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LIR: Jump the Shark is when ratings have been low and the writers/producers decide to do something outlandish to raise them. Like burying someone aliv

Posted by zork Mar 11 '10, 10:20

e or, you know, jumping a shark.

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casting Ted McGinley isn't outlandish -- nm - Roger More Mar 11, 10:22 7
- no but Fonzie jumping a shark is. Looking at his real track record, Ted actually does not kill shows -- nm - zork Mar 11, 10:24 6
  - I think the longevity of Married w/Children actually broke McGinley of that curse. - Diva Mar 11, 10:29 2
    - There was a lot of worry when he had a guest role on The West Wing though -- nm - Roger More Mar 11, 10:31
    - Yes he was. As Jefferson D'Arcy. He was so much better than the guy playing Ranger Steve. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 11, 10:30
  - Unfortunately, jumptheshark.com is no longer active, but casting Ted McGinley was one of the ways a show could jump the shark - Roger More Mar 11, 10:27
  - This is true. You only get Ted after your show is on life support -- nm - Mr. Havens Mar 11, 10:25 1
    - Married w/ Children did one helluva job lasting another 7 seasons then. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 11, 10:30
Bones has buried several people alive, and it has yet to JTS -- nm - Mr. Havens Mar 11, 10:20 10
- I disagree. - spoilers - Beaker Mar 11, 10:23 4
  - The Stewie Griffin one was really bad. - JaxSean Mar 11, 10:28
  - That wasn't a JTS moment for me, what has been though (spoils) - Stephen Mar 11, 10:26 1
    - yeah, that has been dumb...one reason I have stopped watching -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 10:26
  - Even if something feels like a JTS moment, if the show does not indeed JTS, then it's not a JTS moment -- nm - Mr. Havens Mar 11, 10:25
- I was remembering that ... but, there's a difference with bones ... - Beryllium Mar 11, 10:21 4
  - Not my fault zork didn't make any qualifiers -- nm - Mr. Havens Mar 11, 10:23 3
    - yes, I did. Have Bones ratings been tanking? Did they do it specifically to rescue their ratings? -- nm - zork Mar 11, 10:25 2
      - All shows do something during sweeps months to boost ratings -- nm - Mr. Havens Mar 11, 10:27
      - it wasn't for those reasons. -- nm - b. Mar 11, 10:27
CSI buried someone alive in an episode directed by Rob Zombie. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 10:20 1
- dammit. Tarantino. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 10:20

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