Comments on: Jumping the Shark. Or not. https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/28/jumping-the-shark-or-not/ Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:01:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/28/jumping-the-shark-or-not/#comment-480958 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:01:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19788#comment-480958 Just watching Farscape now.

]]> By: Christopher Winter https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/28/jumping-the-shark-or-not/#comment-480957 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 17:46:46 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19788#comment-480957 And then there’s Automan. I’d put that in Category #5.

]]> By: Christopher Winter https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/28/jumping-the-shark-or-not/#comment-480956 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 17:43:04 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19788#comment-480956 Hmmm.. Thinking about Farscape, I can’t decide which category it should go into. Probably #3, because I considered it excellent.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/28/jumping-the-shark-or-not/#comment-480955 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:17:05 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19788#comment-480955 What category does “pants” go into?

]]> By: guthrie https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/28/jumping-the-shark-or-not/#comment-480954 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:22:32 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19788#comment-480954 Oh come on, Red Dwarf was pants after about series 6. It’s so long ago I’ve forgotten the details; Series 1 wasn’t that good, but by 3, 4, 5, 6, they’d found their mojo and it was great, but by 7 and after it just got silly and boring.
Who can forget the comic genius of the episode where Kryten is taught how to lie? Or indeed the “Everybody’s dead” Dave bit.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/28/jumping-the-shark-or-not/#comment-480953 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:54:05 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19788#comment-480953 Also, distinguishing between different “shows” and spinoffs might be tricky.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/28/jumping-the-shark-or-not/#comment-480952 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:53:02 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19788#comment-480952 That would be an interesting category, though it could overlap with each or all of the other categories so maybe it should be a separate list. Maybe even a separate blog post.

]]> By: Obstreperous Applesauce https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/28/jumping-the-shark-or-not/#comment-480951 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:04:09 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19788#comment-480951 Shows that are prolific? (have spin offs and/or movies, go forth and multiply, etc.)

Star Trek
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Though outside the parameters of this exercise I guess, Sherlock Holms is certainly a prolific character.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/28/jumping-the-shark-or-not/#comment-480950 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 02:53:29 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19788#comment-480950 Obstreperous A and TheBrummell, I’m putting those shows under category 2 because if you can keep coming back as a zombie you must be immortal.

Dan, I reluctantly put Sherlock under category 1; I would have assumed it immortal (though with a twist based on the limitations of the canon). But I’ve not seen more than the first two or three so I’ll take your word for it.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/28/jumping-the-shark-or-not/#comment-480949 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 02:47:28 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19788#comment-480949 Nat Case, Star Trek, original series can’t be category 4 because it had too many seasons.

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