Today, Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. has announced its purchase of jumptheshark.com.  According to tvguide.com, “Gemstar-TV Guide plans to develop and promote the website, created by Jon Hein, across its multiple media platforms.”  Whatever that means.  The press release also indicates that Hein will also be working for Gemstar-TV Guide, and that “We look forward to continuing that tradition with the addition of jumptheshark.com, and also in integrating elements of that site into TVGuide.com’s new online community section, where it will further enhance our site’s comprehensive program listings, expert recommendations, movie reviews, and entertainment news and information.” That is press release-vague, so I still don’t know what this move will entail for either TV Guide or jumptheshark.com, but this entry does give me an excuse for posting the delightful image at right.  You see, for those who don’t know, jumptheshark.com is a place to discuss when exactly television shows have passed their prime.  The term comes from a Happy Days episode in which Fonzie jumped over a shark while water-skiing.