokes section many issues back, normally consisting of fan submitted jokes, they themselves put together a list of examples of what would be jumping the shark for their comic and the above example was included on the list of possibilities. According to the writers though, the plans to bring Gary Jackson back were in the works before this list was published, making this a Self- Deprecation. Now we'll have to see if the Unresolved Sexual Tension between Brian and Sara is resolved (if it's even a two way street). To boot, both issues opened with a mini- comic of Bendis apologizing to the reader and engaging in a lot of Self- Deprecation. Animated Ultimate Peter suggests it was earlier, back in the cowboy Spider- Man's world. In the short House fanfic titled, well, . They quickly realize that they've fulfilled just about every shipping combination, and start to worry if they still have an audience.

We've not only jumped, but boned the shark. Martin jokes, . This is lampshaded by one park goer. When a character said to the other that the show jumped the shark, he didn't mean the trope: . On his way to make a Product Placement for Burger King, he is forced to physically jump over the shark. You're the reason we didn't have a tenth season!

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Dangle actually attempting to jump over a normal fish tank containing a small shark. Naturally, he doesn't quite make it over, and Hilarity Ensues. Incidentally, it was the first new episode to be aired after the release of The Movie, which can also be a major shark- jumping point for some shows. Hyde comments that this was the worst moment in television history, and Fez confesses that he stopped watching the show after that. It's interesting, because this is more of a modern perspective rather than one commonly held at the time it aired.. Like jumping a shark!

The name of the episode? Jump the Shark. Oh yeah, and the diner where they meet the kid? Cousin Oliver's. Complete with a poster advertising . At the end of the track is a ramp, and under the ramp? Cuddy catches the car in midair, before it reaches the shark. In it, The Lone Gunmen—the quirky trio of conspiracy theorists that had lasted the show's entire run and gotten their own failed spin off—end up thwarting a terrorist's plot to use a neurotoxin made from sharks (somehow).

Unfortunately, they died in the process. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide has an episode about making and taking dares that incorporates one character jumping a bicycle over a tank with a shark in it. Watch Only The Dead Online Only The Dead Full Movie Online. The Misfits Full Movie. Lampshade Hanging?