www.jumptheshark.com

Looks like another great website has kicked the dust :(

Perhaps they finally jumped the shark?

...that was dumb I know.

Didn't realize the site was down. haven't checked there in a while.

I was just there a few days ago and it was up.

Okay, wtf? WHERE THE HELL DID THE USER COMMENTS GO?? I loved going there and reading snark. FU, TV Guide.

I was just there a few days ago and it was up.
Same here.

I don't know what happened, but while we're on the topic....does anyone know if Henry Winkler has ever commented on the JTS phrase? His character was the catalyst, after all.

I don't know what happened, but while we're on the topic....does anyone know if Henry Winkler has ever commented on the JTS phrase? His character was the catalyst, after all.
I think he talked about it in the Happy Days 30-year reunion special.

I don't know what happened, but while we're on the topic....does anyone know if Henry Winkler has ever commented on the JTS phrase? His character was the catalyst, after all.
Yes he did and he's not laughing.

Yes he did and he's not laughing.
Care to explain or should I guess?

he made light of it and even pointed out that he's the only actor to have literally jumped the shark on two different shows - referring to his appearance on Arrested Development when his character Barry Zuckerkorn jumped over a shark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QiOJKptsz0

Care to explain or should I guess?
I read a Henry Winkler interview a few years back in which he got defensive about the term Jump The Shark and Happy Days (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=12).

I think he talked about it in the Happy Days 30-year reunion special.
They did.

he made light of it and even pointed out that he's the only actor to have literally jumped the shark on two different shows - referring to his appearance on Arrested Development when his character Barry Zuckerkorn jumped over a shark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QiOJKptsz0
Notice he makes light of jumping a shark twice in his career, but remains defensive on the term used against his sitcom.

I haven't been there in awhile. Did TV Guide buy JTS?

I haven't been there in awhile. Did TV Guide buy JTS?
Something like that. The site hasn't been the same since they merged with TV Guide - it's been one big commercial for the magazine. ohno:

Something like that. The site hasn't been the same since they merged with TV Guide - it's been one big commercial for the magazine. ohno:
Sort of what happened with TV Tome? I don't even go to TV.Com much. None of these mergers are ever any good. I hope SO doesn't ever end up like that.

Something like that. The site hasn't been the same since they merged with TV Guide - it's been one big commercial for the magazine. ohno:
TV Guide is staffed by idiots. JTS is turning into chum. http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2282/sharkjz5.gif

TV Guide is staffed by idiots. JTS is turning into chum. http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2282/sharkjz5.gif
It's WAY past chum now. :mad:

Sort of what happened with TV Tome? I don't even go to TV.Com much. None of these mergers are ever any good. I hope SO doesn't ever end up like that.
Exactly!!

Thanks Monika, Zebra and Roby. I think I got it now. :)

Sort of what happened with TV Tome? I don't even go to TV.Com much. None of these mergers are ever any good. I hope SO doesn't ever end up like that.

You used to go to TV Tome?

Because I would blog on tv.com sometimes.

Thanks Monika, Zebra and Roby. I think I got it now. :)
No problem!!

I didn't know JTS merging with TV Guide until seeing this thread. I will definetely miss the old JTS.

You used to go to TV Tome?

Because I would blog on tv.com sometimes.
I used to go there all the time. I even contributed some to the episode guides. I rarely go to TV.Com. It just isn't the same.

Jump the Shark jumped the shark. THAT'S Irony.

Where am I going to go for snarking lols now? The Family Feud postings sometimes made me laugh so much I couldn't breathe.

I hated when TV Now merged with TV Guide's website as well. The last time I tried to post on Jump The Shark was to say how terrible the character Carl Sack was and it never went through because now they're filtering results. It sucks because you used to be able to be ultra-negative because it was the point. If you were p!ssed off at a show, you could emote about it. They've become so cut-and-dried and it sucks. Now they're no better than that terrible hipster site Television Without Pity (I hate that GUSHING they do about every stupid show and the little cutsy nicknames with exclamation marks (i.e., Action!Dan) they give characters).

