Name a once great TV show that jumped the shark

[Downtown Hound]

and when it did so. Mine? The X-Files. Still one of my all time favorite shows but they never should have tried to do it without Mulder. He was the show, and the interest just wasn't there after he left.

[Left Is Write]

1. The whole last season of Frasier was a mistake.

[BlueIris]

4. Everything up to and after the Niles-Daphne hookup was a mistake.

That killed the show, for reasons which should be obvious to some.

[jgraz]

10. The classic shark-jumping move

Though that show jumped for me as soon as I found out that Kelsey Grammer was a Republican.

[Xipe Totec]

15. Not quite, but this one is: (Miami CSI)

Episode 209. BAIT (Nov 24 2003)

Synopsis: Four guys are busy getting ready for a fishing trip out on their boat on a slightly misty Miami morning. One of them suddenly spots a woman, Cindy Castiano, clinging to a buoy in the channel. They think it's funny until one of them, a handsome black guy named Ted, sees a shark headed toward her. Jack and Ted yell for her to swim for it, but… too late. The beginning scene of Jaws is enacted and the woman is violently pulled up, and her blood surfaces in a froth of bubbles.

Horatio is surprised there was a shark attack in the marina. The deceased woman lost a chunk out of her right side, so her liver was probably mangled. When they find a bullet wound in her shoulder, it's easy to realize that the blood from that wound drew the shark to her like a fly to honey.

Police divers comb the marina. It was a bull shark that attacked the woman, and bull sharks are known aggressors in shark attacks. Speedle found an ultra-frequency digital wire on the dead woman's body. They'll have to check out other law authorities to see if anybody is missing an agent.

[Goblinmonger]

2. MASH

loved the show, but once Klinger went "straight" and they let Alan Alda take over more control, it got WAY too preachy and WAY not funny. Other harbingers of it's decline: Sherman Potter, Charles Emerson Winchester III, Hot Lips not being Hot Lips anymore, Frank wigging out, Donald Penopscotch(sp?), no more announcement guy like in the movie and first seasons.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

20. Exactly

It became The Alan Alda show... All Alan Alda, all the time- I hate Alan Alda to this day for that -- He destroyed the show.

[Oeditpus Rex]

39. It wasn't just that

I hated the B.F. Pierce Mobile Salvation Show, too, but they also just plain ran out of ideas. When they had an episode with an inter-camp bowling tournament, I thought, "Okay, enough is enough. Stop the war."

[Sequoia]

116. I didn't notice the announcment guy was gone.

[jgraz]

3. Buffy.

Seasons 6 & 7. :puke:

Marti Noxon is a hack.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

7. Sacriledge!!

[jgraz]

9. They shoulda stopped at 5 (except for the musical)

Now Angel, there's a show that needed a season 6 & 7 (& 8 & 9, etc)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

12. Season 7 was great!

Naughty!
:spank:

[jgraz]

14. For me it was a pure shark-jump

It actually ruined my enjoyment of the previous seasons. Oh well, that's why everyone has their own brain. :hi:

[Tian Zhuangzhuang]

41. I liked a lot of six. Killer willow rules.

Now the brats from the seventh season particularly Kennedy needed to be staked pronto.

[Va Lefty]

44. I agree about Kennedy

Never had any empathy for that character

[Mojambo]

17. Agree completely

Awesome show, but I barely made it through the last two seasons.

[Va Lefty]

42. Joss should have ended Buffy after season 5

There were some very good episodes in season 6 and 7 but most were average at best. I did like the last few episodes with Caleb and it was great to see Faith again. Would love to see "Faith The Vampire Slayer".

[DarkTirade]

60. He wanted to. The fans wouldn't let him. :)

[NewJeffCT]

67. I agree - the season 5 ending would have been a great way to go out

with Buffy sacrificing herself to save the world "Death is your gift."

