History Quotes / JumpingtheShark

This is television. You can't expect it not to break your heart. If you expect greatness, pretty generally, you will be thwarted, just like in other mediums.

->"The way I look at it, it's really not jumping the shark if you [[DenserAndWackier never come back down.]]"
--> -- '''Chuck''' {{leaning on the fourth wall}} a bit, ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''

->"Oh, and for the record, there was an episode of HappyDays where a guy '''literally''' jumped over a shark, and it was the '''[[SoBadItsGood best]]''' one!"
--> -- '''Troy Barnes''', ''Series/{{Community}}''

->''They did a bunch of jumps over a wall and a cruise boat but missed some sharks and didnt jump them ([[LampshadeHanging ITS AN INTERNET THINGY]])''
-->-- '''FanFic/LightAndDarkTheAdventuresOfDarkYagami'''

->''It's inevitable - everyone's got a bad one in them, and any artist that doesn't die young will eventually run out of steam at some point. They get old, they get complacent. No one can keep the fire burning forever, it happens. But until the end of my days, I don't think I will ever, ever see such a shocking drop in quality as this. You remember in ''Film/SpaceJam'' where aliens secretly stole the talent from NBA stars and suddenly those players completely sucked? I can only assume something similar happened to Eminem in 2004 because I can't come up with a single better explanation for what happened to Slim.''

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->''After the unmitigated disaster that was the entire Encore album, Eminem wisely decided to sit out the rest of the decade. After a flop attempt at a comeback, Eminem finally regained some kind of form in 2010. He's still not as good as he was in his prime, but at least he's not ''this''. Then again, the fact that this exists at all was probably evidence of [[SpringtimeForHitler intentional career sabotage]].''
--> -- '''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows''', on {{Music/Eminem}}'s "Just Lose It"

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''After the unmitigated disaster that was the entire Encore album, Eminem wisely decided to sit out the rest of the decade. After a flop attempt at a comeback, Eminem finally regained some kind of form in 2010. He's still not as good as he was in his prime, but at least he's not ''this''. Then again, the fact that this exists at all was probably evidence of [[SpringtimeForHitler intentional career sabotage]].''

->''It's inevitable - everyone's got a bad one in them, and any artist that doesn't die young will eventually run out of steam at some point. They get old, they get complacent. No one can keep the fire burning forever, it happens. But until the end of my days, I don't think I will ever, ever see such a shocking drop in quality as this. You remember in ''Film/SpaceJam'' where aliens secretly stole the talent from NBA stars and suddenly those players completely sucked? I can only assume something similar happened to Eminem in 2004 because I can't come up with a single better explanation for what happened to Slim. The song was called "Just Lose It", and Eminem just lost it. All of a sudden, Eminem had become everything his critics always said he was - witless, unfunny, obnoxious, and trying too hard to shock. And what was shocking about Eminem when he first came out is that he genuinely seemed as angry and violent as he came off. You could tell right from the beginning of "Just Lose It", though, that Eminem wasn't trying anymore.

->''It's inevitable - everyone's got a bad one in them, and any artist that doesn't die young will eventually run out of steam at some point. They get old, they get complacent. No one can keep the fire burning forever, it happens. But until the end of my days, I don't think I will ever, ever see such a shocking drop in quality as this.''

->This prompts Kirk to make what I believe is the first ''Star Trek'' fart joke. Hard to believe that three films prior he was [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan battling a villain who quoted Melville]], and now is an inch away from "pull my finger."

->''Yup, the shark had its slippers on, was relaxing on the couch, now it's hurriedly getting dressed while his wife shrieks at him, "I thought you weren't doing jumps this late anymore!"''

->''The way I look at it, it's really not jumping the shark if you never come back down.''
--> -- '''Chuck''', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''

->''They don’t just jump the shark, they go back and beat the shark to death, then chop it’s body into chum to attract more sharks! Which is cool. Heh. Chopped sharks.''
--> -- '''Jarry's Kid''', explaining the recent plot twists in {{Guilded Age}}

->''Oh, and for the record, there was an episode of HappyDays where a guy '''literally''' jumped over a shark, and it was the '''best''' one!''
--> -- '''Troy Barnes''', ''Series/{{Community}}''

->'''Matt''': Jump the shark! Jump the shark!\\
'''Pat''': I don't wanna jump the shark! ...Aw, we jumped it.
-->-- ''WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay: VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''

--> -- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgU9-SgjcM on seeing the Rock Biter singing "Born to be Wild" in]] ''Film/TheNeverendingStory 3''.

--> -- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''', on seeing the Rock Biter singing "Born to be Wild" in ''Film/TheNeverendingStory 3''.

-->-- '''Website/{{Cracked}}}''', ''[[http://www.cracked.com/article/242_6-tv-shows-that-completely-lost-their-shit/ 6 TV Shows That Completely Lost Their Shit]]''

->''Oh, and for the record, there was an episode of'' HappyDays ''where a guy '''literally''' jumped over a shark, and it was the '''best''' one!''

-->''WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay: VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''

-> They did a bunch of jumps over a wall and a cruise boat but missed some sharks and didnt jump them ([[LampshadeHanging ITS AN INTERNET THINGY]])

-> Yup, the shark had its slippers on, was relaxing on the couch, now it's hurriedly getting dressed while his wife shrieks at him, "I thought you weren't doing jumps this late anymore!"
--> '''Mike Nelson''', ''[[Film/SpiderMan Spider-Man 3]]'' {{Rifftrax}}

->''"These shows didn't 'jump the shark'. That doesn't do them justice. No, these are shows where the creators simply said, 'Fuck it', flew out of the water, broke the bounds of the earth's atmosphere and set a course for the center of the Sun. They took their shows down in a blaze of batshit insane glory, and we were there to watch."''
--> -- '''Website/{{Cracked}}}''', ''[[http://www.cracked.com/article/242_6-tv-shows-that-completely-lost-their-shit/ 6 TV Shows That Completely Lost Their Shit]]''

->''"The way I look at it, it's really not jumping the shark if you never come back down."''

->''"Now we've established that Renegade 3 didn't so much jump the shark as repeatedly jump up and down on the shark whilst screaming "Look at me, I'm Mr. Jumpy Sharko!"''

->''"They don’t just jump the shark, they go back and beat the shark to death, then chop it’s body into chum to attract more sharks! Which is cool. Heh. Chopped sharks."''
--> -- '''JarrysKid''', explaining the recent plot twists in {{Guilded Age}}

->''"Oh, and for the record, there was an episode of'' HappyDays ''where a guy '''literally''' jumped over a shark, and it was the '''best''' one!"''

->Let me make one thing ''perfectly clear'': this is ''not'' jumping the shark. I'll repeat that again. This is '''not''' jumping the shark. Oh, no, no, no, no. This is jumping the shark, coming back, shooting it in the ''balls, raping it, EATING ITS FLESH, CONSUMING ITS SOUL, MOUNTING ITS HEAD ON THE WALL,'' '''''AND THEN DOING THE SAME THING TO TWELVE MORE FUCKING SHARKS JUST TO BE SAFE!'''''
--> -- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''', on seeing the Rock Biter singing "Born to be Wild" in ''Film/TheNeverendingStory 3''.

->Let me make one thing perfectly clear: this is ''not'' jumping the shark. I'll repeat that again. This is '''not''' jumping the shark. Oh, no, no, no, no. This is jumping the shark, coming back, shooting it in the ''balls, raping it, EATING ITS FLESH, CONSUMING ITS SOUL, MOUNTING ITS HEAD ON THE WALL,'' '''''AND THEN DOING THE SAME THING TO TWELVE MORE FUCKING SHARKS JUST TO BE SAFE!'''''

->''Let me make one thing perfectly clear: this is ''not'' jumping the shark. I'll repeat that again. This is '''not''' jumping the shark. Oh, no, no, no, no. This is jumping the shark, coming back, shooting it in the '''balls, raping it, EATING ITS FLESH, CONSUMING ITS SOUL, MOUNTING ITS HEAD ON THE WALL,'' AND THEN DOING THE SAME THING TO TWELVE MORE FUCKING SHARKS JUST TO BE SAFE!'''

->''Let me make one thing perfectly clear: this is ''not'' jumping the shark. I'll repeat that again. This is '''not''' jumping the shark. Oh, no, no, no, no. This is jumping the shark, coming back, shooting it in the '''balls, raping it, EATING ITS FLESH, CONSUMING ITS SOUL, MOUNTING ITS HEAD ON THE WALL, AND THEN DOING THE SAME THING TO TWELVE MORE FUCKING SHARKS JUST TO BE SAFE!'''''

->''This is not jumping the shark. I'll repeat that again. This is '''not''' jumping the shark. Oh, no, no, no, no. This is jumping the shark, coming back, shooting it in the '''balls, raping it, EATING ITS FLESH, CONSUMING ITS SOUL, MOUNTING ITS HEAD ON THE WALL, AND THEN DOING THE SAME THING TO TWELVE MORE FUCKING SHARKS JUST TO BE SAFE!'''''

--> -- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''', on seeing the Rock Biter singing "Born to be Wild" in ''TheNeverendingStory 3''.

->''"They don’t just jump the shark, they go back and beat the shark to death, then chop it’s body into chum to attract more sharks! Which is cool. Heh. Chopped sharks."''

--> -- '''Troy Barnes''', ''{{Community}}''

--> -- '''{{Cracked}}}''', ''[[http://www.cracked.com/article/242_6-tv-shows-that-completely-lost-their-shit/ 6 TV Shows That Completely Lost Their Shit]]''

--> -- '''Chuck''', ''{{Supernatural}}''

->''"They don’t just jump the shark, they go back and beat the shark to death, then chop it’s body into chum to attract more sharks! Which is cool. Heh. Chopped sharks."''

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--> -- '''[[http://www.cracked.com/article/242_6-tv-shows-that-completely-lost-their-shit/ 6 TV Shows That Completely Lost Their Shit]]'''

->''"Let me make one thing perfectly clear. This is not jumping the shark. I'm going to repeat that again. This is not jumping the shark. No no no no no no no. This is jumping the shark, coming back, shooting it in the balls, raping it, eating its flesh, consuming its soul, mounting its head to the wall, and then doing the same thing to twelve more fucking sharks just to be safe!"''
--> -- '''NostalgiaCritic''', ''ranting about a scene from NeverendingStory 3''

--> -- '''NostalgiaCritic''', ''ranting about a scene from NeverendingStory 3'''