I hated when TV Now merged with TV Guide's website as well. The last time I tried to post on Jump The Shark was to say how terrible the character Carl Sack was and it never went through because now they're filtering results. It sucks because you used to be able to be ultra-negative because it was the point. If you were p!ssed off at a show, you could emote about it. They've become so cut-and-dried and it sucks. Now they're no better than that terrible hipster site Television Without Pity (I hate that GUSHING they do about every stupid show and the little cutsy nicknames with exclamation marks (i.e., Action!Dan) they give characters).
That's another website that I don't use anymore. It used to be very easy to navigate and they listed everything. The new TV Now just sucks.

I used to go there all the time. I even contributed some to the episode guides. I rarely go to TV.Com. It just isn't the same.

The reason why I asked was that I would go there once in awhile make reviews and all that.

And I use the same name as I do here.

TV Guide itself jumped the shark a few years ago.

TV Guide itself jumped the shark a few years ago.
They don't even list the CW in their grids anymore. :rolleyes:

TV Guide itself jumped the shark a few years ago.
I think that was when they revamped the magazine and made it bigger - not pocketbook size like it was before. Just my take...:crazy:

JTS is now phased out??-lol Damm, what's next? Tvland.com and Sictomsonline are going to merge and we will be one big happy familY?-LOL

JTS is now phased out??-lol Damm, what's next? Tvland.com and Sictomsonline are going to merge and we will be one big happy familY?-LOL
I sure hope not!! TJ - if you're reading this - don't do it!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

I sure hope not!! TJ - if you're reading this - don't do it!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
:yeahthat

To be fair, I seriously doubt TJ would ever do it. He's way too logical. :D

To be fair, I seriously doubt TJ would ever do it. He's way too logical. :D
I agree!

If TV LAND gave TJ his own reality show he would defintelty do it-lol

If TV LAND gave TJ his own reality show he would defintelty do it-lol
Id like to see that actually.

SO the reality show LOL

If TV LAND gave TJ his own reality show he would defintelty do it-lol
Hey, I'd watch it. :lol:

I used to go there all the time. I even contributed some to the episode guides. I rarely go to TV.Com. It just isn't the same.
I was perfectly willing to go there when TV.Com bought them out, but when I tried to sign in, I couldn't do anything there.

:mad:

As for Jump the Shark, at least when you post something there, you're more likley to see it turn up.

JTS is still working fine for me. Try finding the show you want through index, rather then the search bar.

The new JTS SUCKS. I loved the comments by the site's visitors. :mad: :mad:

The new JTS SUCKS. I loved the comments by the site's visitors. :mad: :mad:
Don, I couldn't have put it better myself. :mad:

JTS is still working fine for me. Try finding the show you want through index, rather then the search bar.

Where do I find the index, Ramona? I can't find it on the front page! :wallbang

This is frustrating! :mad: I have frequented JTS for years and feel almost lost without being able to read it! The site's visitor's comments were the funniest thing ever. If I was having a bad day, I could just go read JTS comments and LMAO! Esp. the comments on "Highway to Heaven". :lol:

Well, apparently, JTS is yet another sad example of how everything has to suddenly be "family friendly" to appeal to the little kiddies!! Just so politically correct all the time!! ARGH!!!!!

Hey, I'd watch it. :lol:


Watch it? Monika dahlin', you would be tonight's SPECIAL GUEST STAR! :lol:

Watch it? Monika dahlin', you would be tonight's SPECIAL GUEST STAR! :lol:
Uh oh - is this a VERY SPECIAL EPISODE?? :eek: :rofl:

Uh oh - is this a VERY SPECIAL EPISODE?? :eek: :rofl:

Yes, it's the episode where the restaurant burns down on the night she's supposed to marry her lover, but her pregnant long-lost sister arrives and goes into labor while her teen cousin overdoses on caffeine pills and learns a valuable lesson on not taking drugs. Meanwhile, her other teen cousin learns a valuable lesson in the importance of honesty when his girlfriend finds out she's going into labor. Amazingly, she's in the same hospital room with the long-lost siter, who argues with her family, but after the birth of her twins who will enter toodlerhood overnight, she tells her parents she loves them and everybody cries. Then the grandfather's plane is shot down and he doesn't survive, so the family has to now learn an important leson on love and loss. Some other stuff happens, but amazingly, all the problems are solved in half an hour.

