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The TVTropes Trope Finder is where you can come to ask questions like "Do we have this one?" and "What's the trope about...?" Trying to rediscover a long lost show or other medium but need a little help? Head to Media Finder and try your luck there. Want to propose a new trope? You should be over at the Trope Launch Pad.

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Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010
2011-04-17 15:01:37

So... Work—>Jump the Shark—>Growing the Beard. We have the components, but not the full cycle.

Edited by Ekuran
nman Since: Mar, 2010
2011-04-17 21:24:50

Hmmm. I looked at the Screwed by the Network page and all the similar tropes only refer to shows that were good at the time they got canceled, not afterwards.

Chariset Since: Jan, 2001
2011-04-18 00:27:53

Tolerable in the sense of "the last few episodes before it goes off air are okay" or tolerable in the sense of "when you watch it later on DVD it's not so bad" and might even gain a following?

nman Since: Mar, 2010
nman Since: Mar, 2010
2011-04-20 17:50:03

I'm starting to think that a better question would be: Is there any other example of this happening?

Chariset Since: Jan, 2001
2011-04-20 18:55:22

It seems to me that a "Lame Duck Series" or whatever could be tropable if we could find examples — since the show is doomed anyway, the writers might as well do what they want, and since there's nothing to lose, they may take risks they wouldn't otherwise and end up turning out some impressive material.

You saw something like that during the end of the Jay Leno/Conan O'Brien debacle where Conan was (ostensibly) using up as much money as possible before leaving the network.

Edited by Chariset
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