JMidnight_99
09-23-2017, 09:40 AM
Did Frasier "Jump the Shark" or "Bone the Fish" or whatever the current term is?
Well first of all, I think these phrases have "Jumped the Shark".
The phrase "Jump the Shark" is used to describe an episode of a TV series that defines the point where the show has strayed irretrievably from it's original premise and quality.
A show doesn't "Jump the Shark" because characters or situations evolve. It does so when characters degrade and become caricatures of themselves and when gimmicks take the place of quality writing. This never happened on Frasier, even during the lean years.
Jump the Shark: A comedy show about the experiences of a group of young adults and a family, set against a backdrop of 50s nostalgia, degrading into a stupid farce, where a leather jacket and swimsuit clad character jumps over a tank full of sharks while on water skis. The show got there not by growth, but through the total abandonment of it's original premise. And, a total decline in quality. I think halfway through the show they were all wearing modern 70's-80's hair styles and clothes, with the audience screaming every time a character entered the scene.
Well first of all, I think these phrases have "Jumped the Shark".
The phrase "Jump the Shark" is used to describe an episode of a TV series that defines the point where the show has strayed irretrievably from it's original premise and quality.
A show doesn't "Jump the Shark" because characters or situations evolve. It does so when characters degrade and become caricatures of themselves and when gimmicks take the place of quality writing. This never happened on Frasier, even during the lean years.
Jump the Shark: A comedy show about the experiences of a group of young adults and a family, set against a backdrop of 50s nostalgia, degrading into a stupid farce, where a leather jacket and swimsuit clad character jumps over a tank full of sharks while on water skis. The show got there not by growth, but through the total abandonment of it's original premise. And, a total decline in quality. I think halfway through the show they were all wearing modern 70's-80's hair styles and clothes, with the audience screaming every time a character entered the scene.