;)

^ :lol: :rofl: :brent

Now they're no better than that terrible hipster site Television Without Pity (I hate that GUSHING they do about every stupid show and the little cutsy nicknames with exclamation marks (i.e., Action!Dan) they give characters).

What's wrong with being a hipster?

I like Television Without Pity. I found some good threads discussing some of my favourite shows there. Including some obscure ones, such as Ghostwriter.

Well this both sucks and blows - I used to love Jump the Shark, the complete randomness of the commenters and because the posters were anonymous the comments were completely over the top.

When TV guide took it over my visits were less frequent - they let advertising overrun the site and the practice of usernames and moderated approval has led to bland fanboy fights rather than insightful off-colour remarks

Now this morning after about 2 months I decided to look in on some shows and it's gone altogether? Curse you TV Guide and Hein - you sold out man.

Sign the petition below to save Jumpedtheshark. I don't like the new format at all. I miss the old intelligent website.

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/jumpedtheshark

This is frustrating! :mad: I have frequented JTS for years and feel almost lost without being able to read it! The site's visitor's comments were the funniest thing ever. If I was having a bad day, I could just go read JTS comments and LMAO! Esp. the comments on "Highway to Heaven". :lol:


Yes! Mee too I would just go over to the According to Jim section and laugh. I loved that site.Sign the petition below to save Jumpedtheshark.

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/jumpedtheshark

I don't understand why a company would buy a site just to change it..it doesn't make much sense to me.

I admit that I was never a frequent visitor of that site; but the way it looks now really sucks.

I remember they had Ted McGinley as the patron of jumptheshark; something along the lines of that shows are near the end of their run when Ted joins the cast.

Originally Posted by Sharop I like Television Without Pity. I found some good threads discussing some of my favourite shows there. Including some obscure ones, such as Ghostwriter.


I like it too. I rarely post there but I do enjoy reading some of the forums (the Little House on the Prairie thread is HILARIOUS), still I prefer SO :).





I miss JTS. Whenever I had a bad day or was just down I would go there and read some of the show pages and just LMAO.

I always thought jump the shark was one of the dumbest things ever. I'm sorry but some use the term "jump the shark" for pretty much everything, an episode of a show sucks and suddenly the show has "jumped the shark" :rolleyes:

I always thought jump the shark was one of the dumbest things ever. I'm sorry but some use the term "jump the shark" for pretty much everything, an episode of a show sucks and suddenly the show has "jumped the shark" :rolleyes:

The phrase "jumping the shark" itself, jumped the shark when people started using it besides the realm of television.

What frustrates me the most about this move is that they didn't even have the decency to 'grandfather' the posts dating back 11+ years when they revamped the site. OK, I get that they wanted to take it over and may not have liked the idea of folks being able to dis the shows they were heavily pitching but couldn't they have at least left the old posts intact for those who'd like to look back at them? They seem to have even kept the older posts from being cached by Google!
I know a great deal of the older posts were junk (and some were downright offensive and even creepy) but I'm furious that we no longer even have the option to read it for ourselves!
Will a petition be able to restore the ability to do so?

JTS is still working fine for me. Try finding the show you want through index, rather then the search bar.
What index? You can't find anything there. Just the shows TV Guide want's to post whenever they feel like it!

The phrase "jumping the shark" itself, jumped the shark when people started using it besides the realm of television.
:yeahthat

Yes! Mee too I would just go over to the According to Jim section and laugh. I loved that site.Sign the petition below to save Jumpedtheshark.

