22 Famous Franchises' Low Points

All the hours we poured into these franchises, only to have them betray us.
22 Famous Franchises' Low Points

It's a sad inevitability, but pretty much all our favorite franchises jump the shark -- it's a rare instance when it doesn't happen. So with that in mind, these are the moments when our favorite showrunners and filmmakers looked at all the hours we put into them, and just flipped us the middle finger.

The thing is, we think the great Gazoo in the Flintstones gets a bad rap. Was he a ridiculous character that completely shattered the premise of the series? Yes, without a doubt. However, he also had some fun one liners and a cool space helmet. Life is all about trade offs. But shark jumping is not limited to movie franchises, even video games aren’t immune. Consider the 2005 Sonic remake when he turns evil, competes in the olympics and kisses human women. Wait, that’s basically the dream. There’s more, though!

Oh yeah, and, you know, spoilers ahead. So if you’re brave enough, scroll on down and pin point the exact moment when these franchises lost their magic.

LET'S FACE IT. STAR WARS WENT TO CRAP WAY BEFORE ALL THE JAR JAR OR MIDICHLORIAN NONSENSE. AFTER TAKING TIME TO SET UP THE LOVE TRIANGLE STORYLINE OF
The Flintstones was about giving suburban America a Stone Age setting. Until season six introduced the Great Gazoo a magical alien trickster from the
ANARCHY x(Charlie OF Hunnam) kills his stepfather Clay(Ron Perlman) near the end of SONS season six. Not only does the show lose one of their best cha
SUPERNATU'RA Season 5 is the last good season of this TV show. Here's what happens: - The apocalypse reaches its climax, but the Winchester brothers m
DEXTER For the first six seasons of Dexter, the title character maintains his sinister secret identity as a serial killer, with his police officer sis
BOARDWALK CRACKED EMPIRE As soon as Nucky went from being loosely based on a real-life crooked politician to being a badass, murdering trash-talker wh
22 Famous Franchises' Low Points
BATMAN CRACKEDcO ARKHAM KNIGHT THE GODDAMN BATMOBILE ERRD The Batmobile was a highly anticipated addition to the acclaimed Batman Arkham franchise, bu
THE SECOND SEX AND THE CITY MOVIE KILLED THE FRANCHISE. The moment they emerge in a freaking desert dressed for a NYC catwalk, you know the movie will
In 2005, Sega answered the question we were all asking: What would Sonic the Hedgehog be like if he wasn't fun anymore and also murdered things? Shado
Jason X takes Jason Vorhees's teen- slashing antics to a spaceship in the 25th century turning the Friday the 13th franchise into a cheap Alien knock-
At the beginning of season 4 of Modern Family, we find out Gloria is pregnant. From that point onward, the characters become caricatures of themselves
PARANORMAL ACTIVITy was a decent horrorlthriller when it came out. By not showing much to the audience in terms of monsters, it managed to stay subtle
The Smoke Monster reveal in the sixth season of LoSt. Lost had many moments that made us question if there would ever be a satisfying ending to the sh
CRACKED.COM THE ROCKY FRANCHISE STUMBLED IN THE RING THE MOMENT SICO, THE ROBOT BUTLER, ROLLED IN
THE WALKING DEAD Glenn's unbelievable escape is evidence of how the show went from having characters use wit and skill to get out of tricky situations
TRADEFORMER REVEIGE FALLEN There is a moment in the film where John Turturro's character is standing underneath a Transformer with a pair of wrecking
The lovable couple, Jim and Pam, married during season 6 of The Office. And that's when the show started going down hill. Our fayourite will they or w
WHEN INDIANA TONES SURYVED A NUCLEAR BLAST BYHIDING BINAREFRIGERATOR IN 2008 KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL IT WAS TO0 MUCH EVEN FOR THE MOST LOYAL FANS
BUFFY Buffy RS Ife ampire slayer jumped the tracks in the first episode of season six, with Buffy clawing her way out of the grave. The series should
MATRIX RELOADED When the first Matrix sequel came out everybody was excited to see it. However, when the massive dance orgy in Zion happened, we reali
22 Famous Franchises' Low Points

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