I thought season 6 felt anti-climactic after season 5 and it seemed like they tried to pack two (or more) seasons worth of ideas into season 7 because they knew it was the last season. They had too much going on that last season and didn't get into enough depth in a lot of the subplots.

[BlueIris]

5. The Daily Show. After they refused to address the reality of election fraud,

the integrity and authenticity of the series died.

[Tian Zhuangzhuang]

45. For me it was a different day 1-31-07

After the Boston lite-brite scare I eagerly waited for seven pm to see John and friends tear apart some of the worst news coverage I had ever witnessed. Instead it was some unfunny pieces on the Palme trial. I gave them the benefit of the doubt the next night but still all Valerie trail all the time. I realized the show was more interested in informing viewers on what they felt was an uncovered news item then entertainment. It recovered but I never forgot my disappointment for not seeing their take on 1-31-07.

[Sequoia]

119. Nice sign! Saving it, thanx.

[KamaAina]

6. The CBS Evening News; Meet The Press

or as I once saw it called here, "Press the Meat" :rofl:

[Xipe Totec]

8. Happy Days?

Literally?

[Dr. Strange]

16. When do you think Happy Days jumped the shark, exactly?

:)

[Xipe Totec]

19. Not sure, but...

Maybe here?




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpraJYnbVtE

[QueenOfCalifornia]

21. the first episode

The show tried so hard to be fun and cute that it sort of made me want to scream...

[Va Lefty]

43. When they went to a live studio audience

All downhill from there

[Roon]

94. You know what I can't understand about a live audience?

It will be a silent scene. The camera pans over one part of the scene. The audience laughs, then they pan over another part of the scene and the audience just roars! How do they get the audience to do that?

[Javaman]

99. Cattle prods with feathers attached to them. nt

[Sequoia]

120. Applause and Shud-up signs.

[baldguy]

113. When they disappeared Chuck after the first season.

Richie Cunningham was meant to be a little brother.

[Blue-Jay]

28. You know what sucked about Happy Days?

Richie's older brother (was it "Chuck"?) went upstairs during the first season, and never came back down.

I think they killed him in his sleep and hired Fonzie to hide the body. That's why Fonzie didn't pay rent when he moved above the garage. Buncha fucking murdering freaks, if you ask me.

[Oeditpus Rex]

40. That's why they reversed the house!

It was a smokescreen to make it harder to find Chuck!

:wow:

[Blue-Jay]

50. Holy crap! They DID reverse the house!

When Chuck went upstairs, the staircase was on the left of the screen, but later the staircase was on the right! I had forgotten about that. Do you think they moved across the street after they dumped him in the cistern and sprinkled lime over his carcass?

[Oeditpus Rex]

56. It was that way for the first two seasons

When the third season started, they'd flipped it around.

I think they buried him under the stairs.

[ProfessorGAC]

81. He's In A Gym Locker At UWM

Been there since 1957.
The Professor

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

11. St. Elsewhere. Like many ensemble cast shows gone bad, they relied increasingly on bizarre plots

like the one doc being a rapist, etc., a true hallmark of jumping the shark.

More importantly, has the phrase "jumping the shark" jumped the shark? :shrug:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

34. The rapist doctor was actually in one of the earlier seasons

but the final episode was just beyond bizarre.

[meegbear]

127. Asking the question "Has the phrase "jumping the shark" jumped the shark?"

That has jumped the shark.

[Initech]

13. The Simpsons!!!!

The show SHOULD have ended after the 11th season. Most everything up to the from seasons 12 - 16 have been just painful to watch. It's an example of what happens when a show runs out of plot lines.

[Mike Daniels]

66. Basically when Ned went from good-hearted religious dweeb into a fundamentalist crank

The show also used to handle social and political satire with a soft/deft touch (Sideshow Bob Roberts is a primary example). Now, it seems that every other episode is a heavy handed lecture on some social ill written with no comedic touch.

While hardly equal to the classic seasons, the recent movie at least captured some of the joie ve vivre that made The Simpsons fun to watch.

