Has SG-1 Jumped the Shark ?

I don't know the whole story, but the phrase "jumped the shark" comes from an episode of Happy Days, where the Fonz decides to jump his motorcycle over an above-ground pool full of sharks. (This was lampooned recently in Sealab 2021, when a half man-shark jumped his motorcycle over an above-ground pool full of Fonzies...)

A television series has jumped the shark when it has reached a pinnacle and pivotal moment, after which, all credibility has been lost (and the show is canceled shortly there-after).


[From what I have gathered from this season...] The Goa'uld have been defeated. The false Gods that SG-1 has been battling since the movie came out have been defeated. Richard Dean Anderson looks like he is leaving the series. They are recycling actors directly from Farscape. One of which (what's-his-name) is still stuck in his previous character's personality. To keep the show going, they have introduced a whole new set of false Gods with new powers to fight. The whole thing reeks of every indication of getting the same old plot line in a slightly repackaged format, but without a main player or two. (I think Anderson saw the signs coming and is leaving while the getting is good.)

The old epic storyline has finished. A new one has been created, and it seems as the only purpose of the new plot line is to keep pumping out similar episodes. I smell fish and motor oil as a result.

All writers should adopt the following mantra: create your epic storyline in advance along with an ending, and when the time comes for the main story to reach its conclusion, you end it. No sequels to destroy the integrity of the original work and no additional episodes, no matter how much the marketing department or the Producer squeals.