Familiar with the term? If not, I didn't make it up. Recall the show Happy Days? If so, you may recall the latter seasons when Fonzie "jumped the shark" on his motorcycle. It was a clear indicator that the show was done. Cousin Oliver did it to The Brady Bunch. Extra kids were brought in when My Three Sons grew up. The Cosby show had Raven Simone, cute, but Rudy had grown up and the show had run its course. You get it.
The easy target here is Two and a Half Men. Even before Charlie Sheen went off the deep end, Rose, married to "Manny Quin"? CBS should have quit while they were ahead. Although given Sheen's recent behavior, they still may be ahead of the game.
How I Met Your Mother. Where else can this show go? Barney is, well, Barney. Well played by Neil Patrick Harris. Robin will stay single and continue to date dysfunctional men. Marshal and Lily, they can't have kids without ruining the already dead show. The cast is great, but there is nowhere else to go. The bar is the same, the apartment, the storylines, the fear of commitment by everyone except Marshal and Lily who can't live without each other. Meet the Mother already.
The Office. I have loved your awkwardness, even when it is almost too uncomfortable to watch. Sorry, I think you are done. The Sabre take over was done well and Kathy Bates is great as Jo, but we know Michael Scott is leaving. Jim and Pam have had a baby, Dwight and Angela have petered out, the new cast members are OK, but the original office feel is gone. Michael Scott and his uncomfortable relationships with Jan and Holly have run their course. Now Holly is just weird. I still love Kevin, Stanley and Phyllis, Jim and Pam too. The rest just don't appeal. Rumors of Ricky Gervais joining the cast, after his hosting of the Golden Globes, also don't appeal. I think The Office has come and gone....That's what she said.
Celebrity Apprentice. Gary Busey, LaToya Jackson, Richard Hatch, Star Jones....what other F list "stars" can we call? Anna Nicole Smith, oh whoops. The cast of Celebrity Apprentice 2011 is a train wreck. So I guess if Donald Trump is looking to cheapen his brand and go for the Jerry Springer effect, he's dead on. Celebrity Apprentice was an enjoyable competitive show once upon a time, even with controversy like Joan Rivers, Jesse James (before he jumped the shark with Bombshell Mchee) and Dennis Rodman. It was still a competition. This season is just going to be a race to Intervention.
Speaking of intervention. Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew is about done as well. Dr Drew might have a rebirth if he can land Charlie Sheen!
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