[Initech]

111. Also, you could argue that Phil Hartman's death had a lot to do with it.

Even though they weren't the main characters, both Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz were two characters that made the show way more enjoyable to watch.

Also, Homer's transition from being dumb and ignorant to "Jerkass Homer" could have a lot to do with it as well.

[Mike Daniels]

125. Meant to include Homer's transformation as well in my original post

Simply, the writers totally rewrote Ned's, Homer's and to some degree Lisa's personalities to where all three are now boorish and insufferable jerks or know-it-alls (in Lisa's case).

[Hosnon]

122. Agreed. I was obsessed several years ago. Now I don't even notice that it's on. (nm)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

18. There's an easier way to do this--

Name one that HASN'T.

[JTG of the PRB]

22. Star Trek: The Next Generation

In fact, that show has its own reference to the continuing quality of the production named after it. That show "Grew the beard" during Season 2 and it only got better from there. That show ended on the right notes, had the right stories, and it never made too much out of itself.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

26. Well, that's one opinion.

:evilgrin:

[JTG of the PRB]

27. You're right! It IS!

:evilgrin:

[Liberal_in_LA]

55. Rewatching Next Gen right now. LOVE IT.

[edbermac]

96. Jumped the shark with the Worf-Troi romance.

That was really pushing it. I think it was pretty good up until the last season, then the cracks showed here and there.

[Javaman]

105. What would their kid look like? Alf? nt

[Deja Q]

102. Hmmm...

season 5 seemed to be a bit pompous; especially after firing sublime composer Ron Jones and a preachy quality to the stories that really got on my nerves...

But, yeah, DS9 and subsequent spinoffs and prequels did make too much out of itself (never mind forget about continuity when forgetting they used the same plot in x number of TNG adventures); and even the movies helped trash continuity TNG fought so hard to properly build.

[Downtown Hound]

36. That's easy.

She's The Sheriff, with Suzanne Somers.

[AllegroRondo]

69. Doctor Who

running since 1964, and STILL hasnt jumped.

[truebrit71]

84. In fact it has become even better over time..the new 'new' Doctor Who is brilliant!

..Ecclestone was good, but this new fella is fabulous...

[AllegroRondo]

86. the writing on seasons 2 and 3 has been stellar

and Tennant's acting is just amazing. That 2 parter where he became human really showed his ability.

[IndianaJones]

23. ER. nt.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

24. Ya, once you've experienced complete cast turnover I think the show can fairly considered done.

[Blue Belle]

48. Absolutely....

I stopped watching when they killed off Lucy.

[Phillycat]

75. Who's Lucy? I stopped watching when Dr Greene left.

[Blue Belle]

82. Lucy was the doctor/intern that was played by Kelli Martin...

She was killed and Dr. Carter was nearly killed when a patient suffering from Schizophrenia stabbed them.

[Phillycat]

90. Oh yeah!

I remember that. I was still watching then.

[DS1]

25. 24

Married with Children

[Javaman]

101. 24 is dead to me...

after it turned into days of our lives this past season, I just couldn't stomach it anymore, but the clincher was Chloe saying she was pregs. Ugh! what the fuck? someone is going to "STEAL MY BABY" next season. Can anyone telegraph this sappy plot line anymore?

[Mike Daniels]

128. It was obvious the writers were flying by the seat of their pants

The pacing was off, characters appeared and dropped out without even a verbal hint to their fate (what the hell ultimately happened to Logan, much less President Palmer), and motivations for individual characters were all over the place from one episode to the next.

My guess is the writers realized mid-season that the original terror plot wasn't going to last 24 episodes so they ended up having to pad the season with the Chinese/Audrey angle.

[Javaman]

131. yeah, I agree

I think what happened is, the whiners in the audience or the producers wanted more days of our lives action at CTU and because the writers are pretty much one dimensional when it comes to characters personalities, and as a result, it gave the feel that no one new what was going on. Either to the characters or the audience.

