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Chocoholic · 05-04-2001, 10:41 PM

When did your favorite show start to go downhill a bit?

Wings- My all-time favorite show, but even I can admit it got pretty dull after Joe and Helen married and Lowell left. I still watch the reruns a lot, but not from the last 2 seasons.

Friends- Loved it the first season, but it got really annoying after that.

NewsRadio- Great show that tragically went downhill after Phil Hartman's murder.

The Simpsons- Started to go downhill this past year or 2, but I still love it.

callmetootie · 05-04-2001, 10:46 PM

The Facts Of Life really disappointed me a bit. I liked it up until the 1986-1987 season, and that's when it went downhill. Three's Company went downhill in it's 1983-1984 season.

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Meg07945 · 05-04-2001, 10:52 PM

boy meets world went sour the last couple seasons...hello? Cory and Topanga married? no, they are what 18?? just didn't seem very realistic

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dawsongirl · 05-04-2001, 11:27 PM

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APPLEI · 05-05-2001, 12:24 AM

THE COSBY SHOW WENT BAD WHEN DENISE LEFT THE CAST FOR A DIFFERENT WORLD.THE COSBY SHOW WAS WATERED DOWN AND NEVER RECOVERED IN MY OPINION.THE COSBY SHOW COULD'VE BEEN A SITCOM FOR THE AGES INSTEAD IT BECAME AN AVERAGE RUN OF THE MILL SITCOM.

Mossopp · 05-05-2001, 10:29 AM

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THE COSBY SHOW WENT BAD WHEN DENISE LEFT THE CAST FOR A DIFFERENT WORLD.THE COSBY SHOW WAS WATERED DOWN AND NEVER RECOVERED IN MY OPINION.THE COSBY SHOW COULD'VE BEEN A SITCOM FOR THE AGES INSTEAD IT BECAME AN AVERAGE RUN OF THE MILL SITCOM.

I think the same can be said for 'A Different World'. I didn't think it was ever the same after Lisa Bonet left - she was the whole reason the show was made in the first place. When she left it went down hill.
Marisa Tomei also left after the first season, which didn't help matters cos she and Lisa Bonet were the best folks in it!
Jasmine Guy (Whitely Gilbert) was funny but she couldn't carry the whole show on her own - she worked better as a supporting charater.

factsoflife · 05-05-2001, 03:23 PM

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Originally posted by Mossopp:

I think the same can be said for 'A Different World'. I didn't think it was ever the same after Lisa Bonet left - she was the whole reason the show was made in the first place. When she left it went down hill.
Marisa Tomei also left after the first season, which didn't help matters cos she and Lisa Bonet were the best folks in it!
Jasmine Guy (Whitely Gilbert) was funny but she couldn't carry the whole show on her own - she worked better as a supporting charater.

Are you nuts? Lisa Bonet and Marissa Tomie were the worst parts of the series, when they were on it the show was so bad that they kept having to do COSBY SHOW cross-overs to get people to watch, once lisa and marisa left the show began to have some substance and it became a wonderful sitcom, Jasmien Guy was BETTER as a LEAD CHARACTER then she was as a SUPPORTING CHARACTER, and the additions of Cress Summer, Jada Pinkette and others made it even better, plus when they got RID OF SINBAD and DEBBIE ALLEN!

MARFAR104 · 05-07-2001, 07:15 PM

HAPPY DAYS WENT BAD AFTER IT WENT BEFORE A LIVE AUDIENCE! ESPECIALLY THE LAST FEW SEASONS. IT REALLY LOST ITS CHARM!

Slippery Dan · 05-07-2001, 09:43 PM

Suddenly Susan really went downhill after David Strickland's suicide and Judd Nelson's departure. The 1999-2000 season was an atrocity. The first season was great as was the second. The third was pretty good too. All of them except the dreaded fourth.

Robert Tilton · 06-04-2001, 12:29 PM

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Originally posted by dawsongirl:
There is a whole website devoted to this subject:
http://www.jumpedtheshark.com

You can vote as well. It's fun to read. Check it out.

Thanks for posting that cool link.

Let me inform the other viewers. JTS is good but if you vote it may be a while before you see your vote on their board; its very popular 2 be sure.

So read the wacky stuff & Enjoy!

Read how some people really dog out Cousin Oliver. Or any other cute kid added just 4 ratings, etc.

