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Tonight's Topic: "Jumping the Shark"
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Tonight's Topic: "Jumping the Shark"
Good morning/evening, everybody! Thank you for joining us last night.
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Thanks to you all for playing along -- it was a lot of FUN for us. Hopefully, you had fun too!
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In 1985, college student Sean J. Connolly coined the phrase "Jumping the Shark" while watching the 1977 "Happy Days" episode in which supercool Fonzie (in an effort to pull up the show's ratings) strapped on water skis, went up a ramp and jumped a "live" shark. [LINK to YouTube Video below]
"Jumping the Shark" is the moment when an established long-running series changes in a significant manner in an attempt to stay fresh.
(How many of you remember watching the TV series DALLAS -- when Bobby (Patrick Duffy) dies -- only to find him alive in the shower the next season (Pam’s Dream 10.1)?)
Twelve years later, Connolly's roommate, Jon Hein created the jumptheshark.com website for viewers to vote and comment on nearly 2,500 programs that they felt had "jumped".
(NOTE: Hein sold his site to Gemstar (the owners of TV Guide) in 2006 for "over $1 million".)
Of course, these days, "Jumping the Shark" not only applies to TV, but also music, film, and even everyday life.
For example: "Did you see her boyfriend? She definitely jumped the shark."
So, accordingly, how much do you know about "Jumping the Shark" (JTS)?
Please choose from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "A" through "H", "B" or "C" (if applicable!) for each questions listed below.
Good Luck and remember YOU are always a WINNER with us, regardless of your actual answers!
OK, Let get jumping!
Question #1: Which of the following are considered to be "Shark Categories or Gimmicks" used to keep viewers watching failing shows?
A. Same Character -- Different Actor, or
B. Birth, or
C. Marriage, or
D. Death, or
E. Singing, or
F. Live!, or
G. Special Guest Star, or
H. All of the above
The list includes: A Very Special... | Birth | Color | Death | Exit...Stage Left | Graduation | Hair Care | I Do | Live! | The Movie | Moving | New Kid In Town | Puberty | Same Character, Different Actor | Singing | Special Guest Star | They Did It
The link immediately below provides examples of each of these JTS Categories and Gimmicks.
[SOURCE: JTS: SHARK CATEGORIES]
The link immediately below provides examples of each of these JTS Categories and Gimmicks.
[SOURCE: JTS: SHARK CATEGORIES]
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For a more detailed list of JTS Categories and Gimmicks, explore the many examples and sub-categories found in this article, including: Cast Changes, Character Development, Plot Development, Gimmicks, Behind the Scenes (May Contain ADULT CONTENT!).
[SOURCE: TVTropes'Jumping the Shark]
Question
#2: Patterned after "Jumping the Shark"
and listed on Time
Magazine's Top 10 Buzzwords of 2008, which of the
following means
"to
exhaust a Hollywood franchise with disappointing sequels"?For a more detailed list of JTS Categories and Gimmicks, explore the many examples and sub-categories found in this article, including: Cast Changes, Character Development, Plot Development, Gimmicks, Behind the Scenes (May Contain ADULT CONTENT!).
[SOURCE: TVTropes'Jumping the Shark]
A. "Nuke the Fridge", or
B. "Bone the Fish", or (see: [Bone The Fish - What Happened to JTS? Jump the Shark?])
C. "Plunk Your Magic Twanger, Froggy!"
New-word maven Grant Barrett, editor of the respected language site doubletongued.org,
suggested this buzzword for our list. (And to all those grammar
pedants: please note that "buzzword" applies to voguish words as well as
phrases.)
To "nuke the fridge" means to exhaust a Hollywood franchise with disappointing sequels.
It was coined after a ludicrous scene in the latest Indiana Jones installment in which the hero climbs into a refrigerator and somehow survives a nuclear explosion.
The term is patterned after "jump the shark," which comes from the 91st episode of Happy Days — in which Fonzie jumps over a shark tank while water-skiing in a leather jacket — and now denotes the point at which something trendy starts to really suck.
TIME parses the top buzzwords of 2008: The Top 10 Everything of 2008
[SOURCE:Top 10 Buzzwords of 2008 -- No 5. Nuke the fridge]
To "nuke the fridge" means to exhaust a Hollywood franchise with disappointing sequels.
It was coined after a ludicrous scene in the latest Indiana Jones installment in which the hero climbs into a refrigerator and somehow survives a nuclear explosion.
The term is patterned after "jump the shark," which comes from the 91st episode of Happy Days — in which Fonzie jumps over a shark tank while water-skiing in a leather jacket — and now denotes the point at which something trendy starts to really suck.
TIME parses the top buzzwords of 2008: The Top 10 Everything of 2008
[SOURCE:Top 10 Buzzwords of 2008 -- No 5. Nuke the fridge]
A. Ted McGinley,
B. Betty White, or
C. David Hasselhoff
Ted is the patron saint of shark jumping.
Chances are that if Ted is anywhere near your cast, consider the show on the downward spiral.
That's not to take away from Ted's fine acting skills.
Consensus here enjoys Ted more on the big screen (Revenge of the Nerds) than on our sets.
Then again, we wouldn't have a patron saint...thanks Ted!
[SOURCE: TED McGINLEY...Our Patron Saint]
=================Chances are that if Ted is anywhere near your cast, consider the show on the downward spiral.
That's not to take away from Ted's fine acting skills.
Consensus here enjoys Ted more on the big screen (Revenge of the Nerds) than on our sets.
Then again, we wouldn't have a patron saint...thanks Ted!
[SOURCE: TED McGINLEY...Our Patron Saint]
General References:
Archive of original: ©1997-2005 Jump The Shark, Inc. Jump the Shark® is a registered trademark of Jump The Shark, Inc.
When shows `jumped the shark' they lost their bite March 20, 2002 | By Chris Hutchins, Cox News Service.
Bone The Fish - What Happened to JTS? Jump the Shark?
11 TV Shows That Jumped The Shark
Is Your Favorite Show In Danger on TVGuide.com
Current crop of Jump the Shark on TVGuide.com
Jumping the Shark: 10 Great TV Shows That Took a Turn for the Worse
VIDEOS:
Fonzie Jumps the Shark on Happy Days (Episode 5.3) 1977 - YouTube [360p]
WatchMojo.com: Top 10 TV Shows That Jumped the Shark - YouTube [360p]
=================WatchMojo.com: Top 10 TV Shows That Jumped the Shark - YouTube [360p]
"I can't believe the Seahawks 'jumped the shark' in last year's Super Bowl! That's it for me, Shelley, go ahead and turn on the Food Network!"
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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