History Main / JumpingOnPoint

* DCComics did one halfway through ''Countdown'', when it was renamed ''{{Countdown to Final Crisis}}''. The first issue under the new name consisted almost entirely of the Monitors discussing what had gone on in the previous 26 issues.

* Whenever a ''GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' campaign recruited a new player, the game master generally used one of these to give them a level playing field to begin with rather than forcing them to hit the ground running mid-adventure. They usually took the form of a side-story that would introduce the new guy to the veterans, and vice versa, and bring the new guy up to speed. After that, the entire group would return to the original storyline.

** Another point was in 2010 when [[TheNthDoctor Matt Smith]] took over the role from David Tennant -- they wrapped up old plotlines and discarded most of the supporting and recurring cast.

* ''RedPandaAdventures'' does this at the beginning of each season.

* The revival of ''Series/DoctorWho'' does this for each new Doctor.

* The 2005 season of ''Series/DoctorWho'', which revived the show after a long hiatus, keeps the continuity of the old seasons (or at least as much continuity as there can be in a show about time travel), but does not require having seen the old seasons to make sense, so it is considered a jumping on point for the series.

* The company 'CrossGen' did that in one month for each and every single book.

* StargateSG1, the beginning of Season 9 was a Jumping On point. With the eight-season long story of the Goa'uld and the Replicators pretty much wrapped up, a brand new BigBad and a significantly changed FiveManBand was practically a new series. Was supposed to be, but Sci Fi wanted The Longest Running Science Fiction Show on American TV. Then they promptly cancelled it once they reached that benchmark.

* ''{{Runaways}}'' and its spin-off, ''Loners'', have done this to an extent. Wolverine doesn't even get his standard cameo until the 10th issue of the second volume. Furthermore, interaction with most of the Marvel Universe is somewhat justified. Basically, it's explained that The Pride had muscled all the other villains off the West Coast, and [[VillainWithGoodPublicity kept crime orderly]] so the superheroes didn't step in.

* ''ResidentEvil 4'' jumps forward six years, starting what is essentially a brand-new storyline. Leon recounts the history of the previous games in his OpeningNarration. There are a few elements from the previous games, but they're not really necessary to follow the story.

* DCComics did one halfway through ''Countdown'', when it was renamed ''Countdown to Final Crisis''. The first issue under the new name consisted almost entirely of the Monitors discussing what had gone on in the previous 26 issues.

* ''TwoThousandAD'' does one every so often in which every strip in the prog starts a new story. They are generally identified by the presence of Tharg on the cover.

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** And arguably again in 2010 when [[TheNthDoctor Matt Smith]] took over the role from David Tennant -- they wrapped up old plotlines and discarded most of the supporting and recurring cast.

Examples:

* ''ResidentEvil 4'' jumps forward six years, starting what is essentially a brand-new storyline. Leon recounts the history of the previous games in his OpeningNarration. There are a few elements from the previous games, but they're not really necessary to follow the story.
* ''WelcomeToTranquility'' has a group of retired superheroes and villains and their families living in a community isolated from the rest of the WildstormUniverse. They even have their own [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual special name for supers]], "Maxis". The isolation is explained more as the series progresses.
* In TheDCU, the "One Year Later" event was intended as a JumpingOnPoint for just about every title.

* The company 'CrossGen' did that in one month for each and every single book.
** It was meant to be an ongoing thing, but the publisher folded before they could do more. Between recap pages (with head shots of the cast) and generally avoiding WritingFortheTrade, though, it was easier to jump into a CG story than those from other publishers.
* ''[=~2000 AD~=]'' does one every so often in which every strip in the prog starts a new story. They are generally identified by the presence of Tharg on the cover.
* DCComics did one halfway through ''Countdown'', when it was renamed ''Countdown to Final Crisis''. The first issue under the new name consisted almost entirely of the Monitors discussing what had gone on in the previous 26 issues.
* The 2005 season of ''Series/DoctorWho'', which revived the show after a long hiatus, keeps the continuity of the old seasons (or at least as much continuity as there can be in a show about time travel), but does not require having seen the old seasons to make sense, so it is considered a jumping on point for the series.
** And arguably again in 2010 when [[TheNthDoctor Matt Smith]] took over the role from David Tennant -- they wrapped up old plotlines and discarded most of the supporting and recurring cast.
* Whenever a ''GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' campaign recruited a new player, the game master generally used one of these to give them a level playing field to begin with rather than forcing them to hit the ground running mid-adventure. They usually took the form of a side-story that would introduce the new guy to the veterans, and vice versa, and bring the new guy up to speed. After that, the entire group would return to the original storyline.

* Issue 11 of ''{{Zot}}'', according to the author. Very few plot points are all that confusing, and those that are will usually be explained away in later issues.

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* The 2005 season of ''DoctorWho'', which revived the show after a long hiatus, keeps the continuity of the old seasons (or at least as much continuity as there can be in a show about time travel), but does not require having seen the old seasons to make sense, so it is considered a jumping on point for the series.

* Issue 11 of ''Zot'', according to the author. Very few plot points are all that confusing, and those that are will usually be explained away in later issues.

* Issue 11 of ''Zot!'', according to the author. Very few plot points are all that confusing, and those that are will usually be explained away in later issues.

* The 2005 season of {{Dr Who}}, which revived the show after a long hiatus, keeps the continuity of the old seasons (or at least as much continuity as there can be in a show about time travel), but does not require having seen the old seasons to make sense, so it is considered a jumping on point for the series.

** With their defeat in volume 1, the West Coast now seems a likely setting for more ''Runaways'' spin-offs, built around new characters and formerly B-string superheroes whose origins can be covered quickly to the uninitiated, who attempt to help the Runaways fight the villains attempting to take over the West Coast with the power vacuum after the Pride's defeat. (On the other hand, the California-based Initiative spin-off "The Order ''[[WallBanger mentions none of this]]''.)

* The 2005 season of {{Dr. Who}}, which revived the show after a long hiatus, keeps the continuity of the old seasons (or at least as much continuity as there can be in a show about time travel), but does not require having seen the old seasons to make sense, so it is considered a jumping on point for the series.