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TJL
02-08-2003, 05:12 PM
The general concensus among the various folks here at S.O. is that the addition of a baby to a popular sitcom means the beginning of the end for a show. Mad About You, Growing Pains, and others...

So, now that Lois has announced to her brood that a new baby is on the way, has "Malcolm In The Middle" jumped the shark, or will it shake the "new baby" curse that has claimed so many a sitcom?

Answers please...
Bonus points for anyone who answers in rhyme.

;)
Brian Damage
02-11-2003, 01:23 PM
I think it'll all depend on how the show handles the new addition. A lot of those other shows that you mentioned tanked because they put all of the focus on the baby and lost sight of what the show was really all about.
nimrod_86
03-02-2003, 04:06 PM
It hasn't jumped yet, but then again there have only been 2 episodes with any mention of it, and the baby hasn't been born yet.
Owen
03-19-2003, 05:29 PM
Hasn't jumped yet.
JethroSimpson
03-28-2003, 04:54 PM
I think Malcolm has jumped already and I haven't even seen season 4 yet! I thought the 3rd season had a lot of terrible episodes.
Owen
03-28-2003, 06:42 PM
Malcolm had not jumped the shark,
It's still a bloody good lark
JethroSimpson
03-29-2003, 01:07 PM
Originally posted by Owen
Malcolm had not jumped the shark,
It's still a bloody good lark


It is sometimes, but I think they've completely lost the original idea that they had in seasons 1 and 2.

Malcolm has just become Reese, and in general the kids have become really badly behaved- Reese used to be just a troublemaker but now he's just a thug.

Lois and Hal's characters are both also too exagerated now.
Striel
03-29-2003, 02:17 PM
I think this is the type of show that can handle a new addition without jumping the shark.
TJL
03-29-2003, 03:39 PM
Originally posted by JethroSimpson
Malcolm has just become Reese, and in general the kids have become really badly behaved- Reese used to be just a troublemaker but now he's just a thug.



I agree with that. Malcolm used to be the level headed kid between monster Reese and odd little Dewey, but this season Malcolm has just become an unruly Reese clone. All the fighting and screaming is really getting out of control.
nimrod_86
04-07-2003, 09:39 PM
Yeah, and also, has anyone noticed how they sorta just forgot about the Krelboyne(sp?) kids?