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Originally Posted by MoldyMan
I've never heard that saying before Kirby, what does it mean ? That must be an american saying ?  |
Jumping the shark is an idiom used to describe the moment of downturn for a previously successful enterprise. The phrase was originally used to denote the point in a television program's history where the plot spins off into absurd story lines or unlikely characterizations. These changes were often the result of efforts to revive interest in a show whose viewership has begun to decline, usually through the employment of different actors, writers or producers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark