13 Handy Guides For Knowing When To Stop Watching A Show
Here’s how to know when The Fonz is waxing his water skis.
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Has inertia got you watching a show that's way past its prime? Not sure if your favorite show has jumped the shark, or if you should hang in there for just one more season? We get it. So we asked readers to come up with diagrams to help you know when it's time to walk away.
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![When your star-crossed will-they-or-won't-they couple is on child #2, it's probably time to throw in the towel. X CRAGKEDCON](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/photoshop/9/5/1/651951.jpg?v=2)
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![When the plot in a teen drama skips ahead a few years, CRAUN high adult school years years it's a sure sign the show is about to go off the rails.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/photoshop/9/4/1/651941.jpg?v=2)
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