# X-Files jumps the shark -- officially

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-jumps-the-shark-officially/104838>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 21, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-jumps-the-shark-officially/104838 "2002-04-21T18:35:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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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:** [April 21, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-jumps-the-shark-officially/104838/1 "2002-04-21T18:35:55Z")

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That’s the name of tonight’s episode – “Jumping the Shark.”

We’re not the only ones wasting time on the Internet. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-jumps-the-shark-officially/104838/2 "2002-04-21T19:09:18Z")

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Heh.

Cute.

I won’t be watching it, though. I stopped paying attention to the show after the end of the last season. What’s-his-name playing Agent Dogget is a fine actor, but the show just isn’t the same anymore.

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**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-jumps-the-shark-officially/104838/3 "2002-04-21T19:13:08Z")

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I haven’t watched in a very many years, but that’s a fantastic title.

–Cliffy

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-jumps-the-shark-officially/104838/4 "2002-04-21T19:58:31Z")

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Great title, but a bit late.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-jumps-the-shark-officially/104838/5 "2002-04-21T21:14:09Z")

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If you like the Lone Gunmen (or their short lived series) you really ought to watch. It’s gonna be their last appearance, plus it’s gonna have Jimmy Bond and Yves Whats-er-face too.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-jumps-the-shark-officially/104838/6 "2002-04-22T03:23:15Z")

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Interestingly, tonight’s _Simpsons_ episode included a shot of Homer on waterskis, jumping over a shark. **Coincidence?!?!**