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/jumpedtheshark

A Yahoo! club that I just started:
http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Shark_Jumps_Again/

Anyone know if there's been any progress at all to at least access the 11+ years worth of posts on JTS? I think I'm going into withdrawal!:crazy:

I wonder if anyone has brought up the idea of adding a thread "When did (show name) jump the shark?" to all of the message boards ("The Brady Bunch", "The Wonder Years", etc.). I mean, not only could we resurrect the comment section, we could post responses to comments, something we could not do at JTS.com!

What do you say?

^ Not a bad idea!! :cool:

Awesome idea, but BE NICE

I wonder if anyone has brought up the idea of adding a thread "When did (show name) jump the shark?" to all of the message boards ("The Brady Bunch", "The Wonder Years", etc.). I mean, not only could we resurrect the comment section, we could post responses to comments, something we could not do at JTS.com!

What do you say?

I say that would be GREAT! Let's go for it!:yippee:
But maybe to keep anyone from getting huffy we could call it 'Jump the .. .Shack''. I've already started a thread on 'Bewitched'. That'll be it for me today (busy day ahead) but I'll be happy to start more on other shows!

Hey JTS fans, and people that miss the old content-

My friends and I are all big fans of the now defunct JTS, and we have set up a new site called www.bonethefish.com

you can add shows to it (we are working to add as much as we can) submit topics and vote, just like the old pre-tv guide raped JTS website- please take a minute and come over and lend a hand adding topics, comments and votes. we also added Music groups, celebrities and movie franchises to "Bone the Fish"

They can take our fun away, but we can try to take it back, one small step at a time, and as TV fans, we'd love to get your input!

Thanks

BTF

Im just bumping this to the top

The site has been picked up in a few nice articles

http://onlinelunchpail.blogspot.com/...ped-shark.html

http://mikehernalsteen.com/blog/soci...ump-the-shark/

The site has been picked up in a few nice articles

http://onlinelunchpail.blogspot.com/...ped-shark.html

http://mikehernalsteen.com/blog/soci...ump-the-shark/

The two links did not point to any articles. What happened?

Hey JTS fans, and people that miss the old content-

My friends and I are all big fans of the now defunct JTS, and we have set up a new site called www.bonethefish.com

you can add shows to it (we are working to add as much as we can) submit topics and vote, just like the old pre-tv guide raped JTS website- please take a minute and come over and lend a hand adding topics, comments and votes. we also added Music groups, celebrities and movie franchises to "Bone the Fish"

They can take our fun away, but we can try to take it back, one small step at a time, and as TV fans, we'd love to get your input!

Thanks

BTF

That site is pretty cool. Thanks for posting.

I loved that site...not only was it great, with different options as to why shows jumped the shark- so many different ways certain shows could of, but because of the layout & user comments was great...they had EVERY show too...some that I were surprised that they had, like NBA on NBC and others- lol. I hope JTS comes back and tv.com used to be great..Whoever runs it or bought it now, screwed it up completely :(. I rarely go to tvguide.com though either.

i'll have to check that site out ^, thanks..

LOL @ bone the fish :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Anyone know if there's been any progress at all to at least access the 11+ years worth of posts on JTS? I think I'm going into withdrawal!:crazy:

http://web.archive.org/web/20061031120857/www.jumptheshark.com/

More Articles about JTS and the new www.bonethefish.com

Let me know if these links dont work for some reason

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1865603/rebirth_of_an_internet_classic_bone.html?cat=15

http://onlinelunchpail.blogspot.com/2009/04/when-jump-shark-jumped-shark.html

Jump The Shark sold out when they let TV Guide acquire them.

Now, TV Guide has buried the shark.

:(

LOL at bonethefish. They need to merge all the comments and reasons from JTS at BTF though.

I just hope Bone The Fish doesn't make Ted McGinley the patron saint a la JTS.