Some continuity with my previous entry ... another phrase that annoys me, albeit not a household/overused phrase, is "jumping the shark" ... it's a term used to describe when television shows have gone away from what made it successful in the first place, or in layman's terms when a show has peaked and started to suck ... Even though this phrase annoys me, it has some practical application for a show that I used to love, which is the basis for this entry ... Smallville, now I've been watching the show since its debut back in 2001, and for its first 3 seasons, it was undoubtedly my favourite show on TV, I don't think I missed an episode in each of those years ... Now over the past few seasons, I haven't been watching as religiously, but I still keep pretty up to date on what's going on ... Some of Smallville's purists or fanboys/girls may argue that the show has already "jumped the shark", but I've caught a handful of this season's episodes (including tonight's season finale) and I'd say the show is still somewhat intriguing ... But I've been reading up in recent weeks on various websites that series originals, Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor), Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang) and Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan) are all departing from the series (at least as far as them being series regulars) ... Now that would only leave Tom Welling (Clark Kent) as the only original cast member remaining for next season ... I'd say that alone would merit the series as having "jumped the shark" ... but I guess there are only so many storylines that you can come up with for the original cast members ... it's also my guess that each of them have their own reasons for leaving the show, probably fear of being type-cast, hindering the rest of their careers ... Smallville has been around for so long, but it just seems like yesterday that it made its debut ... maybe producers decide to end Smallville after season 8 (next season), if that is the case it would be sad to see it go ... But continuing the series without Lex Luthor, that would be a huge void left indeed ... I personally would've ended the show after 7 seasons (considering all the departures), but we'll see what happens ...
Now another show, which I thought was dead and buried is apparently on its way back, Beverly Hills 90210 ... It's said that a few original cast members will be returning to reprise their original roles ... uhhhh! ... How many seasons did that show get?, I think 10 ... I'm not going to front and say I never watched it, but come on, let it go people! ...
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