We've all heard about the TV shows 'jumping the shark' - ie. the identifiable moment or episode when a previously good series takes a terminal nosedive in quality - so how about applying it to the venerable old 2000AD series of yesteryear?
What was the moment you first throught that Robohunter, Ace Trucking Co or Ant Wars might be seriously going off the boil?
I'll kick off with original Rogue Trooper. The series definitely jumped the shark when he killed the Traitor General and then they sent him off off to that silly alien planet. Once he's accomplished his mission and got his revenge, they had to keep making up increasingly dumb reasons for him to stay rogue and keep Helm, Gunnar etc as biochips.
However, controversially, I'd say it actually happened before that, when we got the new improved telekinetic Gunnar. Biochips can have psychic powers? No, I didn't buy it either. Terminal silliness had set in, and Rogue was doomed.
Anyway, two rules to the game:
It has to be something with some longevity to it.
And sneery smart-arsed answers along the lines of "Story A - after I read the first panel on the first page of the first episode" will not be tolerated.
What was the moment you first throught that Robohunter, Ace Trucking Co or Ant Wars might be seriously going off the boil?
I'll kick off with original Rogue Trooper. The series definitely jumped the shark when he killed the Traitor General and then they sent him off off to that silly alien planet. Once he's accomplished his mission and got his revenge, they had to keep making up increasingly dumb reasons for him to stay rogue and keep Helm, Gunnar etc as biochips.
However, controversially, I'd say it actually happened before that, when we got the new improved telekinetic Gunnar. Biochips can have psychic powers? No, I didn't buy it either. Terminal silliness had set in, and Rogue was doomed.
Anyway, two rules to the game:
It has to be something with some longevity to it.
And sneery smart-arsed answers along the lines of "Story A - after I read the first panel on the first page of the first episode" will not be tolerated.