"jumping the shark"

[Laurence Horn]

>On Monday, October 20, 2003, at 11:41 AM, James A. Landau wrote:
>
>>from Time magazine...
>>
>>... Now "jumping the shark" is the term used for that moment when a
>>series
>>hops the track and starts its inevitable downhill slide.
>
>a recent book is devoted entirely to a catalogue of television shows
>and the moments when they jumped the shark.
>
>arnold

There's also a web site, www.jumptheshark.com, that's been around for years.

larry