What Goes Up. . .

Farewell, Felicity. Adieu, Ally.

It’s been a dark season. Favorite TV shows fell under the ax like defenseless saplings. Yet it’s tough to deny that many of them took their leave of us long ago.

When they started to suck.

How true. Every show has that unmistakable moment when it begins its downward spiral into unwatchability. TV types call that moment “jumping the shark” (after Fonzie), and jumptheshark.com is its shrine.

The hilarious site allows you to vote and comment on jump-the-shark moments for every show we could think of, from M*A*S*H* (“Hawkeye says ‘This damn war!’ one too many times”) to The X-Files (“it became Scooby-Doo”). Don’t miss the recurring motifs like Puberty (The Wonder Years, The Facts of Life), They Did It (David & Maddie, Sam & Diane, Dawson & Joey), and Ted McGinley (“the patron saint of shark-jumping!”), an actor whose guest appearances are credited with many a downfall.

Venting on the site won’t bring Dharma and Greg back, but it may help you put the whole incident behind you.

Visit the site, and tell them when exactly you think Melrose Place took the leap.