I think it just flat out ruined the show. What made 24 a good show was the one dimensional characters. I didn't want high art, I want a twinkie when watching that show.

Sadly, now I need antacid.

Plus they got away from Jack being the center of the show. More fluff going on behind the scenes with more than the usual contrived dribble than what is usually served up. Also the leaps of faith that the writers took with the logic of the show was a massive leap even for them. I can deal with a certain amount of suspension of reality, but last season went from: that's acceptable to what are they frigging kidding me?

I will watch the season opener but if it doesn't grab me and swing me around the room, I'm done.

[XemaSab]

29. I am going to burn in hell for this

but Twin Peaks lagged during the second season. :hide:

[fishwax]

35. I recently watched season 2 on DVD and I've got to agree with you

The first season was so outstanding, and I'd been looking forward to the second season DVD for years. Pretty underwhelming. :(

[ironflange]

77. It did

The show kind of lost its direction in the second season, though there was still enough crazy stuff going on to make it fun to watch.

[Broken_Hero]

30. Little House on the Prairie...when they

phased out Charles/Caroline, in favor of Laura and Almanzo....Charles made the show for me, I just loved it when he tried kicking ass...:D

[Downtown Hound]

31. I have to admit

This was one answer that I never expected to see.

:rofl: :toast:

[Broken_Hero]

32. Well, you are welcome, :)

:toast:

[Blue Belle]

51. Ooops.. Wrong spot

[nadine_mn]

135. I lost interest when more kids kept showing up - Shannon Doherty

killed shows from an early age!!

But seriously - how many frickin' daughters were there - Mary, Laura, Grace (who was always in a high chair) then I think there was another one, plus Adam, then they just started taking in strays

Don't even get me started on Nellie becoming nice and the fake brat Nancy

[Broken_Hero]

137. To be honest, I was lost after

season...7 I believe...when Jason Batemans' character got shot(and was close to dying), and Charles went on this weird quest, out into the wilderness to somehow pray/ask for a miracle to save Bateman's character....some Angel came down, and told Charles to make this...monument of sorts, and through some weird special effects, I guess God healed Bateman's character..

It was a weird episode, and I didn't understand much of it...especially when Charles went out into the woods, it just seemed to get crazier, and crazier.....I know LHOTP has some strong religious roots, but that episode just made me roll my eyes...

eta:typo's, clarification..

[Broken_Hero]

139. Adam wasn't their son, I believe...you are thinking of Albert

more than likely. Adam married Mary in like...season 5 or so. And don't forget Carrie, the third daughter...:) But they did take in a lot of kids, and I can't even remember/recall how many they took in...(it would make my head hurt, I'm series!).....oh, and Caroline lost their first boy a few months after it was born too, so Charles did have a biological son, he just didn't last(I think Ernest Borgnine was in that episode as well)

eta(spelling)

[nadine_mn]

140. Thats right Albert was adopted because all of Charles' swimmers were girls

I did like Adam - who Mary met at the blind school...

I knew I forgot a daughter - Carrie...I loved the early seasons when Laura was all buckteeth and trying to fight Nellie

[Broken_Hero]

141. Charles adopted Albert

because he was a street urchin, and Charles felt sorry for him...and later in the seasons, Charles adopted him legally (he fought with Alberts bio father)....

[Contrary1]

33. Ally McBeal

Jumping point? Can't decide if it was when Billy (Gil Bellows) dyed his hair blond, and started doing the Robert Palmer imitation, or when Ally got into sniffing Bon Jovi's behind.

[Blue Belle]

49. Yes... that was the begining...

When Ally had an illegitimate daughter show up put the nail in that series coffin.

[Liberal_in_LA]

54. First two years of Ally McBeal were great... then show took a nose dive. Last year was crap

[bridgit]

37. clearly: Millenium...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_(TV_series)

[Aristus]

38. "The West Wing", end of Season 4. They acted out President Barlet's prediction

of Zoe's kidnapping from Season 1 word-for-word.

It was a wonderful show up to then, but went abruptly downhill with the departure of Aaron Sorkin.

[MrCoffee]

88. i was looking for this post so i could say

Damn right.

[Va Lefty]

46. "Dallas"

The first 5 years were excellent, but after that the scripts became predictable and almost a parody of itself. Hard to see how it staggered on for another 8 years.

[LibDemAlways]

108. I second that. The show was

always campy and over the top, but it was fun campy until they ran out of material and wiped out one whole forgettable season with the "it was all a dream" copout. Then, toward the bitter end, it was just embarrassing. JR marrying a very young country bumpkin at gunpoint? It jumped Jaws with that one.

[Blue Belle]

47. Gilmore Girls...

When Loralei cheated on Luke with Christopher I knew that it was the beginning of the end.

[Misabel]

58. Agree with ya, Blue Belle.

I recall an interview, in the middle of the sixth season, where Amy Sherman-Palladino (the creator/executive producer) commented that she had brought on a daughter for Luke as an alternative to an infidelity storyline, because no one would ever believe that Luke would cheat on Lorelai. And then she had Lorelai do just that to Luke. Ugh.

[TommyO]

83. the entire last season never should have happened!

[Sequoia]

124. Well, Luke the "backwards cap" man is no catch.

Frankly, I find him annoying. My family likes that show, but I call it the Girls (Children)of the Corn show because of that annoying and scaryish sing-songing at the end.

[Blue Belle]

52. LA Law...

When Arnie and Roxanne hooked up and Rosalind took a dive down the elevator shaft.

[LibDemAlways]

110. Not to mention when Victor and Grace got

married at the end of one season and they were already divorced when the next season began basically because one of them had left the show (don't remember which) in the interim. That was ridiculous.

[Liberal_in_LA]

53. agree about X files. Also Moonlighting... got all crazy in the last few years.

With Maddie losing the baby, marrying some other guy....etc... Moonlighting jumped the shark big time.

[NewJeffCT]

73. I thought Moonlighting had one great year

and, I just didn't like it after that.

[Kutjara]

57. The Golden Girls.

When Rose hooked up with Miles the "History Professor who was really an accountant for the mob under the witness protection program," things really hit the skids. The girls themselves got bitchier and less funny and every other episode seemed to be a "flashback."

[leftofthedial]

59. I agree with you

X-Files once Duchovny decided to bag it

[DarkTirade]

61. Most shows reach that point around season 7 or so.

Some earlier, some later. I was surprised they ended Justice League Unlimited as quickly as they did... but I realized they were trying to prevent that kind of shark-jumping. They had their big showdown with just about every single bad guy... how are you gonna top that?

[qdemn7]

62. St. Elsehwere

Series finale, final scene. Boy was I pissed, I could have strangled whoever OK'd that ending for the series. :nuke:

[Omphaloskepsis]

64. The series finale sucking is like jumping without the shark.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark

[qdemn7]

65. When

It invalidates the ENTIRE series that went before it, it sure as hell is jumping the shark.

[AngryOldDem]

71. Thank you

I watched that show since the beginning. Never missed an episode. The finale was the biggest "fuck you" any
writer or producer could ever have devised.

It was not cute. It was not clever. It was just bad.

[mac56]

63. "Mad About You"

Used to be my favorite show. But when the plot line emerged where Paul and Jamie dabbled with infidelity - - SPLASH - - - jumped the ol' shark, big-time. Having the baby just clinched it.

[1gobluedem]

74. You're right

It was one of my favorite shows and it just got awful after that. Plus they were always going off and doing things -- like getting that doll in the middle of the night -- with no clues as to what they did with the baby.

[midlife_mo_Jo]

91. Agree. Mad About You.

The first few seasons were funny, warm, and just plain enjoyable. The chemistry between the two was great. Jamie was strong and independent minded. By the end, she was just plain bitchy. Paul was too!

[Capn Sunshine]

133. any time a character has a baby , that's it

or if they "finally get together" , these both remove the tension that allowed the premise of the show.

[midlife_mo_Jo]

142. Yeah, but they were "together" since the series inception

And it was still a great show!

[Dr. Strange]

129. Good call!

Totally a different show after that.

[LynneSin]

68. LOST

Season #3 dealt way too much with "The Others" and their creepy society PLUS killed off any remaining new people brought on by season #2 (which I thought was a clever way to add new characters for the second season).

I was happy that they did all the episodes all right in a row but I started getting bored after awhile and stopped watching.

[Liberalynn]

98. I totally agree.

They also stopped spending enough time with the original characters which was why I started watching in the first place.

[Javaman]

103. I thought the first half of the 3rd season was downright aweful...

but they did redeem themselves with the second half.

I wouldn't say it jumped the shark but they were certainly on the ramp.

[SoxFan]

118. I agree with Javaman

They hit the brakes hard after coming dangerously close to jumpin last season. The six episode "miniseason" could have been a decent two episode arc, but turned into a tedious soap opera intended to create nonexistent chemistry between Jack and Kate.

But...the show came back with a vengeance as the season progressed. Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn showed terrific acting chops with their portrayals of the two most enigmatic and interesting characters on the show, and the writers regained their ability to work humor into the script without being foolish (Hurley: "Attention Others! Come in, Others!").

I make an exception, of course, for the ludicrous Nikki/Paulo episode, complete with Billy Dee Williams playing himself playing a pimp daddy gangster.

[Arkham House]

70. Night Court

...the last two seasons--without Reinhold Wigge--were a disaster...before that, it was as funny a shaggy-dog comedy as you could want...

[1gobluedem]

72. Designing Women

It was never the same after Delta Burke and Jean Smart left.

[Phillycat]

76. HOLD YOUR FLAMES - Battlestar Galactica (the new one)

The first two seasons were frakking AWESOME. The third season was really crappy! Just admit it! You'll feel better!

I agree about X-Files. X-Files is the reason I won't watch Lost. I was such a loyal fan, and they kept taking me down these convoluted pathways that were never resolved, and it got worse and worse until the last few seasons were such a big ole mess they could never have cleared it up. Forget it.

[ruiner4u]

89. no need to flame...

the last season of BSG just sucked balls...


I read somewhere a few months ago <sorry I cant link it, i have to remember the gist> that the executive writer, or producer would change scripts a few days beforehand throwing out character development to 'try' new angles he just happened to think of... So thats why the last season made no sense whatsoever...

[midlife_mo_Jo]

92. I agree that the third season got off track.

But I think it started to come back in the last few episodes. I'm looking forward to the last season.

[Downtown Hound]

100. I agree about Battlestar Galactica

I stopped watching it in the third season after being a rabid fan in the first two. I don't really know what it was, there was just something missing from it.

[Phillycat]

109. For me, it was that Starbuck became a complete bitch.

And she was my favorite character before.

[Dr. Strange]

130. Yeah, what the hell was that?

She was all over the place! A total emotional tornado.

[ironflange]

78. All in the Family

Mike and Gloria move to California. Boom! Show's whole premise is gone. It was sad to see such a seminal part of our culture slowly decay after that.

[ironflange]

79. misplaced

[Beer Snob-50]

85. and then it got worse when they brought in the little girl

to live with the bunkers.

little kids introduced on most sit coms lead to disaster.

[ironflange]

80. Here's an easy formula

Fill in the blanks.

After years of sexual tension, <lead male character> marries/beds <lead female character>. The whole premise of <name of show> is now permanently in the crapper. Viewers tune out in their millions.

[southpaw]

87. Northern Exposure

I loved that show, but when Dr. Fleischman moved out of town (eventually back to New York) and Dr. Kapra and his wife came to town... well, it was pretty much a different show from then on.

[Javaman]

104. You're right. the producers broke the first commandment of writing...

they got rid of the conflict.

[Auggie]

93. Here's two that didn't, IMO

The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Bob Newhart.

[ironflange]

97. Neither did "Newhart"

Best series finale ever, too.

[Liberalynn]

95. Charmed

Around the fourth season totally jumped the shark for me. It IMHO basically never really recovered after they killed off Prue, (Shannen Doherty). Yeah she has a bad reputation but to me Shannen was great in the role of Prue. Then they really wrecked Charmed once and for all with me when they had Cole go evil again, and vanquished him. At that point for me it went from Charmed to Harmed.

Plus From the begining the Halliwells always did some worrying about their appearance and dating, but it was pretty consistently secondary to their catching and vanquishing the demons and warlocks. Reading the spoilers, and reviews from other viewers about season five through eight though, (I couldn't bring myself to actually watch the train wreck, of a once favorite show) it seemed to me at least that their duty and destiny, was put third and fourth, behind their wardrobe concerns, bed hopping, and whining and bitching about how saving lives interfered with their carousing time.

Maybe I am just a sappy old pathetic romantic but I wanted love to conquer all, Cole to stay good, and have he and Phoebe get a happily ever after, and for good to beat evil. I even wrote a series of alternative fan fictions and posted them on a website because I was so disgusted with what was on the air. Probably an Over the top reaction, I know, but it was fun and good writing practice. :rofl:

[meegbear]

106. Batman ...

when they added BatGirl in the 3rd season. BOOOOOOOOO!

[baldguy]

126. Yvonne Craig was my first TV crush

3pm every weekday after school (Same Bat Time! Same Bat Channel!) I ran home hoping Batgirl would be on.



Sometimes it was only Catwoman though

[EstimatedProphet]

107. Small Wonder

before it aired

[annonymous]

112. Cheers after Shelly Long left

I hated Kristy Alley's character and stopped watching.

[Shell Beau]

114. Designing Women after Suzanne Sugarbaker left.

[Sequoia]

115. Andy Griffeth when Barney Fife left.

And when it was no longer in B&W.

Little House on the Prairie when Laura got married and all those annoying other children.

The Waltons when the kids got bigger.

All boring old shows I know...but I won't watch the reruns after those times in the show.

[Va Lefty]

117. "Soap"

It was starting to go downhill with Burt being kidnapped by aliens storyline, but really nosedived when Benson left.

[hyphenate]

121. Quantum Leap

The finale



Dallas
Guess when? (Shower scene)



Roseanne
Last season




Any show with Ted McGinley




Angel
Angel's son and Fred's possession




Babylon 5
Delenn and Sheridan's romance and "manifest destiny"

[Yog Sothoth]

123. Sliders

The first 3 seasons were quite good. The fourth season was alright. The fifth season should never have seen daylight.

[Tian Zhuangzhuang]

132. Six Feet Under somewhere during the third season

Esp when Nate confronts his brother in law over his dead wife beyond ugh.... last twenty minutes of the finale rocked though it was a rough 2.5 seasons between those two points.

[Tektonik]

134. Law & Order

:shrug:

It's jumped the shark, redeemed itself, jumped the shark again, but since Orbach's absence from the show I think it's forever jumped the shark.

[Auggie]

138. Fred Thompson -- that did it for me

[nadine_mn]

136. Survivor

After Rupert and Johnny Fairplay....

The All-stars sucked, and what up with sticking someone on an island all alone to look for the stupid idol

after the first couple of seasons, we know the drill - you are going to get dropped off in the middle of bumblefuck with only the clothes on your back - why the hell are people still showing up in high heels, boots, whatever and suitcases???

We all know you can't bring anything to the island - I would layers of clothes, fish hooks for earings, fish net stockings, and a necklace made out of flint.