robk
12-08-2002, 09:20 PM
The book's title is a reference to the moment on Happy Days when Fonzie literally surfed over a shark.
The book talks about when TV shows, celebrities, politicians, etc. have jumped the shark(in other words, have gone too far).
This does have some nice examples(the entry on Dan Quayle had me rolling).
However, some of what Hein wrote had me going "What the f*ck is this guy on?"
For instance, he said that Jack Nicholson jumped the shark with his role in Batman & that Spielberg did likewise with Schindler's List! Okaaaaaaaaaaaay!:rolleyes:
I'll admit that Spielberg came close to jumping the shark when he redid E.T. this past year. However, he saved himself by allowing the original version to be enjoyed on DVD. Add Minority Report on top of that & you can see why Spielberg deserves 'never jumped' status(something Hein, interestingly enough, gives to The Simpsons).
To summarize, this book may make you chuckle, but you have to wonder what rock this guy's been under to put down some of the finest achievements of some of the people he's listed.
The book talks about when TV shows, celebrities, politicians, etc. have jumped the shark(in other words, have gone too far).
This does have some nice examples(the entry on Dan Quayle had me rolling).
However, some of what Hein wrote had me going "What the f*ck is this guy on?"
For instance, he said that Jack Nicholson jumped the shark with his role in Batman & that Spielberg did likewise with Schindler's List! Okaaaaaaaaaaaay!:rolleyes:
I'll admit that Spielberg came close to jumping the shark when he redid E.T. this past year. However, he saved himself by allowing the original version to be enjoyed on DVD. Add Minority Report on top of that & you can see why Spielberg deserves 'never jumped' status(something Hein, interestingly enough, gives to The Simpsons).
To summarize, this book may make you chuckle, but you have to wonder what rock this guy's been under to put down some of the finest achievements of some of the people he's listed.