When the show 1st came out it was the best thing on television. For those of you that love the show through thick and thin I don't mean to piss you off so please excuse and forgive me if I do. But I know that there are some of you that agree with me that the show became weak and jumped the shark. I feel that it was when Earl went to prison to protect Joy. When do you think it happen? When did the show jump the shark for you?
shareBeing a die hard fan since 2005, it never jumped the shark to me.
shareI don't think the show ever fully jumped the shark, though I do think the quality went down midway through season 3 (when Earl got OUT of jail).
shareWatching the re-runs, I have to say that the coma/Billie storyline fell flat with me. I think the Alyssa Milano episodes were some of the least funny.
"Why would a banana grab another banana? Those are the kinds of questions I don't want to answer."
I have to agree bemorecynical2001.
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I'm watching the show on Netflix now. While the coma storyline was pretty flat; I think the moment Billie chose Earl is when the show went too far. I'm on Camdenities Pt 1 now… Alyssa plays her character well but I just don't like how silly their reunion was and how they totally flipped her character's personality around.
Edit: Well, I forgot about Dan Co-whatever-his-name-is. They should released a version with his scenes edited out.
Billie episodes... Easily. I stopped caring for a while, they got better again afterwards... But I'm not sure it 'jumped the shark', I know the witness relocation episodes and crab mans secret agentness were very stupid, but they kind of fitted... I mean they were always setting crabman up to be something amazing!
shareWhen NBC canceled it in favor of "Parks and Recreation", which incidentally jumped the shark right out of the gate.
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Wow hate empowered women much???
First off I liked My Name is Earl, I do think Parks and Recreation is bounds better and hasn't decreased in quality over the 7 years it's been on air versus MNIE declining very much in its 4 years. I also liked Raising Hope created by Greg Garcis (which again declined in value over 4 seasons)
Secondly, shame on you for shaming a working mother, how bout shaming Will Arnett who is one who actually filed from divorce from Amy. And Will also started seeing someone involved in his show "Up All Night." So they have both moved on in their work and love life and there is nothing wrong with it. I'm also sure Will is involved and help raises his son (any honorable man would)
Yes men do leave women for younger women, but even bigger shocker women can leave men for younger men. And "snarky" tina can joke about it all she wants about men leaving wives for younger women because it's just a joke, and her friend Amy isn't being hypocritical or whatever you are deducing because she jokes along with Tina.
CBS always does well in ratings versus NBC. Sadly many people watch crap television. Also I prefer quality over quantity of viewers. The Millers has been slammed by critics and been decreasing in viewership from the start. On the other hand, Parks and Recreation is seen as a critical success garnering multiple emmy and globe wins and nominations.
Lastly, 7 years is a great run for a television show and I don't see the Millers achieving that. Also most of Garcia's show don't make it past a 4th season, with the exception of "Yes, Dear". So I don't see where the unnecessary bashing of Amy Poehler and her wonderful show came from. And who knows maybe Community (another failed in ratings but critical success show) is what replaced My Name is Earl. And honestly is more likely that case.
I normally hate responding to stupid post like yours, but for some reasons your really ticked me off.
P&R was good for season 2, and that was about it. I thought I would like season 4, but I just couldn't finish it. There were too many useless characters, and they weighed the show down. I'm glad that Amy Poehler is a Democrat, but that doesn't make the way that Jerry's character was mentally abused any funnier. Neither does the fact that Jim O'Heir enjoyed it. Tom was a superficial jerk. Andy was a moron. April was a brat.
Ron was the only character worth watching. And maybe, given the way MNIE ended, P&R deserves some credit for the fact that every season finale "could have served as a series finale." But, can you honestly say that you prefer a show (P&R) that tells us that people in small towns are stupid over a show (MNIE) that told us that all people, specifically those in small towns, deserve respect?
It is unfortunate that Amy Poehler's most honored work (P&R, "Inside Out") involves her being a bully. Is that what you mean by "empowered"? She bullied Jerry, but she didn't seem so "empowered" when she was dealing with anyone else, did she? Was she "empowered" when she dealt with April? With Ron? With Tom? With Andy? With the towns' people? No, it seemed limited to Jerry. Ditto with Tina Fey's Liz Lemon and Don Lutz. In Poehler's defense, the climax of "Inside Out" did occur when her character realized that the character that she was bullying actually had some worth after all, but I don't think that Poehler had anything to do with the writing of that film.
Community had a good twist in the season 1 finale w Jeff + Annie, but they couldn't decide what to do with it. They tried backing over it, but then they went back to it in the alternate timeline episode. Then, they went back to that one. And they did a bunch of parodies. Hey, look, it's "The Muppets". "GI JOE". "Goodfellas". And, I've forgotten the rest. Oh, yeah, they were also "empowered" when they were bullying "Pierce". But they didn't seem so "empowered" with Abed. It's hard to call that "quality".
There are three indications that your show has "jumped the shark". One is when your show does a fantasy episode. Another is when you have unneccessary guest stars that are there for no other reason than to be a guest star. And the third is when someone goes into a coma. "My Name Is Earl" hit all three in one episode.
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shareWell, technically I would say that given your list, there are 4.
The last one being when Fonzie actually jumps a shark, while on water skies, wearing a leather jacket.
This show may not be as good as the first season - but 'jumping the shark' shouldn't be used lightly & I don't think this show is there, quite yet ;-)
Thank God they didn't replace Ethan Suplee with Ted McGinley http://www.tvguide.com/keywords/jts-ted-mcginley
shareDon't forget "when an episode does a musical, or goes to Hawaii or Europe." Another killer is when two people who are antagonists/love interest (like Sam and Diane) get married.
shareI concur, the show really took a nosedive with these 3 (coma,fantasy,Billie). There are several great shows after this period but they are the ones when they fall back to the list items. I love the show but hate them for ending on a cliff hanger ....
shareThe season in prison finished it for me. I stopped watching or taping long before he got out. It put the show in a straight-jacket.
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That is precisely when I quit watching too--it was truly just "cr*p" at that point, however, one of our local stations is rerunning all the episodes and now that my kids are old enough to watch, we laugh hysterically every night at "Poor Stupid Randy" as they have affectionately dubbed him.
shareEarl in prison
shareI think it jumped the shark the day NBC signed the rights to air it. It had pretty high ratings for a night that competed with another network who had that night dominated with CSI and what not. I'm bitter at the cancellation because they were so quick to cancel it as soon as they tested 'the office'..oh I'm sorry it's 'parks and recreation' in Earls timeslot. It's the same exact type of format as the office, except instead of a dunder mifflin, it's the parks and recreation office. Anyways, that show is heading to the dumpster soon, so we'll see what NBC decides to air in the slot. Maybe they'll get Earl back on, as FX tried to do. But they've already lost the hot maid to some weird show on FX already. Fantasy something... Anyways, Earl was a good comedy show. A natural type of comedy show we don't see a lot of anymore.
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