Jumping the Shark

Mark Harmon's hit show "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" may have jumped the shark with too many eighth season episodes that make viewers wonder how Gibbs and his crack team of investigators have suddenly gotten so stupid.

Have you ever jumped over a shark? Don't feel bad. I haven't, either.

This year, I vow to make people start using the term "jump the shark" correctly.

When a television show "jumps the shark" it's supposedly the moment when the series goes downhill. Here are the moments when some popular television shows jumped the shark.

How the popular Jump the Shark Web site came to an end.

After the destruction of the old web classic www.jumptheshark.com, a fan finds a new fan based community carrying the torch at www.bonethefish.com.

I believe the NFL has indeed jumped the shark and it occurred during the 10-year period from 1993 through 2002.

Almost every television show jumps the shark at some point, but these 10 shows are a few of the lucky ones that didn't.

With the Fall 2007 season just about to kick off, viewers want to know if their favorite show is prepared to keep them watching, or if it's ready to jump the shark?

In the television industry, the term "jump the shark" was conceived in the late 1970's. It is defined as the moment when a hit television series takes that almost inevitable turn from greatness to mediocrity or worse.

Jumping The Shark is a relatively new idea. The phrase refers to the moment when a hit television show begins to decline. From "Happy Days" to "Arrested Development," Jumping The Shark is an undeniable part of the modern pop culture landscape.

Like fat thrown on a fire - the Iraq military adventure has enlarged and emboldened the terrorists' will and certainly not dampened their spirits - at the very measureable cost ... of ours.

The Season 13 cast list has finally been revealed and boy is it a doozy.

Faithful viewers have been anxiously awaiting the Season 7 premiere to find out more about the baby conceived by Brennan and Booth. Fans waited for years to see these two get together, but...

Over at FOX's 'American Idol', the producers are taking "change" to a whole new level, with the season 10 departure of three judges.

Has American Idol, the singing competition we have all grown to love, finally "Jumped the Shark"? Over the last two seasons, we have seen many changes within the American Idol juggernaut, which could be the reason for its demise.

Clearly, American Idol mixes in the good with the bad, however, Chicago may have had some real talent "boob flexed" right out of the way. Despite having some 12,000 contestants to choose from, the episode showcased a mere handful of talented youths.

The author reviews some of the ways that he believe Supernatural has deviated from it's roots and has lost interest. At least his interest.

From The first season the show was hard to believe. Michael Scoffield the baby face brother of a death row inmate robs a bank to be sent to prison to save his brother from death row.

The term "Jumping the Shark" was first used when the TV show "Happy Days" had its famous character the Fonz jump his motorcycle over a shark tank. From that episode on, the show declined in popularity.

In the race for the Democratic nomination the Clinton campaign has, in my opinion, gone too far and needs to be stopped Barack Obama is the candidate that can beat the Republican menace.

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