It was the wife’s 60th recently, and one of the gifts I gave her was a boxed dvd set of ‘Sherlock’ (don’t ask me, it’s a Cumberbatch thing). Having watched some of the episodes, I have to say that I was fairly well entertained until that ‘wtf’ moment arrived. For me it was the Xmas episode supposedly taking the whole thing back to its roots in the Edwardian era. However this ludicrously turned out to be a drug-addled modern day Sherlock delving into his subconscious. ‘Sherlock’ had gone and jumped the shark.
For anyone possibly unfamiliar with the expression, a popular show is said to have ‘jumped the shark’ when it reaches a nadir in terms of quality and originality. It derives from the popular series ‘Happy Days’, when the much-loved character ‘The Fonz’ absurdly jumps over a shark while waterskiing.
In some cases, the viewer might mark a pivotal moment when the shark-jump occurs, such as in the case of ‘Happy Days’. Alternatively, it has also come to refer to a slow but progressive decline into mediocrity, such as some have noted in the case of ‘MASH’.
Regardless, I’ve seen a good few instances of shark-jumping’ over the years, such as the ludicrous moment when the makers of ‘Dallas’ tried to get fans of the show to buy into the notion that a whole previous ‘season’ had been a dream. There was the time when the Beeb foolishly decided to resurrect ‘Only Fools’ after Del and Rodders really did become millionaires. It happened in ‘Downton’ with the pissingly melodramatic death of Matthew. It happened when the Doc got his tackle chopped off and the execrable wimmin Doctor appeared. Then there’s the shit sandwich that was ‘Friends’, which achieved the amazing feat of jumping the shark in the very first seconds of episode one…
I’m sure that fellow cunters can cite many shark-jumping examples of their own, from ‘The X Factor’ to ‘The X Files’, and I look forward to the opportunity to hear of them. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with the frightening prospect of a black, one-legged lezza Doctor. Jumping the shark? More like jumping a fucking great white whale. To quote Boris; ‘cripes, what a cunt!’.
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Nominated by: Ron Knee
Supported by: Miles Plastic
Maybe adding to it Ron? What about ‘Jumping the couch’. This term became popular for celebs acting crazily for a moment.
The initial ‘Jumping the couch’ was a very over- excitable Tom Cruise on the Oprah Winfrey show. Everyone was so excitedly clapping and Tom just suddenly jumped up onto the couch.
Another one would be Whitney Houston’s drug addled interview when she was going on about love then became incoherent.. it was just weird.
That’s a better definition when a celebrity suddenly goes weird. Their ‘jumping the couch’ moment.
Jim Carrey suddenly went weird on a red carpet interview I remember.
It can aso be calked ‘jumping the sofa’.
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And on a similar note, this from Komodo
Marvel comics.
When I were a young lizard, I was not allowed the likes of Marvel and DC, because my parents and teachers believed these to be crap, and I have come to agree. But, in the context of an English boarding school in the 60’s, they could be borrowed from kids with less puritan parents, and provided rare moments of escapist pleasure.
We all knew they were garbage, and anyone proposing that we took any aspect of them seriously would have been mocked to death. Some of us were aware that they promoted values cherished by the US Establishment, but few noticed that while the graphics were magnificent, the plotlines barely changed. Villain threatens community/mankind; improbable American entity with magical powers – takes villain on, violently; eventually wins; turn to page with X-ray specs, seamonkeys and Daisy guns, await next issue.
I particularly enjoyed The Hulk. Green, heavy, destructive. Role model.
But WTF is this?
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I am earnestly assured by RT that this is not a hoax. And RT is an honourable man…er…propaganda outlet. A taster:
<i>…Marvel has rolled out new superheroes to restore faith in humanity: ‘Snowflake’ and ‘Safespace’. Not really the heroes we need, but probably the ones we deserve.
…. Marvel … unveiled in a new trailer that their ‘New Warriors’ line-up includes psychic twins named Snowflake and Safespace.
Snowflake is obviously non-binary and “goes by they/them,” Marvel noted. The gender-fluid twin vanquishes enemies with “snowflake-shaped projectiles.” (continues) </i>
Oh, and, remember, <i> In January, the company announced that it would introduce a trans hero “very soon.”</i>
Suffering Christ, what has entertainment come to?
Post crossed with Ron K. Marvel definitely jumped the shark here, so lump them together if you like, Admin.