The Fonz jumped the shark on Happy Days, and the sitcom was never as good as it was before that infamous moment. Since then, if a series has a moment that defines the exact storyline when a show’s creativity has reached the point of no return, it is said to have Jumped the Shark.
Well, it looks like 9-1-1 is going to have that moment in the season premiere when Athena (Angela Bassett) and Hen (Aisha Hinds) appear to go to space, possibly to rescue “a billionaire tech giant who is involved in a life-or-death emergency.”
I am assuming that is why they are jumping off the Earth, even though it does not say who they are going to rescue. However, during the first promo for the ninth season, we hear Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) getting a 9-1-1 phone call from someone saying the sky is falling.
Are the two connected? We will find out when the first responders’ procedural returns to ABC on October 9th.
Now, back to 9-1-1. Almost every Ryan Murphy show has a Jump the Shark moment. I hope this is not 9-1-1’s time to dim. I still enjoy watching it, and it is all about me.
