Episode 163 - Hip to be shark!

HippieVan, one of our wonderful news admins, made a newspost about the latest Archie comic sales tactic/plot device, killing off Archie, in the context of "Jumping The Shark", and it was quite a popular topic of discussion. Jumping the Shark is the term we use for a TV Series (but it could be anything), that has reached a bit of a creative desert so the writers attempt a silly stun or the introduction of a new character or theme or something that breaks the narrative and the story dynamic, all in an attempt to re-energize the failing series. Sometimes it works, but often it's a sign that the thing is on its deathbed. And that's what Hippie joined us to talk about: Shark jumping! In the meantime, we find a shark of our own…

Topics and Show Notes:

Featured comic:
Capefall - http://theduckwebcomics.com/Capefall/

Jumping the Shark newspost:
- http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2014/apr/10/friday-newspost-when-comics-jump-the-shark/

Contributors:
Hippie "The Shark" Van - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/HippieVan/