# Opposite of jump the shark

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-of-jump-the-shark/384676>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 18, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-of-jump-the-shark/384676 "2006-12-18T19:29:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-of-jump-the-shark/384676/21 "2006-12-19T15:08:24Z")

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ST:TNG probably has several unjumping moments. I’d also add “put collars on the uniforms” and “made Troi wear pants”

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-of-jump-the-shark/384676/22 "2006-12-19T15:42:02Z")

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Actually, for ST:TNG, the moment was “Hiring Melinda Snodgrass.”

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-of-jump-the-shark/384676/23 "2006-12-19T16:19:56Z")

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I’ll also point out that Sisko’s goatee heralded the moment that DS9 kicked itself into high  
gear. Not that it was bad before then, but the series kind of meandered around somewhat,  
not sure of where it was going.

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-of-jump-the-shark/384676/24 "2006-12-19T17:06:08Z")

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[QUOTE=jsgoddess]  
One of my favorite shows, but I haven’t seen it in years. I wonder if I should avoid it just to keep my fond memories alive.  
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“Where are you from?”

“Omaha”

“That’s funny. We’ve got a city in Nebraska named Omaha”

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**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-of-jump-the-shark/384676/25 "2006-12-19T17:50:38Z")

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Would “NOT hiring the McGinley” work?  
For BtVS, “Getting rid of the Riley”

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