Or the "Very Special" eps like when Nancy Reagan appeared on Diff'rent Strokes.

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06-04-2001, 12:39 PM

Definitely "Saturday Night Live". It gets dirtier and raunchier every time I watch it! And, of course, in general it is never, ever funny!

dawsongirl · 06-04-2001, 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by Robert Tilton:
Thanks for posting that cool link.

Let me inform the other viewers. JTS is good but if you vote it may be a while before you see your vote on their board; its very popular 2 be sure.

So read the wacky stuff & Enjoy!

Read how some people really dog out Cousin Oliver. Or any other cute kid added just 4 ratings, etc.

Or the "Very Special" eps like when Nancy Reagan appeared on Diff'rent Strokes.

Rapture!

That's true, it will take awhile to see your post. I posted about a week and a half ago and it's still not up!

Will and Grace Fanatic · 05-23-2002, 10:58 PM

Roseanne went downhill the last season. The last season just changed the whole reason I watched the show. It just wasn't the same show.

Veronica's Closet went downhill the third and final season. It just stopped being funny. The writers screwed up that season.

05-04-2001, 10:41 PM	#1
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	When good sitcoms go bad When did your favorite show start to go downhill a bit? Wings- My all-time favorite show, but even I can admit it got pretty dull after Joe and Helen married and Lowell left. I still watch the reruns a lot, but not from the last 2 seasons. Friends- Loved it the first season, but it got really annoying after that. NewsRadio- Great show that tragically went downhill after Phil Hartman's murder. The Simpsons- Started to go downhill this past year or 2, but I still love it.

06-04-2001, 12:39 PM	#11
PomeranzFan1 Guest Posts: n/a	Definitely "Saturday Night Live". It gets dirtier and raunchier every time I watch it! And, of course, in general it is never, ever funny!
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05-23-2002, 10:58 PM	#13
Will and Grace Fanatic be happy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 15, 2002 Location: seattle, washington Posts: 2,746	Roseanne went downhill the last season. The last season just changed the whole reason I watched the show. It just wasn't the same show. Veronica's Closet went downhill the third and final season. It just stopped being funny. The writers screwed up that season.
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05-04-2001, 10:46 PM	#2
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	The Facts Of Life really disappointed me a bit. I liked it up until the 1986-1987 season, and that's when it went downhill. Three's Company went downhill in it's 1983-1984 season. ------------------ Andrew Carden

05-04-2001, 10:52 PM	#3
Meg07945 Olive!!! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 16, 2001 Location: New Jersey!! The Garden State!! Posts: 1,001	boy meets world went sour the last couple seasons...hello? Cory and Topanga married? no, they are what 18?? just didn't seem very realistic ------------------ ~Meg~ Opportunity does not knock, and then ring the doorbell, and then knock again, and then leave a note that says, "Sorry I missed you" and then call you on the phone. Stephanie: Nice move. Did you make that up Tony: Yeah, well I saw it on TV first, then I made it up.

05-04-2001, 11:27 PM	#4
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	There is a whole website devoted to this subject: http://www.jumpedtheshark.com You can vote as well. It's fun to read. Check it out.

05-05-2001, 12:24 AM	#5
APPLEI Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 16, 2000 Location: JACKSON MI. 49203 Posts: 810	THE COSBY SHOW WENT BAD WHEN DENISE LEFT THE CAST FOR A DIFFERENT WORLD.THE COSBY SHOW WAS WATERED DOWN AND NEVER RECOVERED IN MY OPINION.THE COSBY SHOW COULD'VE BEEN A SITCOM FOR THE AGES INSTEAD IT BECAME AN AVERAGE RUN OF THE MILL SITCOM.

05-07-2001, 07:15 PM	#8
MARFAR104 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2001 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 153	HAPPY DAYS WENT BAD AFTER IT WENT BEFORE A LIVE AUDIENCE! ESPECIALLY THE LAST FEW SEASONS. IT REALLY LOST ITS CHARM!

05-07-2001, 09:43 PM	#9
Slippery Dan His Majesty Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 12, 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 262	Suddenly Susan really went downhill after David Strickland's suicide and Judd Nelson's departure. The 1999-2000 season was an atrocity. The first season was great as was the second. The third was pretty good too. All of them except the dreaded fourth.