# Is Third Watch about to 'jump the shark'?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-third-watch-about-to-jump-the-shark/284586>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 13, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-third-watch-about-to-jump-the-shark/284586 "2005-01-13T19:28:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-third-watch-about-to-jump-the-shark/284586/1 "2005-01-13T19:28:18Z")

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The previews seem to indicate a ‘dirty bomb’ going off in New York. This seems a bit over the top and off track for this series, which I’ve really enjoyed (for the most part) up to this point. Tell me it ain’t so!

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-third-watch-about-to-jump-the-shark/284586/2 "2005-01-13T19:36:52Z")

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I wish we’d get the show back in England. I loved it.

ER has had some pretty dramatic storylines, and they are done by the same people right?

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**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-third-watch-about-to-jump-the-shark/284586/3 "2005-01-13T19:40:25Z")

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I think it jumped the shark back when Cruz was revealed to be a dirty cop working undercover for the FBI and who also shot a fellow officer (Yokas) with no punishment at all. I hated that whole storyline. And I’m sick of the bit with Davis’ dad, and with Monroe being a rat. I hope all that’s over.

Having said that, I’m still watching. But it’s not the same as the first three seasons.

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-third-watch-about-to-jump-the-shark/284586/4 "2005-01-14T02:14:33Z")

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> [@BiblioCat](#):
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> I think it jumped the shark back when Cruz was revealed to be a dirty cop working undercover for the FBI and who also shot a fellow officer (Yokas) with no punishment at all. I hated that whole storyline. And I’m sick of the bit with Davis’ dad, and with Monroe being a rat. I hope all that’s over.
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> Having said that, I’m still watching. But it’s not the same as the first three seasons.

I agree. When they killed off, made crazy, fired or transferred all the firefighters and EMT’s and it became just another cop show, I lost interest.

I don’t think I’ve seen more than an episode or two this season.