Editing Jumping the shark (section)

=== Growing the beard ===

"Growing the beard" refers to the opposite of jumping the shark; i.e. when a show dramatically improves in quality.{{dubious|date=February 2024}}{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} In the series ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' the second season is considered to be better in terms of storytelling over the first season. This shift coincided with character [[William Riker]], who was clean-shaven for the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 1)|first season]], growing a mustache and beard that he retained for the second season and most Star Trek media afterwards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 12, 2021|title=Star Trek: Why Commander Riker Grew a Beard for The Next Generation Season 2|url=https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-why-commander-riker-grew-a-beard-for-the-next-generation-season-2/|access-date=November 3, 2021|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gartenberg|first=Chaim|date=September 14, 2017|title=How Seth MacFarlane could save his terminally bland Star Trek clone The Orville|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/14/16307156/the-orville-fox-star-trek-seth-macfarlane-humor-originality|access-date=November 3, 2021|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref>