Jamie Kelso, Jan. 6, 2010

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1. Steve on January 8th, 2010 3:56 am
   

   Great show Jamie. Truly enjoyable.

   Jump the shark:

   “The phrase jump the shark refers to the climactic scene in
   “Hollywood,” a three-part episode opening the fifth season of
   the American TV series Happy Days in September 1977. In this
   story, the series’ central characters visit Los Angeles, where
   Fonzie (Henry Winkler), wearing swim trunks and his trademark
   leather jacket, jumps over a confined shark on water skis,
   answering a challenge to demonstrate his bravery. The series
   continued for nearly seven years after that, with a number of
   changes in cast and situations.

   The expression was coined in 1985, the year after Happy Days
   was ended, by Sean J. Connolly during a conversation with
   friend Jon Hein who would later create the web site
   jumptheshark.com. Hein explained the concept as follows: “It’s
   a moment. A defining moment when you know that your favorite
   television program has reached its peak. That instant that you
   know from now on…it’s all downhill. Some call it the climax.
   We call it ‘Jumping the Shark.’ From that moment on, the
   program will simply never be the same.”[1] Hein created the
   web site in 1997 inviting visitors to give their opinions of
   when various TV series (and other things) “jumped the shark.”
   Hein sold the web site and the domain name to Gemstar
   (publishers of TV Guide) in 2006, and in early 2009 the domain
   was redirected to the main TV Guide web site as part of the
   dissolution of various TV Guide properties (TV Guide magazine
   is now owned by a private equity group, while the associated
   cable network and websites went to Lionsgate). This move was
   considered by fans as the website jumping the shark due to
   severely reduced content.”

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