Unfortunately also true - and they don't have a form for that. "You've said you like X show! When do you feel it jumped the shark?" Not that all shows do anything as spectacular as shark-jumping: sometimes they just sort of piddle off in directions that aren't what you wanted.
What it kind of comes down to is figuring out what show you were actually watching. I read an article once, which I wish I could find again, that pointed out that it's rare that any two people are watching exactly the same show: one might be in it for the overarching plot, while another is in it for two specific characters and their relationship. Hell, a lot of the complaints about the series finale of Lost that I saw were on that theme, that if you were in it just for the plot it was okay, but if you were in it for the characters it was a dud. It's useful information for recommendations, but it's hard to pin down.
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Date: 2011-01-20 11:35 am (UTC)What it kind of comes down to is figuring out what show you were actually watching. I read an article once, which I wish I could find again, that pointed out that it's rare that any two people are watching exactly the same show: one might be in it for the overarching plot, while another is in it for two specific characters and their relationship. Hell, a lot of the complaints about the series finale of Lost that I saw were on that theme, that if you were in it just for the plot it was okay, but if you were in it for the characters it was a dud. It's useful information for recommendations, but it's hard to pin down.